Let's be real. Most people can't really use Windows, either. Anything harder than clicking the Chrome icon is beyond most users.
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So, which distro is the ready one?
I have had people tell me " I dont feel like building my own OS from scratch " I'm like what are you even talking about?
MFs be modifying regedit and throwing random bash scripts to make their windows PC barely usuable then say shit like "I have to run this one command in the terminal?, but Im not a hacker?!!"
Bitch stfu
I'm literally talking to a person, in this very thread, who bailed the instant they saw a
code block
because they thought I was telling them to touch the terminal. (I was not, and even included a picture of Dolphin with my instructions, but they still noped out)
Fits but hurts. Like Linux is ready now
Wow, so many wrong comments. My parents using Linux laptops for 10 years (which i give them second hand when i buy a new one). Now i set up NixOS with auto updates, and never needed to touch it again myself.
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Question: Would I still struggle to get games working on a desktop using Linux as I have in the past (always some driver issue for some crucial bit of hardware; either the GPU can't do 3D or the NIC doesn't function, etc) or would they work as well as on a Steam Deck, that doesn't have to account for a variety of hardware differences? Almost every single person I have seen lately saying gaming on Linux is awesome now, is using a literal device designed for it. But what about my hardware? Is getting wrappers for nVidia drivers still a fucking PITA with a 50/50 chance of actually working correctly?
I love Linux for just basic computing needs or running servers. But I've always had a bad time when trying to play games.
Depends on the exact Nvidia card you're using. The newer parts all have good drivers, but as you get older things get more fiddly.
But most of the improvement is in Steam's compatibility mode. Proton allows you to run so many games with one click that use to be a whole project to configure.
PopOS has been running great for me with my RTX 2070 SUPER. I installed it maybe 3-ish years ago and havenβt had an issue upgrading driver versions. Would recommend if youβre not opposed to trying different distributions.
I'm using a fairly modern 4060 rtx, every game I'm trying to play are either playable, or unplayable because of anticheats. If youre primarily using steam, more often than not you can just enable proton (compatibility) and run it. Just search protondb before purchasing and go to lutris if you want to know recipes to run offline games.
Yeah, Linux gaming may not be for you if you play a ton of anti-cheat games.
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The other type I see is people who complain that Linux isn't usable, and it gradually turns out that the only thing they'd consider usable is an OS exactly like Windows.
I had a friend venting to me about Windows. They said "I want Windows without Microsoft!" And I was like "Yeah. That doesn't exist."
I remember all of those shitty Tech journalism articles where the word intuitive was operationally defined as "looking and working exactly the way Windows XP does" and now that's completely irrelevant because people can operate an iPhone which doesn't work exactly like that either
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You don't see how terrible Windows is until you've switched to another OS and need to interact with it again.
The constant pop-ups, the ads everywhere, the settings hidden away.
It really feels like your PC isn't yours.
I have to use Windows at work. Once, apropos of nothing at all, a system pop-up asked me if I wanted to buy an XBox controller. When I lock the screen and come back, sometimes Edge will have opened all by itself, presenting me with the Bing homepage. Nice try, Microsoft!
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I swapped to Arch Linux in the last month and it's been great. Gaming has been fun. The Nvidia drivers are still kinda confusing, and honestly I wouldn't put my mom on Arch Linux as of right now, but it's good enough.
I'm writing a document so my SW engineering friends can swap over as well within a day and be up and running, and it's just neat to see Linux gradually growing in my circles.
If you're on Linux, don't forget to donate to your favorite SW creators even if they're less flashy than say Larian studios or what have you lol.
As a rule, you now have to inject 'I use Arch btw' into every conversation. We're the vegans of the Linux world.
Welcome on board!
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Android, too.
Had a friend of mine rib me for "not just paying for a license (for windows)". Tried to explain that wasn't the point to their befuddlement. Smh
I have to use Windows at work and by early afternoon if I'm not forced to reboot for an update I have to reboot because the machine has basically ground to a halt.
Why does Windows slow down the longer it's been booted?
It doesn't, that seems to be just your device.
Most likely some third party software that is causing it.
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