PCGamer having a nice pragmatic round table discussion about switching to Linux. All talking about gaming on laptops... basically the crucible for Linux... generally positive responses. Good to see some pushing through the stigma to give a modern take on it. 🐧youtube.com/watch?v=cg6UKrz8zws#gaming #pcgaming #linux #windows

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[–] 1 point 8 months ago (2 children)

@isthereanydealI think their opinion on Linux is that it will break your computer, and it's only a good choice if you have an irrational need to "upgrade" your system or you like to play sysadmin. They also said that Windows 11 is reliable and not bad.They used hardware that isn't well supported by Linux, started running commands they don't understand to fix it, and then advertised using certified hardware as easy mode.If this video was my intro to Linux, I'd steer clear.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 8 months ago (1 child)

    @WastedRadiance Yeah, towards the end of the video they started doubling back and muddling their message. Started out good about the positive things then ended by trying to blame linux as a "enthusiast OS" for them not researching a little bit before breaking things. Unfortunate.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago

    @isthereanydeal Michael Horn argued that if you're encountering hardware or software support issues, then consider postponing switching to Linux. His reasoning is that trying to fix it yourself won't be a nice experience(unless you're a computer nerd).[^1]I wish these people were told that. They've been told by sysadmins that Linux works on all hardware, and can run all software(that doesn't block Linux).[^1]: youtube.com/watch?v=ulzGTwWUhtY

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