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- KickMeElmo ( @KickMeElmo@sopuli.xyz ) 64•3 months ago
Tux awaits your arrival friends. Join us.
- CodingCarpenter ( @CodingCarpenter@lemm.ee ) 10•3 months ago
Despite the huge advancements lately it’s just still not as good for gaming. I have very limited time I don’t want to waste it negotiating settings and forget games that use anti cheat. It’s really a shame because for anything and everything else Tux wins
- Sas [she/her] ( @Sas@beehaw.org ) 8•3 months ago
I was the same. I tried Ubuntu once and went back after a day or two because i didn’t want to bother tinkering after work when i just want to relax. A few weeks ago I was finally so annoyed by Microsoft’s bs that i tried bazzite which gets recommended a lot here and it is great. I didn’t have to open the terminal even once so far, everything just works right out of the box.
So far I’ve tried Elden Ring (online as well with anti cheat), Age of Wonders 4, Talos Principle 2, Baldurs Gate 3 and a few others and they all just work and not in the Todd Howard way but actually. I also went through a bunch of the recent demo flood on steam and no issues.
I’m gonna miss Valorant but I mostly played that one once in a few months. And i can always just make a little 300GB windows partition that i only boot for invasive anti cheat games.
- Feydaikin ( @Faydaikin@beehaw.org ) 7•3 months ago
I just started dual booting to see what Linux could do nowadays. And yes, there’s a few games I have trouble playing, but it’s mostly games like Subnautica that gives me trouble. And in all honesty, that game barely works in Windows as it is.
I haven’t had problems with anti-cheats at all. Like, Helldivers 2 runs as well on Linux as in Windows.
- GregorGizeh ( @GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip ) 5•3 months ago
As the other commenter suggested, try bazzite. Setup as easy as configuring a new smartphone and ready to game right off the bat
- Midnitte ( @Midnitte@beehaw.org ) English4•3 months ago
While anticheat is definitely a weak spot (though, it doesn’t have to be…) - the Steam Deck and Proton demonstrate it’s pretty mature for playing most games.
- M500 ( @M500@lemmy.ml ) English1•3 months ago
I’ve never had an issue with settings stuff except for maybe a super old game like fallout 1, but I expect windows would have the same issue.
But you are right about anti-cheat stuff. Luckily I don’t care about online gaming.
- asexualchangeling ( @asexualchangeling@lemmy.ml ) 1•3 months ago
It really dependa on what you play, tbh I don’t know anyone that plays an anticheat game, but a very easy way to see what does/doesn’t work is just this site https://areweanticheatyet.com/
- CodingCarpenter ( @CodingCarpenter@lemm.ee ) 3•3 months ago
Unfortunately I’m on a big destiny 2 kick and that’s firmly in the category of I can go fuck myself
- HulkSmashBurgers ( @HulkSmashBurgers@reddthat.com ) 2•3 months ago
Living my best life with Guix!
- helenslunch ( @helenslunch@feddit.nl ) 44•3 months ago
Because it’s not. It’s a Microsoft Billboard.
- تحريرها كلها ممكن ( @PanArab@lemmy.ml ) 34•3 months ago
I can’t even remove the “Recommended” section from the Start menu
- emberpunk ( @emberpunk@lemmy.ml ) English12•3 months ago
That’s disgusting
- voxel ( @vox@sopuli.xyz ) 3•3 months ago
i mean it’s annoying but how is it disgusting?
it just shows recently opened files/software mixed in with stuff you open frequently, it’s not an ad section or anything.
but yeah i have disabled it on all my machines, because I’m not using it + disabling it adds two extra rows of pinned apps…- exanime ( @exanime@lemmy.today ) 7•3 months ago
It’s called hyperbole
- ky56 ( @ky56@aussie.zone ) 12•3 months ago
Windows 10 LTSC FTW!!! I just installed it and wow is it snappier and devoid of nearly all of those annoyances. I have no idea if productivity apps are affected by its stripped down nature but for Steam gaming it’s perfect. I get less lag spikes on steamVR.
I haven’t trusted Windows in years. This is just for gaming. I have a physically separate hot swappable Optane SSDs for Linux and Windows Gaming.
For those who will winge at me for not just switching to Linux. During this process I gave a concerted effort to give Linux a go and chose Manjaro KDE to try for steamVR gaming. It sucked. Once I had worked out that it was a permissions issue (It’s always a fucking permissions issue under Linux) and just ran it under the root account, there was extremely high latency for the VR compositor to HMD display. Completely unusable as it made me sick and that’s usually very hard. I tried X11 and Wayland. Direct and Non Direct output modes. No success.
- tvarog_smetana ( @tvarog_smetana@lemm.ee ) 4•3 months ago
I was using Manjaro KDE and ended up switching to Pop OS because Manjaro would never work right with my GPU. Pop OS has worked very well out of the box though.
- ky56 ( @ky56@aussie.zone ) 3•3 months ago
I chose Manjaro KDE as one of the SteamVR requirements is KDE Plasma. It’s required because it has a DRM function to allow SteamVR to take ownership of the DisplayPort.
A quick google search says that PopOS is Gnome based. But KDE can be installed over it? I might give it a go.
- Mio ( @Mio@feddit.nu ) 11•3 months ago
EU should force a choice for all new PC. What OS do you want to run? Windows, Linux or Android? Then you would be able to see real competition in the OS market.
Maybe something like the raspberry pi OS chooser. In the best of worlds you have everything installed and just choose in the boot menu what to run.
- nexussapphire ( @nexussapphire@lemm.ee ) English10•3 months ago
Some manufacturers allow you to get a refund for pre installed windows if you feel like sitting on the phone for hours. Something about a lawsuit involving Microsoft and anticompetitive contracts with the manufacturer not allowing the distribution of other operating systems.
I’ve seen a story about someone who got a refund for their dell laptop but it was slow, and the support staff was rude about it during the process. They stated things like the Microsoft software is free and why would you want to remove windows anyway, passing him from department to department. It’s often $60-$80 depending on the version of windows etc.
Edit: I should clarify it might only be a US thing, I’ve heard people in France having some luck.
- voxel ( @vox@sopuli.xyz ) 4•3 months ago
i mean you can just buy a Dell laptop with a copy of Ubuntu preloaded instead, they sell those as an option with most models
- nexussapphire ( @nexussapphire@lemm.ee ) English2•3 months ago
It’s always better to go that route. I also understand having hardware requirements and not being able to find a version of those models with Linux installed.
I like what system 76 is doing but I don’t think they really have competition in the US market right now. If you don’t mind a clevo and you live in the US I’d recommend them.
- XLRV ( @XLRV@lemmy.ml ) 7•3 months ago
I’m using StartAllBack (paid software), it replace the start menu with a Windows 7 like one, and brings back the pre Windows 11 taskbar, it has no ads and good customization. There’s also Open Shell that is free and Start11 that’s also paid.
- interdimensionalmeme ( @interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml ) 3•3 months ago
I love openshell, so many options !
Definitely switch search from tab to just the windows key however
- Twitches ( @Twitches@lemm.ee ) 5•3 months ago
I think it’s a registry modification, but, I’ve seen windows start to ignore modifications to the registry so idk.
- tooLikeTheNope ( @tooLikeTheNope@lemmy.ml ) 23•3 months ago
The irony
- hornedfiend ( @hornedfiend@sopuli.xyz ) 23•3 months ago
Buying windows is like self flagellation. You have to be a masochist to enjoy it,especially the apologetic users.
- milicent_bystandr ( @milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee ) 23•3 months ago
My Windows Computer Just Doesn’t Feel Like Mine Anymore.
Aww.
If you love it, set it free!
- lightnsfw ( @lightnsfw@reddthat.com ) 2•3 months ago
I prefer to keep it locked in a cage and disable as much of it’s bullshit as I can
- milicent_bystandr ( @milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee ) 1•3 months ago
And yet, if you do that to your girlfriend, people have issues. Double standard here, people! Double standard!
- Lightfire228 ( @Lightfire228@pawb.social ) 21•3 months ago
There’s a reason I run Linux, and root my Android
Because it actually feels like my device now
(And fixing issues is significantly easier, if you know where to look)
- Chemical Wonka ( @chemicalwonka@discuss.tchncs.de ) English18•3 months ago
it never been
- smegforbrains ( @smegforbrains@lemmy.ml ) 13•3 months ago
It’s the year of the Linux desktop.
- style99 ( @style99@lemm.ee ) 1•3 months ago
For me, it’s been the year of Linux since 2005. I do dual boot, though.
- deFrisselle ( @deFrisselle@lemmy.sdf.org ) 13•3 months ago
#RUNBSD
- rickyrigatoni ( @rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee ) 17•3 months ago
I love hip hop too but music is not the answer.
- lnxtx ( @lnxtx@feddit.nl ) English4•3 months ago
Plan9: Return to monke
- antler ( @antler@feddit.rocks ) 2•3 months ago
BaSeD
- LiveLM ( @LiveLM@lemmy.zip ) English11•3 months ago
Only now?
My Windows computer stopped felling mine when 10 came around - henfredemars ( @henfredemars@infosec.pub ) English11•3 months ago
Always has(n’t) been.
- belated_frog_pants ( @belated_frog_pants@beehaw.org ) 9•3 months ago
Never has been with windows on it.
- arxdat ( @arxdat@lemmy.ml ) 5•3 months ago
M$ is terminal and most of the world is hooked up to a terminal entity; Most of the world is terminal.
- utopiah ( @utopiah@lemmy.ml ) 3•3 months ago
Indeed, Linux and FLOSS more broadly was never about technology itself, it’s about empowering. It “just” happens to be where software change could lead to a pragmatic difference for so many lives.
Own your computer, own your devices, value your life and don’t interact with the numerical world through manipulative blinders.