I wish I wasn’t such a coward about this.
Three questions for you:
Will I be able to run Blender without issue? Can I run Steam/Steam games easily? Will Discord work?
You know what the true Step One is.
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Earthman_Jim@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
JoMiran@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
Will I be able to run Blender without issue?
The free and ooen source 3D creation software developed on Linux and primarily run on Linux? Yeah, you should be fine.
Can I run Steam/Steam games easily?
Absolutely. Games that have a problem running on linux are mostly contained to this with anti-cheat. You can verify your game’s compatibility with protondb.com.
Will Discord work?
Of course. Discord has a linux native client.
Earthman_Jim@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Thanks
JoMiran@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
FYI: You are already on Lemmy, the most Linux friendly place on the Internet. If you ever run into trouble, just ask around. People here will love to help you.
FirmDistribution@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
good luck! Linux Mint is a very beginner-friendly distro!
njordomir@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
To top that off, ypy can dip your toes in by running a live image off a USB thumb drive to check if your hardware is recognized and supported out of the box. I have used Linux for 10-15 years, but never for gaming. This year I made the final jump, the one thing I had kept windows for. I don’t play competitive games with anticheat, and everything is running great. I anticipated more bullshit, because 15 years ago, Linux was not so polished. At this point I’m fine with running Linux on elderly folks PCs. It’s finally “good enough” to do just about everything and legitimately excels at most things.
sparky@lemmy.federate.cc 3 weeks ago
Man, this comment made me feel old :)
So much fun anti-nostalgia for trying to game on Debian fifteen years ago. This game doesn’t really run in WINE, but if you feed the Konami code into launch arguments then you might get working except upside down and in black and white. Oh, you wanted sound with that? Let me introduce you to my main man, ALSA. He’s a dick.
Tim_Bisley@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
Discord didn’t play nice with Linux for me. It wouldn’t update and then discord wouldn’t let me sign in. Had to go thru a multi step process each update to fix it. Only discord did this.
Cricket@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Were you using the Flatpak version? You may have better luck with that. There are also a variety of third-party Discord clients for Linux. I’ve been using GoofCord without issues so far, but it’s early days.
BassTurd@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I want to reenforce the other response you got with yes to all of you questions. I use steam and discord daily on my Linux install. I don’t use blender, but as mentioned is was developed for Linux, so should have no issues. If you have an old laptop or something around, try flashing on a distro and give it a whirl. Otherwise you may be able to get something dirt cheap on Craigslist if you want to have a lengthy try without configuring a dual boot, running off the install drive, or nuking your current setup.
I went all in on mine fairly blind and it’s one of the best decisions I’ve made in a couple of years. Go with something more stable if you’re hesitant or not well versed in computers and terminal. I went Arch because I wanted to force myself to learn more about how Linux is built and operates. It took me a full day to get loaded to a desktop mostly reading the wiki and deciding what items I wanted and how I wanted them configured. Linux 10 years ago is so different from the current versions, so if you’ve tried it before with issue, forget that experience and treat it as a first time experience.
Siegfried@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Games run easily, but there are some that won’t run at all. Mainly those that use anti cheat and kernel level shit. Discord does work, but i remember that maintaining it updated was a pain in the ass. In any case, I didnt use it that much so…
Cricket@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Discord does work, but i remember that maintaining it updated was a pain in the ass.
It may be better to run it as a Flatpak. There’s not only an official Flatpak for it, but also various third-party clients available too: flathub.org/en/apps/search?q=discord
Earthman_Jim@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Fuck BF6 anyway. lol
Thanks!
RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I’ve been using my Steam Deck as my PC, which is Arch Linux. Blender’s only issue for my casual use is that GPU rendering isn’t supported, so for any big rendering job, cloud would be necessary. Otherwise, a more powerful machine would be better, but as for the OS, it’s totally fine. Adobe is another issue, though.
Hawke@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Absolutely.
Just need a way to admin Active Directory from Linux and I’m set…
UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
This makes me think about the hospital I used to work at that had an old 386 parked in the shop running the HVAC system. They had it completely off the network and had to keep it because it was the only way to run the proprietary HVAC control software and would cost an absurd amount of money to upgrade to be compatible with modern systems and it still did its job.
I imagine a future where there is a computer like that running windows 11 in some basement and new employees are trained “don’t even think about touching this thing, its doing its job.”
Hawke@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Don’t have to worry about that, win11 isn’t reliable enough for that.
We had a similar situation for a voicemail system though.
UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
Good point, it’ll just be XP, which is already happening in lots of places.
IsoKiero@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
We still have handful of those around at work. 2000, XP and maybe some embedded variant of 98 too still somewhere. They are controlling some non-critical but still useful industrial stuff with stupidly large price tag to replace.
Specially XP is still going to be around for quite a while in industrial settings where the production line is controlled via single computer and replacing it would mean replacing the whole line with price tag potentially in millions. And those aren’t even that old machines, their planning and manufacturing just takes “a while” due to certifications and everything.
Buelldozer@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
Just need a way to admin Active Directory from Linux and I’m set…
What’s wrong with Active Directory Web Services? It’s installed on every DC by default since WS2008R2.
You could also install PowerShell on your Penguin box and do tasks via command line.
datavoid@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
In my case I would never get past asking to use a Linux machine on the network
Cricket@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Honest question, is the ActiveDirectory PowerShell module available for Linux PowerShell? I can’t seem to find a clear answer from a brief search.
Buelldozer@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
I actually don’t know. I’ll have to try it.
RedstoneValley@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Oh let me know if you find a solution. This is a task I have to accomplish this year too.
theherk@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Step 0. It just goes without saying.