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Close to switching to a Linux distro full time. (self.operating_systems)

submitted 1 year ago by sad_distro to c/operating_systems

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With the advances in gaming on Linux in recent years, it is so tempting to switch full time. I would absolutely love to, but I am a Game Pass Ultimate subscriber and it is where I play a lot of my games on PC. I know you can use the cloud version, but I cannot stomach streaming games in their current state, so it is a no go. A large portion of my Steam library is compatible, but anytime I have done an install I end up giving in and going back to Windows for games.

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[–] sad_distro 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thank you. I have some experience with using virtual machines, but only for running old DOS/Windows 95-era software lol

[–] HrBingR 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Understandable, but virtual machines can be highly versatile! When I boot up my VM it's as though I'm literally just running Windows as normal, and when I shut down the VM I'm back to Linux. I much prefer it to dual booting, though dual booting is 100% easier.

If you ever decide to look into it, here's the Arch guide I was referencing: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/PCI_passthrough_via_OVMF

[–] sad_distro 4 points 1 year ago

Thank you! I will poke around and explore this.