Operating system as a service. Customers as products.
That is their goal.
Very glad I switched away from Windows years ago. The writing is on the wall.
Never been a better time to switch to Linux
I think more people, myself included, would be willing to consider Linux we weren’t met with people being complete assholes when asking for help or direction.
Hello, friend. There will be gatekeepers in any community, but there are many Linux users willing to share their knowledge and experience with others.
I think the best way to adopt Linux is to jump in with both feet. Your productivity will take a hit for a while, but will grow as you learn how to do your daily tasks in Linux. Dual-booting is a complicated trap, and running a virtual machine is cumbersome. Buying or assembling a new machine dedicated to Linux will make switching easier. Normal internet browsing and web-based applications will generally work without problems, but you should check for any Windows-only applications that you can’t live without. Gaming on Linux is better than it ever has been, but there are some games that just won’t run on Linux. Avoid Nvidia graphics due to driver complexities.
Here are a couple of articles that might help: https://www.zdnet.com/article/thinking-about-switching-to-linux-things-you-need-to-know/ https://drewdevault.com/2021/12/05/How-new-Linux-users-succeed.html
While I wouldn’t recommend Arch for a new user, their wiki has a lot of deep technical info adaptable to most distros. https://wiki.archlinux.org/
That last point is why I still can’t switch. My favourite game is shit on amd/ATI.
I disagree with colournoun. Nvidia is not complex, you just have to find distros that work better with it. I us pop_OS with a 2080 and have had zero issues. They have an Nvidia specific install option and it is super easy to install and use.
True, nvidia does work great when it’s configured properly. Those distros that have the nvidia specific install option have done the work to do the extra config and keep it up to date. My preferred distro is not one of those. If I was buying new gpu hardware, I would go with one that has a fully open source driver.
For sure if you are already planning a hardware change, but but with the state of the world, using what you have is the only option for a lot of folks.
One of the great things about Linux is choice. I try not to discourage options, even if it is not my preference
Gaming on Linux is better than it ever has been, but there are some games that just won’t run on Linux.
Is there any way of telling which ones will and won’t run on Linux? How does running them on Linux differ from Windows?
Avoid Nvidia graphics due to driver complexities.
Well, I’m fucked if that’s the case as both my machines have Nvidia GPUs.
Nvidia still has its pains, but it’s certainly daily drivable now.
Is there any way of telling which ones will and won’t run on Linux?
It’s very easy, if a game doesn’t have invasive data thieving anticheat, then it will run on Linux, otherwise it won’t. Sometimes it takes some fiddling, but pretty much anything at least a month old without anti will run.
It’s very easy, if a game doesn’t have invasive data thieving anticheat, then it will run on Linux, otherwise it won’t.
Can you be clearer about this? The majority of games I play on PC are online multiplayer.
Here’s a nice list.
https://areweanticheatyet.com/?search=&sortOrder=desc&sortBy=status
Online multiplayer games are the most likely to have anti cheat. EA (Battlefield) is the most visible unsupported one. They view running under any virtualization or compatibility layer as an opportunity for cheating, so they intentionally deny it. EasyAntiCheat supports running in Linux, but not all game developers enable it. The success of the Steam Deck is starting apply pressure to change this, though.
It is a problem.
Just use Linux From Scratch, trust me bro
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