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

[calebthegnome]

I've only used Linux since about 2018 (with the exception of my job, where I have to use Windows). It really depends on what kind of software you use. For retro gaming, I've not really encountered any problems (some old Windows games are actually easier to get to run under WINE than on newer Windows releases, in my experience). As far as newer games, it mostly depends on whether you play a lot of competitive online multiplayer games. Pretty much every game I want to play runs fine using WINE/Proton (Steam makes it very easy to install and run games that way, but you can also use Heroic as a means of installing and launching games from other stores like Epic or GOG), but there are several major competitive online games like Fortnite that won't support Linux due to concerns about cheating.

There's also other software like Photoshop that doesn't work on Linux and doesn't really have a great alternative.

As far as GPU drivers go, I don't think the problems there are nearly as bad as they used to be. What kind of GPU do you use?

 

[trickybus]

No. I actually wanted for some time, but every time i would try to install a distro i would meet a problem that i would not find anyone online ever talking about it, then upon trying to ask politely for answers online i would be met with 300 comments like "well, hehe ? here is a solution that you already tried but now i'm going to explain to you in a condescending way like you are extremely dumb" and after i reply with "Well, i tried it before and it didn't work, and i tried now and still didn't work" i either am replied with "well idk lol" or something in the veins of "skill issue, lurk moar ?"

Linux nerds are a obnoxious special breed. I've heard some communities are better than others but I never use the forums, so I can't say.

 

[DunkeyKong]

No. I actually wanted for some time, but every time i would try to install a distro i would meet a problem that i would not find anyone online ever talking about it, then upon trying to ask politely for answers online i would be met with 300 comments like "well, hehe ? here is a solution that you already tried but now i'm going to explain to you in a condescending way like you are extremely dumb" and after i reply with "Well, i tried it before and it didn't work, and i tried now and still didn't work" i either am replied with "well idk lol" or something in the veins of "skill issue, lurk moar ?"

Should've just responded back with this lmao

 

[Deleted member 121503]

Whenever I read about someone switching full time to Linux, a question always comes to my mind: "how much gaming do these people do?"
From I know it's definitely doable but don't you have the uncertainty of whether the game you want to play works or not or you have to set something up? Honestly it seems like too much of an headache. I'd definitely switch to Linux if I didn't play games, but with gaming around it just isn't worth the hassle tbh. Popular games may work well, but wouldn't less popular games have less chances to be supported? Aren't you basically just limited to the popular games in that case?

 

[Leon]

I've been on linux since late febuary, only things i've had problems with i found solutions for, such as kde not having a auto mount function that i fixed with a few things in the command line, also melon ds kinda sucks on linux (crashes, no cheat support even though it has the fields), but i just ran the windows version through lutris and it worked fine so meh.

Like trickybus said, the stuff you should worry about are what programs you want and also make sure your hardware will work fine with linux, some don't have linux drivers.

As for gpu drivers, from my understanding amd and intel drivers are fine, you shouldn't even need to install them, it's nvidia you will have issues with, specifically if you use nvidia's open source drivers, you need to install nvidia's drivers, i HIGHLY suggest installing nvidia's proprietary drivers if your on nvidia.

Also linux is more sensitive to gpu and cpu swaps i believe so you might need a reinstall after doing one, but that's all.

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Whenever I read about someone switching full time to Linux, a question always comes to my mind: "how much gaming do these people do?"
From I know it's definitely doable but don't you have the uncertainty of whether the game works or not or you have to set something up? Honestly it seems like too much of an headache. I'd definitely switch to Linux if I didn't play games, but with gaming around it just isn't worth the hassle tbh. Popular games may work well, but wouldn't less popular games have less chances to be supported?

Offline? i can't tell a difference from windows outside sometimes slightly higher or lower framerates (depends on game).

Online gaming is where you might have trouble, but that depends on which online games you play.

 

[MRDeu]

It's been almost four years since I migrated and if I had known I would have done it sooner.

I had Windows as dual boot for a few months, but ended up deleting it.

Although there are people who for a single game or application prefer to be with an operating system with telemetry and that is loaded with bloatware.

I will never go back to Windows in my life, it has been a long time since my computer worked so well and I feel it as mine.

 

[trickybus]

Whenever I read about someone switching full time to Linux, a question always comes to my mind: "how much gaming do these people do?"
From I know it's definitely doable but don't you have the uncertainty of whether the game works or not or you have to set something up, and honestly it seems like too much of an headache. I'd definitely switch to Linux if I didn't play games, but with gaming around it just isn't worth the hassle tbh. Popular games may work well, but wouldn't less popular games have less chances to be supported?

I've played everything from really obscure indie titles to new releases on my PC. Wine and Steam take care of whatever doesn't have native support. Overall, Linux has gotten a lot better in regards to gaming. When I have had to fix something, the solutions took <5 minutes of Googling.

 

[Deleted member 121503]

Online gaming is where you might have trouble, but that depends on which online games you play.

I don't play online games besides Final Fantasy XIV. The thing is, if I ever wanted to play more online games I would probably find issues and other troubles. I could fix them but it's annoying, so it'd kinda limit my freedom in which games to play.

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I've played everything from really obscure indie titles to new releases on my PC. Wine and Steam take care of whatever doesn't have native support. Overall, Linux has gotten a lot better in regards to gaming. When I have had to fix something, the solutions took <5 minutes of Googling.

Oh, nice. What about visual novels? Shouldn't be many issues.

 

[trickybus]

Oh, nice. What about visual novels? Shouldn't be many issues.

Yeah, visual novels should be cake

 

[Deleted member 121503]

Yeah, visual novels should be cake

Nice, thanks

 

[No-Bo-Dy]

Nope, i only have an student visa till i marry a native.

 

[fake-chan]

Yes. I have a laptop for Windows games, though.

 

[chxshire22]

thanks for the responses guys!

Windows as dual boot

this sounds like the move, if after a while i find that it's not really causing any issues that need me to swap over to windows i'll probably make the jump. i do have an nvidia gpu so probably gotta figure that out too before jumping into it fully

Online gaming is where you might have trouble, but that depends on which online games you play.

i'm also concerned about multiplayer games working well, especially with mh wilds coming up! but i'll see how it runs after the release if it runs at all

 

[ozzagrl]

I always tell my self “I’ll just dual boot next week!” It’s been about a year of procrastination ?

 

[miguk miguk]

I've wanted to switch to Linux exclusively for some time now, but just can't. For one, no work computer I've ever been given had a real Linux distro. The vast majority were Windows computers, with one having ChromeOS and another having iOS.

As for personal use, I have to keep Windows in case I need it for work. I lost a job opportunity once because I didn't have MS Teams (which didn't even work on that computer), and I don't want to take the risk again. Other software will likely be needed too.

 

[AnonymousCookieMonster]

Drivers for linux can be a major limitation. And apparently sound cards (on laptops and mobile devices) are one of the most buggy and annoying things to get working. For simplicity find a distro you like and test a liveCD first, make sure the sound GPU and networking drivers work right. Going into the weeds for fixes/workarounds is possible but i don't think is worth the effort unless you're really gearing and already familiar with the linux environment.

Learn the basic tools and commands, ifconfig for networking, mount/unmount, su/sudo, grep and regex, and if you're able to, a little sed/awk, tar 7zip gzip bzip2 and xz, pipes, mkfs, fsck, and more than anything man. Yes most of this can be ignored as a lot of recent GUI configuration stuff is MUCH better than it used to be. But sometimes command-line stuff is needed.

 

[HexGramarye]

I've played everything from really obscure indie titles to new releases on my PC. Wine and Steam take care of whatever doesn't have native support. Overall, Linux has gotten a lot better in regards to gaming. When I have had to fix something, the solutions took <5 minutes of Googling.

Yeah, I would say Linux is often better at running games than Windows 11 these days thanks to Proton.

 

[glokglakglak]

No. I actually wanted for some time, but every time i would try to install a distro i would meet a problem that i would not find anyone online ever talking about it, then upon trying to ask politely for answers online i would be met with 300 comments like "well, hehe ? here is a solution that you already tried but now i'm going to explain to you in a condescending way like you are extremely dumb" and after i reply with "Well, i tried it before and it didn't work, and i tried now and still didn't work" i either am replied with "well idk lol" or something in the veins of "skill issue, lurk moar ?"

reddit right? fuck reddit i swear ?

i'm no techy person so i haven't considered moving to linux, although the idea crossed my mind cos i'm so sick of microsoft always updating to a newer OS like duuude XP was great, and sure i'll admit win7 was pretty good but then it just didn't stop

only problem really is "what will work and what won't work"
cos i dunno if everything i have right now will work on linux, so if compatibility is the issue, then i'm keeping away from linux

 

[Pandaprewmaster325]

Been a Windows user always was and always will be linux is for programmers not some normie like me nope the problem with it I heard is its not fully user friendly unlike Windows.

 

[Ikagura Ikagura]

So... can I have a small Linux boot on an USB drive?

 

[chxshire22]

So... can I have a small Linux boot on an USB drive?

yeah that's possible, you can run an os off a usb drive if u wna

 

[jankusanagi jankusanagi]

Coming up on 20 years soon enough ?

 

[Ikagura Ikagura]

yeah that's possible, you can run an os off a usb drive if u wna

Is Debian nice?

How many GBs is recommended btw? And can I unplug or I need to have it plugged?


Finally can I share the same drives for storage with the Windows and Linux since they're shared?

 

[chxshire22]

i'm not familiar with dual booting / running it off of a flash drive.

regarding which distro, you're gna have to try each of them to know what you like. honestly imo they're all the same lol, some distros come with certain packages already installed so it works out of the box and some requires more configurations to get it going comfortably, but allows you to run a more refined/leaner system. whether to go with debian or not, i say just try.

how many gbs wld depend. you gotta have enough for the OS and for your file system storage.
if the OS is running off of a flash drive you need to keep it plugged in at all times while using it xD

for your last question i don't think i have enough experience as of yet, since i havent done anything similar so i havent searched on that

 

[RirisuPK]

I've tries a few distros, because I've had an old laptop for a while, but it's not for me.