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• JoMiran@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ 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.

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  • Earthman_Jim@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Thanks

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    • JoMiran@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ 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.

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      • Earthman_Jim@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Will do. Thanks again!

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    • FirmDistribution@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      good luck! Linux Mint is a very beginner-friendly distro!

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  • njordomir@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ 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.

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    • sparky@lemmy.federate.cc ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ 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.

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  • Tim_Bisley@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ 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.

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    • Cricket@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ 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.

      flathub.org/en/apps/search?q=discord

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• BassTurd@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ 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.

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• Siegfried@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ 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…

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  • Cricket@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ 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

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  • Earthman_Jim@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Fuck BF6 anyway. lol

    Thanks!

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• RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ 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.

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