If by D2 you mean Destiny 2, then I recommend making the switch so you CAN'T play D2. As a former addict myself, I can tell you it doesn't have control your life. I know it doesn't seem like it now but there is a way out if you're open to it.
Sending thoughts and prayers ❤️
Also for modding on Linux use Limo. Works great.
Yes, but I would still need Windows for that. I meant I could remove Windows/Mac entirely from my life except that I need access to Adobe products.
Desktop mode is a nice extra because Valve are generally nice. But it's not what the purpose of SteamOS is. It's just an aside. The same way you can get a shell on your wifi camera. And you could run some silly servers on it. But that's not the point of your camera.
I used to use EAC but recently switched to fre:ac because it works on Linux. Maybe there's some features from EAC that are missing, but this could be an alternative if you're interested in exploring it. I also rip and store on Jellyfin, and I've not noticed any problems w/ my FLACs.
I'm thinking of buying a Mini-PC just to fiddle around with Linux and get used to it. I wish I had started using Linux regularly 20 years ago.
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USE PROTON!!!
SteamOS is just there to run one single application: Steam.
Desktop mode isn't Steam.
Nah fuck that. Never 11. If I still use windows I'll run 10
SteamOS is just there to run one single application: Steam. Users see absolutely nothing of Linux. It could be running MacOS or BeOS or TempleOS and it wouldn't make the slightest difference to them.
Not that it's a bad thing, it confirms that Linux is stable and mature and that you can use it for an appliance, but that's pretty much it. And yes, you can bypass the Steam interface and run a KDE desktop (is that the UX you think of? it's available on any Linux and pretty much any Unix-like desktop), which is nice of Valve to have included. But except for the .1% who will toy with it, there isn't really much point (and yes, I did toy with it end enabled ssh, and added a few gadgets). I still wouldn't install SteamOS as a desktop system though. That's not what it's made for.
I do realize that yes, that's why I offered a couple of solutions to things that had nothing to do with that. Like thinking you had made a mistake or being afraid of messing up another OS on your machine.
I'm not trying to talk down to you, I'm trying to understand what your issue is, that's why I'm asking questions.
So why was it that you needed to cancel the installation?
Ive never tried installing Mint, but it's based on Ubuntu which have installed many times. Unless the installer is radically different it asks you a bunch of questions first, keyboard layout, timezone, whether or not it will be a dual boot or clean install etc. It typically doesn't actually make any changes to the system until all that is set up and you select install.
The only exception to that I can think of is if you got to the point where you can configure your partitions in a dual boot scenario. If you made a mistake during that process, I can see it messing up your install if you then back out.
Other than that the only way I can think of that might bork you system is if you actually started installing the OS, and then attempted to cancel, at which point it makes perfect sense to me that would mess things up.
The only thing I really take issue with is acting as if cancelling an install of an OS halfway through the process is like such a common thing that enough people would run into the same issue that it would turn people off from installing Linux.
Games and mods are really the only reason I still put up with the BS, but that straw is gonna break eventually. I don't want to dual boot, but once SteamOS can play D2 that will probably be the day.
The only thing I'm really not sure on is mods. I tend to mod the fuck out of any game that supports it, and since mods are all written independtly, I'm worried many won't be written well enough to be functional outside of the environment they were MacGyvered in.
it sounds like you better stick to windows. installing something like Ubuntu or KDE Neon is a no-brainer usually, i never had issues installing the os before (those come later admittedly)
That's an interesting suggestion, thank you!
Funny you say that because it does feel like the problem is the hardware, but I can't confirm. That would suck because I do want to give it another go. I was thinking of buying another monitor but I guess I'll have to settle for a new board if push comes to shove, and hopefully it'll be compatible with both.
You do realize that there is more than one reason why a person would need to cancel an installation that doesn't necessarily have to do with not having allotted enough time, right? I had the whole afternoon. And that if the button exists on the UI, it's reasonable to conclude that the feature is in working condition and would not do the one thing antithetical to what we're trying to achieve.
I don't know why you're talking down to me, but I'd rather not engage further if that'll be the case.
How I predict my migration will go:
You might like winapps for your usecase. It makes things feel more fluid if you have a PC capable of running a Windows VM at the same time.
Keep hoping.
Most users don't care that their OS is outdated or unsafe.
I mean, I can imagine CreativeCloudOS becoming a required install eventually in addition to the monthly fee and your firstborn for creative cloud. It may not be super likely but Adobe cutting out Microsoft from its money pipeline doesn't sound impossible
I think GIMP is great. It does everything most people need it to do. You just have to take time to learn how to use it, just like with everything else.
Why would you cancel the install half way through, is that something you normally do?
If you don't have the time to install it properly, don't start the process. If you do have the time see it through.
If you think you have made a mistake and can't simply back up to the step you think you messed up, just continue. Most things can be fixed after install. Worst case scenario, you will just have to reinstall.
If you backed out because you were afraid of messing up your windows partition, I highly recommend backing up all your data before you install in the first place.
In what world is that normal?
The world where the vast majority of people don't cancel installing an OS halfway through the process.
I have to agree. I love Linux. I’m using it for all of my servers and it works great. I recently tried to switch my daily use computer from Windows 10 to Linux, and it’s not gone well. I’m on my 5th install and third disto. I’ve been told it’s a hardware compatibility issue, but if I need to buy a new computer to run Linux, I’m in the same boat as switching to Windows 11.