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Do you currently use Linux, or would you consider giving Linux a shot? (beehaw.org)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I get the feeling that Lemmy has a relatively higher concentration of Linux users. I'm preparing to move over to Linux when I build my new computer. I already put Linux Mint Cinnamon edition on one of my old laptops and I like it quite a bit. I figure that since I've been wanting to switch over for years, I should just do it. The games were the thing holding me back, and Proton seems to have taken care of that(I don't really play multiplayer games that require anticheat... I'm a singleplayer kind of girl).

For me, anyway, I want to switch because Windows has been creeping me out with its telemetry. Windows 11 looks lousy, and I'd have to jump through some hoops to get my old hardware on 11, anyway.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Been using Linux for over 10 years at this point. Haven't considered going back to Windows. Even put my boomers on Fedora with GNOME without issue.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I tried once the last decade and it was a pretty bad user experience.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's improved a lot :)

You do run the risk of a driver issue giving you trouble, especially for brand new cards, but the kernel is so well-populated now that it's unlikely to be anything other than plug-and-play 🎉

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

😆 No, I meant Windows. I gave it a brief shot after some trouble with Linux gaming, but the user experience was much worse.