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Anyone on the fence about ditching Windows for Linux should just do it. If you pick a popular distro and hardware you'll likely run into only minimal issues, if

Anyone on the fence about ditching Windows for Linux should just do it. If you pick a popular distro and hardware you'll likely run into only minimal issues, if any. My sound and wifi worked right out of the box even though I built my own system. Why anyone still puts up with this garbage, abusive, disrespectful OS is beyond me.

pacificat0r 5y ago
There are some videogames I play that only work on Windows :/
- neop1x 5y ago
  More people should be contacting developer's support and asking for a Linux release. I find it quite sad that they are still ignoring multi-platform support, especially after MacOS popularity (and powerful M1) and Vulkan API and DXVK on Linux. There is even the Steam on Linux and SteamOS.
gmadsen 5y ago
ive had to break down and at least have a windows vm. ive picked up making music as a hobby and all the various production and plugin-in software is a no go with linux. Same with VR related things. I would love to get a mac, but unfortunately arm isn't really supported for my other use cases (ros middleware robotics)
- Underphil 5y ago
  I know this isn't the panacea to your problems, but I do a ton of music production and LinVst + Reaper works really well these days. It is still ultimately a workaround, but it's a possibility.
- jokteur 5y ago
  Same in my case. I am a music hobbyist, and invested some money in tools that work only on Windows and MacOs. Of course, I could start from scratch, learn a new tool, pick up some compatible vsts, but really it is not the same. When the day comes when I have no longer the choice (i.e. I am forced to upgrade to windows 11), I may reconsider everything: should I make the switch to MacOs and their closed OS ? Should relearn everything on linux, and loose some of the professional tools that I am using ?

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Anyone on the fence about ditching Windows for Linux should just do it. If you pick a popular distro and hardware you'll likely run into only minimal issues, if

by sockaddr 5y ago

pacificat0r 5y ago
There are some videogames I play that only work on Windows :/
- neop1x 5y ago
  More people should be contacting developer's support and asking for a Linux release. I find it quite sad that they are still ignoring multi-platform support, especially after MacOS popularity (and powerful M1) and Vulkan API and DXVK on Linux. There is even the Steam on Linux and SteamOS.
gmadsen 5y ago
ive had to break down and at least have a windows vm. ive picked up making music as a hobby and all the various production and plugin-in software is a no go with linux. Same with VR related things. I would love to get a mac, but unfortunately arm isn't really supported for my other use cases (ros middleware robotics)
- Underphil 5y ago
  I know this isn't the panacea to your problems, but I do a ton of music production and LinVst + Reaper works really well these days. It is still ultimately a workaround, but it's a possibility.
- jokteur 5y ago
  Same in my case. I am a music hobbyist, and invested some money in tools that work only on Windows and MacOs. Of course, I could start from scratch, learn a new tool, pick up some compatible vsts, but really it is not the same. When the day comes when I have no longer the choice (i.e. I am forced to upgrade to windows 11), I may reconsider everything: should I make the switch to MacOs and their closed OS ? Should relearn everything on linux, and loose some of the professional tools that I am using ?