I’ve tried Linux every few years for the last few decades and it’s never been at a point where I can switch. I am in the process of trying again, however.
Started today trying to dual boot it on a Windows laptop that has a boot SSD and data HDD. Tried resizing the HDD and installing Nobara and can’t get the machine to boot into Grub (the suggested fix on their site didn’t work, possibly because of the two physical drives). Searching for a solution was fruitless and I’m honestly over it already. I want an OS, not a hobby.
The very definition of insanity right here. There is ALWAYS something that doesn’t work and I’m not a fucking idiot but I’m not a developer either. Linux fans act like people on Windows have no excuse not to switch but I’ve been trying since the 90s and Linux just does everything it can to frustrate me. God knows how someone who’s not tech savvy is supposed to figure anything out. /rant
Never heard of the distro you mentioned. Most people just beginning with Linux are recommended to start on Linux mint or pop_OS. If you want to be able to experience Linux for the average user I would recommend one of these.
It’s a Fedora-based distro with a gaming focus, maintained by the guys who made Eggroll or whatever it’s called, the Proton thing. It was recommended in another thread and by a good friend of mine.
FWIW, I tried with Mint and it didn’t work either.
This has been my experience as well. I’ve wanted to have my main be some sort of Linux for years, but there’s always something that requires hours to try to fix that doesn’t work out of the box. This is primarily due to drivers sucking since most of their focus is on Windows compatibility.
Tried Ubuntu in 2007 on a laptop. Could never get the WiFi to work correctly.
Another Ubuntu on a desktop in 2012. This time it was display drivers causing graphical glitches and crashes that I also couldn’t really fix.
Mint in 2018 and again in 2020. A bit better experience than before, but less driver issues and more software compatibility with individual games that was frustrating, especially third party game libraries (looking at you Ubisoft).
I dunno, maybe it’s a skill issue and I should just “git gud” but I realize that gud is not a valid git command so it doesn’t help me here.
Windows 10. No idea why anyone is using Win11.
I’ve tried Linux every few years for the last few decades and it’s never been at a point where I can switch. I am in the process of trying again, however.
Started today trying to dual boot it on a Windows laptop that has a boot SSD and data HDD. Tried resizing the HDD and installing Nobara and can’t get the machine to boot into Grub (the suggested fix on their site didn’t work, possibly because of the two physical drives). Searching for a solution was fruitless and I’m honestly over it already. I want an OS, not a hobby.
The very definition of insanity right here. There is ALWAYS something that doesn’t work and I’m not a fucking idiot but I’m not a developer either. Linux fans act like people on Windows have no excuse not to switch but I’ve been trying since the 90s and Linux just does everything it can to frustrate me. God knows how someone who’s not tech savvy is supposed to figure anything out. /rant
Never heard of the distro you mentioned. Most people just beginning with Linux are recommended to start on Linux mint or pop_OS. If you want to be able to experience Linux for the average user I would recommend one of these.
It’s a Fedora-based distro with a gaming focus, maintained by the guys who made Eggroll or whatever it’s called, the Proton thing. It was recommended in another thread and by a good friend of mine.
FWIW, I tried with Mint and it didn’t work either.
Ok was just a thought. I hope someday you will be able to enjoy it
This has been my experience as well. I’ve wanted to have my main be some sort of Linux for years, but there’s always something that requires hours to try to fix that doesn’t work out of the box. This is primarily due to drivers sucking since most of their focus is on Windows compatibility.
Tried Ubuntu in 2007 on a laptop. Could never get the WiFi to work correctly.
Another Ubuntu on a desktop in 2012. This time it was display drivers causing graphical glitches and crashes that I also couldn’t really fix.
Mint in 2018 and again in 2020. A bit better experience than before, but less driver issues and more software compatibility with individual games that was frustrating, especially third party game libraries (looking at you Ubisoft).
I dunno, maybe it’s a skill issue and I should just “git gud” but I realize that gud is not a valid git command so it doesn’t help me here.