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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.
net00@lemm.ee 6 days ago
chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world 6 days 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 6 days ago
But it comes with consumer devices. Preinstalled, just like Windows does in whatever version they compares here.
Honytawk@feddit.nl 6 days 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 5 days ago
no.
SteamOS is based on Arch, which is what I’m running right now.
Arch comes with the kernel, a package manager, some generic drivers to get you started, and a CLI. That’s it. Zero bloat.
It’s not “stripped down”, it’s not hobbled for the sake of extra performance, it actually has more system components than my daily driver. You can get ahold of the recovery ISO and go install it on any box, it’s not really super specialized beyond supporting video games.
“De-bloating” and “stripping down” are things Windows users do, because Windows is bloated and fucky and awful. That’s just not a thing on Linux dude.
chocosoldier@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 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 6 days ago
Why? Isn’t SteamOS a stripped down version of Linux?
Zetta@mander.xyz 6 days ago
SteamOS is a full Linux build, it’s just a different distro like Fedora, Ubuntu, mint, etc, etc
Honytawk@feddit.nl 5 days ago
Like a distro with certain bloat disabled to optimize for gaming?
chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world 6 days ago
SteamOS is purpose built for gaming. Windows LTSC is specifically not for gaming, but many shoehorn it into it.
Default_Defect@midwest.social 6 days 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.
Gerudo@lemm.ee 6 days ago
I think it’s a valid comparison request due to some things just flat out not being compatible with Linux.
chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world 6 days 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 6 days 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.
chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world 6 days ago
I was specifically referring to games as a subset of software in general. Generally, I haven’t run into a game that doesn’t “just work” on Linux unless the developer has non-working anti cheat. Are there any major games you’ve tried that that wasn’t the case?
As for all software, we still have work to do there.