By no surprise Arch-Based Distros Dominate the Linux Gaming Scene

In a new article on Linuxiac thy talk about that Arch-Based Distros Dominate the Linux Gaming Scene(on Steam) and a new in the list… EndeavourOS! :enos_flag: :enos: :rocketa_purple: :purple_heart:

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This article and the Steam survey does not show Arch based distros ‘Dominate’ the Linux gaming scene at all.

Here is the market share of Linux distros based on the Steam survey:

Distro % Linux Market Share
“Arch Linux” 64 bit 8.73%
“Manjaro Linux” 64 bit 2.62%
“Endevour OS Linux” 64 bit 2.62%
Arch based distros 13.97%
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Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS 64 bit 4.37%
Linux Mint 22 64 bit 4.37%
Ubuntu Core 22 64 bit 3.49%
Debian based distros 12.23%
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Other/Unknown distros* 73.80%
*Could include Arch or Debian based distros, as well as many others such as SUSE, Red Hat, Gentoo, Slackware or just native distributions.
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Yeah well there is no “standard” to measure actual usage of Linux (or any OS actually)

This is as close as we get so far…

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Also EndeavourOS got a shout out from Brodie in his most recent video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjSik8kQRH8

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Thanks for reminding me I haven’t watched his latest videos, have been busy at work(yes I worked over the holidays).