I have Linux on all my machines except one crappy old laptop that had Windows 10. When they EOL Win10, I’ll have to buy another one like that for those rare occasions when you need to run something that just won’t work in Linux.
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spudwart@spudwart.com 11 months ago
No. Stop.
This is the definition of interrupting your enemy when they’re making a mistake.
Let them kill windows 10, I have atleast 5 friends ready to switch to linux when Windows 10 hits EOL.
Diplomjodler@feddit.de 11 months ago
nutsack@lemmy.world 11 months ago
you’re a toxic optimist beyond saving if you think any of this
spudwart@spudwart.com 11 months ago
I’m no fool. I know Linux isn’t going to hit 100% desktop marketshare the instant windows 10 goes EOL.
But I do know many people who are willing to make the switch rather than to go to Windows 11.
Windows has been bleeding desktop marketshare for years. They are at a far cry from their 80% of the early 2000s.
muntedcrocodile@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Yeah but i still need something windows to stick in my vm.
Sabin10@lemmy.world 11 months ago
As a gamer, proton/lutris still isn’t quite to the point that I am ready to make the jump. It’s very close though and I’m going to make the switch probably in the next 24 months.
spudwart@spudwart.com 11 months ago
Typically, imo, most people who aren’t ready to jump to Linux are there because their top couple of games are ruled by arrogant devs/publishers who balk at the idea of ticking an “enable proton compatibility” checkbox with their anticheat.
From what I’ve seen Proton has hit a quality of compatibility that the games will just run, and typically better than Windows. If it doesn’t run it’s usually because it’s too new and proton needs a patch, or the devs/publishers did the aforementioned “no, i won’t tick the checkbox, it’s too hard.” bullshit.
Basically, if your waiting on a game to be supported for proton, it may need to wait until Linux adoption hits around 20 percent before the devs/publishers get that bullshit idea out of their head.
Shake747@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 months ago
For me it’s that a lot of the open source options to replace the Adobe and MS Office suites just always fall short. Trouble shooting Linux issues feels like hell after a lifetime of learning how to troubleshoot Windows issues.
Adobe is the bane of my existence for many reasons, and I jump ship wherever I can. But GIMP doesn’t really compare to Photoshop. Inkscape doesn’t work well against illustrator - the only open source artistic creation software I swear by is blender. Davinci resolve isnt bad compared to premier pro though - but not After Effects.
MS office isn’t great either (why does Ms word operate like it exists in a separate instance of reality that’s forever stuck in the 90s?!)
Microsoft captured the corporate world and compatibility with the off brand stuff is a huge issue
Leshoyadut@kbin.social 11 months ago
The one that got me recently when I tried Linux was mouse software. I couldn’t configure my mouse buttons even close to what I have on Windows (couldn’t use modifiers like shift or control on one mouse, to start), and it just felt bad.
spudwart@spudwart.com 11 months ago
Try Krita. It’s pretty similar to photoshop. A few creature comforts will be lost, but not to many substantial things.
However, if you really use the curved text feature of photoshop a lot, you may miss that.
ricdeh@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Interesting take. How does GIMP not compare to Photoshop?
Hyperreality@kbin.social 11 months ago
Isn't proton mainly a steam thing?
Because honestly, the reason I'm not jumping to linux, is all the heavily modded GOG stuff and nexus mod manager.
That and bad experiences in the past.
serpineslair@lemmy.world 11 months ago
If you get the heroic launcher, you can install proton or proton GE and use them on Epic Games or GOG games. I’m pretty sure there is a way of doing it without a launcher but it is less user friendly. I also prefer Heroic to Lutris.
Caligvla@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 months ago
So never.
sorghum@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Valve may be single handily driving better Linux adoption rates with Steam deck.
arstechnica.com/…/linux-surpasses-the-mac-among-s…
TheDarkKnight@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I have no allegiance to either, the second Linux is consistently beating Windows and compatible with 95%ish of new releases I’m in. Steam Deck proved that it is a matter of time I think, thank you Valve 🙏
theangryseal@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I literally game on nothing else right now.
Sure, in an ideal world I’d be rocking 4k and max settings, but I just want to play the games. I’ve been so tied up for the last 8 years that I have a wonderful back catalog of games to play. I’m currently playing RDR2 and holy shit it might be the greatest game ever made.
I dock it for older games that I need keyboard and mouse to play.
nutsack@lemmy.world 11 months ago
nobody is jumping to Linux except developers and Linux users. ive used it every day for 20 years. it departments aren’t putting it on employee machines. your mom isn’t going to install it on her laptop that she uses to do her taxes and play the sims 3. aside from the occasional stupid autistic edge case, it’s not going to happen. it’s not ever going to happen because Linux is in a system that isn’t meant for it.
you’re not only naive if you think “the year of the linux desktop” is a real thing, you’re illogical and you’re probably an idiot. it doesn’t even make sense. reddit is so full of toilet optimism that it has no idea what’s going on.
spudwart@spudwart.com 11 months ago
You haven’t been paying attention. Literally the best selling item on Steam for nearly a year and a half was a Linux Gaming PC.
Linux is far more flexible than Windows. The nature of open source is what enables such flexibility. The only reason Linux hasn’t been adopted by many is simply because of the chicken and egg issue.
Microsoft and Apple had made a monopoly on the market for desktop computers, And since the desktop market share was so low for linux, few devs developed desktop software for Linux. Which then in turn kept Linux from gaining marketshare.
But the times are changing. Wine, Proton, Lutris and Multi-Platform web app tools have lead to a world where devs can simply just mindlessly go “oh yeah I guess we can enable linux builds/proton supported builds.” and just forget about it.
For example, lets say it was 2006 and Discord was just released in that time period. Instead of being a web app, they built a client that communicated using an API for Discord. Well, more than likely that official client was Windows and maybe MacOS exclusive. They built it from the ground up, and sure it has an API and sure a linux client may exist. But it would never be 1:1 with the official client.
This was the most likely thing to happen, and theres no way you can convince grandma to try Linux when all of her basic apps don’t work anymore.
Fast forward to 2023. Unless Grandma is using Adobe software, Linux will work fine. Chromebooks sold well for basic users afterall.
capital@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Sounds like I’ll probably be ok then. I wait years to buy games on sale.
elint@programming.dev 11 months ago
Are you kidding? I made the jump a month ago and get better performance across the board gaming with proton/lutris than I did with windows.
HC4L@lemmy.world 11 months ago
It’s not about performance but compatibility. Such as certain anti-cheat software in online games.
redeven@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Some things just aren’t good enough yet.
Like VR compatibility and performance, particularly with nvidia and quest headsets.
Otherwise yeah, 99% of my games would run perfectly fine.
elint@programming.dev 11 months ago
Oh yeah, you’re right there! I haven’t had the funds to get a home VR setup yet, so I was pleasantly surprised all my games actually run BETTER after I made the switch.