s3n📺tube 🇬🇧 i11l · Did LTT Get Linux RIGHT? A Pro Reacts to Their Mistakes

Christian Spaan 16.03.2026 Linux

Chris Titus reacts to Linus Tech Tips sending three employees back to Linux after 4 years — and this time, the distro choices are bold. Chris breaks down every key moment, shares expert tips on Secure Boot, audio troubleshooting, distro selection, and gaming on Linux, while predicting who's going to survive the challenge and who's heading straight back to Windows.

00:00 Intro - LTT tries Linux again after 4 years 01:20 The distro choice problem & choice paralysis 02:36 Chris's actual distro recommendations for 2026 04:00 Why LLMs are bad for picking distros (but good for errors) 05:17 Why LTT avoids using their industry contacts 06:18 Linus picks Bazzite KDE — Chris's reaction 07:08 Why going all-in on Linux from the start is a bad idea 07:58 Linus picks Pop! OS — Chris is worried 08:31 Luke picks CacheOS — No notes, Luke's the GOAT 10:17 Drive swap tips — protect your Windows bootloader 11:00 Secure Boot explained & why Chris hates it 12:42 Warning: Disabling Secure Boot can brick your dual boot 13:54 Luke boots into CacheOS — painless setup 15:45 Luke gets Discord & Left 4 Dead 2 running fast 18:30 Audio issues in Linux & how to fix them with PavuControl 22:02 Scaling & refresh rate issues with capture card setups 25:20 Anti-cheat & why competitive games won't run on Linux 27:02 Linus struggles — crashes playing a Valve game 28:06 ProtonDB explained — what "Borked" actually means 30:34 Helldivers 2 & why InProtect is a Linux nightmare 31:46 Linus's honest positives about Pop! OS 33:06 Final recap — Chris's predictions for who survives 34:02 The 3 Linux distros that actually matter (Fedora, Debian, Arch)