Speaking from experience, generic Switch controllers on Linux often suck. Many off-brand controllers use crap Bluetooth modules that will only connect half the time. I’ve tried two or three. Get a wired controller, 8BitDo, Xbox, or PlayStation controller.
Why are you using X11 on Plasma? Wayland support has been great for a long time on Plasma and they’re working towards deprecating X11.
I bounced between them both. Decided on Mint with Cinnamon because it just works without fuss.
I’m using a Ryzen Mini PC running Debian and Flex Launcher.
Works well as both a media consumption machine and light gaming rig.
I thought Phoronix tested it and find it to be pretty good?
Oh absolutely, but it’s good to see competition.
Really impressive what a $219 and $249 card can do against cards that cost $50-150 more. It’s basically stomping the 4060 for $50 cheaper in most tests.
As a fellow Debian (and Mint) enjoyer, I agree.
What are you doing step-Linux Bro?
Now they can join in on the fights about which distro is best, get long socks, and post to unixsocks.
If it works, it’s fine to use GE builds, but generally I just leave it on the default for Steam and only change it if I have a problem.
Me: “Huh…neat…anyway”
IIRC Lenovo’s rootkit fuckery was in UEFI and auto-launched even after a fresh Windows install. It was complete bullshit.
Minty Bois unite!
We like our shit boring and working. Lol.
This. It’s literally what it stands for.
W - Wine
I - Is
N - Not
E - an Emulator
Original Ally has a lot of design flaws, like the SD card being cooked to death, that were fixed in the X.
However, it’s still Asus.
The Ally and Ally X are very different products, but yes…Asus is scum.
Doesn’t matter who makes the software, as long as it’s open sourced and audited.
If you want to go as cheap as possible while retaining usable status, I’d recommend generic Xbox 360 controllers. You can get deals on two of them in a set for sub-$20 and they’re usually fine functionally. They will have cheap sticks and poor build quality, but they take AA or the Play N Charge packs and their 2.4ghz dongles they come with work on Linux perfectly for every “brand” I’ve tried.
If you want a nice non-Xbox/PlayStation controller, as others have said: get an 8BitDo.
Don’t bother with anything else. I’ve bought plenty of generic Switch controllers, off brand Xbox or PlayStation controllers, etc. They all lead to pain, connection issues, and frustration. ESPECIALLY if they’re Bluetooth. You might be OK if they come with a dongle for 2.4ghz, but even those are spotty sometimes and often have range issues.