(Solved) This will be used in CLI mode to do some tiny programming and text file note-taking. Having WiFi would be nice. The price has got to be CHEAP. ARM is ok.

OP decided to kill windows on the Timberborn machine and go with Debian.

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    2 days ago

    I have loaded the laptop i7 laptop up with Debian 12, next is Steam so I will try it there. The machine I was going to run it on would not complete a launch and just sat there with the fans going full blast and a black screen…

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      2 days ago

      Ok, currently, Timberborn will launch but will hang hard after a short time. I used the wrong engine (?) so I will try “Experimental” and report back.

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          17 hours ago

          https://www.protondb.com/app/1062090?device=pc

          Try any of the launch commands there? Pretty simple, usually just have to copy/paste.

          I have Timberborn, btw, and it runs fine out of the box for me on Bazzite. Though I do have AMD. Though I don’t think Intel CPU should matter… Nvidia GPU, maybe. But Intel shouldn’t cause any issues with gaming.

          Maybe try ge-proton. This is a slightly modified version by some dude named “GloriousEggroll” who basically releases modified versions of the newest Proton that are sometimes better with respect to compatibility. It’s what I use as my default (though I do have to update it manually. Experimental will update automatically). Discover store has “ProtonUp qt” or something like that, that makes it easy to download and when you do it automatically adds it as an option in the compatibility menu.