If you do NOT currently use a desktop #Linux OS but are curious (or hesitant) about it: what questions or concerns do you have?
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Security Writer :verified: :donor:replied to Seasons of Jason last edited by
@killyourfm I’m with you, my friend. I love Linux, I contribute to it, I use it every day… but my Mac is where I get the creative stuff done.
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@killyourfm I’m planning to swap to running a distro as my gaming install soonish (fuck windows 11), and am very concerned about VR GPU drivers on linux. I've been looking for a solid GPU and distro rec (I’m due for a new GPU and would like it to work), but the internet is full of "I dunno? Maybe this?" Which is not helpful.
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Seasons of Jasonreplied to Security Writer :verified: :donor: last edited by
@SecurityWriter Honestly, I don't try too hard to convince people to switch away from Macs -- only Windows.
Well, unless those Mac users actually want to play some games
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@nerdwoman Damn, I follow Linux gaming pretty closely and I certainly can't answer that... a valid concern! While I can confidently recommend Garuda or Bazzite as strong gaming-forward distros, I have no idea what the state of VR is on Linux.
Something I'll have to dig into. Thanks for your feedback.
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Sebastian Mangelsdorfreplied to Seasons of Jason last edited by
@killyourfm I did not pour too much energy into it so there might very well be good solutions out there to run the games i tried but i was unable to get it to run smoothly or to run across version updates. Some of the games i remember i had a hard time: world of warcraft, destiny 2, star citizen, guildwars 2, Mass Effect (Legendary), but also some games that have a linux native version that messes up savegames like Dungen Defenders or games with poor performance like satisfactory. Just to be fair: If games would work on desktop like they work in the steamdeck i'd just go with that but archlinux is just not an option for mission critical stuff (yeah I'm lazy)
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Seasons of Jasonreplied to Sebastian Mangelsdorf last edited by
@cardes Well, you shouldn't HAVE to pour much energy into it.
I know Destiny 2 is completely unsupported due to anticheat, but WoW, Guild Wars 2, and ME Legendary Edition should run well on Linux. The problem, as you articulated, is that MY experience with those games may be null and void after a recent game update. Look what happened recently with GTA Online
And yes, I hear you about the Steam Deck experience.
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@mike @killyourfm
Yes, Distros forget that backups are a basic requirement. I'd expect Desktop Environments to have built in options for both system and document backups. In a format that you can still access if your PC dies.Document versioning and management is also missing. I'm constantly saving under a numbered version, generating lots of files and using a lot of manual effort.
Windows is just as bad. IT is junk!
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@killyourfm I hope you don't mind but I will be circling back to this post after I finish building my first PC.
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@noondlyt I don't mind at all! Feel free to sound off or ask questions at any point. Happy building!
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@killyourfm @ianp5a @mike MX-Linux comes with all the tooling pre-installed (although not activated) for backups, system snapshots and more.
It also comes with a detailed multi-language manual, and other user friendly tools.
https://mxlinux.org/current-release-features/
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@killyourfm @ianp5a @mike I'm not really a distro-hopper, so my experience is limited an so is my view, but it's definitely the most user friendly distro I've used.
That includes the live-USB experience, so I encourage you to try it yourself!
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