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Do you currently use Linux, or would you consider giving Linux a shot? (self.askbeehaw)
submitted 1 year ago by UngodlyAudrey to c/askbeehaw
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I get the feeling that Lemmy has a relatively higher concentration of Linux users. I'm preparing to move over to Linux when I build my new computer. I already put Linux Mint Cinnamon edition on one of my old laptops and I like it quite a bit. I figure that since I've been wanting to switch over for years, I should just do it. The games were the thing holding me back, and Proton seems to have taken care of that(I don't really play multiplayer games that require anticheat... I'm a singleplayer kind of girl).

For me, anyway, I want to switch because Windows has been creeping me out with its telemetry. Windows 11 looks lousy, and I'd have to jump through some hoops to get my old hardware on 11, anyway.

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[–] pvr 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I dual boot my gaming PC between Pop OS and Windows. (I Use Linux most but some games anti-cheat only works on Windows). And both my work and personal laptops are Macs with Mac OS on it.

[–] Solumbran 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Most anti-cheats work on linux after Steam pushed them to (yes, most anti-cheats were compatible out-of the box with linux but intentionally incompatible by decision of their devs, and yes, steam only did that to sell the steamdeck, but still)

[–] pvr 3 points 1 year ago

Unless I am mistaken devs have to enable them. So games like Call of Duty, Battlefield, Fortnite do not work on Linux.

I also have to tinker to make games work on Linux which is not a great experience (like Diablo 4)

And currently CS:Go crashes when I enable steam overlay.

Don’t get me wrong Linux has come far along. But it’s arguably still not on par for gaming as Windows is. So yes I boot into Windows once in a while to have a better gaming experience and play games that simply do not work on Linux.

[–] kelvinjps 3 points 1 year ago

This may sound stupid, but I use Linux because I cannot play those kinds of games. I mean, I was super addicted to Valorant and other games of the like. And I didn't really enjoy playing them, it was just for competition, the missions, rank etc…