• lustrum@sh.itjust.works
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    Not just that. Every windows update I have to go through the fucking setup screen. No I don’t want an office subscription, no I don’t want onedrive, no don’t tailor ads, no don’t collect telemetry.

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      Settings > System > Notifications > Suggest ways I can finish setting up my device to get the most out of Windows

      Disable this, there are a few others in that area you might consider disabling too

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        I really can’t think of any valid reason to use Windows in 2023 other than “it’s required for work” or “I’m just a gamer.” Not being a gamer myself I’m not sure how valid the latter is though.

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          Still can’t play most competitive fps games on Linux. There’s a couple, but the majority are still windows only.

          My reasoning is that it’s way too inconvenient to need to restart my pc multiple times a day if I want to play games. Add in that my audio solution doesn’t work at all on Linux (GoXLR) that requires me to use a separate set of peripherals and it just becomes less of a hassle to use windows over Linux.

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              Anti-cheats block Linux. EAC theoretically supports it, but from what I can tell it’s a less secure option for both windows and Linux, ensuring a lot of devs never turn it on.

              Also idk what it is, but proton performance seems to be ~1/2-1/3 of what I get on native windows for pretty much every game. Had to give up on BG3 on Linux after I maxed out at ~40fps and huge stutters.

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                Maybe we have different standards, but i am more than happy with 20-25 fps on low to medium settings.

                Also, most competetive games that i know run on very old machines without that much issues.

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                  Destiny 2 explicitly says they’ll never support Linux. Same with CoD. Older competitive games run without issue. Newer ones done.

                  Minimum acceptable performance for me is 4k/120fps on medium/high settings. (I have a 3090)

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                    You categorize those games as competetive? Interesting. But yes, publisher too lazy to implement eac for linux will always be a problem.

                    Also, fun fact, bungie was more than happy to make a destiny 2 port for stadia… which ran exclusively on linux.

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                  20-25 fps is happy? That’s not suitable for fast paced games.

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                  I’m sure there is, but after a few hours of trying to get it to work it wasn’t worth it anymore and no tweaking was necessary to make it work perfectly on windows.

                  This is the 3rd time I’ve had the same issue. Major fps drops in every game played. This has happened over multiple Distros and multiple years. I don’t enjoy having to spend hours configuring a game just to make it run 20% worse than if I just installed it on windows.

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            If that’s all you need from your computer you might as well downgrade to a boot loader with audio support

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          Adobe software for creative work. Afaik there’s okay replacements, but not great ones. Also, migrating your Lightroom catalog to a new software is kinda a ridiculous task

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            No it doesn’t, it needs constant babysitting if you want it to remain stable. Even then, watch out for updates that’ll wreck your workflow, device drivers and/or the OS itself. The thing is hodgepodge code with layers of bullshit added on through the years. It’s a mess.

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              Maybe for a small percentage of extreme power users who live on their computer. For me Windows lets me access all the programs and media I need with zero problems. I can not imagine Linux being anywhere near as hassle free.

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                For me Windows lets me access all the programs and media I need

                Oh wow, you mean it does the very bare minimum that any OS should do?

                I can not imagine Linux being anywhere near as hassle free.

                In what context? Opening programs and playing media? Lol

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                  Yes, it does what 99% of users require from it. On Linux I would immediately run into a bunch of programs that wouldn’t work out of the box, at which point I’d need to get into emulating. Which is something I do not want to deal with.

                  Windows works flawlessly without hassle, Linux does not. Easy choice to make.

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      have u tried making installation media with Rufus? they’ll let u use a local account and skip all that. also tiny 11 is what I use, cuts out Microsoft’s bullshit

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        I ditched Windows like 15 years ago and never looked back. How can you cut out Microsoft’s bullshit when Microsoft’s bullshit is literally the OS? I’m not talking about spyware, telemetry, etc. I’m talking about the actual OS itself and its trash APIs, structure, etc.

        What you’re talking about seems like a half-measure, the problem isn’t just a few things you can strip out of the OS, the problem is the OS itself.

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          yea it only cuts some of it out, like one drive, edge, etc

          as a gamer, Linux just doesnt work for me.

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        You could grab the ISO and use ventoy. No need to format USBs again and again. Can store multiple ISOs and whatnot.

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      @lustrum

      They just keep getting worse and worse! I’ve decided to investigate whether one of the Linux distributions is able to be my daily driver. With everything being a web app these days, incompatibility with business programs I use is no longer an issue. The only question now is, are my peripherals compatible?

      @abobla