@linux I just switched from windows 10 to Ubuntu Studio last Saturday, just wrapped up the transition yesterday. I love Linux. It is how a computer should be. I lost access
@linux I just switched from windows 10 to Ubuntu Studio last Saturday, just wrapped up the transition yesterday. I love Linux. It is how a computer should be. I lost access to my audio interface, Keyscape VST and Valorant, but I have gained so much more. The Terminal is so much better than Windows neutered offering
@dingus I had seen a video of a musician who ran manjaro but killed his system, so that scared me off manjaro haha wanted to try it originally but Ubuntu studio seemed safer
Valorant uses the Vanguard anti-cheat, which is technically a rootkit. Riot had the freedom to do what they wanted to do with your PC if they wanted to.
I wanted to try it once and it did not run. Probably takes issue with software used to configure peripherals or smth. Even just the fact you have to reboot to install a game is ridiculous.
I'm wanting to do a full transition to Linux for audio work, but I couldn't get Wwise to work, even with Wine/Bottles. Just will refuse to install. Identical issue on other people's linux systems.
I also started with Ubuntu Studio, but 90% of the stuff it comes with is irrelevant to pro audio, and it was just running super slow. OpenSUSE Leap works like a charm for everything (except Wwise of course). Though Leap might be getting axed and no longer worked on in the future (nothing is certain yet). So I might also try Debian.
Because Wwise wasn't working, I never got around to testing out all my VSTs though. Have you tried using either Wine or Bottles for them?
I don't like a lot of the stuff Ubuntu comes with. The thing I liked about OpenSUSE is the advanced options of being able to select exactly what you want to install on there. Debian is also attractive to me because it comes with a more proper minimal install. I like having a higher control over my install, and don't want to have a desktop environment anyway.
Honestly, there wasn't a single piece of software in Ubuntu Studio that I wanted except for Gimp, Carla and maybe Pure Data. I don't even like the preconfigured sound server, since I just use PipeWire instead of Jack. It's easier and faster to install what I do want from a minimal install of Debian than it is to uninstall everything in ubuntu studio. I also didn't like snaps, and any flavour of Ubuntu was just really slow. If you already like most of the stuff it comes with, then hey that's awesome!