I'm curious as to what everyone's reasons are! The Linux desktop has came quite a far ways in the last few years and is improving every day. I'd say for most people, Linux could easily replace Windows as their daily driver nowadays.
I'm curious as to what everyone's reasons are! The Linux desktop has came quite a far ways in the last few years and is improving every day. I'd say for most people, Linux could easily replace Windows as their daily driver nowadays.
I too am a videa gaem enjoyer and I have been running Linux as my main driver for more than a year with a dual boot setup specifically for games. The only times I have to boot into Windows are:
For anything else, I just install the game on Steam, press play and let Proton do its thing. Sometimes I have to go to ProtonDB, check the comments for that particular game and copy-paste some launch settings, but that's about it. As someone who kept delaying making Linux my daily driver due to games, I have been really pleasantly surprised by the current state of Proton.
I do not mean to evangelize. While modern distros make the OS much more approachable than in the past, once in a while, things will break and need tinkering and this is something everyone who is interested in running a Linux machine should be aware of. Personally, I mind spending the occasional hour debugging myself out of some issue much less than I abhor Windows' intrusive features and lack of control over the OS. I have delayed switching for quite a while solely due to worrying about running my games, and I am sharing my experience for those who find themselves in the same boat.
Please keep evangelising! Microsoft and Apple suck so I do need to get off my lazy ass and consider Linux sometime. I wonder how it handles pirated PC games?
Hell, maybe I will look into Linux for my next laptop after all.
Of course avian comrade, death to Microsoft and Apple. I always advocate for Linux but I want people to be aware of what they are getting into and that a certain level of it just works will have to be sacrificed. Sadly, I don't have any personal experience with pirated games so I cannot help you on that one.