i like gaming,browsing(brave),im open to using open source software like gimp,libreoffice,qbittorrent etc i don’t really care about specific software other than brave.
i don’t use steam,i use pirated games so they should work on whatever distro i will use.
i have no problems with learning more,searching,or posting about linux to learn. and im open to using terminal i already like it somewhat on windows.
my laptop that i will install linux on is msi gf63 with gtx 1650,i5-10500h,16gb ram,1tb ssd sata and 256gb ssd nvme.
so should i switch to linux? i feel like i don’t exactly like where microsoft is taking windows to,but im not sure if my games will work on linux.
you can ask me more questions to see if my usage is supported or not by linux. im open to any easy distro. i don’t relay on microsoft office or adobe apps or any of these things. my usage is pretty generic.
Beware the nvidia GPU. Nvidia are bastards. It’s worth a try though.
i don’t use steam
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In case you dont already know, use protondb to find if you games will work.
if u game, you’re going to have a (possibly) hard time in Linux. a lot of games work on Linux, but some don’t and you’re gonna maybe want to switch back. IMO: just dual boot or install Linux on another device (desktop vs laptop?). sounds like you’re ready for it. I’ve been using Linux for 2 decades but still use windows for gaming, though mostly due to the childhood trauma of trying to get wine to work.
This hasn’t been true for literal years
I did not read the content of your post - and the answer is YES!
Try to first switch the programs you are using to ones that are available on Linux, e.g. use Krita or GIMP instead of Photoshop, and LibreOffice or OnlyOffice instead of Microsoft Office. If that works for you then you know you can switch.
On lemmy u will always get a yes for that question lol.
Checkout distrosea.com, u can test different linux distros through your browser. This saves u alot of time in testing distros.
U will want to install steam either way. Their proton layer works great to run acquired booty. If u have questions on how, lemmy know.
You don’t need Steam to run games with Proton. Something like Faugus Launcher is much more light weight if you’re not interested in using Steam’s other features (though many of them are very good, like Steam Input)
Haven’t heard of Faugus before, I will check it out. I found both Lutris and Heroic less hassle-free than Steam. Thanks for sharing, love me some linux goodies
If you ask in a Linux community on Lemmy, Reddit or anywhere you’ll get a yes.
yea true, but let’s not pretend as if lemmy isn’t a linux echo-chamber lol. 2 things are certain on lemmy. Linux and politics
Yes
That’s like asking, “Hey, guys! Should I eat a hamburger?” – you want to use linux because you find it useful, or because “everyone is doing it” and you want to feel included? If it’s the former… then by all means, do it. The learning curve may be confusing at first (considering most windows users have a “duck syndrome” – expecting linux to behave the same as windows), but it’s totally worth it.
Yes. Keep the old box for games on Windows only and try out stuff on Linux.
Be sure the laptop hardware is fully compatible. It is not worth thetime to work around crappy hardware. If it isn’t, buy a refurbished Thinkpad.
Use something else instead of Brave
Personally I still use Brave because Firefox still doesn’t have tab groups on mobile and it’s more private than Chrome
Firefox did add tab groups to desktop, which is dumb because they already existed. They’re called windows. And they’ve been stringing the community along regarding mobile tab groups for years.
Until Firefox get their heads out of their asses, they’re a non-starter as far as I’m concerned
it totally does have tab groups, it had them for a long time edit: what i meant is collections, and i think thats something different from tab groups
Collections are mainly a weird alternative to bookmarks
Tab groups are easier to handle than windows though
Also:
I am on nightly tho, maybe standard firefox doesn’t have them yet
Every time Firefox groups my tabs on desktop I get pissed off and say I’m going to disable it… Then immediately forget because I was in the middle of something.
They can take the tab groups from me and give them to you, no charge.
Sure you can, but gtx 1650 is not cutting it if you wanna play modern “AAA” games even on low settings 1080p unless you sacrifice resolution, as for everything else you should be fine
Yes switch to garuda Linux now!!
Unfortunately, no.
Due to the year of the linux desktop, new user applications have been closed. The overwhelming positive response has just completely bypassed the available seats.
I’m sorry, but we’re full.
Just try and see how it goes - it’s not like you can’t go back
…or OP could buy another PC and use it solely to run Windows whilst s/he gets the hang of Linux on his/her main PC.
