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That ain't Falco!
I actually did it. And I have abysmal knowledge of software but Linux is so fantastic. There isn't one thing that I can't do on it if it bothers me enough.
And even the one proprietary software that I do have to use (for work, plz don't ask) and comes only on Windows, works without flaw once I configure the WINE environment properly.
Tried Debian, Manjaro, Linux Mint, MX linux and loved them all. They are all fantastic. Finally settled on Mint (I know) because it is the right balance of stable and updated for me.
Don't feel bad about the distro you land on, especially not Linux Mint. It's the #1 distro I recommend to completely new Linux users.
I use it myself for any computer that I want a #JustWorks experience on. The Cinnamon desktop environment is super stable and easy to use. And so far, Linux Mint is the only distro I know of where you truly don't have to use the terminal for anything even kernel updates/rollbacks, alternative driver installations, and major version upgrades.
The Mint team is wonderful and they've created a fantastic product.
i think this is how I'm getting ready to be with Minecraft vs luanti
Luanti is great, but since the topic is about switching to Linux I feel the need to point out that Minecraft Java has been running on Linux I think from the very beginning. I use prism launcher when the kids feel like playing. The setup is more complicated than using the official Linux launcher, but it is more stable.
do you always gotta be logging in and agreeing to terms and shit?
Uhh, maybe on initial setup. I haven't played in a month or so and just launched it in two clicks.
I've only ever had to do it once. also I personally feel like prism launcher is a LOT easier to use than the official Minecraft launcher.
Omg, I'd never heard of luanti... it looks freakin awesome!! Thank you!
i successfully converted a Minecraft bedrock world to luanti!!!
But... Club Penguin was shut down years ago! π©
Real. π’
It was kil
And at the time I was at house eating dorito
Once again I am asking you to apt-get update.
Or otherwise dnf upgrade
I sometimes do. But I'd point a gun back and say, make the penguin run this software in a way that doesn't require a power user or take a newbie three fucking weeks.
I use Linux a lot and have about ten PCs running it so far, but I literally just installed Windows 10 on a shitbox that will very rarely be online because it was my best option for the software and respecting my time. I don't work in IT. I run a small nonprofit and I used to build and upgrade/repair PCs as a side gig.
I honest to god do not think it's any harder than Windows. You're just used to the quirks and skills necessary to deal with Windows shit.
I have made laundry lists in the past of things that either you can't do with windows, or you need to regedit and hack around it. Literally basic as fuck things.
Hell, until a year or two ago, you couldn't open the location of a file from a file search, and it obscured (and still does) the full path of the file in the search pane. Not to mention how bad the search is in general.
Don't get me started on the "modern sleep" bullshit lol
It becomes apparent if you stop using Windows for a few years, when you get on it again the quirks hit back with the power of a thousand suns
Windows 10 on a shitbox!!!! You and I have very different definitions of that - lol. The 'shitboxes' I have (two of them) find it difficult to run even Windows 7, but Linux zooms on it like a breeze.
I know the frustration though. I sometimes use cracked software - mostly for learning new stuff as a hobby (CAD programming, designing etc) and they come only on Windows, SOo....
But these days free and open source have also come up so beautifully. FreeCAD is like this whole new thing entirely, so are LibreOffice, Inkscape, GIMP, LibreCAD, Scribus, Blender (never used this one though). Using LibreOffice has made it next to impossible for me to use MSOffice. But yes I do need that one or two shitty proprietary things because, just because...
My job has some old equipment that has proprietary software that I can't get to run on Linux. It's literally the only thing I need that tower to run. It's a 2nd gen i5. It runs Windows 10 acceptablyfrom a small SSD. It won't even be connected to the internet.
Tell trackIR to release a linux client. I'm stuck with it and cant move until a Linux client is released
I don't know if these would do the trick, but could be worth a shot? https://github.com/fwfa123/linuxtrackx-ir
I've never heard of TrackIR before now.
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Eat your free soup.
What is this, Northern Irland?
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