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The average 'advanced' window user: CLI is scary!
Also the average 'advanced' windows user: if you open regedit and add this DWORD entry to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Microsoft/application/windows/something, then you can stop Microsoft from screwing you, but it'll revert after each update so you gotta keep fixing it
If you want to see what linux was like 15 years ago try installing OpenBSD lol
It really wasn't that bad if not for WiFi drivers. Considering you were comparing it to XP.
So, which distro is the ready one?
Linux mint
Opensuse/Fedora.
Strange, because in this thread alone I have seen recommendations for PopOS, Arch, Mint Cinnamon, EndeavorOS, Bazzite, NixOS, and Ubuntu.
Even ZorinOS got a mention.
So why isn't it Debian?
Fedora the test bed bleeding edge is stable?
I often see people recommend arch and fedora to newbies and then wondering why people turn away from Linux, they should recommend Linux mint, or and steam os
Fits but hurts. Like Linux is ready now
What didn't help my confidence is that whatever Steam Deck is running on is one of the most complicated fucking things I've ever seen and I only really wanted to set it up to play Fallout 4 with mods well, using all the tutorials available. Still gave me an error that I literally couldn't find in Google. Yeah, nah, I'll keep on pirating Windows instead.
Did you ever get Fallout London working??
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 obviously going to be downvoted for this, but the second you ask me to use the terminal is the second the OS is not ready.
Last week I reinstalled Windows after trying MintOS. I have a 54" Ultrawide screen monitor and I wanted the windows to snap in 3 sections.
I spent a few hours in terminal trying to install something after trying everything in flatpak. Windows 11 split screens out of the box. It can even tile. You can even use hotkeys to snap left and right.
In order for normies like me to switch, you have to make the OS at as easy to use as Windows. Don't make us use terminal like I'm on DOS.
Every time I install windows I needed to use the terminal to bypass microsoft's online login requirement. Clearly Windows is not ready.
And don't get me started on the registry editor
I think you want KDE. I'm using KDE on vanilla EndeavourOS and it snaps windows just fine. Hotkeys work too, just slightly different (super + page up instead of up arrow to maximize).
A very solvable problem with window tiling managers. There's unironically thousands of them.
Linux just honestly might not be for you if a terminal is an insurmountable obstacle π€·ββοΈ it's how you interact with the basics of your computer. It's worth ripping that bandaid off and getting over your fear of term imo. I honestly prefer software I can just run from the terminal.
Let's be real. Most people can't really use Windows, either. Anything harder than clicking the Chrome icon is beyond most users.
When is the last time you checked?
Windows XP π
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.
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.
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.
I'm using Pop!_OS, and it's pretty much made with gamers in mind. Steam works well enough for me in it. It has Lutris already installed, and I'm playing ESO through it. These are just my experiences, though.
Using a 4090 on Kubuntu works well for my gaming so far. Wayland can be a bit buggy with NVIDIA, but nothing severe.
Admittedly, I don't play anti-cheat games which don't really work well and I tend to play older games more than not (though I did just get Stray, which looks great).
Plug and play, that easy.
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.
Android, too.
Those same MFs are in this thread saying the same shit while giving zero arguments. Never change retards.