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Re: Linux is good now

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Post by TulliusCicero »

bigstrat2003 wrote: post #365
dontlaugh wrote: post #209

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If you want to play games with friends, you have to play whatever the group plays. This is especially problematic as the group tries out new games, increasing the chance you can’t join because you’re not on Windows.

My friends are understanding that I don't play games with rootkit anti cheat (whether on Linux or Windows). There are enough games that we can play other games together still, and when they want to play the games with such anti-cheat (e.g. Helldivers 2) they simply play without me. No big deal.

Helldivers 2 works on Linux though? One of my buddies uses Linux and he played with us all the time.

Re: Linux is good now

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Post by TulliusCicero »

threethirtytwo wrote: post #173
ErroneousBosh wrote: post #10

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Gaming now works better on Linux than it does on Windows. This must be upsetting for Microsoft, but it was their game to lose.

The irony is that gaming on linux got better but the instigator was not the OSS community. All of it was funded by closed source software competing with other close source software. The OSS community by itself did not have the conviction to climb over this bulwark.

It's not so much conviction, as it is coordination and resources.

Conventional companies just have a lot more money, and it's easier for them to internally 'coordinate' when they want something to get done.

That said, yes, there are certain things that the broader/volunteer FOSS community simply isn't any good at.

Re: Linux is good now

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Post by neogodless »

TulliusCicero wrote: post #837

The thing that gets me about Windows is: when's the last time Microsoft added a major new feature to Windows I actually gave a shit about? A feature that actually felt useful to me as a consumer? Windows 7 was nice, but since then, I struggle to think of anything. Since 7, it feels like it's just been upsell after upsell, features that are about Microsoft selling me on something or annoying the crap out of me rather…

For me:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Subsystem_for_Linux Note that it's coming up on 10 years.

I think I am hard-pressed to think of a more recent example...

Re: Linux is good now

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Post by kreyenborgi »

kentonv wrote: post #242

I switched all the machines at https://lanparty.house over to Linux a couple months ago. So far, we've experienced noticeably fewer problems on Linux compared to Windows. Stability and performance are better. I can't think of one game we tried that didn't work. And wow is it nice not to have all the ads and crapware in our faces anymore. (I'm aware that Battlefield series and League of Legends won't work due to draco…

Pretty sweet setup. Mine is a bit simpler, one laptop on a spinny taco table with HOMM3 from GoG

Re: Linux is good now

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Post by bigyabai »

episode404 wrote: post #795
mixxit wrote: post #611

Deluding ourselves here it's nice to think the day has finally arrived but it hasn't We need to address the problems rather than pretending it's already great Shutting down your laptop and having to wait five minutes for systemd to shutdown because of some timeout when you need to get your flight is just one of those reasons you end up going back to windows

It seems HN has decided to bury their heads in the sand and pretend it’s already great.

I think you have decided to bury your head in the sand, if you think systemd is a dealbreaker for desktop use.

Truth is, Linux has been fine for many people for a while now. I've used it for six years without needing to install Windows for anything. Steam Deck owners are putting in millions of hours playing the hot new Windows releases, do you think they are complaining about systemd on Reddit?

Re: Linux is good now

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Post by sylens »

mixxit wrote: post #611

Deluding ourselves here it's nice to think the day has finally arrived but it hasn't We need to address the problems rather than pretending it's already great Shutting down your laptop and having to wait five minutes for systemd to shutdown because of some timeout when you need to get your flight is just one of those reasons you end up going back to windows

The day is probably not here for everybody (more novice-level computer users) but for PC gamers, the day has arrived.

PC gamers are willing to put in a little bit of time to gain freedom from ads and tracking and the bloated corpse of Windows

Re: Linux is good now

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Post by bigyabai »

ToucanLoucan wrote: post #729
aqme28 wrote: post #409

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On a similar note, performance is sometimes better. As a direct comparison, the steam version of the Lenovos Legion S handheld is significantly more performant than the windows version. Like 20% better FPS and double the battery life. Literally the only difference between the two is the OS.

I might have to look into this for my ROG Ally X... it already runs pretty beastily but I'm never going to complain about better performance... Edit: though, I'd have to give up my Fallout 4 with mods. (Don't judge me I know it sucks but it makes the dopamine go brrr)

FYI, you can install Vortex on Linux systems and mod games via that just fine: https://github.com/pikdum/steam-deck/

(Edit: their native version appears to be in-development, but doesn't currently support non-native titles: https://nexus-mods.github.io/NexusMods.App/ )

Re: Linux is good now

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Post by scrollop »

Aurornis wrote: post #733
EMM_386 wrote: post #710

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"And wow is it nice not to have all the ads and crapware in our faces anymore." I don't understand this - and I'm not being a Windows defender here, I use Linux when I can (and promote its use). But my Windows 11 installation has zero ads and zero "crapware". And it's a Dell! Everything that I didn't want on the machine was removed when I purchased it (two years ago). I see no ads. If I did, this can be fixed easily…

> But my Windows 11 installation has zero ads I did a clean Windows 11 install a few months ago. I expected to be bombarded with ads and all of the other things I kept reading about in comments here, but it’s been fine. I do find it interesting that so many of the comments about how bad Windows 11 is are coming from comments that also admit they aren’t using Windows 11. Not everything in Windows 11 is my favorite des…

DO you see messages or icons for Teams, cortana, AI, onedrive accounts? These are ads.

Re: Linux is good now

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Post by scrollop »

xattt wrote: post #599
abrookewood wrote: post #305

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Yep, I've been gaming exclusively on Ubuntu (mainly because I want my desktop to match my servers) for several years. If you aren't playing the latest AAA FPS, then everything pretty much works.

I’ve used Ubuntu since 7.04 and recently jumped from Ubuntu to Debian. It feels more like home than ever before. All the things you’re used to without the corporate “sugarcoating”.

Yeah, recently moved from ubuntu to ultramarine plasma - more responsive, more features, smoother, really good.

Re: Linux is good now

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Post by ggregoire »

Still running windows 10 here, since my hardware isn't compatible with windows 11. I wouldn't mind replacing it with Linux.

What Linux distros are recommended for gaming? All my games are on Steam. Dual monitor setup with game on main screen and browser on the second one.

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