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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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[Question] to Linux from Windows as a daily driver (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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My plan is to buy an NVMe today, install linux as a dual boot, but use linux as a daily driver, to see if it meets my needs before committing to it.

My main needs are gaming, local AI (stable diffusion and oobabooga), and browser stuff.

I have experience with Mint (recently) and Ubuntu (long ago). Any problems with my plan? Will my OS choice meet my needs?

Thanks!

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Looks good enough for me. Even simply a browser + a single board computer + any "standard" Linux installation can be good enough as is for gaming/"browser stuff" if you don't mind limiting your gaming collection to a handful few of... 200(?) that changes every now and then by your gaming overlords. And yes, I'm talking about XCloud.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago

Have a look at https://endeavouros.com

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago

Garuda Linux and then VanillaOS when Orchid is out and you're a little more familiar with the system. :)

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

depending on your needs try WSL2 instead of dual booting. I've been linux or macos for quite a while in daily work as a programmer and kinda dig on WSL2 in Windows, particularly Win11 with the improved terminal. add Docker in the mix and there's nothing you can't do in that kind of environment that you'd be looking to do in a dedicated Linux boot...again dependin on what youre doing i guess.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Can’t have WSL without Windows Pro.

Would rather avoid spending $100 just to enable virtual machines.

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[–] [email protected] -5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

You wont know for sure until you try. the main sticking point for gaming on linux is anti-cheat, so if you play a lot of games with that then you may run into some trouble. otherwise ProtonDB is your friend. Most games these days are pretty easy to get up and running.

A lot of AI tools are developed on linux anyway so you shouldn't encounter too many problems there.

Browsers are no problem at all. I recommend Firefox

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (3 children)

libreoffice is also a good browser and you can brag that you have a light blue browser icon that no one else has

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