ritualclarity Posted October 25 Posted October 25 17 hours ago, Nessa said: Funny how half a year changes things. I'm definitely switching to Linux for the new computer. Enough is enough. And I don't even use full windows, I'm always on the LTSC variety. Yes, please do. You can always run a Windows VM in Linux for some simple stuff if you needed it. (NOt sure what a LTSC variety is) In some cases and setups and hardware etc. you can even pass through a graphics card to the Linux Host and play full windows game if that is needed. There are lots of things to do. However it does get a bit complex when you start to do these things. You can try Bazzite https://bazzite.gg/ It is an inmmutable OS meaning you can't bork your install. It uses flatpacks to keep things pretty much sandboxed. It has all the tools and toys for gaming. Unfortunatly the main thing that happens is you can't play online windows games with LInux. Not becuase it can't be done but becuase the producers of the anticheat and such tools don't make a linux version. Chime back here with what you ended up with. If you are stlil afraid you can run linux inside a windows OS to get your feet wet. You can also install mutiple Linux distros to see how you like it. Like Cinimom GUI or KDE? you can find that out without commitment. Well full committment of a install on your machine. VMs also often have snapshots! 1 Quote
Nessa Posted October 26 Posted October 26 (edited) It helps that I don't care a bit about online games. I'm a single player gamer anyway (for the most part). Half the time when I want to do MP stuff it doesn't work out anyway like with Total War: Warhammer III or whatever number it is. And that has a linux version anyway. Even Stellaris doesn't work well in MP now on YOUR OWN network, let alone the net. It's madness. I'll definitely drop back and outline what I decided on as well as the setup. Probably won't get it till mid-next year anyway. LTSC is basically windows minus the crap. Mostly used for kiosks and the like though I've been using it for a long time now. As such WIn10 LTSC doesn't actually end till 2027 I believe. So I'm in no particular rush. There is a Win11 LTSC coming (or maybe out already not sure), I'm just done with windows completely. It's time to move on. When I may need an ad-blocker for damn Explorer (or it's even being discussed) it's time to get the hell out. EDIT: I haven't heard of Bazzite before so I'll be sure to check that out, thanks! Edited October 26 by Nessa 1 Quote
ritualclarity Posted October 26 Posted October 26 Bazzite is cool as the experts set up a gaming Linux for you. You don't need to do much if anything to get it going. The downside is the instructions you might see for Linux won't work for it as it is an immutable OS. There are some extra hoops you need to jump through to get something that requires more access than a Flatpak can. (Sandboxed program. Same as Snaps found on Ubuntu as far as sandboxing goes. Different direction and implementation, but for the user it is basically the same) You want to download something and have it have all the gaming tools you want. The gaming tools that are stable and available set up to be as stable as humanly possible. Bazzite has it. It also protects the OS from being harmed. It is an "Image" which means if you have something not work or something isn't comparable, you can reboot into the previous image that worked and get back to work or play. Some say Immutable OS's (Linux) are the wave of the future. Since you are going to be some time before pulling the trigger, check that out. You can also possibly depend on your setup. Install another drive and run Linux on it and still have your windows available (dual boot) 1 Quote
KHL Posted 22 hours ago Posted 22 hours ago Okay.. question; How hard is it to troubleshoot problems with a Linux distribution or various programs/apps running in it? Windows is covered fucking everywhere by everyone it seems. I mean even Google A.I. will at least point you in the right direction most times (if they're not actively blocking certain sites for "reasons") Quote
ritualclarity Posted 15 hours ago Posted 15 hours ago 6 hours ago, KHL said: Okay.. question; How hard is it to troubleshoot problems with a Linux distribution or various programs/apps running in it? Windows is covered fucking everywhere by everyone it seems. I mean even Google A.I. will at least point you in the right direction most times (if they're not actively blocking certain sites for "reasons") Generally ther is a lot of support for Linux on the web. There are forums you can join with people with way more experience than you have and lots of documentaiton. I'd advise you to stick with Debian based systems as generally that is refered to more im my experience. Also, keep in mind that just because there is support the support might be complex and beyond your ability to do. I'd also advise to have a good back up of your Home folder (personal data) and a thumb drive ready to reinstall expecially when you first start. Or even better if you have a strong machine just use a VM. You can snapshot it easily and restore with most anything that happens beyond your control. You can also install different versions of Linux like Mint or Unbuntu or Kubuntu etc. and learn and experience it . Find what you like which destop you want (KDE, plasma etc.) for your LInux. One breaks just move to the other one. Nuke and resintall. One thing ... in general,.. installing LInux is really quick especially if you are willing to use simple commands. sudo apt update sudo apt upgrade sudo apt autoclean Debian system commands to start with. It will download everything and keep it fresh. Also, unlike Windoze, I have some updates waiting to be installed for over a week. I CHOOSE when I want to install it not the OS. Also generally very few pop ups and interruptions. I was playing a game and Windows decided it was the perfect time to pop up a notification in the middle of my full screen game when I was right in the middle of a difficlut boss. What the fuck Microsoft? Seriously ? Nobody thought that maybe perhaps when specific types of programs are running you wouldn't pop up some bullshit notification. I couldn't access it and it was 4 times larger than the notification on my desktop without the game runniing. I had to alt tab out of the game to shut that bullshit down. Linux doesn't do that. That alone is worth the price of admission. 1 Quote
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