• hdnsmbt@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    I love Linux and the community surrounding it. I love the flexibility, the privacy and the way Debian lets me choose my desktop environment at login.

    But all of us know why people still use windows. It’s because you don’t have to install four different distros until you find one that detects your Bluetooth mouse.

    Let’s not kid ourselves.

  • OddOpinions5@mas.to
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    10 months ago

    @kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social so my boss, not a programmer but he can run up a python script, goes to a DNA sequencing software conference

    and those guys are hardcore, and they run Linux, cause that is where all the cutting edge software is

    and my boss asks them: Linux on the desktop for everyday use

    and all the hardcore guys go: NO, it is way to much trouble

  • Harold Schmidt@sfba.social
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    10 months ago

    @kde@lemmy.kde.social @kde@floss.social I bought office ( not a subscription, lives on my desktop). back in 2013 still works fine.

    I keep getting upgrades. I know they will stop supporting one day…

    Lately they keep pushing the 365 crap on me. I hate Google suite and am getting fed up with apple. May have to go back to pencil & paper and writing letters….

    I still think the internet will collapse due to lack of privacy, scams & poor product development

  • closetfurry@yiffit.net
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    10 months ago

    Been wondering about jumping ship to Linux after I got some hands on experience through the Steam Deck, but I hear that they don’t have the same wide compatibility with various Hardware, plus there are a lot of programs you can’t get.

    If I want Clip Studio Paint, be able to play games with anti cheat AND be able to stream comfortably with OBS and the XLR microphones I have… Can I reasonably expect to be able to do all these things without a hitch?

    • Baŝto@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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      5 months ago

      You generally need to get software and hardware that is compatible with your operating system and processor architecture. It’s true that the most used platforms will have the best support, but you have that problem with any OS.

      And it’s also not like games with anti cheat generally don’t work with Linux. Proton+Steam does support Valve Anti-Cheat, Easy Anti-Cheat and BattlEye. It’s just that developers have to explicitly enable Linux support for EAC and BattlEye.

    • kescusay@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      Hardware support is pretty damn good now, but may require some research beforehand to ensure you get a system with no driver gotchas. Honestly, I have more trouble with driver setup on Windows than on Linux these days. That said, I won’t buy a computer that comes with any incompatibilities, so your experience may vary.

      Gaming is easy on Linux now (assuming your system is set up properly) thanks to Steam’s Linux compatibility layer, which is built with WINE. They also have it on the Steam Deck, so you’ve actually probably used it already, you just didn’t know.

      The only sticking point is Clip Studio Paint. Apparently it can be set up using WINE, but it’s not going to be as good as a native experience. Or at least, that would be my guess.

    • not_amm@beehaw.org
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      10 months ago

      Since most people don’t use Linux, drivers and software aren’t usually developed for it. Although, a reasonable company would develop just in case or help you get a solution, it’s unusual. Most computers are supported, but there is very specific hardware that may not have support or you’ll find bugs.

      I’d recommend you to search (and test with an USB in Live mode) about your hardware and ask in communities about this specific topics. There are music communities, movies, math, streaming, etc.

      And no, I don’t think you’ll find anticheat support because most Linux users don’t want closed shady software modifying their kernel (but there are solutions being worked on).

      • Bro666@lemmy.kde.socialM
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        10 months ago

        drivers and software aren’t usually developed for [Linux].

        This is not very accurate. Despite having a small user base, kernel developers add hundreds of drivers every new version, and the number of end user programs developed by communities (such as KDE and GNOME) and independent teams, has ballooned in recent years.

        • not_amm@beehaw.org
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          10 months ago

          You’re right, I should specify that it’s mostly for niche hardware. But even though there are developers trying, sometimes those devices are barely usable or have bugs and/or vulnerabilities.

    • Index_Case@feddit.uk
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      10 months ago

      Have been trying Linux Mint on a spare laptop as a complete N00b. Can’t get a huion screen tablet to work, nor an older xp non-screen one. Only option I’ve found for software is Krita (which isn’t bad, actually), but no CSP.

      Couldn’t get a controller to work properly either without having to install some stuff via command line / terminal, which I wasn’t comfortable doing (I commented about having to do this on another post elsewhere and some guy was like super aggressive about how I didn’t need to, and was lying apparently… 🤷 )

      Other than that, it’s a been a pretty smooth experience. That’s not sarcasm, its genuinely been interesting experience poking about and giving it a go. May just not be ready for my use case yet.

      • closetfurry@yiffit.net
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        9 months ago

        That’s honestly comforting! Thank you for your feedback. I might consider it more. How difficult is setting up a dual boot or something?

        • Index_Case@feddit.uk
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          9 months ago

          I actually found the whole bootloader and how to dual boot thing a bit non-intuitive and generally unclear as to what I should do. But maybe that’s just me. In the end, as it was a spare laptop, I just went full Linux Mint, reasoning that I can always reinstall Windows later…

    • Valentin Petzel@aut.social
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      10 months ago

      @shved @kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social Sorry, but this is a pretty opinionates post about a simple feature. Yes, KDE has Telemetry options. But these are entirely opt in, so unless you explicitely choose to send data you will never send data. The data that is being sent is fully transparent, as we have access to the source code. I belief it is mostly used for interface decisions (such as what window sizes are people using). So I cannot see the point.

        • Radioactive Radio@lemm.ee
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          9 months ago

          What flippant attitude? The part where they tell the poster to just read the source code? That’s not flippant that’s the exact answer to the question. If you don’t trust it just check out the source, it’s all out in the open. If you don’t like it don’t use it, same as the telemetry alsame as the desktop. FOSS is about choice, you can choose to use Gnome or fork KDE and remove the telemetry yourself. Or maybe just flip a switch and turn it off.

          Edit: Also the whole argument about how the “average user can’t read source code” is useless. Remember when audacity put ‘actually questionable’ telemetry in their code? Everyone was up and arms about it, distros still don’t provide the new updated versions of audacity in their repos. Now imagine that with KDE, it’s a much bigger project, any average user would figure it out with 5 seconds of reddit or a simple google search.

    • Radioactive Radio@lemm.ee
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      10 months ago

      Been using it for over a year now and there’s just one slider for telemetry that sends them anonymous desktop/KDE apps usage data, and you can limit how much you wanna send them. And i personally haven’t heard of any controversy surrounding that. Also its opt in unlike windows.

  • Rastal@mastodon.social
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    10 months ago

    @kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social “We turned your computer into a platform designed to bombard you with ads, full of useless bloatware, a system designed to pigeon hole you into using and paying for Microsoft products, which is unsafe to connect to the internet without an antivirus and which will break every time we force an update on you.” = What Microsoft would say if they were honest describing Windows!

    #switchtolinux