Microsoft is disabling the best local account workarounds
    • Deyis@beehaw.org
      82·
      22 hours ago

      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.

      • colournoun@beehaw.org
        13·
        20 hours ago

        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/

        • icelimit@lemmy.ml
          1·
          22 minutes ago

          That last point is why I still can’t switch. My favourite game is shit on amd/ATI.

        • Deyis@beehaw.org
          2·
          16 hours ago

          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.

            • Deyis@beehaw.org
              1·
              12 hours ago

              So I’d need to check that site for every game I want to play? Presumably if there isn’t a user report for whatever distro I’m using (how do you go about choosing one? Guessing from your comment that some work better with certain components than others) the only option is to buy the game in the hope of it working whilst preparing for X hours of faffing about to get it to work?

              Protondb also looks to be focused on Steam, I’m guessing it’s like MacOS where if it’s a game not on Steam then you’re shit out of luck if there isn’t a Linux specific version?

              • hamsterkill@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
                3·
                11 hours ago

                Presumably if there isn’t a user report for whatever distro I’m using

                Distro is unlikely to matter, as long as you don’t pick a really obscure one. And even then, flatpaks will probably work fine.

                Protondb also looks to be focused on Steam, I’m guessing it’s like MacOS where if it’s a game not on Steam then you’re shit out of luck if there isn’t a Linux specific version?

                Steam is the easiest to work with and most well-supported. But there are other managers like Heroic Launcher and Lutris that can cover non-steam. Knowing whether a game can run on proton/wine outside of Steam does likely require a google search, though. Most things can be made to work as long as the game doesn’t require kernel-level anticheat (e.g. Destiny and BF6).