Any other Linux users here? And has anyone fully migrated?

[Ain_Gamer]

I am curious if there is any other Linux users here and if you do what's your Distro and your experience with it ?

In my opinion while PC game can be hit or miss with proton (But mostly hit) emulation with the exception of the 3DS works flawlessly, I love using Gnome and swich between virtual desktop effortlessly, I also love the convince of being able do download emulator using my package manege instead of going to the website to dowload the EXE files there.

Of course I do have issues with proton from time to time, but I don't imagine myself going back to windows anytime soon, I love using Linux since I started using it in setember of this year.

 

[Yousef]

Aye, aye!

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I’m only a recent user though so I’m still getting my bearings. It’s very fun though. Feels really “game-y” and “old-school” in a way.

 

[middler]

I try to be, but I am having a hard time switching over full time. What i need is a spare lappy that i can use to learn it better. I break things and cant figure out how to fix them fast enough, so I switch back.
Been using Garuda Linux.

 

[Yousef]

I try to be, but I am having a hard time switching over full time. What i need is a spare lappy that i can use to learn it better. I break things and cant figure out how to fix them fast enough, so I switch back.
Been using Garuda Linux.

It’s not an easy switch yeah. I still have a backup windows device just in case.

 

[Waffles's iconWaffles]

I had some very limited experiences with Damn Small Linux and Lubuntu, which impressed me. But they weren't on my main computer, so I really couldn't explore either.

 

[Yousef]

I had some very limited experiences with Damn Small Linux and Lubuntu, which impressed me. But they weren't on my main computer, so I really couldn't explore either.

The quickest summary I could give Linux is:

1. Excellent for gaming
2. Proton is a must, but not hard to use
3. Some games are impossible to run on Linux due to requiring .NET 4.2.1 functionality
4. Funny cute penguin (this is really important)

 

[newageretrohippie]

Pretty much any flavor of arch is ok with me. i also used to run gentoo and i liked the masochism of it. I hate ubuntu. Debian is ok.

right now i have been running winesapOS

GitHub - winesapOS/winesapOS: winesapOS - Game with Linux anywhere, no installation required!

winesapOS - Game with Linux anywhere, no installation required! - winesapOS/winesapOS

github.com

 

[middler]

I will be very happy when the KDE based SteamOS that is used on the Deck has a version that is not quite so hardware specific.

 

[Yousef]

I will be very happy when the KDE based SteamOS that is used on the Deck has a version that is not quite so hardware specific.

Could not agree more.

 

[otogirisou]

what linux distro(?) is similar enough to windows in terms of usage?

 

[newageretrohippie]

I will be very happy when the KDE based SteamOS that is used on the Deck has a version that is not quite so hardware specific.

That is how i ended up with winesapOS (but i would like to run steamOS too)

 

[middler]

what linux distro(?) is similar enough to windows in terms of usage?

any of the arch based flavors are about as user friendly as Linux gets.

I personally use Garuda because is tilted to the gamer, but basic Arch with KDE is a great start!

just be sure to image your device if you don't have a second machine

 

[neolion07]

Hi. Lubuntu user here. I've had a few driver issues (wireless adapter mostly) and Snap doesn't quite convince me, but otherwise it has been a smooth experience. It has a lightweight desktop environment and most of the open-source programs it comes with are good enough for everyday usage. Personally, I like systems that aren't too resource-hungry.

 

[AnonymousCookieMonster]

I've been using Linux on and off since Y2K, and remember 6 hours into the new year realizing nothing had changed. Course that was using Redhat v4

Anyways. I use Mint since it is generally easy to set up, fewest problems. On the chromebooks i have to do the chromebook version since the audio drivers actually work.

And my preferred distro, would be Slax (or MiniOS which is just a different build/distro based on slax), as you mount packages and stuff is just installed! unmount and it was never there! Also throw it on a thumb drive and live-boot.

Lastly there's of course Lakka and Batocera, which is basically RetroArch, but as a OS. The video cards I've put in are instantly recognized and utilized without extra driver installation. Though Batocera the Cheat Engine doesn't seem to work...

I haven't really tried much for emulators under Linux, problem being had trouble installing GPU drivers and not quite feeling like I'm getting anywhere. Though any 16bit emulation including DosBox works just fine.

 

[JustLooking123]

I recommend using a Linux distro with Revert-on-Reboot ability, or whatever its name is.
These kinds of distros are especially good for fiddling around and learning things without fear of breaking them!

I personally used Vanilla Dpup (a Debian-based Puppy Linux) as my entry point. It needs some work to shape up, but it's great for learning and is very lightweight too!

MX Linux seems to have this ability too.

However, I have no comment about gaming experience, as the PC I used was centuries old and didn't even have a graphics card.
But I remember most emulators worked fine on it too.

 

[neolion07]

what linux distro(?) is similar enough to windows in terms of usage?

I would say it's Linux Mint, but then again it all comes down to the desktop environment you use, not the distro. Mint uses the Cinnamon DE by default, which is frankly pretty good.

 

[Ain_Gamer]

I will be very happy when the KDE based SteamOS that is used on the Deck has a version that is not quite so hardware specific.

There are rumor that Lenovo and steam might annoynce a new Steam OS handheld, which might make the way to make Steam OS being installable in any PC.

For the time being Bazzite Linux exist , which is Steam OS but not made by Valve https://bazzite.gg/

 

[Strategist's iconStrategist]

I've used Linux at work at times, but PC is a must for gaming because of the tyranny of .NET frameworks and Direct X plugins.

 

[Ain_Gamer]

Aye, aye!

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I’m only a recent user though so I’m still getting my bearings. It’s very fun though. Feels really “game-y” and “old-school” in a way.

That depends on the Desktop enviriment, based Gnone is the more simple and clean.

but there is some Linux ricing that is very old school and gaming special some things that you see on r/UnixPorn

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It’s not an easy switch yeah. I still have a backup windows device just in case.

For me I made my switch in my main PC with no Backup, it was not my most prudent move but at least it didn't affect my work or university classes in anyway, most of my important stuff is on the cloud because I use the google suit.

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I've used Linux at work at times, but PC is a must for gaming because of the tyranny of .NET frameworks and Direct X plugins.

Honestly nowadays with Proton you can play most games on Linux, as I said above it's not flawlessly but you can play a lot of games on it, unless you play mutiplayer games with anti-cheat

 

[Gemstone]

My only experience with Linux is my Steam Deck. Only a handful of Window games had issues or wouldn't run. I'll probably just Stream them once I get an actual gaming PC.

 

[Strategist's iconStrategist]

Honestly nowadays with Proton you can play most games on Linux, as I said above it's not flawlessly but you can play a lot of games on it, unless you play mutiplayer games with anti-cheat

Yeah, you could also use a virtual environment such as VirtualBox to emulate windows. But it won't be ideal for newer games.

 

[Ain_Gamer]

I've been using Linux on and off since Y2K, and remember 6 hours into the new year realizing nothing had changed. Course that was using Redhat v4

Anyways. I use Mint since it is generally easy to set up, fewest problems. On the chromebooks i have to do the chromebook version since the audio drivers actually work.

And my preferred distro, would be Slax (or MiniOS which is just a different build/distro based on slax), as you mount packages and stuff is just installed! unmount and it was never there! Also throw it on a thumb drive and live-boot.

Lastly there's of course Lakka and Batocera, which is basically RetroArch, but as a OS. The video cards I've put in are instantly recognized and utilized without extra driver installation. Though Batocera the Cheat Engine doesn't seem to work...

I haven't really tried much for emulators under Linux, problem being had trouble installing GPU drivers and not quite feeling like I'm getting anywhere. Though any 16bit emulation including DosBox works just fine.

The issue with GPU drivers is probably something to do with Nvidia, I would recommend trying it in a distro with a Nvidia driver pre-installed like Nobara, Pop OS! or Zorin OS.

 

[Ajderniz]

I use Void. It's like Arch, but it uses less memory and, according to what I've heard, breaks less often-though I never managed to break Arch in the first place.

I don't care about gaming since I like my PCs like I like my women---there's no way I can save that one. Old? Dumb? Used? x86 architecture? I dunno, you put the pieces together and see if there's a joke somewhere in there.

 

[AnonymousCookieMonster]

The issue with GPU drivers is probably something to do with Nvidia, I would recommend trying it in a distro with a Nvidia driver pre-installed like Nobara, Pop OS! or Zorin OS.

Well the whole installation process is convoluted. They give you a package which has assumptions, like kernel headers and certain files and settings being set up, which in a number of distros aren't. Then it just fails...

I kinda gave up immediately and haven't looked back in the last 10 years.

 

[Jusaiki]

I'm still fairly new to Linux, I just installed arch on my gaming laptop a couple weeks ago, still discovering and all, but when you say you switch between virtual machnes what do you mean exactly ? and why did you choose nobara ? i wanna rice my linux and make it look cool and try everything so thats why i chose arch kinda