>install linux>start up, no internet>have to manually configure dns>now have dns but no audio>install pipewire>have audio>play game>it works>holy shit>try another game>it doesn't>look it up, only works on windows>install windows dual boot partition>windows deletes my boot loader, now can only use windows>have to boot into cli to create new boot loader manually>new bootloader created>try to play another game on linux>doesn't work>need to update drivers>update drivers, monitors go green and purple>reboot>start game>compile shaders for 30 minutesOh yeah it's gaming time.
>>737327926I look like this and I do this
troon thread?
>>737327926nice try microjeet
>>737328013He already said Linux, so yes.
>>737327926Sounds like Arch. Install a normal distro that handles these things for you. Regular Linux is faster to get working than Windows these days.
>>737328153But it's all set up how I like it now.
>>737327926>accept that there's a learning curve>eventually gain an understanding >never have to suffer wangblows again
>>737327926>install windows>unplug ethernet>ANON CONNECT TO THE INTERNET FOR AN ACCOUNT>shift+F10, oobe\bypassnro>reboot>create local account>Do you want to buy office 365?>no>Do you want to buy Gamepass?>no>What tracking do you want us to do on you?>untick all boxes>load into windows>open edge>Anon sign in>skip>Anon import your data>skip>Anon buy this shit>skip>search bing for chrome>Anon use Edge it's awesome>download chrome>install chrome>Load chrome>Anon don't switch Edge is better I swear>close>Chrome "want to make me your default browser?">yes>Anon don't do it edge is better!>change default browser to chrome>delete edge shortcut since I can't uninstall it>uninstall 40 pre-installed applications that I said no to>edit registry to remove bing search from start menu>uninstall copilot>forget to disable updates first so it reinstalls itself>disable updates>uninstall copilot>download and install steam>motherboard needs driver updates>enable windows updates and do it>uninstall copilot>start gameOh yeah it's gaming time
That's the effects of monopolies. Never give Microsoft money.
>install windows dual boot partition>windows deletes my boot loader, now can only use windowsI used to post about this shit happening years ago and faggots were calling me a schizo.
>>737329038Honestly, I actually liked it. I made it hard on myself by choosing Arch but this was my genuine experience in switching to Linux. Everything just works now.Installed cachy on a different PC and had 0 issues, it just worked out of the box.>>737329252It's definitely real. Scummy as shit.
That's the "beauty" of Linux in the end. No matter how hard will people complain about Winblows, at the end it's expected to work out of the box to satisfy people who just want to use it for work and business. Linux is just a free hobby OS so users are expected to just tinker and jump through tons of hoops while trying to fix basic issues.Sorry to say this, but in order to have an actual "windows replacement" such a OS would need to be paid. Because people paying for their system would result in ACTUAL demand for it to be ready for everyday use without much effort.
In my experience it took longer to install and set up Windows than Linux (Nobara for me).Way longer
>>737329137Why would you use chrome and not Firefox lmao
>>737329894Because I was RPing as a Windows user.
>>737329654Glad to hear it's going well.Jumping into the deep end is probably better for you in the long run.And I think you'll be surprised at just how much vidya DOES work.At this point it's pretty much just the rare games with overbearing anti-cheats that refuse to allow linux.
install gentoo
>>737330069Waiting for genthree to release
>>737327926skill issue
>>737327926i installed Mint on a spare laptop and it just worked no problem. I didnt have to do anything. I just installed it from a usb and it auto downloaded any updates I needed. the internet just worked straight away. Unlike when I installed windows 11 and it wouldnt connect to the wifi so I had to use an ethernet cable to download the wifi drivers
>>737330090you have to get through genone first or else it's not gonna make any sense
>>737330204>MintAhahahaha
>>737330293what's wrong with mint now?
>>737330035I never played many multiplayer games in the first place and the ones I do all work find on Linux. I shouldn't be surprised, but every time I load a game is just works without having to do anything, and every time I am like "wow it just works".>>737330293This distro elitism needs to go away. >>737330384Nothing. The Linux community is just like this. They are worse than console fanboys.
I updated my linux system using the automatic update manager and it broke my gpu drivers which means my computer gets stuck on a black screen at boot up. Uninstalled drivers, reinstalled drivers. Still broken. Not even chatgpt knew what to do other than suggesting I install different drivers than the ones previously working just fine.I hate microsoft and will never use it, but I won't pretend linux isn't held together by hopes and dreams.
>>737328153Technically it could be arch, but if archinstall didn't actually install networking shit he'd be totally fucked and have to install it off usb or re-run archinstall.>tfw there are archfags that think not having a properly functioning installer is a point of pride
>>737330576What distro?What GPU?
As an average windows user who only cares about retro vidya and one or two current games, why should I use Linux over Windows?When people say "you have more control" or "more privacy" compared to windows it means absolutely nothing to me because those are things I usually don't really put attention onWhy not just use windows and have everything running right of the bat?
>>737327926Arch is insane to me. Not as a concept, I actually like it as a concept and it's one of the only relevant community run distros which is based. But having to do everything manually is ridiculous. You will miss things, misconfigure things, etc that other distros would simply do for you automatically. It's very easy to get a basic Arch install up and running. Configuring it securely is a completely different beast.I bet most Arch installs have effectively no security, simply because the people installing Arch have no real concept of any of this.How is Endeavor? I was thinking about giving it a shot since Debian's leader is now a woke Indian woman with no technical ability whose only platform is DEI.
>>737330693Mint. Nvidia
>>737330949>nvidialol
>>737330384Nazi distro
>>737329669linux faggots just want to have their superiority complex over something as banal as a computer
>>737331083ew ick
>>737327926>install windows dual boot partition>windows deletes my boot loader, now can only use windowsThis exact shit happened to me on my first linux attempt, mother fuckers.
the fact that linux users can't even agree on which "distro" is even good to use and then masks that as freedom of choice is an instant red flag
>>737329137>turn on pc>click steam or gameDoneThe fuck are you just fresh installing windows every time you turn it on? Dumbass lol
>>737330949>Nvidiaoh noo
>>737330576>>737330949Don't use Mint if you have nvidia. Its best to be on something like CachyOS or Nobara that has the very latest drivers since nvidia is still a work in progress on Linux since they're a bunch of shit heads.
>>737327926It's been 20 years, surely there's a Barney-style distro of linux that even retards could learn to operateR-right?
>>737330642It is Arch. I specifically chose it so I was forced to learn about it. archinstall is better than doing it manually, but it's still possible to miss some stuff.If I were to do it all again I would just install cachy or endeavor. >>737330850You probably don't have any good reason to switch then unless you want to. I don't know what appeals to you personally.Linux is great for retro gaming and emulation though. >>737331034>>737331195Nvidia works fine on my machine.
>install steam os>install game>play gamejust werks
>>737329137skip using edge and just winget install mozilla.firefox.esr and winget install valve.steam insteadalso>editing the registry for any of this shituse group policy, it's not 1998. you can disable web search, disable copilot, disable onedrive, and configure windows updates to however you like.>b-but homeMAS edition switch to education/enterprise then reactivate also using MAS
>>737331256for now
>>737331175OK if we're going to go to an already installed and configured system>turn on linux pc>click steam or gameDone.
>>737330642you're assuming he used archinstall
>>737331325Yeah i dont know what OP is even on about.
>>737331365Baiting
>>737331163>user choice is le bad
Shouldn't have fallen for the stupid Arch meme. Mint worked out of the box for me just fine. Now, did I screw it up repeatedly using chatGPT and trying to fix performance issues with my games? Yes absolutely. Does my machine still have some bizarre issue where it "overheats" while idle and shuts down on Linux compared to my Windows install? Afraid so. Do I find myself back on my Windows install most of the time lately because I need it to play my pirated h-games? Also yes.But it did work out of the box when I started with it.
>>737330850use whatever you want if it works for you and you aren't annoyed by it
>>737331325>steamI certainly don't hope you installed that closed source bull shit on your FOSS machine
>>737331163I'll let you in on a little secret that they don't want you to know. They are all the same. The only difference is what is packaged. That's why they are called distributions.
>>737331245Technically there's a myriad of options for stuff that "just works" and if you or a friend helps you get even arch up and running and just use flatpaks and appimages you really can't break anything.The problem is that any conversation about this is going to have>Intentional bad actors who will break shit on purpose in ways you have to do research to do (Eg: Linus intentionally uninstalling his desktop on PopOS which people STILL talk about and could have been fixed by typing "sudo apt install pop-desktop")and>People who immediately assume any software problem is cause by linux intrinsically somehow and not the current state of software these days
>>737331162it's very common
>>737331543I have no interest in tux racer, sorry.
>>737331163Then just use Arch, Debian or Fedora and not one of the many distros built on top of them. Nobody is stopping you my guy.
>>737331461all skill issues>expecting performance from vidya from a fixed release distro
>>737331163most of the popular ones are good for what they intend to do, it's just they're suited for different use cases. if your use case is "i want stuff to just work" then use fedora kde or mint or any other popular basic-bitch distro; they're all good for that purpose. if you have other needs that extend beyond what those offer, there are other options out there, but you don't need to look into them if you don't want to.
>>737331162windows does that shit on purpose to fuck with linux users
Linux users be like, it's easy to install you just gotta cfdisk /dev/hda && mkfs.xfs /dev/hda1 && mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/gentoo/ & chroot /mnt/gentoo/ && env-update && . /etc/profile && emerge sync && cd /usr/portage && scripts/bootsrap.sh && emerge system && emerge vim && vi /etc/fstab && emerge gentoo-dev-sources && cd /usr/src/linux && make menuconfig && make install modules_install && emerge gnome mozilla-firefox openoffice && emerge grub && cp /boot/grub/grub.conf.sample /boot/grub/grub.conf && vi /boot/grub/grub.conf && grub && init 6
>>737331602not just intentionally uninstalled his desktop, but deliberately went out of his way to find the one version of PopOS with this specific bug that was already fixed
>>737331737it's more like they just don't care about supporting it. it would require more than 0 hours of work to do and it doesn't contribute to their bottom line, especially when they're pushing wsl as the linux solution.
>>737330850>Why not just use windows and have everything running right of the bat?If you don't mind using Windows 11 then there's no real reason an average user would switch off. Linux is for power users who want the power to tweak every little thing exactly to their liking. Or people like me, my machine doesn't have a TPM chip and I am not buying new hardware just so I can install Windows 11, which I know I hate using because I already have that shit on my work computer.>>737331676>skill issuesCorrect, it's been a long learning process, but I was having fun powering through it. The false overheating issue really is what killed my drive because I just can't seem to get it solved.
>>737331623why do you hate freedom?
>This will make your PC release mustard gas are you sure you want to continue?>y>WOOOOW HOW WAS I SUPPOSED TO KNOW???
>>737330850there's an emulator for every old console anyway, and they're always made to function on windows more than anythingLinux is just performative and needlessly complicated
>>737332151>retroarch does it all in one app
What kind of games do Linux users paly?
>>737327926READ, NIGGA! READ!
>>737332195Technically retroarch doesn't, retroarch is just a frontend for the individual emulators, but it does consolidate launching and running each individual emulator into a single consistent frontend.
>>737332307just S ranked RE0, playing Pragmata now, going to OG RE1 after
>>737332309Networking was fine, I just couldn't resolve any domains. Could ping IPs just fine. >>737332307Anything I want to basically. Currently Zomboid and Satisfactory.
>>737332307femboy sex simulator
>>737329137>>737327926>install LSTC Windows (pirated)>find some game from https://libregamewiki.org/>start gamedone
>>737332307fastfetch exclusively, from my experience.
which distro is right for you>I want to play vidya with minimal effortcachy>I want to play vidya but I don't know how to use a computerbazzite>I want to post desktop screenshots on /g/arch>I wanted a mac but I'm too poorfedora>I want linux to be windowsmint>I hate niggers and tranniesartix>my walls are lined with tinfoil and I haven't seen sunlight in 10 yearsgentoo
>>737332890Shockingly accurate.
>>737327926>install manjaro>just works
>>737333297People still use Manjaro when Endeavor exists? How come?
>>737329137open edge twice. the second one won't make you sign in or bother you. Go to ninite, get firefox and all the other shit. fuck chrome.
>>737330924The problem with Arch is that it was never for new users to install on their home PCs. Arch was meant to be a way for power users to build a custom OS for their specific use case, and it works amazingly for that.People that say Arch shouldn't have an installer are correct, but usually for the wrong reason. The real reason is it isn't meant to be a daily driver OS unless you know enough that you need and can build your own custom Linux build.Anyone that actually wants to use Arch was always better served by using a downstream distro like Endeavor, Garuda, or the current hotness CachyOS. And to answer your question, Endeavour is okay, but everything it does, CachyOS does better.
>>737327926I installed arch and had no issue with internet
>>737333575What I don't like about Cachy is they have their own version of the kernel, and if they ever implode you're left to swap to the standard kernel yourself, which most people won't know how to do.
>>737331034>>737331195>>737331218Yeah I know that now, but it's too late and expensive to buy computer parts in 20+26
>>737334041CashyOS or Nobara might still work well for you though, the nvidia drivers are getting better reasonably quickly and in the newest ones there are some fixes to the dx12 problems. Don't get me wrong, they're still worse than on Windows, but they do work well enough on Linux if you want to give it a try.
>>737334041Times like these I'm kinda glad I'm on AM4 and apparently you can get a newer cpu for fairly cheap and I can still use my old ram.
>>737327926>be retard>make thread >farm (OP)Sasuga
>>737333938just ask chatgpt nigga
>>737334358Unironically, yes. Arch has been so autistically documented and LLMs are extremely good at parsing that.But, don't just copy paste terminal commands like a retard. Still learn about what it's actually doing.
this doesn't happen by the way
>>737327926>linux makes your monitors give you your daily dose for freeThanks doctor Linux!
>>737331083>>737331128>nazi chad distro gate keeping troons
>>737335006>>737331083What makes them nazis?
>>737327926>>update drivers, monitors go green and purple Thanks, doc.
>>737327926>try to play an old game>stretched resolution>look online>top suggestion is using a meme program called gamescope developed by gape>second suggestion is to just play it stretched and the guy smugly asking why anyone would want to play it any other way.
>>737327926Steam os has done none of these problems
>>737335636Gamescope is veri gud brograme and I love sticking naughty games that sperg the fuck out if you alt tab into it so they cannot
>>737335636>second suggestion is to just play it stretched and the guy smugly asking why anyone would want to play it any other way.Now this is truly the linux wayGayscope is good though
>>737335636I just set wine to emulate virtual desktop.>second suggestion is to just play it stretched and the guy smugly asking why anyone would want to play it any other way.kek Yeah that is linux users in a nutshell. Really there is a lot of things that don't have good solutions on linux and so the community will just add a sixth stage of grief known as "superiority" where they will pretend that being shit at something is actually a badge of honor.
>>737327926Stop using tinkertranny dogshit like Arch and use normal shit like Mint where you don't have to fiddle with every setting.
>>737332307I'm currently playing vintage story with friends, a bit of OSRS with a side of STS2
>>737327926Why would you go through all that instead of just downloading windows
>>737336298>os level age verification>windows recall>copilot>data harvesting>integrated ads>30% AI-jeetcoded OSWhy indeed.
>>737327926What's a prominent example of a game that only works on Windows, and not on Linux via Proton or whatever?
>>737327926>use Linux for 8 months>it works fine and I have no issues aside from a small learning curve at the start
>>737336896Bad multiplayer gamesGames with specific modding requirements
>>737336896Fortnite, Roblox (works with Sober), Anything EA sports. Much Ubislop shit. Most VR games.
>>737336928Ah, that makes sense. So if I wanted to play newer multiplayer shooters on it, that would be a reason to get some kind of Windows handheld and not a Deck
>>737337175If you're playing that shit, you probably shouldn't do it on a handheld...And it only depends on the game. Overwatch and Rivals work, for example.
>>737337238If it's a game with console crossplay, which many newer ones have, then it doesn't matter if I'm playing it with console-style handheld controls. And assuming it can be made to run at 60fps well enough
>>737337110>Most VR games.I used to think this but found out Pavlov had some shitty anticheat that'd throw up a fake error and crash if you were on Linux.
>>737327926nigga what the fuck.this shit thread already up on xitter.
>>737337818Mother fuckers >:(That's all these sites are now. 4chan is screenshots of twitter and twitter is screencaps of 4chan.
>>737327926> turn on steam deck> steam opens> connect to wifi> download game> open gameWow, I must be a wizard
>>737327926>install Linux>works out of box>ethernet cable automatically connects meWhat did you do?
>>737327926not a problem on linux mint
>>737330642I did it all manually. >didnt install Nvidia drivers before running the new OS>got like 4fps>10% chance pressing a letter made it repeat the inpuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut 8-12 times>had to go into a text file, type script out and cut out the extra inputswas abysmal. That said Arch is fantastic and I wouldn't want anything else.
>>737327926Weird, I've been gaming on linux for about a year and never had this happen. Every game i try works and steam will build a shell for the ones that need it in the "add non steam game" option. Lutris also works every time I try it. Sorry you're having a hard time
People who cry about windows having problems are the same people who cry about pirated copies having problems.Meaning it's all lies and they're retards.
Install gentoohttps://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Handbook:Main_Page
>>737338892>Sorry you're having a hard timeI'm not anymore. Just switching pains. Been smooth sailing since. >>737338967There's an entire multi billion dollar industry dedicated to fixing Windows issues.
>>737327926i installed cachyos and it just fucking werked
>>737339081>1070How's that going for you? I thought nvidias open drivers are just cucked on anything less than a 20 series card?
>>737329137lmao
>>737339160so far, ive tried deep rock galactic, witcher 3 and synthetik 2. All games fucking worked
>>737339160nta but I got a 1060 on my old ass laptop and it works good on cachyOS, pmuch can't tell apart from the win10 install I had before
>>737338972>compile everythingThere's only so many hours in the day.
>winblows is ai coded slop>linus tech tips allows vibe coded slop in the linux kernel so it's vibe coded slop too and every distro older than two weeks is tripping over itself to add age verification>mac has no gamesit's over
>>737331543No Sir, on my ARM64 Pinebook Pro with 4GBs RAM & 64GBs eMMC running Armbian I only play locally installed FOSS games like...0AD - 3D RTSCave Story - Pixel Art MetroidvaniaDr Robotnik's Ring Racers - Kart RacerDune Legacy - RTSEndless Sky - Space SandboxFlare - Fantasy RPGFreeciv - StrategyFreecol - StrategyFrozen Bubble - Puzzle Bobble "homage"GZDoom - Doom Engine for Mods & Total ConversionsHedgewars - Worms "Homage"Neverball - Monkeyball "Homage"Neverputt - Miniputt Golf GameOpen Fodder - FOSS Engine for "Cannon Fodder"OpenRA - FOSS RTS Engine for "Tiberian Dawn", "Red Alert" & "Dune 2000"Open TTD - Transit Management SimOpenTyrian - FOSS Engine for Top-Down Shmup "Tyrian"Perfect Dark - PC Port of N64 Game with Keyboard/Mouse SupportPico-8 - Indie Pixel Art Gaming & Development PlatformPingus - Lemmings "Homage"ScummVM - FOSS Engine for Classic Point & Click GamesSonic Robo Blast 2 - 3D PlatformerThe Ur-Quan Masters - FOSS Port of Space Sandbox "Star Control II"Xonotic - Arena Shooter FPS
lowkey i use windows and steamOS because i support local businesses
>>737336284>>737332468>>737332427>RE0/1>pragmata>zomboid>satisfactory>vintage story>osrs>STS2guys why do you have the same taste as me wtf
>>737339395
>>737339645We all visit this gay board so that might have something to do with it.
>>737329669>Linux is just a free hobby OSLMAObait weak as fuck
>>737339645these are in fact video games, yes
>>737339726Thanks my other laptop is like a decade old HP but it's x86 so it can run even more stuff like Ion Fury, Fallout 1 & 2, Retro City Rampage, Daggerfall Unity, Morrowind and it's KOTOR fan mod Starwind, The Dark Mod which is an excellent FOSS Thief style game, etc. Honestly I don't need steam at all.
>win 8/10 machine>few years old>RAM limited, like 4GB>antimalware service flairs up>takes all my memory>can't disable despite being administratorevery time
>>737339726>>737340007Oh and Oolite which is a modern fan remake of 3D Space Sandbox Elite, and it's has sooo many mods to fill out the universe with more ships, factions, missions, textures soundpacks, etc.
>>737337391If you're going to play a multi-player game with anti-cheat on the Windows version and crossplay, you are better off getting a console since it won't install shady shit onto your personal computer that way
>>737331083Don't listen to this anon they say this so chuds start using mint
Okay, so what is THE linux distro for gaming that *mostly* works out the box? I don't mind a little troubleshooting but if I have to tinker for every other game in my steam library, I am not interested.
>>737340294Take the linux pill. Ideal use case is toaster PCs
>>737340687Ya the real Nazi distro is Devuan. Amirite fellow Brownshirts?
>>737340757CachyOS.
>>737340757See >>737332890
>>737332307TF2. I got the Tux cosmetic and everything.
>>737340757Bazzite, according to the people who use it.
>>737340757are there any distros with wine out of box?
>>737340757>>737341048Cachy
>>737341307kek
>>737333575Intredasting, thanks for the info.>And to answer your question, Endeavour is okay, but everything it does, CachyOS does better.Can you give examples of this? I'd heard Cachy did a bunch of optimizations for gaming, but I don't game anymore and the laptops I'm looking to install Endeavor/Cachy on are old. The reason I bring this up is because I'd heard Cachy makes changes that might target newer machines, and I was concerned these changes might not be ideal for my old (12 years, 9 years) laptops.
>>737327926>install EndeavourOS>install nvidia drivers>install steam>install proton>install wine>install lutris>setup complete within minutes>everything just worksZero reason to be using Windows at all
>>737333575People really overcomplicate arch installation. Most of the stuff on the arch wiki is extraneous. The important bits are actually quite digestible and not at all intimidating.1. Format2. Install base packages3. Install bootloaderDone. Then you can boot your brand new arch install and go pick whatever programs you want on it. Install a window manager, install steam, install your game. Install your browser. Find your h games aren't rendering moon runes correctly and go configure your locale so that they do. etc etc. There's a learning curve, but it doesn't need to be front loaded into the live cd environment where its all foreign and ephemeral.
>>737328153Archfags are going full-on looney troons right now deleting XLibre from the wiki for wrongthink. Linuxfags in general are having a civil war over age verification (with one side clearly being composed of infiltrators).
>Nutella started paying jeetshills to spread massive bullshit. Even archinstall covers pipewire and there's no such thing as "a game needs driver update". You don't have to set DNS unless you set up static ip for port forwarding (literally the same on Windows). Meanwhile wine/proton:>Puts EAC inside a container unlike on Windows where you have to remove it manually>Puts all the shitty nonSteam launchers inside a container>Supports 16bit stuff>has gamescope that can spoof monitor resolution, aspect ratio and Hz.
>>737343063ZorinOS took a hard stance against it. Now I wish I'd installed that on my new computer instead of switching to Mint.
>>737343168Artix did the same. Also they are based.
>>737332307Picrel is the non-steam stuff I have installed right now, just finished Mafia 2, might try the DLCs later
>>737331287winget disappeared from my pc but I couldn't install it because ms store said it was already installed. apparently this is a common issue and there is a powershell script made my some rando on stackoverflow that you can download to fix the problem.how does using the most popular OS in the world feel like using some jank unmaintained distro with 3 users
>>737327926>be retarded>do retarded things>blame everyone but myself>complain on the internet
>>737327926
>>737329137from a performance point/having lots of tabs funnily enough edge is actually way better than chrome
>>737329252fixmbr
>>737345253the solution was to just not use windows :)
>>737345486yeah that "works" too lol :P
>>737327926I'm a Linux noob and never had any of these problems.Just pick a nice Distro like Mint or CachyOS or use archlinux with archinstall script for easy install.
Just go to https://nobaraproject.org/ and start gaming. Site got updated.
I don't know what they use on Steam Deck but it's pretty much perfect. I would put that on a desktop if I knew what the fuck to do.
>>737329894why would you use normiefox and not Waterfox lmaoenjoying those AI features, faggot?
>>737329137lel
>install xubuntu>install steam>download game>play, it just worksFUCKING LINUX
>>737343147>there's no such thing as "a game needs driver update".>game does not work>look up issue>solution "Install latest drivers">install latest drivers>issue is solvedthe fuck you mean no such thing?
>>737337818>21 thousand viewsthat's 100x more than unique posters ITT, it's over, twitterGAWDS won
>>737344213Hated the DLCs btw, I don't mind the arcade-iness but the time limit is extremely annoying >>737347834I'm pretty sure it's just immutable arch
>>737340891I'm so mad I missed the deadline for that shit and Valve forgot to make them tradable.
Linux is like installing Skyrim mods but you have to do it all the time and it never ends and you barely get to play the game
>>737348786I get you're shitposting, but can like, you not pretend like the analytics on any website aren't total and complete bullshit these days?
>>737348786I checked the post it's 175k now and they're all making fun of me :(
>>737331256>I specifically chose the distro whose entire selling point is that it ships unfinished and lets you configure it>I will now make a post on a mongolian basket weaving forum complaining that I had to configure my install and blame it on all of LinuxI like Linux but honestly BASED
>go to friends place>he runs Linux >wants to play split screen>emulates a switch >constant fiddling >tries to connect 4 different controllers >no two controllers are the same brand or style>takes forever >constant fiddling >change game>end up trying to download and run this indie game from a p2p file sharing place, through an emulated switch, through Linux, and trying to play with four different brands of Bluetooth controllers >mfw the entire timeIt was probably one of the worst gaming experiences of my life
>>737348952I will let you in on a secret anon, I like linux. I am still using Arch. I have actually had very few issues, and the ones I did have were my own fault, except Windows deleting my bootloader. I am not blaming linux at all
>>737345253How would a windows tool repair the linux bootloader?
>>737348962What game? Shit like that works on steam
Wow, it's so nice that Linux fans are getting eternally BTFO in this thread!I download video games in Steam RIP and they just work perfectly!>>737348786We get it, Rajesh! You and all of the other Indian boys love to shitpost about random shitposts in Twitter. This isn't news.>>737348948That's what you get for being a Linux fag!
>>737348962How is any of that a linux issue? Dude is trying to run pirated and emulated games with 4 different nobrand controllers. The experience would have been the same on Windows.
>>737329669>No matter how hard will people complain about Winblows, at the end it's expected to work out of the box to satisfy people who just want to use it for work and businessI admit you're right about that. Windows works better for turbonormies who just accept whatever slop they're fed.But if you want actual control over your own PC, Linux is genuinely easier to set up and maintain now and has been for at least a couple years.>Linux is just a free hobby OS so users are expected to just tinker and jump through tons of hoops while trying to fix basic issues.That hasn't been the case outside of arch and gentoo for almost a decade. Well-maintained distros justwerk. It's on you if you choose a distro that requires you to maintain it yourself.
>>737349102Screen cheat. I know it would have worked on steam but he's an idiot. >>737349135Probably mostly. Its just everything he did was the most abstract hard way to do it. He like did the opposite of just buying a game through steam on windows like a regular person
>>737329137If you weren't a retard you would have windows, browser, bios updates, gfxcard drivers, steam and any other shit you need ona usb. You wouldn't need to do any of that except press skip button twice for account creation and authentication.You wouldn't have to open edge even once or enable updates.Pretty sure windows doesn't open up programs to shill gamepass either so all of your troubles are either you being tarded or made up.Surely you can shit on windows without resorting to made up problems? It's got enough as is.
Good morning saars
>>737349351Spin up a VM and install normal Windows 11 on it right now, and take a look for yourself.
>>737342294>I don't game anymoreI can't help you but I just wanted to tell you you're on the right board.
winjeets calling others Indian will never not be funny
linuxjeets calling others Indian will never not be funny
>>737347834KDE Plasma on their own special Arch distro.
>linuxjeets>not even linjeets to make it flow nicely in english>>737347834>>737350072SteamOS will come as a stand-alone distro once the steam machines come, mark my words.
>>737350246Whatever makes Linux usable for the tech illiterate and retarded. I personally use Nobara, so I won't bother switching when it does come out.
>>737329894>>737348018Use LibreWolf
>>737330069PENNY!!!.... BOTSWANA XDD
>>737350285There's so many already that are perfectly usable out of the box and it's not making people switch. Steam has the brand recognition, and will cause a massive bump in users.
>>737350304>LibreWolfI only use this for VR porn
>>737350462It has to be neatly packaged >instill this on a drive>boot>bada bing bada boom done
>>737350462You're right about the brand recognition and also vastly underestimating how fucking stupid people are.
>install linux mint>everything works>install steam>silksong worksAre you installing slackware or something OP
You fuckers the thread isn't even dead yet.
>>737350619I've worked in customer service, I already know. But many gaymers will switch for sure.
>>737327926>he fell for the linux meme lmao
>>737350423Is this a big bang theory reference? Because he uses ubuntu, not gentoo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ezf_QyTc4XM
>>737347834closest you'll get to it on a desktop that's not some big hack is Bazzite
>>737351885Literally anything with KDE is the same. Just put steam in big picture mode for the rest of the UI.
>>737327926>compile shaders for 30 minutesthe same thing is going to happen while you're playing the game on windows and it literally results in frame drops and stuttering all through your gameplay.
>>737352658Recompiling shaders reduces stuttering though, that's why it does it. Spiny it on the fly is the issue.
I never owned my own computer before the Steam DeckI keep it docked 90% of the time and it's my primary desktop with steamOSI am probably going to upgrade to the gabecube when it finally fucking comes out and will keep daily driving steamOS until I get bored enough to figure out dual booting to play EAC slopWhat distro is closest to steamOSis there any reason I should bother changing to something different
>>737353674Oh shit, we found him, the target audience for the steam machine!Closest is probably Bazzite for feel and immutability. GNU/Linux is the operating system, the distros are just what it comes packaged with. They are all basically the same, but have slightly different use cases.Whatever you pick will be mostly familiar to the Steamdeck desktop experience if you use KDE Plasma as your environment. This is what people don't quite understand about linux. They think each distro is its own OS, and get paralyzed by the choices. Just pick any, it really doesn't matter.
>>737327926No way, the tech issue skitzo moved from replying to threads to making threads
>>737331543I'm not a FOSS purist, anon. I just want to game and have the software respect my choices.
>>737353851>fairly common linux gaming meme format>Guys it's POOPDICK SCHIZO!It's clearly just bait, Anon.
>>737347834It's KDE Plasma. If you want the same experience, just install Bazzite.
>>737350798I saw it on xitter first
>>737352516BPM still has the desktop environment running in the background and using resources. You want to be using the dedicated game mode
>>737354172Yes? And the bait is the imaginary tech issues.
I've been running Mint for like 3 years nowI'll probably stick with it unless age verification comes down the pipeline from the sewer that is Ubuntu
>>737354337Of course, nobody on linux never technical has issues. It's a flawless system. >>737354372It will, which is why I picked an arch-based one. It is literally impossible for Arch to comply with this shit.
>>737327926Sounds like bullshit entirely.Also>bootloader ded>use CLIYou have no idea what you are talking about.
>>737329252It has always been like this if you know what you were doing. Windows can't see Linux but the opposite works fine.
>>737354541Windows overwrote GRUB with its own bootloader and prevented booting into Linux. I had to boot from USB into the Arch bash terminal to re-set it. Worked after that. Literally 2 other anons in this thread had the same problem. >>737329252 >>737331162It's windows being shit, not a linux issue.Don't get so defensive, especially when you don't know what the fuck you're talking about.
>>737329137>installing chromeThe lain pic already shows it but you are a retarded faggot.
>>737331845>Linux is for power users who want the power to tweak every little thing exactly to their liking.No, it isn't. I am running both and Windows is significantly slower and bloated. Why is my C partition 70 GB with just Windows?>install Arch20 minutes top>install Windows30-40 at least>press start button3 seconds from BIOS to Grub, 2 seconds to login screen, 2 seconds login, browser open within 4 seconds.Windows on the same SSD takes at least 10-15 seconds to get past its bootloader. Then it wants to always scan my hard disk for errors which takes 5-10 seconds. 2 seconds for login screen and 5+ seconds of login time. Opening a browser takes about a second longer than in Linux.GUI wise it's identical to normies. Oh, and now Windows updates that break the system.
>>737354832>>737329998
>>737354687Never disputed that it was a Windows issue. Live environment is different from CLI. Issue is easily fixable with chroot.
>>737329137>open edgeYep as expected of a Laintroon.
>>737354923>20 minutes top5 with archinstall and a decent cpu.
Linux is perfect for workers/writers, cant get distracted by gaming.
>>737354679>windows can't see grubok
>>737355074>Actually linux is for productivityWhat a dumb meme. It's an operating system. It operates a system. It has access to all the same brain rotting garbage as the rest.
>>737354947Wow you are really great roleplaying as a retarded faggot, I wonder why
>>737355074You can.>Installs steam.>All oldge's work there. (No modern slop.)
>>737334680/thread
>>737354923True, I didn't think about performance and bloat being factors too.
>>737329137>install windows10NTSC>run windowsDebloater>set up classic-shellthat was easy, what am I missing?
>>737355323>install cachyos>do none of that shit, everything just works instantlyThat was easy, what am I missing?
>>737355015Yeah, on desktop it's 5 for me. My 15 year old laptop took 25 minutes.>>737355134Windows can't deal with ext4. It's no wonder that the bootloader won't work then.
>>737355375>everything just works instantlyNo such thing.
>>737355585Pretty sure it's a hierarchy issue. Windows expects to be the only OS on the system so it just does whatever the fuck it wants. If you install Windows first then install Linux, which 99% of people do, the issue doesn't happen.
>>737355741>he doesn't know
>>737355375A braincell and the fact that CachyOS is basically the opposite of what a Linux should be: Corporate tranny cult.
>>737332890i know how to use a computer but i cannot be bothered to switch from bazzite to cachy.
>>737355585It doesn't matter what order you install in.It doesn't matter what windows can or cannot see.Windows will overwrite your bootloader / efi / whatever the fuck it is, when windows updates itself.This happened even if I had them installed on separate SSDs, and only one SSD plugged in at a time.
>>737355932
>>737350798it was screencapped and shared on twitter 3 times before that
>>737356391The 3 sites just post screencaps of each others shit. Nothing is original any more. Glad I'm going viral, I guess, even if everyone is calling me a retard. >>737356002Wait it can do it from updates, too? I should remove my partition. I knew microsoft were massive faggots, but holy shit that's another level.
>>737356734you should re-post one of the screencaps on /v/burn bright, anon-sama...
>>737331256I like arch I just cant get my xp pen 24 pro to work on it no matter what i try
>>737356734>Wait it can do it from updates, too?Yeah thats what happened to me a few years ago, never tried dual booting again.It was a fairly major update IIRC
>>737327926>install win10>wifi card that was advertised to be compatible with win 10 doesn't work out of the box.>there wasn't much issue, i just needed to download driver from family PC and bring it to my room.>install linux>same wifi card>somehow instantly recognized, configured and good to goHmmm.....
>>737357418Some autist had the exact same issue as you, fixed it, and submitted it. This is why linux keeps getting better.
>>737329669>it's expectedExactly. Despite the constant threads about the adventures of digging up solutions to problems on windows, people still think it's just them and everyone else is having a smooth time.
>>737357679I feel like people severely memory hole all the issues they have with Windows whenever they enter a linux thread, like it's some infallible system that never fails.
>>737354372>sewer that is Ubuntuthat's what LMDE is for
>>737354459>It is literally impossible for Arch to comply with this shit.
Give it to me straight, as someone that's still on Windows 7 on a PC I bought about 11-12 years ago running on a GTX 970. I want to get a second PC for more modern needs, what do you recommend if I want zero spyware, zero bloat and a quick and snappy OS that's as efficient as Windows 7 and gives me just as much freedom? Not interested in Linux.
Tranny gayming thread
>>737359107>Not interested in LinuxWindows 7
>>737359353Is there really no version of Windows 10 that just works? I used to be on it briefly when I bought an Oculus Rift all the way back when it first released, but that OS was complete shit and fucked up my PC in more ways than one so I upgraded back to 7. I assumed after all this time there'd be a more optimized, more privacy-oriented version of 10.
>>737327957Do you talk like Zack?
>>737359395>I assumed after all this time there'd be a more optimized, more privacy-oriented version of 10.LMAO no. Linux is the only proper path forward. If you are unwilling to try it, stick with Windows 7.
>>737327926These issues don't even sound that bad. The biggest problems seems to be that you installed windows. The rest you just fucked up the install.
>>737354337>I don't have this problem personally so that means it doesn't exist and you're lying
>>737355848you will never be a woman
>>737359395>I assumed after all this time there'd be a more optimized, more privacy-oriented version of 10.Every next update and iteration of windows will only become slower, more bloated and less privacy-oriented. Custom riced windows installations are a meme and a direct pipeline to having your data stolen by some shitskin in malaysia or russia
>>737336896a surprisingly high amount of indie gamesmods
>>737349135>>737349135>The experience would have been the same on Windows.lmao. you don't know what you're talking about tinkertroon, ryujinx and yuzu work straight out of the box with no problems
>>737329137if you cant clean off windows in 20 minutes with less than 10 clicks you deserve everything that happened>but linux werksgo use linux then, you also deserve every headache caused by any given update (or lack thereof) to your distro when you switch
>>737328272it doesnt matter what you like because you are stupid and dont know shit. Use linux the normal way like a normal intelligent human being.
>Boot into windows>12GB of ram automatically used up on nothing
>>737348606I meant there's no such issue on Linux lol. If all your OpenGL and Vulkan extensions are there then shit works. It's just happens than MS and Nvidia and AMD fuck up their drivers and Directx on Windows or rely on some hacky settings. You can literally run modern games on Windows 7 with vulkan wrappers (dxvk, vkd3d) while those games shouldn't work with """outdated""" drivers.
>>737329137You could have avoided % of that shit by just saying "no" to windows hello when you installed the OS dipshit. You literally opted in for most of the shit you're bitching about and the rest of it is also disabled after 1 interaction if you're not a total fucking retard that can't use the LITERALLY most user friendly OS in existence.
>>737362436Hey retard>>737364125This. Good'ol bare bones windows is IN THERE, and there is almost nothing that can't be removed from it with minimal know how. It's crazy to me the shit people go through with linux cause you can get closer to what you want by just using windows & removing/modding what you need to.
>>737366026Good luck removing jeets from microsoft you massive cockmunching tranny retard
i thought i was on /g/
>>737327926they will tell you its a skill issue but the reality is windows and macos dont have these problems
im on linux mint and most things work but i have a problem where any time i do play anything that has audio the first like 5 seconds just dont have sound. ive given up trying to fix it because i did a bunch of things people on here, /g/, and even reddit told me to try and none of them worked in fact some of the things they told me actually broke things and i had to spend like half a day getting back to thing working(for the most part). so im just gonna stay like this.
>>737343063Was Xlibre for or against age verification?
>>737337818it's on le ddit toothis thread's gonna be in someone's portfolio
>install cashyos>it just works >update nvidia drivers>everything crashes now
>>737332517what are some good games on this thing
>>737330576this has happened to me everytime i updated everything since i first started using linux 3 years ago except using snapshot to pick a pre-update snapshot to go back to usually fixes it for me
im still too retarded to figure out how to get wine working half the time
>>737329669Nah it's because Windows comes pre-installed. If Linux was the default, then every normie would be using it.
>>737327926>sir please no install microsoft linux computer virus send google gift card do not redeem sir bloody bitch bastard
>>737367189Weird. At that point I would rather reinstall the OS to see if that fixes it.Speaking of audio trouble, whenever I'm listening to something on youtube the volume level for that tab goes from 100% to ~74%. Even when I manually set it back, the moment I even touch yt's video player it puts it lower again.What the hell is up with that? It only does this on youtube.
>>737356734It doesn't. As long as you keep your boot partition is separate nothing will happen.Lastly, it's not about the order of installation. The Windows bootloader is unable to see or boot any Linux OS. It has nothing to do with anything besides that fact.
>>737331034>>737331195>What? You used the most popular GPU with Linux and expected it to work? LmaoAnd this is another reason in the long list why Linux will never be a legitimate option for a normie. Once you start waging you need a PC that just works when you press a button, not something that requires hours of research each week to make sure you're not walking into some self-destructive trap the amateurs who larp as programmers wrote up. Linux could be good if instead of 100 distros there were 2 or 3 actually functional ones. >Skill issue, works on my machineBecause you've only installed it one a few systems and got lucky. Mint works fine on one of my PCs, it's dogshit on the others.
>>737329894this lmaothat faggot clearly has shit taste
>>737361835The issues he invents are always something literally nobody else has.
>>737327926I just turn it on, log in and battle.net boots and works, not sure what microslop babble you are talking about, did co-pillock write your post?
>>737368695Classic
>>737327926That's weird, I installed linux and everything went fineYou might want to try Linux Mint Cinammon if you're struggling this much
I like my stuff to work right off the bat, filtering Linux until that's a thing.
>>737339816No, he's right. Also, if the "bait" was weak, why did you respond? Did it bother you Mr. Retard?
>>737371000its almost as if linux isnt as justwerks as the internet would have us believe
>>737368695We told you fucking retards to stop being nvidia, thats your fault.
>>737331163Because they have different uses which can appeal to certain people.Mint or PClinuxOS if you use nothing but a browser (former is generally recommended as a starting point for linux in general AFAIK)Arch/Gentoo if you don't mind fiddling with shitDebian if you don't want your shit to break (or devuan if you specifically hate SystemD)Bazzite or the dozens of other gaming focused distros like Nobara and Pop_OS! for vidyaSteamOS if you only use steamQ4OS or some other lightweight distro if you're using old as fuck hardwareKali Linux or Qubes if you're a privacy schizoLinux from Scratch or Suicide Linux if you're a masochist
>>737372540>not something that requires hours of research each week to make sure you're not walking into some self-destructive trap the amateurs who larp as programmers wrote up.Nvidia drivers are shit because nvidia has intentionally made it difficult you ignorant retard. Meanwhile AMD drivers run flawlessly if not better than the Windows equivalent.
>>737330850you can just open up a built in repo on linux and install most emulators directly to your start menuwhen it comes to vidya the only real disadvantage linux has is in the awkward spot of shitty jank japanese pc ports from the mid to late 2000s, those usually had to be hacked to shit to work at all on windows xp and 7 and linux doesn't stand a chance. But usually those don't work too well on windows 10 or 11 either.
>>737378037I make .sh files to launch emulated games directly from the menu like it's a native game! Whoo Hoo I'm a wild man.
>>737329137wintoddlers in shambles holy shit
>mfw im rich as fuck, used windows my entire 42 year lifespan and never had any issues that wasnt resolved by a factory resetYou niggas are wasting your life on worthless bullshit, people who get pussy use windows 11
>>737349247>Well-maintained distros justwerk. i have NEVER seen this to be true, every linuxfag says this, every single one. then some dude says >but i couldn't get x basic thing to work on that distroand gets a reply >oh well, you do have to download and install these specific libraries and binaries, and make sure all drivers are using this forked version of a legacy application off this one specific forum obviouslyor something similar, every single time. no, none of your distros justwerk, they all need some tweaking that seems basic to you as a linuxfag but is the deciding factor as to whether something is simple or not for an average userand when you call them out on this you always, ALWAYS get >well most users are too stupid for linux anyways and shouldn't use it if such basic things are beyond themthen your fucking OS does not justwerk you fucking nigger
>>737379968*10
>>737380141>windows 10
>>737330850>why should I use Linux over Windows?It's faster and less bloated. A normal distro like Mint is basically plug-and-play for most games, including retro ones. The single game I haven't been able to get running on my Mint install are the Gothic games, and that's because of the specific directX sound implementation they used that doesn't have support in Steam's Proton or Wine. That's the absolute exception though, it's never happened with any other game.
>>737380079When I used ZorinOS on my old desktop I had zero issues. It really did just work and that was in 2019. I recently got an old HP Laptop and out Mint on it. It also worked perfectly aside from a video driver conflict that caused it to occasionally go black for a split second. I corrected it by modifying startup to force it to only use amdgpu.
>>737377427Oh, so in other words an extremely common major component works on Windows and doesn't on Linux? I'll choose the system that works, thank you t. every normal person.
Linux users are liars and cope with the fact that they are pathetic, atleast windows users will just be honest or give you the solutions to your issues. I rather an honest community than a bunch of insecure incel nerds who desperately need to feel special because their parents were shit.
>>737380671If you want to support a nigger company like nvidia who have been actively making videogames worse for the last 20 years you don't get to complain about games looking and running like shit.
>>737380706>Go to Linux forum>Describe problem with *software*, marketed as being fully functional natively on Linux>Replies are nothing but Pajeets asking why you even are trying to use *software*>Few users prompting you to post logs, after delivering them they disappear from the thread Wasn't surprised when I found out majority of Linux users are in India.
>>737380875Don't care. I have a wagie job and a busy life. I don't have time to play whack-a-mole and troubleshoot basic functionality that has worked on Windows machines for over 25 years. Git gud at programming and people will use your OS. Don't @ me further, peon.
>>737380937i'm sure that really happened
>>737381045>SAAR JUST CHECK TUTORIAL FROM MY CHANNEL BITCH BASTERD SAAR >JUST COPY PASTE THESE ESOTERIC LINES INTO YOUR TERMINAL SAARit did in fact, happen. After 2-3 years of giving it an honest run I'm convinced you have to be a third world shitter to tolerate Linux. Just like a Cuban thinks it's normal to have to pop the hood of your car and work on it once a week. That, or unemployed and fixing little issues every now and then is your only source of dopamine, therefore you defend it.
>>737329998kek
Question? If Linux is so great, why does it need windows compatibility layers?
>>737381594if windows is so great why does it need windows compatibility layers?
>>737381020>Git gud at programmingUse official drivers then. Oh right nvidia fucked those up too but you love nvidia cock up your ass so much that shouldn't bother you.
>>737348834This all I needed to hear to know I'm better off just removing the shit I don't like from Windows.
>>737329137imagine using a chromium browser in current year holy fuck might as well just send your personal info directly to Big Kike Enterprises
>>737329137you can do all this in 20 mins
>>737327926You never install operating systems on the same drive
>>737365634>You could have avoided % of that shit by just saying "no" to windows helloYou can't though.
>>73737478690% of the time it works every time
>be me>install arch once>config how i like>updoot once a week>click play on steam to play games>add exe to steam or lutris takes 5 seconds if im playing piratedez
>>737382263You mean the drivers that work on 95% of desktops in the world but not the toy OS maintained by comp sci dropouts who can't even get a reply to their job application? Get better at coding and you'll get hired, that's all there is to it. You being unable to deliver a functional system is not the user's fault.
>>737367317
>>737382808Your options are Chromium faggotry or Firefox troonery.
>>737327926This was my experience with Linux a few years ago. Never went back, only useful when I was setting up a home server.
Since AI is where they make 99% of their money and 99% of AI runs on Linux, Nvidia has been cooking hard on linux drivers. They went from nowhere on the board to #6 most corporate commits to the Linux kernel. Their reputation precedes them though and everyone has trauma from when they were shit.
>>737374970AMD is somehow still worse.
>>737329137it's insane how much windows users put up with and pretend this is normal
>>737329137I just reinstalled Windows 11 today and all I had to do to make it tolerable is by getting rid of bloat with Winhance, if you can spend 2 hours tinkering with Linux surely you can spend 10 minutes adjusting Windows to your liking.
>>737386647It is normal. Using Windows is normal. Using Linux is not.
>>737386693>install w10>debloat>block all microsoft serversThere.I fixed Windows for you.
>>737386693I can spend 0 hours tinkering with Linux by installing a preconfigured distro like Cachy or Endeavor. Captcha uses Arch btw
>>737328153>Regular Linux is faster to get working than Windows these daysThis will never be the case and I am actually worried for linuxtroons that pretend Windows is difficult to use or setup.
>>737386840Straight lyingMicrosoft 1st time setup takes way longer
>>737328153arch LITERALLY has an install script that handles everything for you, it has a ui and everything you just pick what you want and thats it youre done. it takes 5 fucking minutes
>>737384745>but not the toy OS maintained by comp sci dropoutsSo called "toy OS" is running every server, supercomputer, embedded system, and the overwhelming majority of smartphones.
>>737329894Firefox is slow
>>737386958Yeah, Firefox sucks, but it's better than Chrome. I'm just too lazy to swap from Firefox to some other shit even though I should.
>>737386958chromium browsers are way slower, all browsers suck.
>>737386958And chrome is assraping you. Just use one of the numerous good Firefox forks.
>>737387008I made the mistake of trying out Brave and it kept trying to shill me cryptocoins and its VPN service. Never again
>>737387071I've been advertised Brave too much to trust them.
>>737329137>install windows>sign into my microsoft account because I am not a schizo >click "finish later" for the setup process which automatically skips every single of the ~5 steps you described in this greentext>open cmd>winget install -e --id Mozilla.Firefox>winget install -e --id Valve>irm christitus.com/win | iex (this debloats windows for you)>windows setup is finishedIt's that shrimple
>>737335323Probably not wanting to cut off kids dicks or something. That’s all it takes for troons to call you a nazi.
>>737335006Based, I’m going to have to install mint now.
>>737387112>make up imaginary scenarios in your head>get mad at themchuds aren't very bright are they
>>737386987Why would I take issue with the online account requirement? Which has my windows serial key and automatically syncs my onedrive and passwords? I couldn't imagine being so schizophrenic that you make your entire life harder because you are paranoid about Microsoft using your windows account to report you to the police for whatever CP you hoard
>>737386958Yeah but not by any noticeable measure. The most meaningful difference was YouTube, but now YouTube rapes anyone that uses adblock and doesn't have Premium equally.The main difference between Firefox and Chrome comes down to very minute shit like how the UI responds to your mouse or stuff like grouping tabs/split view. Which to me works better in Firefox. Performance wise I really can't spot a difference in my daily 4chan/youtube browsing.
>>737387167Sorry Anon it looks like your hardware changed. You need to buy it again or transfer possession to this device. You don't want to use your other PC anyway
>>737387264Adblock works fine on Youtube for me on Firefox. I wouldn't use the website otherwise. Incidentally Google tightening up on Adblock shit is why I left Chrome. No, I don't care about your shitty workaround.
>>737387107>install cachy>open firefox>shitposting in seconds
>>737387163Why would you announce to the world that you’re a troon who was just offended? Is that some kink shit?
>>737387284Yes, you can't install the same license on multiple machines simultaneously. If you want to do that you should pirate Windows, which adds one extra step of doing shift+F10 and inputting oobe\bypassnro, as the other anon described. Contractually you can only have one license per machine, but Microsoft tolerates you installing it on multiple, you need to really abuse this to get the warning.
>>737327926>install linux>none of the shit you said happens and it all works>but middle click pastes shit randomly while I'm trying to scroll in trooncord and I need all these scripts installed to turn that shit off
>>737387353There you go make believing scenarios again.
>>737387349Now try playing games.
>>737387424>you also had to spend an hour finding and testing various purported fixes for your problem
>>737387504or you can just download a desktop environment that does all that shit for you
>>737387338>Adblock works fine on Youtube for me on FirefoxIirc now youtube forces you to wait 3 seconds before the video loads which is almost the time it would take to skip the ad. This actually convinced me to buy Premium. Fuck it I value my time more than that money.
>>737387529Nope, plays instantly on my end.
>>737387529you are actual cattle if you can't wait literally 2 seconds before a video starts
>>737387589No way that is the case anon.
>>737387632I'm listening to a playlist of music on Youtube right now and I clicked down the list and it works fine. Skill issue.
>>737387593It's not literally 2 seconds. It's more like 5. Which, yes, is a lot.
>>737387349>install steam>install game>play gameWhat should I play?
>>737387849Go play League!
>>737386987You're literally one of those retards who uses a non-LTSC edition aren't you? You know what problems I was facing since windows 10? Absolutely none, because I used LTSC from the start.
>>737387529This is so so annoying, 5 seconds of the loading thing, is there no way to remove it? It messes up my phone browser, if I put some song, I have to wait before being able to lock my phone or leave browser.
>>737387418>defending this
>>737387962I gave up on Youtube on a phone when I was getting advertisements in the middle of a 3 minute song.
>>737387424Why do you need to use scripts? You can just unbind it in kde system settings>>737387921I don't play league though
>>737387962As far as I know no, there is no way to circumvent this. If you bypass it you get banned from youtube, they are detecting non-premium accounts that load the video too fast.Only way around it buying premium for now. You can probably get a free trial.
>>737387983>>defending thisI'm just saying it takes 5 seconds to circumvent this. And it is an entirely reasonable measure for what is a paid OS, this can't be denied.
>open firefox>we are removing google as the default search engine>it wasn't the default search engine>my actual default is now deletedNot sure how they even managed this since I block updates and it hasn't updated.
>>737388086What are you talking about? I moved on from regular editions and have had no problems since. Games, programs, hardware just work.
I can't get into open source garbage. Sorry. It is almost invariably a flawed attempt at emulating the paid options. Of course people will mention the 3 times open source proved to be the best option (like FFmpeg), but 90% of the time you are getting the short end of the stick.I installed Linux and it's like everything in that OS was trying to emulate Windows but falling short.
>>737388167If anything should stay updated it's your browser, anon... but you can use other gecko forks if you don't want to deal with that.
>>737331845>If you don't mind using Windows 11I am still on win7/win 10 dual boot
>>737388350the only software linux has a problem with are creative ones (besides music because reaper works natively), outside of that i don't know what software you could be complaining about
>>737388564Windows 11 MS paint also doesn't work >:(This is genuinely the only software I miss on Linux. kolorpaint is just not the same. I basically switched entirely to Gimp for my memes.
>>737388167Use librewolfMozilla is retarded
>>737388664https://www.photopea.com/
>>737329137You don't have to create an account at all. You do need to block updates in hosts and turn off defender and virtual memory.
>>737348018To use videodownloadhelper. Maybe it works now, it's been years.
>>737331287>>737344678>wingetMeme. Packages are provided by random people.
>>737388730It's not the same. >>737388812You absolutely do need to create a user account. You can't use your computer without one. Whether you're on Linux, Mac or Windows, a user account is required.
>>737331287>just use windows like linux>still have to disable 99% of the shit before it's usable.
LTSC fags are on borrowed time
I'm too old to be bothered with Linux shit now. I used to mess around with it when I was a teen and early 20s. But im in my mid 30s now and just use Windows 11 default settings as I have lost the desire to be put effort into things.
>>737349416Yes. I haven't played a videogame in 7 years and I come on /v/ everyday.
>>737389478Pretty much, in 2036 I'll still be using Windows 10 but they'll be uncomfortable without security updates so they'll have to go to Windows 13 by then, but I will continue not giving a fuck since I haven't gotten any in 10 years.
Whats the best virus protection software for Windows 10?
>>737389886You don't need one if you're not stupid.
>>737389886there is no such thing as a good anti virus software
This thread of cackling autistic PC elitists has reminded me why I will never touch PC gaming.If I buy the upcoming steam machine will I have to update drivers and compile shaders and shit?
>>737355983Literally me. I heard about Bazzite before Cachy and now I'm too lazy to switch over.
>Have AMD hardware >Install Arch>Install GNOME + Wayland>It just worksI'm convinced people only hate Linux because they bought Nvidia.
This is why I stick to console gaming. owning a PC seems like a headache
The true Linux experience is to run into a problem, try to solve it, can't find a solution, and give up.
>>737390292>>737390174Sitting around pretending you are too stupid to build and enjoy a computer has to be some mental illness kids and younger generation have, yall are fucked in life.
>>737390496Developing software and hardware which isn't user friendly is an inherent product flaw, anon. Just because you can figure it out doesn't mean 99.9% of the population will do it.
>Run into problem on Linux.>Ask the little computer man living on my phone how to solve it.>Solution in 5 seconds.It's really that easy.
>>737389886Anything you are unsure about should be run through virustotal at the bare minimum and preferably in a VM.
>>737390660putting a computer together is literally just fitting shapes into the correct hole
>>737389478Oh no I only have 6 years and then I'll switch to an enterprise version of 11 if it's less fucked or Linux if everything is on fire, whatever will I do.
>>737390730literally every time a pc autist has said pc shit is easy, they leave out important steps and then when something goes wrong you say "HOLY SHIT YOU'RE SO STUPID STICK TO CONSOLES!">NO THAT'S TOO MUCH THERMAL PASTE>NO THAT'S NOT ENOUGH THERMAL PASTE!>NO YOU PLUGGED IN THE INTEGRA 4300X THAT IS ONLY COMPATIBLE WITH THIS HARDDRIVE!>LOL EVERYONE KNOWS YOU'LL SHORT THAT OUT IF YOU DON'T USE THIS WATTAGE OF POWER SUPPLY. YOU DESERVE TO HAVE YOUR PC FRIED
>>737390928>NO THAT'S NOT ENOUGH THERMAL PASTE!unless you are dumping an ocean worth of thermal paste on your entire motherboard, putting a little more than you are """"""""supposed"""""""" to is always better than putting less, you can just wipe the excess that gets pushing to the sides off. it's non conductive it's not gonna do anything. you might just be retarded and can't put shapes into the correct shape hole
>>737390928>he fell for the thermal paste memeget a load of this retard
>>737327926>have to manually configure dnsno you don't>now have dns but no audio>install pipewirealmost every distro comes with pipewire by default>windows deletes my boot loader, now can only use windowsnot a linux issue>update drivers, monitors go green and purplefake>compile shaders for 30 minuteshappens on windows too
>>737390928they leave it out because of people like you literally sending death threats.
Linux and /sci/ threads are a grim reminder of how retarded the average /v/poster is.
>>737390928You don't need any thermal paste, you put the fan that comes with your cpu on top of it, done. If you are retarded and remove the fan later instead of cleaning it in place with q-tips then you can use paste but still probably don't need to depending how it looks.
>>737327926>have to manually configure DNSare you fucking retarded, what fucking distro--
>>737390292PS and Switch use FreeBSD btw. You're already using a unix-like, which is basically linux.
>>737391302anon it's 2026 a lot of cpus do not come with a stock cooler anymore, basically only lower tier cpu's do
>>737391336Guess
>>737387071>shitty VPN serviceFirefox literally shilled that to me just today
>>737390292This is the moment both windows users and linux users stop and laugh together
>>737327926I just had to type my wifi password and start a game
>>737387689Fuck off, no it's not.t. freetubechad
>>737391842Yes, he already said he plays on consoles
How do you pronounce Cachy? "Cash-y" or "catchy"?
>>737329894WHAT THE FUCK ELSE AM I SUPPOSED TO USE? >>737330924>taking a Systems Admin class>have to install Linux>install Ubuntu on my brave little toaster, the 2014 K55N >only guy in class who seems to use Linux regularly uses KDE+Plasma on Arch >mfw i kinda wanna try it out I'm already struggling with just installing retro games on my shitbox. Maybe being a GNOME pleb is a better place for me.
>>737392034Cash-ee >>737392143It is
>>737392162>WHAT THE FUCK ELSE AM I SUPPOSED TO USE?My preferred fotm meme fork of course.
>>737392162KDE Plasma is unironically the thing that could get Windows users to switch if they try it. But it's only almost there, in spite of the fact of how customizeable it is. There's still a few little niggles like how something in full screen is always drawn in front, you can't drag a window in front of that full screen without setting up rules.
>>737392162GNOME is designed by a sperg who thinks tablets are the future of desktop computers. Valve is backing KDE for a reason.
>>737392491>There's still a few little niggles like how something in full screen is always drawn in front, you can't drag a window in front of that full screen without setting up rules.Yikes. I can see how that could be interesting if you go into it with the intention of learning your way around customizing the UI, but that sounds like the opposite of something that'd make getting work done any easier. At least not until you spend time wrapping your head around how it works first. Sounds like good practice for programming in general, though. Christ knows I don't do nearly enough of it as it is.
>>737329137>download chrome>install chrome
>>737392491>>737392754Haven't had that issue with Cachy. Can drag other apps over fullscreen games no problem. My only issues with KDE is the filepicker is fucking terrible but so are all the alternatives.
>>737392861Try drag a firefox window over a full screen video playing in firefox, or pressing the super key to open your app drawer while in full screen.If this all works for you I would love your config because it doesn't work for me.
>>737392975>Try drag a firefox window over a full screen video playing in firefox, or pressing the super key to open your app drawer while in full screen.Could do both of these just fine. Might be a hardware thing? I'm on OpenSUSE and haven't really changed any KDE settings at all.
>>737394057Could be Nvidia being a bitch, yes.
>>737328153>Install a normal distro that handles these things for you.Such as?
Pi 5 comes with rasberi OS already installed, should I just stick with it? apparently it's just some fork of debian
>>737395170Anything with a GUI installer.
I assume this thread is dead and I should ask in /g/, but how does TinyCore and Alpine manage to be so fucking small while having a fully functional UI?I know they both are a little fiddly and esoteric but like, can I achieve something comparable with Arch?I have an i3w install (via archinstall) that only takes up like 250mb, which may well be more than good enough but it's just really neato to potentially have say a host OS that's tiny and then run VMs (like Windows with GPU passthru for gaming) and/or a "daily driver" Linux in another VM and have the safety of knowing that Linux VM can get borked by retarded shit but it won't bring down the underlying Host
>>737395465>how does TinyCore and Alpine manage to be so fucking small while having a fully functional UI?They don't use systemd.>can I achieve something comparable with ArchNo, not at that scale.My fresh Arch install with KDE plasma used 1.3GB of RAM. With all the system services added that I want it ballooned up to 3GB.
>>737394938No one cares what some faggot on /g/ thinks
>>737386840It was already the case long before Deck made desktop loonix look fashionable for gaymen, 10 requires so much setting up.
>>737398392In order for it to be useful games have to work though. We really shouldn't undercut the work that Wine and Proton did in this space.
>>737398989I'm not, just saying this perception of desktop linux only shaping up around the time deck released is wrong.
>>737343063Tf did XLibre do. Did they get called transphobes for some inane reason or what
>>737400242More or less, go to /g/, there is a whole thread about it.
>>737333334Endeavour is spelled with a u, that's why I use Manjaro.
>>737400940>memejarolol
>>737400965I've had no issues with Manjaro, unlike Kubuntu.
>>737401027Yeah that's because it's Arch not Debian
>>737395465The thing about desktop operating systems is that people subconsciously expect a hell of a lot more to "just work" than simply having a functional point and click UI. This requires various extra services running in the background. Micro-distros omit much of this to have a system that runs on a toaster.An Arch install can't really be squeezed into Alpine's size, since Arch packaging prioritizes functionality and sane defaults over memory economy.
>>737329137>>search bing for chromeyou already fucked up here
>>737401661Average Windows user though
sorry op, im playing pragmata,lost planet 2 and vampire crawlers on arch rn, works fie for me.
>>737327926>>windows deletes my boot loader, now can only use windowslmao how everyone missed this, that its some sort of "windows is better" thread when windows literally fucked his shit up in the middle and he had to go back to linuxkek
>>737387107Finally a poster thats not some brain rotted faggot
>>737327926I thought I was having a fever dream when watching this and in the penultimate episode of the whole show, the "robot" we've been following the entire episode was shown to be a "DO NOT REDEEM"-tier pajeet
>>737329137>Chrome>after all the bullshitUse Waterfox for fucks sake
>>737327926>hello what distro will have everything i need installed and work in perpetuity so that i never ever have to learn how my computer works or touch anything>if i am forced to google a single thing i am going to get scared and make shit up on the internet to cover that im retarded and my expectations are beyond unrealisticat a certain point im just going to start recommending people to buy a fucking ipad. nothing about linux for regular use is hard or even complicated you just cant read. Even worse to pretend like windows doesnt have a mile long list of asinine issues.
>>737402530Yeah OP had like 2 very minor, fixable linux issues, and the biggest fuckery was literally a windows problem.
>>737402530Windows is the most alpha OS, it viciously defends its territory from weaker software.
>>737403164Windows being dogshit and having constant issues is the entire reason I am employed.
>>737402972It was so fucking funny. How you can clearly see him reading from the screen in a single take. Literally a fiver guy.
>>737327926>linux >audio You were lucky for having it work on the first try.
>>737355375If you are willing to use the terrible defaults of open source software then you have no right complaining about the retarded UI changes Microsoft likes to push through.
>>737381418Sure it did
>>737395170Mint
I'll be using 10 LSTC until 2032, hopefully Linux will be a usable system by then
>>737390228Nvidia is fine now on Arch
I love windows!
I created a local account on Windows 11 pro and then activated it for free using MAS. AMA
>>737349351I literally just upgraded to 11 last week. It shills both 365 and gamepass during setup, followed by location tracking in that order
>>737404442I wonder if twitter got mad at them lmaoit was the "AI = Actually Indian" shit in real life
>>737405340>Bloat
>this thread is going to reach 500+ posts very soon!We did it, Windows Chads!>>737405707Me too!
>>737406505I doubt anyone but 4chan got the joke
>>737328076For real this is like one of the best times to get into Linux and worse times to get Windows. Windows stock is taking a nose dive and Linux on gaming has never been easier in large part due to Gaben forcing devs to make their games work nice on Linux due to stuff like Steam Deck being on Linux.You want to be on Microshit enjoy your pajeets and AI.
>>737329137Well done anon. You made every "young" bolding men reeee with your message.May you be blessed for all eternity and have good health and as many riches as you wish and may every single one of those sour anons who seethed stay balding and miserable for the rest of their lives. Amen.
>>737408551why do his legs look AI generated?
>>737332307I've been enjoying Portal 2: Community Edition.
>>737409365Oh shit, installing now. Thanks Anon.
What I never understood about Linux is why does there need to be 1000000 different versions (distributions, whatever) of it.Why isn't there just ONE fucking primary "use this because it fucking works retard and everyone keeps it supported"Is there even a "primary just use this one" distro?
>>737409748The short of the long of it is that because it is an entirely open source system, nerds are like "okay, but I don't like this thing about x distro, so I am gonna make this distro that doesn't do x for myself and everybody else that doesn't like x." Or "I would really like a distro that does x, so I am gonna make a distro for myself and everybody else that does x"There is no "just use this one" distro because people have different priorities.
>>737407250based. the linuxfag trembles in the shadow of the mighty wingods
>>737408313Every new headline that comes out about W11 just confirms that this is the most disastrous edition of Winblows in history.
>>737327926>screen goes green and purpleDanke herr doktor.
>>737409748There is one primary, it's called GNU/Linux. Every distro is just what it is packaged with. You have 3 main parent branches:Arch - Rolling release, always gets the latest updates as soon as they are available.Fedora - Stable, recent updates, but not as fast as archDebian - Stable, slow updates, always uses the most stable and tested versions.Every distro is based on one of these (for the most part, there's more but they don't matter.)Each is packaged with different things for different use cases.If you don't want to have to think about it, get a debian based one. It is the "it just fucking werks" one. It is always behind, but it is well supported. If you just want to download things off the internet like you do on Windows, a debian based one is for you. Fedora is backed by Redhat, they have a vetted interest in keeping it both stable and as up to date as possible. Ones based on this are a good middle ground between support and updates.Arch is the "bleeding edge" it always gets the latest kernels first. If you like to tinker this is for you.As a gamer, you should consider:Debian: Linux Mint. Fedora: Straight Fedora, Nobara or BazziteArch: CachyOS or Endeavour. All of them are GNU/Linux and they are all the same thing.
>>737409748There really isn't. There's just different software tacked on top of the kernel.
>plug PlayStation 5 into my TV>it works immediately and plays all the games
>>737411847>>737391429
>>737410240Don't be a pedantic faggot, anon
>>737411847>all the games
>>737329137Windows IoT Enterprise LTSC does not have these problems.
>>737413569>Just install my faggy distroYou're as bad as the lincucks
>>737413635>waaaaaaaaaaaa windows has too much bloat and bullshit>okay install this version without all the bloat and bullshit>NO THAT'S BAD BECAUSE..........IT JUST IS OKAY???????Yeah okay whatever bro
>>737413816Literally identical
>>737413831Yeah, except one works and the other is a toy OS for autistic unemployed hobbyists.
Will the Steambox fix all this nonsense?
>>737415054I didn't know its name was Will
