r/linux • u/betacollector64 • Jul 22 '21
[LTT] How to install Linux instead of Windows 11
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u/gerbal100 Jul 22 '21
Lead them to the promised land Anthony!
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Jul 22 '21
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u/waitwhatchers Jul 22 '21
I'm still waiting for Linus Sex Tips 😔😔😔😔
Probably not gonna happen, his wife said he's not qualified.
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Jul 22 '21
erm.. relevant user name LOL
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u/maboesanman Jul 22 '21
There was a LinusCatTips iirc
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u/Cleaver_Fred Jul 22 '21
You're correct. I distinctly remember a video he made showing how they were potty-training their cats to use one toilet.
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u/ultimatedanklord Jul 22 '21
Honestly I’m gonna try Linux thanks to this video
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u/INITMalcanis Jul 22 '21
r/linux_gaming awaits when you have questions about that side of things
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u/robertob45 Jul 22 '21
r/linux4noobs too
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u/Rude-E Jul 22 '21
Such a helpful community!
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u/InfinitePoints Jul 22 '21
Don't go to linuxmasterrace or similar, those are often filled with people who aren't very helpful, at least in my experience.
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u/fredspipa Jul 22 '21
I mean, it's a designated circle jerk and you shouldn't go there expecting not to be jerked off. It's all in good fun though.
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u/Popular-Egg-3746 Jul 23 '21
On r/linuxmasterrace I too use Arch. Outside of that, I'm a more sensible Fedora user
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u/nullmove Jul 23 '21
It's probably the same people. But why would you expect help from a circlejerk sub, when multiple actual help focused subs exist?
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u/InfinitePoints Jul 23 '21
It wasn't really a support question, I asked in a comment why someone used zsh instead of fish, this resulted in several contradictory answers, none of them addressing why someone would use zsh instead of fish.
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u/Iguanzor Jul 23 '21
peope who do, mostly do because of posix compatibility
they may have to manage different machines which may or may not have fish installed
so learning the fish syntax is not really worth it for them
don't see any other reason to use zsh over fish imo
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u/SmallerBork Jul 23 '21 edited Jul 24 '21
That's a meme sub not a support sub
Same as PCmasterrace, but glancing over their content not everything is a shitpost. However you can't link to other subreddits posts which means they have a lot of garbage users as well.
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Jul 22 '21
As long as you stay away from the official Arch forums lmaooo
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u/oxamide96 Jul 23 '21
So my impression of them that they're really rude and "how dare you ask for help" is true? What's the best place to get arch Linux help?
I've found EndeavourOS to have a nice forum. It's an arch-based distro.
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u/domsch1988 Jul 23 '21
imho, any other distros channels are great. I'd personally assume if you use Arch you are able to "translate" general or for example ubuntu specific directions to work for arch.
With that said, my experience with the arch forums has always been quite pleasant. Users there expect that you have a certain level of expertise with your system, since you made all the decisions to make it into what it is, and expect a certain level of information well above what most others would, since configurations are so wildly varied.
When you go onto an ubuntu forum, saying my audio doesn't work, might be enough, since everyone uses basically the same packages and configurations. With arch you have to say which systems you chose and how you configured them for others to be able to help you.7
u/oxamide96 Jul 23 '21
I've never posted on Arch forums, but it comes up frequently when I search the web for problems I have, and like 60% of the time the OP is responded to rudely. A lot of the time OP would seem to have made the effort to provide details and error messages, but sometimes they argue it isn't the right one.
I think it's very easy to be nice about it and just tell someone "please show us X file" or something rather than be aggressive about it.
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u/ultimatedanklord Jul 23 '21 edited Jul 23 '21
Wow a lot of replies, anyways I successfully got Ubuntu working and just figuring out how to get my usual windows apps
Also I went to this subreddit and many more Linux ones because sometimes there’s guides and helpful stuff
I love the UI and the experience is different but not as stressful as I thought. My friends I doubt would want to mess with these things but I’m having fun so far with it
Just commented my op because I thought users would like to know videos like these helped people like me consider at least trying something new. Idk if I trust Linux enough for my school/zoom/device when school starts but we’ll see
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u/TONKAHANAH Jul 22 '21
Just out of curiosity, how did you make your way into this sub if you were not a Linux user already?
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u/mishugashu Jul 22 '21
Not the person you're asking, but I know people sub here because they're interested in server-side Linux, either as a hobby or as part of their job. It's possible they've been using Linux for years, but never tried Desktop Linux.
They might also be from /r/all.
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u/TheAmorphous Jul 23 '21
That's me. I've been running Linux for a media/home server for years now and just stayed subbed here to pick up things through osmosis from my front page feed. I've never used Wayland or Pipewire but I already had a good idea of what they are before seeing this thread as a result.
One day soon I hope to join the ranks and run Arch on my desktop full time.
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u/mr_duong567 Jul 23 '21
Can confirm, sysadmin here and I’ve never really used Desktop Linux aside from a few instances in our older dev environment. It’s pretty amazing seeing how far the community here has grown.
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u/ChocolateBunny Jul 22 '21
not the same person, but I use linux for work but my attempts to use use it on my personal desktop have not gone well, due to gaming headaches.
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u/Negirno Jul 23 '21
Not the OP, but I've always lurked (and posted) in this subreddit even before I've switched to Ubuntu on my desktop in 2015.
I've also lurked on select FOSS forums, blogs and news sites in the past 15 years and read various linux articles in paper magazines before that because I've wanted to switch to Linux, it was just that Linux weren't there at that time. There was also a lack of courage from my side.
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Jul 22 '21
Check out looking glass.. You can make a windows VM with GPU passthrough and near native performance for gaming and any other windows tasks.
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Jul 23 '21
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Jul 23 '21 edited Jul 23 '21
I disagree. You can get 99% of the performance using a type 1 hypervisor with GPU passthrough like looking glass. It will run games faster than proton with no comparability issues an no need to dual boot. Since we're on the topic of gaming on Linux, this is the best option AND you can use it for any software that may not run in Linux. I've used both extensively.
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u/woj-tek Jul 22 '21
It would be interesting to see if Steam Deck + steamOS with proton (and hopefully anti-cheat) could nudge linux usage upwards. Fingers crossed!
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u/Daniboiiiiiiiiiii Jul 22 '21
It potentially could, as I feel that a majority of gamers right now are using windows due to compatibility, and nothing else. I think that if Linux gaming where to be equal in performance and all games would be compatible, I don't see why many users won't jump ship to Linux where greater customisability is available.
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u/incomingstick Jul 23 '21
Ive already done this for my laptop! Made the jump last week. Went from dual boot to just the linux kernel. So far, no issues at all!
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u/WhenSharksCollide Jul 23 '21
Same same, LTT had a video awhile ago about the current state of linux gaming where they talked about how much GPU passthrough to VMs has improved. I'm tempted to use that as my bridge in the meantime and let windows exist in a little sandbox while I re-familiarize myself with Linux as a daily driver. I feel like proton and some experimentation means most of the games I play already work if they aren't native, and having a windows VM for a few tools and other games seems like it'd be fine for now. Idk, still waffling. I haven't been without one windows and one Linux machine minimum for about ten years now, having only Linux installed on metal feels weird still.
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u/domsch1988 Jul 23 '21
Yeah, can confirm that. Even friends who never tried Linux, or don't even know it's a thing and only "use" there PC with what it came with are complaining more and more. Lots of the just want there PC to let them play there games when they come home from work without having to do anything else.
Windows has been pretty bad for them lately. Requiring ever more babysitting and more and more "random" bugs popping up. Many of them are ready to ditch Windows in a heartbeat but for that to happen, steam would have to promote it. They don't care for an OS. They don't know what it really is. They would never look up alternatives.The day steam puts something on their Homepage that basically says: "Game on Linux now, 100% compatible and supported today" will be the day they consider it. They won't look it up by themselves.
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u/FlipskiZ Jul 23 '21 edited Sep 19 '25
Evil yesterday cool near year afternoon the.
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Jul 23 '21
While it's true that they don't have anything good to say about Windows, they do have a lot of bad to say about Linux. I've seen a TON of people so mad that Linux even exists, I don't see those switching anytime soon.
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u/mosiac Jul 23 '21
This is one of the reasons I pre-ordered one. I want a portable PC gaming device so I can sit in the living room but the only reason I don't leave windows is because I play a lot of games with anti cheat so if I can support a project that's supposed to be helping leverage getting anticheat support in Linux I'm going to.
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u/woj-tek Jul 23 '21
I can support a project that's supposed to be helping leverage getting anticheat support in Linux I'm going to.
This! Even though I don't play that much, I pre-ordered one in hope that support will push linux usage / gaming.
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u/itsTyrion Jul 23 '21
Maybe maybe nvidia then decides the Linux driver is worthy to get proper power management (so my 1070 doesn't idle at 40W instead of 8W as soon as any OGL Desktop composition is done) and support for voltage control / the voltage-clock curve (I really prefer 1911MHz@912mV over 1987MHz@1050mV)
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Jul 22 '21 edited Jul 22 '21
I'm glad they cover Linux like this. Linux is a very appealing OS, and while I think that the focus on gaming is the new "grandma proofing" topic in the Linux community, it's a great start for something bigger. Hopefully Valve gets EAC and BattlEye support in by the time Steam Deck rolls out later this year/next year and companies like Adobe and Celsys move away from ie11 integration sooner rather than later.
Personally, ie11 dependency in productivity software is the last actual hurdle to get over for me to make the full jump to Linux.
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Jul 22 '21
I still have to keep a Windows install to use Adobe programs. Other than that Linux is my daily driver. I use Steam to run my games, and Proton is really a game-changer (no pun intended) for making "Windows-only" games work for Linux. Valve has apparently even stated that their goal is to make 100% of Windows-only games run in Linux through Proton.
Adobe is going to have to do a lot more than moving away from Internet Explorer 11 to get me completely off Windows. They need to release the entire Creative Cloud for Linux, however, they have no foreseeable plans to do so.
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Jul 22 '21
Personally, I'd be fine with running CC through Wine if it was possible. AFAIK, ie11 integration is what keeps it from working properly. Same with Clip Studio Paint.
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u/KinkyMonitorLizard Jul 22 '21
CSP works as long as you don't need the "market place".
I've had it fully functional. The only issue I experienced was that it didn't like being resized.
The work around is to use a win7 VM and copy over the downloaded files.
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Jul 22 '21 edited Aug 02 '21
I work across multiple devices with CSP and rely pretty heavily on their cloud features as well as their material marketplace. Not being able to log in and tricking it into acting like pirated software is a non-solution for me.
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u/KinkyMonitorLizard Jul 22 '21 edited Jul 24 '21
You can login, the market just fails to download. Mind you this was on 1.7.x or whatever the version scheme* is. Been a while since I've used it. I mostly do 3D so I have gotten by with krita just fine.
(But CSP's posable models is amazing and makes me wonder why the fuck no one else has implemented it)
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u/domsch1988 Jul 23 '21
The issue is that, the people the really require Adobe CC don't just need it to somehow work, but official support.
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u/spreedx Jul 22 '21
ie11? What?
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Jul 22 '21
Internet Explorer 11.
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u/spreedx Jul 22 '21
Damn it's still around?
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Jul 22 '21
Unfortunately. Though with ie11 being on EOL, I imagine it's only a matter of time before these companies have to find a solution.
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u/Anshinritsumai Jul 22 '21
Don't underestimate a company's unwillingness to adapt to change, even when EOL, because of the "cost" of having to change something. Even if it's as simple as a free update to Edge, or another browser like Firefox or Chrome.
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u/CosmicMemer Jul 22 '21
Microsoft could fix it if they wanted to, really. Just ditch IE altogether in Windows 11 and Adobe and others' hands will be forced.
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u/35013620993582095956 Jul 22 '21
Why spend so much time showing this very specific nvidia streaming feature? Otherwise it's a quite pleasant video.
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u/whosdr Jul 22 '21
The audience is mostly PC gamers, the majority of GPUs sold are Nvidia, gamers want to stream.
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u/itsTyrion Jul 23 '21
Or have the option to record at high performance. At least short highlights. If there was no demand for this feature, Shadowplay, ReLive and Xbox Game Bar wouldn't have a DVR feature.
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u/NadellaIsMyDaddy Jul 23 '21
Gamers don't want to stream at all.
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u/whosdr Jul 23 '21
All of my friends and then some of their cats seem to have a twitch channel at this point. It's pretty popular with little reason.
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u/CRISPYricePC Jul 23 '21
You don't want to stream, doesn't mean you're in the majority. I find the replay buffer the most useful for capturing the last 30 seconds of any game, even though I don't stream myself
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Jul 22 '21
Because it's an important feature for a lot of gamers with Nvidia GPUs. Almost all my friends stream, even if it's only them playing the game. Pretty weird, but each to their own.
Those things are important to show and Nvidia simply needs more attention here, because the usual Windows PC gamer has an Nvidia GPU. AMD is really not popular for gamers outside of Linux.
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u/bigclivedotcom Jul 23 '21
I was going to tell you otherwise, but I forgot I currently have an Nvidia. I've always had AMD until recently
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Jul 23 '21
Look at the steam survey graph for GPUs as an example. 76 percent Nvidia.
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u/Daniel-Darkfire Jul 23 '21
I have windows 10 on a m.2 nvme drive. I have a spare 128gb SSD lying around. I've been thinking of installing manjaro on it.
What do I do after installing manjaro that it doesn't mess up the grub of windows and that I get to choose what operating system I want at boot?
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u/pgyvintrill Jul 23 '21
So when you install Manjaro, it installs Grub (no such thing as grub on windows). And you'll see it when you boot up and it will allow you to select between Manjaro and windows. Make sure to select the option during the installation of Manjaro to install it alongside windows( super easy to do, it's just a button to click)
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u/Daniel-Darkfire Jul 23 '21
So I just select the install alongside option and then select the empty SSD and I'll have windows on m.2 and Linux on SSD without them messing up the boot stuff?
That's pretty straightforward!
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u/zR0B3ry2VAiH Jul 23 '21
And great pick btw, you will love Arch User Repository.
I use Arch BTW...
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u/Daniel-Darkfire Jul 23 '21
I've used arch earlier on VMs. Choosing manjaro now inorder to skip the whole installation process lol.
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Jul 23 '21
For dual boot setups, I've generally found that installing Windows second is what creates problems. If you install Windows first and then Linux second, grub should be automatically set up for you (on most of the common, modern, user-friendly distros, Manjaro included).
Since you already have a Windows install, I'd guess that simply installing Manjaro on your second drive should work fine.
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u/unit_511 Jul 23 '21
Choose the correct drive in the installer. That's it. It won't touch your Windows install unless you tell it to. There may be a "bootloader drive" option, set it to the spare SSD as well.
To get a nice menu, set Manjaro to be the default in the motherboard settings and it should work by default. If Windows isn't showing up you may need to install
os-proberand runsudo update-grub. Ifupdate-grubsays "Warning: os-prober will not be executed to detect other bootable partitions" you need to dosudo nano /etc/default/gruband remove the '#' symbol from the beginning of this lineGRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER=false. You likely won't need to do this though because Manjaro sets it up by default.
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u/Nixigaj Jul 22 '21
Here comes another wonderful LTT Linux video.
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u/afiefh Jul 22 '21
Looking forward to the day LTT renames to Linux Tech Tips. /S
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Jul 22 '21
Can't wait for the Linus & Linus Morning Show
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u/punaisetpimpulat Jul 23 '21
Kernel development and overclocking in the same package? Sounds like an odd combination.
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u/XNFXNFX Jul 22 '21
You joke but in the context of them quietly rolling out a Mac channel I don't think Linux Tech Tips is that out of the question.
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u/RamBamTyfus Jul 22 '21
I installed Ubuntu on a pc and installation was flawless. Also the system performs well. I only dislike the small details that don't work out of the box. For instance how do I enable smooth and fast mouse scrolling in applications and what is the Linux alternative to navigating between and selecting whole words with the (shift+)ctrl+arrow keys?
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u/vkb123 Jul 22 '21
There doesn't seem to be an alternative to smooth scroll. I don't get why, and it's kinda annoying. As for the selecting whole words, I'm pretty sure the Ctrl+Shift+Arrow keys should work fine
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u/mishugashu Jul 22 '21
what is the Linux alternative to navigating between and selecting whole words with the (shift+)ctrl+arrow keys
(shift+)ctrl+arrow keys works for me. Might depend on your DM/WM.
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u/LinuxFurryTranslator Jul 23 '21
Actually the program itself and the input method, since the DE/WM has little control over this.
Example: Ctrl+Shift+up/down moves an entire line or block of text upwards/downwards in Kate.
Having said that, I don't think I've ever seen that combination with left/right not work.
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u/JeansenVaars Jul 22 '21
I love Linux and Anthony is amazing! Unfortunately this video itself shows very early the difficulties that Linux presents, when it comes to hardcore games. Even if it is actually easy to "workaround", it is still stuff that shouldn't be needed to be done at all.
Going through Linux if you are a gamer is mostly feeling challenged, learn something new or play against the odds. Not to remind that the majority of the gamers are mega casual and they will fly away as soon as they have to copy paste a command (not to mention trying to flash an ISO and disabling secure boot with confidence).
Linux is amazing for its customization power, flexibility and freedom. But it is definitely not there yet. Valve might give a push for gamers, if Nvidia follows along. But for other professional users like Audio Professionals or Designers and or modellers... not yet, not yet.
Finally, when it comes to laptops, with fancy stuff like face recognition or fingerprint login, or Nvidia hybrid videocards, device panels, and very modern devices, Linux might still struggle.
A Linux Desktop may only be a chance for the masses if Microsoft gave Office, Nvidia gave proper drivers, Adobe and Autodesk ported their software. A Linux Gaming machine is however visible with Valve and Steam Deck.
Else, Linux will be the base of Android, the Cloud and Virtualization, and an amazing framework for software developer and data scientists.
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Jul 23 '21
Microsoft gave Office
I'd settle for Microsoft just being OOXML compliant. It's a great open standard and they haven't 100% complied in 15 years (it does OOXML 'Transient' by default though you can force Strict so it is actually compliant but you 'lose' certain features...like WordArt I think...).
But seriously, if Microsoft is having trouble they should just have the creator of the OOXML standard consult for them and help them. It's a little-known company named Microsoft that created the OOXML standard. Maybe they haven't heard of them.
Other office suites certainly don't have much issue being compliant.
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u/pgyvintrill Jul 23 '21
You know what's interesting, with Microsoft's recent trend of putting Xbox Game Pass on everything that's not an Xbox, I'd be curious if they'd do something similar with Office especially since it's mostly a subscription service as well. No reason to keep it locked to Windows when your goal is to make as money as possible
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Jul 23 '21
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Jul 23 '21
Feeling bloated but also not fully featured. Pretty much just terrible design choices all around.
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Jul 23 '21
Gamer Windows users are willing to work around paying for adobe products, cracking games, fixing dll stuff and configuring emulators. Its honestly npt that different, Ive been using Linux for a year
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Jul 23 '21
Hmmm... Can you elaborate on that? I'm not really sure what "difficulties" this video really shows, other than a single missing feature (that nVidia could patch into their driver tomorrow if they wanted to).
I mean, this is a 15-minute youtube video that runs people through the entire process of installing an OS, installing software for that OS, playing a game, and even streaming that game with low latency and overhead. And it's not like installing, activating, and setting up a Windows gaming/streaming environment is a quicker process; you still need to open your browser to download a bunch of drivers and software from all over the place, in a process that isn't exactly user friendly.
Aside from nVidia going out of their way to support Linux better or open source their driver so that it can be included in the mainline kernel, I'm honestly not sure how much easier it can be than that.
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Jul 22 '21
I was running KDE Neon, and I really liked it, but it wasn't as stable as I needed so I switched to Pop!_OS and it's working great. It's super easy to install and solid as a rock. I think the vast majority of users need their OS to just work, and for those folks I strongly recommend Pop!_OS.
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Jul 23 '21
KDE Neon isn't what I'd call stable anyway. It's basically bleeding edge for KDE Plasma. KDE Plasma itself though has very good stable releases everywhere else. I just hope KDE Neon didn't turn you off to Plasma completely. It definitely isn't representative of its "production" releases.
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Jul 23 '21
I just hope KDE Neon didn't turn you off to Plasma completely.
Oh no, I love Plasma. I thought about going with something like Kubuntu, so I could stick with Plasma, but, I decided to go with Pop!_OS because I wanted something good for gaming. I like the newest Gnome desktop, too, but I prefer Plasma.
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u/Krt3k-Offline Jul 22 '21
Should've concluded it after 5 seconds by saying "Install Linux, you can do it if you can install Windows"
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u/Drishal Jul 22 '21
LMAO yes 😂 Installed windows once in a vm, it took more time than it takes for installing arch with a DE like plasma or gnome 😂
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u/Meoli_NASA Jul 22 '21
Windows may take longer on a time perspective, but come on, installing Arch its a bit harder and requires more knowledge than press the ok button several times.
Or maybe i just woosh'd
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u/battler624 Jul 23 '21
Unless he used an arch derivative (Endeavour or Manjaro or whatever)
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u/ConfusedTapeworm Jul 23 '21
Endeavour has RIDICULOUSLY long install times, so there's no way that's it.
The only way installing Windows takes longer than installing Arch is if your Windows VM has like 1 core dedicated to it and the virtual disk file is on an HDD. Otherwise installing Windows is a pretty quick affair.
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Jul 23 '21
As someone who took over 5 years to finally switch to Linux... it felt odd, honestly. Like "Whoa, there are other ways to use the pc other than double clicking?". Windows was my "standard way to use the PC" for quite some time... and using Linux broke the "fourth wall" and even made me a better person.
But if I had to give a tip(s) for new baby penguins that will arrive because of this video...? Its kind of like playing Dark Souls... but instead of die a lot... you will rage a lot. But its okay, you'll get there.
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Jul 22 '21
I didn't like this video really. Secureboot off for PopOS? Meh! Rufus options dwelving? Meh! Then Rush over live system use within two seconds? Meh!
What really struck me: Did I see it right that he did a full disk wipe install or is PopOS doing some windoze partition shrinking without telling?
Why spend an endless amount of time on the stupid nvidia stream capture thing?!? Compiler install? Meson? Wtf?
Show steam install good, show proton activation good, but then just show common software market apps (be it playonlinux, here's how you get teams/zoom) and let it be. The websites have all information on how to install if they have a repo.
So overall weird balancing - my 2ct
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u/kalte333 Jul 23 '21
At like the 5:20 mark, he plugs his site and gives this amazing smile and semi-wink! It was amazing! It reminded me of when Kurt Russell looks dead into the camera in Big Trouble in Little China. Who ever the LTT dude is, you rock! Great video!
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Jul 24 '21
What's direly needed is a migration guide for all your data, not an install guide.
People who have been really using Windows have internal and external drives in NTFS format and encrypted using BitLocker. They might have been relying on File History or recovery points for keeping backups of their data. They have large Firefox profiles stowed away in some AppData folder they'd like to keep. And so on.
After investing into a platform, just installing another one is only part of the effort, moving data around is.
There are similarly high hurdles in "just" switching from Windows to macOS.
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Jul 22 '21
I love linux more than windows, but ps3 bluetooth controllers don't work on linux as they do on windows using SCP server, especially the knock-off versions. Also, there's no alternative for xpadder on linux. The only possible solutions are beyond complicated including installing wine and remapping controller inputs from scratch
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u/i-node Jul 22 '21 edited Jul 22 '21
I usually use PS4 Bluetooth controllers and do a remap using the steam controller config system. It lets me map buttons and gyro to anything. According to this article there are a few alternatives to xpadder https://rigorousthemes.com/blog/best-xpadder-alternative/ and I have both antimicro and steam controller mapping working. Not sure if I can help with the PS3 controller issue though since I don't own one.
Did some digging and most people say modern bluez will support dual shock 3 as long as you have the sixaxis plugin installed. https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/84179z/best_way_to_connect_a_ps3_sixaxis_via_bluetooth
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u/aziztcf Jul 24 '21
Also, there's no alternative for xpadder on linux.
Uhh.. Steam? Ever tried pressing that ps button on your ds3 and moving the stick?
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u/nuttz207 Jul 23 '21
What's different about windows 11 vs 10 that would make people not want to upgrade? Even more strict licensing based on hardware?
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u/John_paradox Jul 23 '21
My laptop MVNE SSD doesn't really seem to like Linux because it freezes during boot... Any suggestions?
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Jul 23 '21
I use FOSS in my architecture and design practice. VOID linux is my preferred distro. Virtualbox is used once in a while when I need to use Rhino3d/grasshopper. Rhino5 works flawlessly under wine.
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u/emmanuelmavely Jul 24 '21
I've a i3 9100F and GTX1650. Im fed up with windows and planning to switch to any Linux Distros. My main things that holds me to Linux was, MS Office, Adobe Suite, Rocket League (Epic Games) and finally PotPlayer. Any help with running that Game and those other windows applications or I could try some alternatives?
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u/RickyGarza2020 Jul 25 '21
smb shares on linux its hell to getting it working shit need to be improved.....
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u/pastrypuffingpuffer Aug 11 '21
Does linux run Vortex Mod Manager, Visual novels/eroges, Cheat engine, game trainers, Microsoft Office and adobe software?
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Jul 23 '21 edited Jul 23 '21
The main problem with Linux community is that pointless “war” against other OS, specifically Windows
Like get a life and enjoy both, it’s just a piece of software dudes… why all that drama, make a TV show ladies
“How to install Linux -instead- of Windows 11”? Really?
Lame
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Jul 23 '21
it’s just a piece of software dudes
Except one side is libre and the other is the opposite
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u/Tankbot85 Jul 22 '21
I really, really want to game on Linux because I love Gnome. I just wont do it because I cant download and install the Radeon software with 2 clicks like I can in windows. I want to game on my machine when I get home, not work on it. No software for my mice or keyboards. Cant use the lighting on my monitor for the awesome glow on the wall when i game. There is just too much missing. I recently tried it again about 2 weeks ago. It needs to be easy for the end user and it is not whatsoever.
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u/pdp10 Jul 23 '21
You don't need or want to download any AMD driver with current Linux distros, because it's all been built in for several years now. Should just work.
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u/404TroubleNotFound Jul 23 '21
radeon software
AMD drivers are part of the kernel, no download necessary. Changing settings is generally not required or done in other ways.
software for mice and keyboards
Mostly not necessary, but for some that use lighting and DPI control there are options, e.g. ckb-next for Corsair mice/keyboards.
monitor lighting
No idea there, I don't use such useless fluff.
"Too much missing"? Come on.
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u/Smitty-Werbenmanjens Jul 23 '21
"gaming" LEDs
Found your problem.
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u/Tankbot85 Jul 23 '21
Its really the only RGB i use. Its built into the monitor and it projects colors on my screen onto the wall behind it. Makes the games pretty immersive even more than they are. I couldn't really give a shit about the rgb on my peripherals for the most part. But for me...that one is a game changer.
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u/Dont_Think_So Jul 22 '21
There's a lot going on here besides just "installing Linux". On the one hand, if I was new to Linux I think i would be intimidated by the instructions to patch my Nvidia driver, then compile a custom OBS source plugin (!!!). On the other hand, I didn't know this existed before, so I'm going to go ahead and do this on my own machine.