The Microsoft-Dilemma - Europe as a Software Colony | Why it's so important to ditch Microsoft software in favor of EU alternatives
The Microsoft-Dilemma - Europe as a Software Colony | Why it's so important to ditch Microsoft software in favor of EU alternatives
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For me it's mostly down to Microsoft being such a douche about their Windows 11 upgrade. My windows 10 PC can apparently not do thd upgrade due to "incompatible hardware" but at the same time I can still run pretty much everything I like to play / do just fine. It's really making me consider switching to Linux, I might give it a shot on an old laptop soon and if that goes smoothly then I'll switch on my other PC as well. No need for Windows anymore if they're pushy and there's a good alternative available.
If you do try Linux, I highly highly recommend Linux Mint, since it's the most newbie friendly.
I'd rather recommend an immutable distro like bazzite. Mint was ok, but pretty messed up if something didn't work. If you mess up your immutable distro, all you need to do is reboot.
Or else, https://distrochooser.de/ might be a useful help to make a suitable choice (which probably comes down to Linux Mint or Zorin anyway)
+1 for Linux Mint, switched from windows 10 recently.
Terminal is annoying but not needed as much as I feared, and usually it's copy + paste anyway (ctrl + shift + v to paste in terminal). A lot of stuff is easier on Linux, like updating, and (sometimes) installing things. Also, it's a feeling that your computer will stay the same or get better, not get worse.
Also:
In Steam, you use Proton when your install button is grey, by tapping the gear icon on the right, selecting Properties, Compatibility, checking the box that says "force the use of a specific Steam Play compatibility tool", and choosing the first thing from the drop-down menu. So far everything I've done this with has worked immediately after.
I think Proton is enabled by default in recent Steam client release.