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So why shouldn't I use the windows 11 on the other partition that I use for games that don't run on Linux or run with degraded performance? (Yeah, it's Nvidia,
by wafflemaker 11mo ago
So why shouldn't I use the windows 11 on the other partition that I use for games that don't run on Linux or run with degraded performance?
(Yeah, it's Nvidia, no, I didn't do my homework and bought Nvidia for a Linux PC).
While it may make sense for others, I don't find system that can lock up for 11 hours for updates suitable for anything other than occasional gaming. But why shouldn't I use it for it?
I already think twice before getting any game that doesn't run on Linux and gave EA WRC Rally a downvote after they rug pulled Linux users. (A game that run on Linux on the beginning got borked with anticheat. A racing game, so you don't cheat your friends by having 1s less on that race you all compete on).
- prmoustache 11mo agoThere is no worse usage of windows than the occasional one given the huge amount of updates it starts to download whenever you start it up after a long period unused. I guess it might be useful if you only keep it offline but in that case you aren't playing games online and thus you would be fine gaming on Linux given the only downside is lack of anticheat support.
- heavyset_go 11mo agoA Windows update will eventually overwrite your bootloader and you won't be able to boot into Linux without some fuckery.
- simoncion 11mo agoMy Windows "fun" was when it decided that the "unknown" space immediately after its little boot partition was free for it to expand into. (Imagine not being able to recognize an ext2 filesystem...) After repairing that disaster, I ensured it would never happen again by putting Windows onto its own harddrive. That's worked for a great many years. Though, now that I've quite a bit of personal experience with how good Steam/Proton is for video games, I think I'll reclaim the surprisingly large amount of space that Windows is taking up.