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Should i switch to linux? please tell me why or why not. (europe.pub)
submitted 3 days ago by GrumpyCat@leminal.space to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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So i have a gaming desktop that not the best or the newest. What takes up most of my drive space is games, updates, and software's. Im wondering if i should switch to linux and if linux will improve any performance for my main machine? If you believe i should switch what os should i go with or why or why not should i switch?

I mostly game and do mess with ollama/ai tools because i think that's cool. I want to do more things in the future but that might beyond my drive space?

What would you advise?

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[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I second this. Chances are high that OP ends up reinstalling multiple times (either to check out multiple distros or after they accidentally nuked the system). Doing so on a separate SSD so they don't accidentally wipe their data during reinstall and so they don't have to constantly migrate data is a good plan.

[–] Jimmycakes@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Third this move. Nvme are under $20 cheap way to experiment

[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Everyone manages to format the wrong partition at least once when starting out with installing different Linux distros.

[–] IcyToes@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I haven't. That wasn't one of the mistakes I made!