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• dan69@lemmy.world ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Motion to redo the peguin with 8 pack abs.

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  • SexualPolytope@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Image

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    • ramenshaman@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Is there an STL for that?

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    • dan69@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      2 more packs but yah

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• Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I can’t wait to spend weeks trying to get my 10yr old scanner, my 4 yr old stream deck, my specialized proprietary keyboard mapping software, my almost unheard of cad software to work. Don’t get me started on doing it on my laptop.

  Don’t get me wrong. Windows is going nowhere, and Im sure I’ll throw in the towel eventually. I know it’s gotten a little better than when I last tried it a few years ago, but I know its going to be painful, involve compromises, and probably some cash on forced hardware changes. People pretending like the switch is easy for power users with specialized hardware are full of lies.

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  • RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Hardware rarely seems to be the issue with major distros. I have had zero trouble with hardware for years now with a big distro like Ubuntu. Some of the smaller or lightweight distros? Absolutely, a mixed bag of hammers not knowing what will work. Usually wireless internet, but sometimes it’s something weird like an NVMe not working or some USB driver.

    Software, OTOH is a really big problem, and software controlling hardware, for instance gaming gear like a joystick/throttle setup, RGB gear or pwm pumps for cooling, is nowhere near as comprehensive or user friendly, if it exists at all; and of course plenty of games and other windows/mac only software doesn’t exist for Linux or might work in something clunky like Wine.

    Linux can’t do it all, but devs have little incentive to make things linux compatible. Why deal with the headache of trying to get their software to work on a bunch of different distros when Windoze and Mac are still working fine.

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  • CubitOom@infosec.pub ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Test it by booting into a live image, no install required.

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  • linux_penguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    If it’s any consolation, my printer’s about as old and Linux Mint seemed to just recognise it the moment I turned the printer off and on again. Might be one thing to cross off the list quickly!!

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  • cabb@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    The steam deck is already a linux device so I’m not sure why you’re worried about it working with linux

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    • theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      A stream deck is not a steam deck

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• Derpenheim@lemmy.zip ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I just have to do it. Im daunted by it because I literally have a barely functional grasp on software, but I know that Linux is the only real option at this point.

  When the convenience of doing nothing no longer outweighs my apprehension I’ll switch

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  • liimnok@lemmy.ml ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Anything KDE plasma will feel familiar but kinda sci-fi fancy. Or at least it was doe me.

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  • canthangmightstain@lemmy.today ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Gotta take it in stages my dude and it won’t even feel daunting once you finally do it. I procrastinated for months too lol.

    Stage 1: Note down the software you need to bring with you Stage 2: Do the distro decidin’ (watch some videos, read some nerd posts, whatever) Stage 3: Check hardware support, starting with your most expensive components. Stage 4: Figure out where to look for help before you’re stuck. The hardest part is that most guides start from step 1 and you probably need step 0 so don’t be scared to ask an AI for help, they’re great for stuff like this. Stage 5: Backups! Stage 6: Set aside a whole day and do the dang thing!

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  • P1k1e@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I got Linux Mint on my laptop a few months back. Was pretty damn simple to get set up.

    Feels like Windows with a few minor inconveniences like having to learn to use pinta after using paint for like 39 years

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    • ThunderQueen@lemmy.world ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Linux mint is always my rec for beginners. It is super simple to set up and feels familiar to them

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  • TrippinMallard@lemmy.ml ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Zorin OS is geared towards people coming frim Windows or Mac wanting to maintain UI similarity. They have a “paid” version where you get tech support help installing, but I’m sure the community here would be happy to help walk you through it.

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• Sef@thelemmy.club ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I’m pretty close to making the switch. I just have a little more experimenting to do on a spare laptop before I swap my main PC over.

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  • cRazi_man@europe.pub ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    This is the way. Take your time and experiment.

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• JoMiran@lemmy.ml ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I use Windows 10, MacOS, and Linux. Use the right tool for the job is whatI always say. Linux is the right tool most of the time, just not all of the time.

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  • otacon239@lemmy.world ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I finally broke off my dependency from Windows last year. Still have the Mac for music, but not having to deal with a single Windows update or bug for six months has been such an improvement.

    I’ve always said that with Linux, it’s a buggy, under-development experience, but the mistakes are honest. When one of the biggest companies in the world can’t stop from putting out one broken update after another, all for the sake of short-term profit, I had to just call it quits completely.

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    • binarytobis@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Yeah, I can handle incompetence. It’s the malicious exploitation that was getting to me. I don’t feel that any more with Linux. Give it time, I guess.

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• Fredselfish@lemmy.world ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Still using it because many apps I paid damn good money for a use daily have no Linux support and Linux as zero similar apps.

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  • CubitOom@infosec.pub ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Yu can always run windows on a VM within linux

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    • snowdriftissue@lemmy.world ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Or even easier would be something like winboat.app

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  • MalMen@masto.pt ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    @Fredselfish @Morph9 for me at the momment the only app missing on linux is fusion360, found replacement for any orher and I dont see me going back to wibdows now... my newest setup dont even have dualboot

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    • Fredselfish@lemmy.world ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Well unfortunately they don’t have ones I need. 1 TuneFab an app that allows me to convert my Audible files into mp3s. Second Tune Amazon that allows me to convert my Amazon music files into mp3s. And lastly need a good dvd/bluray ripper software. Also what VPN software does Linux support?

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• sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Hey don’t come at me like this

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• WILSOOON@programming.dev ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Excellent meme, a welcome addition to the collection.

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• DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I feel personally targeted

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• Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I’m Ryan Gosling in this image.

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  • WanderingThoughts@europe.pub ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    You can try Bazzite with Steam Gaming Mode. That is basically steam OS.

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  • starchylemming@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    how does steamos help you? any user friendly linux distro does exactly the same stuff

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    • moonshadow@slrpnk.net ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Steam is a well-known and “trusted” name, we’re tribal critters and there are a lot of people waiting for an entity like that to spoonfeed them something certified with their name on it

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    • Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      It’s specifically suited for gaming, which is all my desktop is used for. And since I have an nVidia GPU, they probably will have a better driver solution than trying to get that shit working elsewhere. That’s always been the thing keeping me from switching to Linux as my main OS. I only use it on my media server rn.

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• vinyl@lemmy.world ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  it’s the opposite when I do VR

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  • ramenshaman@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Me too. I’ve heard good things about Bazzite. I’m planning to install Bazzite when I “upgrade” my desktop to W11. Still building up the courage to do all that.

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    • vinyl@lemmy.world ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      i just got a win 10 ltsc setup for vr and then linux for everything else

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• bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  most of my friends are on 10 and lost at what to do. i’m sure they’ll just go 11 because anything else is scary. I sometimes offer to help but most don’t take me up on it.

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• JDPoZ@lemmy.world ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

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  • OhmeHose@feddit.org ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Try a Debian based distro. So Debian, mint, Ubuntu, kubuntu.

    Ubuntu comes with gnome, looks and feels Mac os ish Kubuntu comes with KDE and looks like windows. Mint is kinda like kubuntu Debian comes with what ever DE you’ll install.

    Debian (based) distros are usually the most stable ones with good (Driver) support all around. I’ve had to come across a device which had any issue after an install with those distros. All of them will game, if that’s something you worry about.

    You could also try Fedora with KDE or Gnome.

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