▲ 931 ▼ Steam data reveals PC gamers shifting from Windows to Linux (www.tweaktown.com) submitted 1 year ago by mesamunefire@piefed.social to c/linux@programming.dev 245 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] the_q@lemmy.zip 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (6 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] ScintillatingStruthio@programming.dev -5 points 1 year ago (5 children) I don't doubt it, but do you happen to have a source? The only plus side I guess is I only use that computer for a bit of gaming and not for anything else, and i did manage to turn of automatic updates before they AI-ified everything. If I had more time and energy in my day I'd dual boot it, maybe some day. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Subdivide6857@midwest.social 11 points 1 year ago (4 children) So you’ve decided unpatched security flaws is better than learning a superior OS? I’m not much for gambling. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ScintillatingStruthio@programming.dev 1 point 1 year ago (3 children) No, I just haven't had the time and energy to do something better. Happens when you're approaching middle age and have health problems. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago* (1 child) Just so you're aware, it's super easy. You can even leave your Windows drive(s) the same if you want too if you're up for buying a new drive. Linux can access the data fine —though probably not the other way around, depending on the format of your Linux drive(s). I have a drive that's mostly media from back when I used Windows that just works like any other, but a worse format but that hardly matters. If you're a gamer, Garuda, CachyOS, or Bezzite are good and take minutes to set up, and come with everything you need out of the box. Bezzite is immutable, so it's harder to mess up, but it also limits what you can do (which probably doesn't matter for you). If you do need help, which you probably won't because it's easier than installing Windows, you can ask and plenty of people will volunteer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ScintillatingStruthio@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago Thanks! I've actually done it before back in the days when Mint was quite new,and I'm a programmer by trade (although mostly on Mac) so I'm not too worried about it, but I don't have a second drive (and don't really want one given a 2TB NVME drive) so I'd want to do all the backups first, at least for important stuff like my friend and I's Minecraft server. For a computer I barely use it hasn't felt worth it. Most of my computer time (outside of work) is on my Mac laptop. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Subdivide6857@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago Sorry to hear that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ScintillatingStruthio@programming.dev -5 points 1 year ago (5 children) I don't doubt it, but do you happen to have a source? The only plus side I guess is I only use that computer for a bit of gaming and not for anything else, and i did manage to turn of automatic updates before they AI-ified everything. If I had more time and energy in my day I'd dual boot it, maybe some day. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Subdivide6857@midwest.social 11 points 1 year ago (4 children) So you’ve decided unpatched security flaws is better than learning a superior OS? I’m not much for gambling. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ScintillatingStruthio@programming.dev 1 point 1 year ago (3 children) No, I just haven't had the time and energy to do something better. Happens when you're approaching middle age and have health problems. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago* (1 child) Just so you're aware, it's super easy. You can even leave your Windows drive(s) the same if you want too if you're up for buying a new drive. Linux can access the data fine —though probably not the other way around, depending on the format of your Linux drive(s). I have a drive that's mostly media from back when I used Windows that just works like any other, but a worse format but that hardly matters. If you're a gamer, Garuda, CachyOS, or Bezzite are good and take minutes to set up, and come with everything you need out of the box. Bezzite is immutable, so it's harder to mess up, but it also limits what you can do (which probably doesn't matter for you). If you do need help, which you probably won't because it's easier than installing Windows, you can ask and plenty of people will volunteer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ScintillatingStruthio@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago Thanks! I've actually done it before back in the days when Mint was quite new,and I'm a programmer by trade (although mostly on Mac) so I'm not too worried about it, but I don't have a second drive (and don't really want one given a 2TB NVME drive) so I'd want to do all the backups first, at least for important stuff like my friend and I's Minecraft server. For a computer I barely use it hasn't felt worth it. Most of my computer time (outside of work) is on my Mac laptop. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Subdivide6857@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago Sorry to hear that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Subdivide6857@midwest.social 11 points 1 year ago (4 children) So you’ve decided unpatched security flaws is better than learning a superior OS? I’m not much for gambling. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ScintillatingStruthio@programming.dev 1 point 1 year ago (3 children) No, I just haven't had the time and energy to do something better. Happens when you're approaching middle age and have health problems. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago* (1 child) Just so you're aware, it's super easy. You can even leave your Windows drive(s) the same if you want too if you're up for buying a new drive. Linux can access the data fine —though probably not the other way around, depending on the format of your Linux drive(s). I have a drive that's mostly media from back when I used Windows that just works like any other, but a worse format but that hardly matters. If you're a gamer, Garuda, CachyOS, or Bezzite are good and take minutes to set up, and come with everything you need out of the box. Bezzite is immutable, so it's harder to mess up, but it also limits what you can do (which probably doesn't matter for you). If you do need help, which you probably won't because it's easier than installing Windows, you can ask and plenty of people will volunteer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ScintillatingStruthio@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago Thanks! I've actually done it before back in the days when Mint was quite new,and I'm a programmer by trade (although mostly on Mac) so I'm not too worried about it, but I don't have a second drive (and don't really want one given a 2TB NVME drive) so I'd want to do all the backups first, at least for important stuff like my friend and I's Minecraft server. For a computer I barely use it hasn't felt worth it. Most of my computer time (outside of work) is on my Mac laptop. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Subdivide6857@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago Sorry to hear that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ScintillatingStruthio@programming.dev 1 point 1 year ago (3 children) No, I just haven't had the time and energy to do something better. Happens when you're approaching middle age and have health problems. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago* (1 child) Just so you're aware, it's super easy. You can even leave your Windows drive(s) the same if you want too if you're up for buying a new drive. Linux can access the data fine —though probably not the other way around, depending on the format of your Linux drive(s). I have a drive that's mostly media from back when I used Windows that just works like any other, but a worse format but that hardly matters. If you're a gamer, Garuda, CachyOS, or Bezzite are good and take minutes to set up, and come with everything you need out of the box. Bezzite is immutable, so it's harder to mess up, but it also limits what you can do (which probably doesn't matter for you). If you do need help, which you probably won't because it's easier than installing Windows, you can ask and plenty of people will volunteer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ScintillatingStruthio@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago Thanks! I've actually done it before back in the days when Mint was quite new,and I'm a programmer by trade (although mostly on Mac) so I'm not too worried about it, but I don't have a second drive (and don't really want one given a 2TB NVME drive) so I'd want to do all the backups first, at least for important stuff like my friend and I's Minecraft server. For a computer I barely use it hasn't felt worth it. Most of my computer time (outside of work) is on my Mac laptop. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Subdivide6857@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago Sorry to hear that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago* (1 child) Just so you're aware, it's super easy. You can even leave your Windows drive(s) the same if you want too if you're up for buying a new drive. Linux can access the data fine —though probably not the other way around, depending on the format of your Linux drive(s). I have a drive that's mostly media from back when I used Windows that just works like any other, but a worse format but that hardly matters. If you're a gamer, Garuda, CachyOS, or Bezzite are good and take minutes to set up, and come with everything you need out of the box. Bezzite is immutable, so it's harder to mess up, but it also limits what you can do (which probably doesn't matter for you). If you do need help, which you probably won't because it's easier than installing Windows, you can ask and plenty of people will volunteer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ScintillatingStruthio@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago Thanks! I've actually done it before back in the days when Mint was quite new,and I'm a programmer by trade (although mostly on Mac) so I'm not too worried about it, but I don't have a second drive (and don't really want one given a 2TB NVME drive) so I'd want to do all the backups first, at least for important stuff like my friend and I's Minecraft server. For a computer I barely use it hasn't felt worth it. Most of my computer time (outside of work) is on my Mac laptop. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ScintillatingStruthio@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago Thanks! I've actually done it before back in the days when Mint was quite new,and I'm a programmer by trade (although mostly on Mac) so I'm not too worried about it, but I don't have a second drive (and don't really want one given a 2TB NVME drive) so I'd want to do all the backups first, at least for important stuff like my friend and I's Minecraft server. For a computer I barely use it hasn't felt worth it. Most of my computer time (outside of work) is on my Mac laptop. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Subdivide6857@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago Sorry to hear that. permalink fedilink source parent