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  • hahafuck [they/them]
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    3 years ago

    I'm not good with computer but this site is making me want to not use windows anymore, plus I can't get rid of the 'activate windows' overlay and its annoying. Can I play my games on linux though? I don't want to have to fuck with having two different boots

    • Shinji_Ikari [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      What games do you play? You dont need to get rid of windows entirely.

      As hexbear's resident overly verbose linux evangelist, ask me any questions you might have

      • hahafuck [they/them]
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        3 years ago

        A pretty wide variety, not fancy games, no triple A or anything. Smaller PC games. If Steam says it's linux compatible I assume that would be fine, but if not does that mean I would always need to boot windows for those that don't? Or does it just mean its not optimized but I could still launch them?

        • Shinji_Ikari [he/him]
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          3 years ago

          Typically Steam will say Linux compatible for games that natively support Linux, but if you enable proton in the settings, a lot more games can be installed and run pretty well. IE GTA V runs great on proton.

          Proton is essentially a really well made wrapper around Wine, a compatibility layer to run windows programs on Linux. Its very gaming focused. While you can get it working for non-steam games, it works best for games on steam.

          If its a non steam game, look into Lutris, its a similar idea but you can install things like the epic or Ubisoft launcher and install games from there.

          Essentially one is built into steam and one is more generic.

          • hahafuck [they/them]
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            3 years ago

            Its all Steam more or less. So I get the linux (I can figure out how online) and then I get Wine and then I get Proton? These are all pretty simple steps right?

            • Ithorian [comrade/them]
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              3 years ago

              All you need is steam. Just right click on any game you have and set "force use compatibility tools" it will download proton and all of that for you. Over 90% of my steam library works with no problem.

              Pirated games can get a bit trickier but you can get the majority of them working through lutris.

            • Shinji_Ikari [he/him]
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              3 years ago

              So for proton you're in luck, Steam essentially sets the whole thing up. Unless you're running something really weird, you rarely need to interface with wine directly anymore. Check this out https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/introduction-linux-gaming-thanks-protondb

              If you want a easier experience getting gaming stuff installed, I've heard Pop! OS is pretty beginner friendly and helps install various non-free software(free as in freedom, not beer). It should be really easy to get graphics drivers and steam installed.

              If you opt for a more generic Linux distro like Ubuntu, you can still find a basic tutorial to get you going with everything. It all depends how much hands on stuff you're up for. When in doubt, google it out. Read up and if anything doesn't make sense, break the phrases down and google each one till you know whats going on.

            • Pirate [none/use name]
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              3 years ago

              Yeah it's easy and there are a lot of guides and people to help :) Speaking of guides, check this one

    • spectre [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      Gaming for Linux is getting very good right now, all my favorite games are supported. Look up all your steam games on protondb.com too see how well they'll run. Support will continue to improve as long as valve has something like the Steam Deck out.

      You said you don't really play triple-As, but one of the major things holding those back is Easy Anti-Cheat which announced a Linux port last week (don't think it'll come out till next year though).

      Biggest issue is that graphics card drivers/configuration can sometimes be a pain, but my 1070 has been doing just fine personally. It's another aspect that has come a long way.

      • KermitTheFraud [they/them]
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        3 years ago

        graphics card drivers/configuration can sometimes be a pain

        Yeah AMD has an advantage in open source because they’ve dedicated way more time to working with the open source community on their drivers. Some of the open source drivers beat the proprietary ones in benchmarks and their compatibility is more guaranteed than Nvidia’s which I would recommend anyone who has one for gaming googling them before installing Linux

    • nightcrawler995 [he/him,any]
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      3 years ago

      dual booting is very easy and simple, don't worry. it' s like one of the default options when installing linux

    • Kanna [she/her]
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      3 years ago

      I also have the cursed activate windows overlay lol

      • barrbaric [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        If you want to get rid of it, this is a guide (it takes like 30 seconds).

    • barrbaric [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      This is a guide to activating Windows 10. Takes like 30 seconds, super easy.