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

A long, long time ago I ran Linux full-time on my desktop. Then I got into graphic design very seriously (early '00s) and went full Mac. I was full Mac for years and years, until a handful of years ago when I started to get more into photography and I wanted a fast Photoshop computer that didn't cost $5,000, so I went PC.

The photography world is similar to music and video production; there just aren't Linux alternatives that are mature enough. Lightroom is still the best catalog system. CaptureOne might be a better RAW processor, but that's OK, neither have Linux ports anyway!

I am on my Steam Deck all the time, and it's amazing to me how well games run on its Linux-based OS, but on the desktop I need one of the two commercial operating systems, there's just no getting around it.

[–] orbit 3 points 1 year ago

I'm 100% in your situation, and its funny how the Steam Deck has made me start neglecting my gaming pc lol. It's just so much better in bed or on a couch.