i like gaming,browsing(brave),im open to using open source software like gimp,libreoffice,qbittorrent etc i don’t really care about specific software other than brave.
i don’t use steam,i use pirated games so they should work on whatever distro i will use.
i have no problems with learning more,searching,or posting about linux to learn. and im open to using terminal i already like it somewhat on windows.
my laptop that i will install linux on is msi gf63 with gtx 1650,i5-10500h,16gb ram,1tb ssd sata and 256gb ssd nvme.
so should i switch to linux? i feel like i don’t exactly like where microsoft is taking windows to,but im not sure if my games will work on linux.
you can ask me more questions to see if my usage is supported or not by linux. im open to any easy distro. i don’t relay on microsoft office or adobe apps or any of these things. my usage is pretty generic.
i don’t use steam
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if u game, you’re going to have a (possibly) hard time in Linux. a lot of games work on Linux, but some don’t and you’re gonna maybe want to switch back. IMO: just dual boot or install Linux on another device (desktop vs laptop?). sounds like you’re ready for it. I’ve been using Linux for 2 decades but still use windows for gaming, though mostly due to the childhood trauma of trying to get wine to work.
This hasn’t been true for literal years
In case you dont already know, use protondb to find if you games will work.
I did not read the content of your post - and the answer is YES!
Try to first switch the programs you are using to ones that are available on Linux, e.g. use Krita or GIMP instead of Photoshop, and LibreOffice or OnlyOffice instead of Microsoft Office. If that works for you then you know you can switch.
On lemmy u will always get a yes for that question lol.
Checkout distrosea.com, u can test different linux distros through your browser. This saves u alot of time in testing distros.
U will want to install steam either way. Their proton layer works great to run acquired booty. If u have questions on how, lemmy know.
You don’t need Steam to run games with Proton. Something like Faugus Launcher is much more light weight if you’re not interested in using Steam’s other features (though many of them are very good, like Steam Input)
Haven’t heard of Faugus before, I will check it out. I found both Lutris and Heroic less hassle-free than Steam. Thanks for sharing, love me some linux goodies
If you ask in a Linux community on Lemmy, Reddit or anywhere you’ll get a yes.
yea true, but let’s not pretend as if lemmy isn’t a linux echo-chamber lol. 2 things are certain on lemmy. Linux and politics
Yes
That’s like asking, “Hey, guys! Should I eat a hamburger?” – you want to use linux because you find it useful, or because “everyone is doing it” and you want to feel included? If it’s the former… then by all means, do it. The learning curve may be confusing at first (considering most windows users have a “duck syndrome” – expecting linux to behave the same as windows), but it’s totally worth it.
Yes. Keep the old box for games on Windows only and try out stuff on Linux.
Be sure the laptop hardware is fully compatible. It is not worth thetime to work around crappy hardware. If it isn’t, buy a refurbished Thinkpad.
Use something else instead of Brave
Personally I still use Brave because Firefox still doesn’t have tab groups on mobile and it’s more private than Chrome
Firefox did add tab groups to desktop, which is dumb because they already existed. They’re called windows. And they’ve been stringing the community along regarding mobile tab groups for years.
Until Firefox get their heads out of their asses, they’re a non-starter as far as I’m concerned
it totally does have tab groups, it had them for a long time edit: what i meant is collections, and i think thats something different from tab groups
Collections are mainly a weird alternative to bookmarks
Tab groups are easier to handle than windows though
Also:
I am on nightly tho, maybe standard firefox doesn’t have them yet
Every time Firefox groups my tabs on desktop I get pissed off and say I’m going to disable it… Then immediately forget because I was in the middle of something.
They can take the tab groups from me and give them to you, no charge.
Sure you can, but gtx 1650 is not cutting it if you wanna play modern “AAA” games even on low settings 1080p unless you sacrifice resolution, as for everything else you should be fine
Yes switch to garuda Linux now!!
Unfortunately, no.
Due to the year of the linux desktop, new user applications have been closed. The overwhelming positive response has just completely bypassed the available seats.
I’m sorry, but we’re full.
You should switch to Firefox with ublock origin.
Brave is a mess of a browser and a dumpster fire of an organization, even compared to the famously dysfuctional Mozilla.
You can look up your games on ProtonDB and see which will and won’t work. Pirated games are no different from retail compatibility-wise but there might be one or two extra steps
i suggest waterfox or librewolf instead of normal firefox because they are just better. Waterfox also has the bonus of having an android app and allowing to download all addons (but some will not properly work because phone)
Firefox allows all addons now on mobile but for a while it was only a few selected addons (ublock origin being one of them)
I am currently using 19 extensions on mobile
oh nice :D
Not OP, but I’m not switching to Firefox until they get their heads out of their asses and add tab groups to mobile. The fact they’ve gone this long without the feature is shameful.
They did add tab groups to desktop, but that’s stupid because there was already something that did the same thing: opening a new window
why do you think firefox is better? i generally don’t care about a corp Politics or historical errors. i care about current product as of now.
Brave is a bad product as of now.
Firefox with ublock is at least acceptably performant on desktop and mobile without all the crypto/tracking downsides of Brave or the open unpatched vulnerabilities (as of this posting) of Chrome/chromium (that also affect Brave)
Firefox is unlikely to ever sell your data or redirect websites or participate in a cryptoscam or show you advertisements with an adblocker on. Brave has done, at one point or another, all of that.
Plus firefox is not manifest v3, so you can actually have a safe browsing experience whereas all chromium based browsers are now inherently more vulnerable to malware thanks to google.
all chromium based browsers are now inherently more vulnerable to malware thanks to google.
Could you explain why? While at it, would you be so kind to mention why security-focused projects like GrapheneOS and secureblue stick to Chromium-based browsers despite that?
https://grapheneos.org/usage#web-browsing
Chromium and their particular fork have much better exploit hardening via sandboxing.
My understanding is Firefox has better anti-fingerprinting and uBlock origin via manifest v2 support (or v2 features ported to v3).
The argument often used is malicious ads. Sandboxing and hardening largely mitigates ads that contain exploits, but it doesn’t protect against social engineering, crypto mining, tracking, etc.
So I guess it comes down to your threat model and desired experience.
I personally prefer the uBlock origin experience, but an ad free experience and escape from targeted advertising was my target opsec when venturing into privacy.
Thanks! Your comment prompted me to check out this entry in uBlock Origin’s documentation that also underlines why Firefox(-based browsers) work better for the purposes of content-blocking.
So I guess it comes down to your threat model and desired experience.
Can’t agree more.
Past behavior can be a pretty good indicator of future behavior. Brave has done several shady things, and they will do more shady things in the future. It’s just stupid to ignore that.
Edit:
Oh hey, look at that, not even a day has gone by and… https://www.xda-developers.com/brave-is-charging-60-to-remove-features-it-added-in-the-first-place/
You could click the link already provided above. Just the Table of Contents at the top gives you a good overview about issues with Brave without reading anything else…
If you are going to try Linux from a USB drive as suggested by others here try and get a USB3 drive. Most of the cheap USB drives are USB2 which is really too slow to be of use.
