My partner and I have been transitioning to Linux over the past month or so, dual booting for now.
Linux still isn’t ready for mass adoption.
kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
Windows Gamers (who will never switch to Linux): Linux still isn’t ready for mass adoption
iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Stitch0815@feddit.org 2 months ago
If you don’t mind me asking: What problems did you run into? And what distro were you using?
iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
I’ve tested out Manjaro, KDE Neon, Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Debian, Mint, and Fedora.
Problems have been all over the spectrum. Not being to install at all, trouble getting it to dual boot after installing (despite following a guide), getting NAS drives to be writeable, hardware compatibility, finding alternatives to proprietary software which may or may not do everything the original did, and more.
I’m semi enjoying the tinkering for now, and I’m not regretting trying to de-Windows as much as possible, but I think people who say Linux is ready for mainstream are out of touch with the average person’s computer literacy.
toodd@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
dual booting anything with windows (including another copy of windows) is an insufferable nightmare caused by windows.
highball@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Imagine the hardware compatibility issues you’d have trying to install MacOS on your machine. Probably a nightmare. Better to just buy hardware that is compatible with the OS you want to run.
prude@lemmy.world 2 months ago
If you want gaming you should try the nobara distro, great stuff
Stitch0815@feddit.org 2 months ago
Oh ok very interesting. Thanks for the insight.
And good luck :D
Honytawk@feddit.nl 2 months ago
Even gamers do more than just game though.
SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
That’s fair, but unless what you do requires windows in some way (like, say, Photoshop), Linux tends to be better for productivity as well, if you learn it
But of course, I understand that it takes some upfront work and learning to change your workflow, so I don’t blame people for not doing it
yuri@pawb.social 2 months ago
i’m using photogimp and haven’t looked back, it’s surprisingly robust
Honytawk@feddit.nl 2 months ago
Sure, but they are comparing SteamOS, which is a stripped down OS that does not have all the capabilities of a full Linux OS.
Just try using Photoshop on SteamOS.
kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
Most people dont use Windows because its compatible with more software, they use it because thats what their computer came with. If computers just starting shipping Linux then software will come.
BackgrndNoize@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Most people just need a web browser for most of their needs, unless you have a need for a specific software that’s Windows only and doesn’t have a good Linux alternative,
lorty@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
I personally like using my Legion Go for LLM training /s
AndrasKrigare@beehaw.org 2 months ago
It’s gotten so seamless now, and wine has gotten pretty good. I can download a Windows executable, double click it, go through the regular Windows installer, and then have it make a shortcut on my desktop which will launch it.
Your average user won’t even know all the Dark Magics making it possible, or that they were supposed to have looked around for a Linux alternative, it just works
yeather@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
I’m still waiting for games with big anticheats to run on Linux. Until I can play Fortnite with my nephew on Linux I won’t swap over.
bitwolf@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Unfortunately the Epic CEO is explicitly blocking Linux. Fortnite runs, but he doesn’t like Linux.
groet@feddit.org 2 months ago
So you accept that Linux is not the problem. We are litterally at the point where it will get mass Adoption in the next few years. That is what this post is about. That you can litterally go out and buy a fully complete gaming system preinstalled with Linux that performs better than the same system with Windows.
We are very close to the point where the only thing holding Linux gaming back is marketing.
kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
Marketing and market availability are the biggest problems. People need to be able to go into any store, buy a handheld/laptop/desktop and have it include Linux without them asking.
xavier666@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Don’t forget educational institutes. Linux should be the defacto OS at such places. The younger generation’s first interaction with a PC is at school. If they are used to Linux from a young age, this is greatly help them ease into the Linux mindset (package manager, terminal).
Ulrich@feddit.org 2 months ago
Which is exactly why Google and Apple give free computers to public schools.
kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
That too, as well as in professional and government settings.
highball@lemmy.world 2 months ago
100% agree. That is coming soon though. Microsoft has had vendor lock’in for the last 30 years which guaranteed engineering dollars (drivers, software, testing) spent by OEMs to support Windows. SteamOS is breaking the grip of Microsoft though. If Microsoft is too slow to react, SteamOS will become entrenched for gaming and that will guarantee engineering dollars are spent on SteamOS support (again, drivers, software, testing), which will upstream to Linux. At that point, 3rd party hardware, peripherals, and software will be targeting SteamOS and Linux. OEMs will have already spent engineering dollars to support their hardware in SteamOS (and Linux), so they wouldn’t hesitate to start shipping Linux machines to the big box stores. It’s Microsoft’s market to lose though.
kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
Keep in mind Linux had this opportunity during netbooks, Microsoft simply forced them to abandon Linux and threatened contracts. Yes, many computers shipped Linux and in what I can only describe as a blatantly illegal move (and cornering of the market) Microsoft forced them to use Windows. If OEMs like Dell or HP start selling as many Linux PCs as Windows PCs Microsoft can just threaten contracts.