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I am using Ubuntu as my main Desktop for the last 15 months and am much happier with it than 15+ years on the Mac. Virtual Desktops is really powerful to struc

I am using Ubuntu as my main Desktop for the last 15 months and am much happier with it than 15+ years on the Mac. Virtual Desktops is really powerful to structure different workflows. Office can be covered entirely though online solutions. Yes, Gaming doesn't fly. But that also holds true for a Mac. Just get a PS5.

drdec 4y ago
> I am using Ubuntu as my main Desktop for the last 15 months and am much happier with it than 15+ years on the Mac But the million dollar question is, which desktop environment are you using?
- jsemrau 4y ago
  I think it's Gnome. Haven't changed anything from the default install. And I think that further underlines my point. I installed it, liked it, and for me it works perfectly.
MrDresden 4y ago
Also a Ubuntu user here, and it has been my daily driver for the last 10 years. I ditched the M$ gaming partition in '19 and moved completely into Linux. Apart from occasional issues, it just works.
mixedCase 4y ago
> Yes, Gaming doesn't fly How? Most games work and they work great.
- jsemrau 4y ago
  Could you expand what you mean here? If I open the Ubuntu App store there are some games, most are casual. Xonotic is one game that I tried and found impressive, but I am not much into FPS. Steam has Dota and Civ, but the selection is quite small compared to Windows.
  - seanw444 4y ago
    High-quality native-to-Linux games are few and far between. Valve is doing amazing work with Proton, though, and many games are just as performant as they are on Windows. Some are even more performant than on Windows (though that's not super common).
  - somebehemoth 4y ago
    You should double check what is available via Steam on Linux. https://www.protondb.com/ https://www.protondb.com/
  - 3836293648 4y ago
    Basically everything for Windows runs on Linux now. Some things have anticheat issues, but even there things are getting better. The only thing I've had trouble to get running is Zoo Tycoon 2, a game from 2004
    - onli 4y ago
      Which is funny, because old games often run better under Linux than under new Windows versions. The WineHQ page for the game does not have many entries sadly, https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=application&iId=4220 https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=applicatio....
      - em-bee 4y ago
        they are all in the protondb
  - imetatroll 4y ago
    This really isnt true anymore. Steam, proton, and the recent improvements in anticipation of the steam deck have really changed gaming on linux.
    - deleted 4y ago
      [deleted]
DrudgeCorporate 4y ago
I bounced around distros and ended up going back to Pop-OS. It's been the one that is the most stable and has all of the general features that I want in a daily driver. I don't want to have to mess around with my host and would rather spin up VMs for things that I'd want to tinker with.

drdec 4y ago

> I am using Ubuntu as my main Desktop for the last 15 months and am much happier with it than 15+ years on the Mac But the million dollar question is, which desktop environment are you using?

jsemrau 4y ago
I think it's Gnome. Haven't changed anything from the default install. And I think that further underlines my point. I installed it, liked it, and for me it works perfectly.

MrDresden 4y ago

Also a Ubuntu user here, and it has been my daily driver for the last 10 years. I ditched the M$ gaming partition in '19 and moved completely into Linux. Apart from occasional issues, it just works.

mixedCase 4y ago

> Yes, Gaming doesn't fly How? Most games work and they work great.

jsemrau 4y ago
Could you expand what you mean here? If I open the Ubuntu App store there are some games, most are casual. Xonotic is one game that I tried and found impressive, but I am not much into FPS. Steam has Dota and Civ, but the selection is quite small compared to Windows.
- seanw444 4y ago
  High-quality native-to-Linux games are few and far between. Valve is doing amazing work with Proton, though, and many games are just as performant as they are on Windows. Some are even more performant than on Windows (though that's not super common).
- somebehemoth 4y ago
  You should double check what is available via Steam on Linux. https://www.protondb.com/ https://www.protondb.com/
- 3836293648 4y ago
  Basically everything for Windows runs on Linux now. Some things have anticheat issues, but even there things are getting better. The only thing I've had trouble to get running is Zoo Tycoon 2, a game from 2004
  - onli 4y ago
    Which is funny, because old games often run better under Linux than under new Windows versions. The WineHQ page for the game does not have many entries sadly, https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=application&iId=4220 https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=applicatio....
    - em-bee 4y ago
      they are all in the protondb
- imetatroll 4y ago
  This really isnt true anymore. Steam, proton, and the recent improvements in anticipation of the steam deck have really changed gaming on linux.
  - deleted 4y ago
    [deleted]

DrudgeCorporate 4y ago

I bounced around distros and ended up going back to Pop-OS. It's been the one that is the most stable and has all of the general features that I want in a daily driver. I don't want to have to mess around with my host and would rather spin up VMs for things that I'd want to tinker with.