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submitted 10 months ago by Tantheiel@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.world
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Good morning With recent changes to the Windows platform I've decided to make the swap to Linux. While it's not the first time I've tried it out I'm hoping to find the transition easier this time. I'm giving Mint a go and will try and make this my main OS. I will keep windows as a dual boot option for now just in case I have to do a task that I haven't learned how to do with Linux.

So far I've managed to get steam running and tested a game I'd play to confirm it was working.

I suspect the biggest challenge will be terminal.

If anyone has any feedback or suggestions I'm open to them. Heck even funny moments when you first started. I still find when Linus nuked his setup very funny.

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[-] bastion@feddit.nl 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Here's my advice: On Windows, hardware either works or it needs a driver or it's broken.

On Mac, it either works or it doesn't.

On Linux, it either works or it doesn't, but maybe if you find the right obscure repo or project, you could get it to work with some heloful tutorials, or some other helpful tutorials from this other site because the first one was out of date. ..but you might have to compile binaries, because the binaries that exist for download might not work for your system because they're from a previous version...

..so, skip all that and just treat Linux like Mac. The hardware works or it doesn't.

In all likelihood, it'll work. But, specially since you're starting out, if you use NVidia, use a distro that explicitly supports that. I hear bazzite is good.

[-] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

With linux you can at least do something to try solving issues. It'll be more work though.

With windows its "sorry, fuck you. subscribe to onedrive or we will lock you out of your pc. And actually, not sorry"

[-] bastion@feddit.nl 1 points 10 months ago

Windows is, indeed, a discarded sack of balls with fewer prospects than a gay fundamentalist pastor leading conversion therapy.

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