IMHO you shouldn’t have to run a stripped down Windows to get good results. It should just work that way out of the box. LTSC is not supposed to be a consumer OS.
There is plenty of software that doesn’t, and plenty of games that don’t run on Linux, even beyond anticheat games. If it wasn’t true, we wouldn’t need protondb telling us what is and isn’t. You can advocate for Linux all day, but you have to admit there is still software that is 100% Windows only.
Linux isn’t monolithic like Windows, so it can be purpose built for anything.
Windows LTSC is designed for things like kiosks, ATMs, etc that have a long service life. It’s not made for gaming. It doesn’t even include things like DirectX by default, IIRC. You have to add it.
this is the funniest thing i’ve read all week. Arch comes with the kernel, some generic drivers, BASH, and the package manager. there’s nothing to strip down.
Shouldn’t have to, absolutely, but its done anyway, so I think its can be relevant.
Until that last little bit of stuff I have to use windows for becomes linux native or at least doesn’t have a tutorial to make it work that makes my eyes cross, its just easier for me to use my stripped down windows install because it just works.
chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world 1 week ago
IMHO you shouldn’t have to run a stripped down Windows to get good results. It should just work that way out of the box. LTSC is not supposed to be a consumer OS.
Gerudo@lemm.ee 1 week ago
I think it’s a valid comparison request due to some things just flat out not being compatible with Linux.
chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Pretty much everything will run on Linux now. It’s just the companies behind the games being dumbasses and blocking it for their anti-cheat.
Gerudo@lemm.ee 1 week ago
There is plenty of software that doesn’t, and plenty of games that don’t run on Linux, even beyond anticheat games. If it wasn’t true, we wouldn’t need protondb telling us what is and isn’t. You can advocate for Linux all day, but you have to admit there is still software that is 100% Windows only.
net00@lemm.ee 1 week ago
chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Arch is a stripped down version of Arch.
Linux isn’t monolithic like Windows, so it can be purpose built for anything.
Windows LTSC is designed for things like kiosks, ATMs, etc that have a long service life. It’s not made for gaming. It doesn’t even include things like DirectX by default, IIRC. You have to add it.
ddash@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
But it comes with consumer devices. Preinstalled, just like Windows does in whatever version they compares here.
Honytawk@feddit.nl 1 week ago
So? That still doesn’t change the fact that SteamOS is a stripped down version of Linux that can’t do everything a Linux computer can do.
So the comparison is flawed.
chocosoldier@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 days ago
this is the funniest thing i’ve read all week. Arch comes with the kernel, some generic drivers, BASH, and the package manager. there’s nothing to strip down.
Honytawk@feddit.nl 1 week ago
Why? Isn’t SteamOS a stripped down version of Linux?
Zetta@mander.xyz 1 week ago
SteamOS is a full Linux build, it’s just a different distro like Fedora, Ubuntu, mint, etc, etc
Honytawk@feddit.nl 1 week ago
Like a distro with certain bloat disabled to optimize for gaming?
chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world 1 week ago
SteamOS is purpose built for gaming. Windows LTSC is specifically not for gaming, but many shoehorn it into it.
Default_Defect@midwest.social 1 week ago
Shouldn’t have to, absolutely, but its done anyway, so I think its can be relevant.
Until that last little bit of stuff I have to use windows for becomes linux native or at least doesn’t have a tutorial to make it work that makes my eyes cross, its just easier for me to use my stripped down windows install because it just works.