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Switching to Linux on the Desktop

I made the switch to Linux on the desktop at the beginning of this year and I can confirm that it is a better experience for me than using Windows.

For a quick background, I do have a bit of technical aptitude being a software engineer. I grew up using Windows, starting on Windows 95, and have been using Windows for 27 years or so.

I've always been Linux curious. I've using Ubuntu VPNs, ftp'ed into WordPress sites, etc., but I've commited to using Linux fully until now. My experience changed with the Steam Deck, with all the work Valve is doing to make sure video games run as well if not better on Linux.

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Foxis: I love gaming on my Steam Deck! I'm so glad I splurged on the OLED version.

Gaming was the big hold up for me since I play a lot on my PC, and Valve has mostly solved that problem. Nowadays, almost all the games I want to play work out of the box with minimal fiddling, but I do keep a Windows boot available so that I can play games like Sony's Bungie's Marathon. It is very entertaining to me that I have to use a Microsoft product to play a Sony game.

Even if a game is not directly support for Linux, there are many helpful people posting on ProtonDB.com posting their configurations to get the game running. This is how I was able to get City: Skylines II running with no issues.

For Linux Distro selection, I was familiar enough with Ubuntu, but I wanted to try KDE, so I tried out Kubuntu on my laptop before fully commiting. This worked well enough for me, but I felt like it was missing something.

Thankfully a friend of mine made this website to make an easy choice on what to install!

WhatLinuxDistroShouldIUse.com

So I lined it up with the computer upgrade I wanted to do right around Christmas, installed Fedora KDE, and have been using it since.

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Foxis: And I only broke the install twice getting Nvidia graphics drivers installed.

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Foxis: I also wish I did the upgrade a year earlier. Thankfully I bought extra ram when I built my wife's PC, so I found literal gold in my spare parts box.

99% of the games I play work with minimal fiddling. All software developing tools I use work. I don't switch to Windows unless I want to play Marathon. It has way less friction to just do things unlike windows.

Overall, I recommend switching to Linux if you can. Computers are fun!

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