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 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
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.
yeah you should
you should definitely try it out and see if you like it; try various distros and desktops
the distros id recommend are fedora (simply good), opensuse tubleweed (versatile and unobtrusive), cachyos (designed for gaming), bazzite (fedora-based steamOS clone, designed for gaming), or mint (very easy), and the de id recommend is kde plasma
can keep windows on a separate drive to boot for the games that dont work (and in case u want to switch back)
but if ur pirating, those wont be kernel anticheat games, which are the main offenders
In case you dont already know, use protondb to find if you games will work.
i don't use steam
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should i switch to linux?
So, as this is a Linux community, do you expect anything but an astounding "Yes!"?
Going through the rest of your post, you'd have to be cautious with the Nvidia GPU. It can go anywhere from working almost seamlessly without any tinkering to causing nigh-unsolvable problems you (regretfully) might have to work around.
But, aside from that, you should be pretty much good to go.
It's like getting children. You only know afterwards how it really feels and even if it's a hassle sometimes you wouldn't ever change back.
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
Just try and see how it goes - it's not like you can't go back
Grab a few usb sticks and put different images on them to try some different OS's. Get a feel for how easy they are to install / config / use.
Then put your favorite on your internal drive, and maybe keep a couple of specialized sticks for whatever: troubleshooting, browsing, streaming, gaming, office...
Yes
The switch or dual boot is up to you. I can lay out some general steps in case you want to have an overview. Please do not be scared off by it. Depending on the distro, most things work out of the box or with very little effort.
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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.
if it meets your software needs and hardware compatibility, go for it
I would also recommend against using Brave, but it's available on Linux if you want to use it.
Pirated games work just fine with Heroic, Lutris or Bottles.I personally like Heroic and I've not had many issues with steamrip releases (they don't need to be installed).
Yes.
I mean I think everyone should. But it requires a lot more mental energy to use. Anything commercial or niche will likely be unsupported or require significant research and effort to get working.
On the other hand, no one is spying on you, blatantly stealing your information, and relentlessly shoving office, cloud and AI products down your throat, and installing security holes in the process.
Gaming is fine and very easy if you use Steam. Using anything else will again require more research and energy.
Just try it out for a bit. If you don't like it, switch back. That's it. It's not one of lifes major decisions.
Give it a go, playing your pirated games is more effort to setup a wine container for them but if you don't like it then you can go back.
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.
i saw the negative vote count and had to assume that you've spammed this post, but i don't see any. so something else must be going on.
Use something else instead of Brave
It sounds like you would enjoy Linux though you should at least know that running your games will need additional hoops comparing to Windows since they're Windows games, nothing something wild and will be mostly about changing the default WINE to Proton if you use Lutris or Heroic for them. However sometimes you will probably need to troubleshoot for some game time to time, but you'll get used to that once you learn the idea.
Linux Mint is likely the safest choice here. Zorin is also fine for newbies.
Also note that, a lot of things will be different than Windows, though you can always search for an equivalent for something you used. At least the structure is much more beautiful on Linux, unlike Windows' chaotic nature.
Hey OP, I did not read your post but the answer is "hell yes"
Playing pirated games is going to require some thinkering. If you buy them on Steam is a much better experience.
Anyways, you should try Heroic Games launcher, there are other options but it's the best one to me
Why not give it a try and see for yourself? When I did it, I got surprised by how the sluggish pc I had became much more performant. I had a few issues here and there, with the transition, but with time, I started getting much fewer issues and stress than with windows
As for pirated games, most will run fine with wine. You can use plain wine, bottles or lutris to run them. If you look for it, you will also find some good source of pirated games for linux ;)
Beware the nvidia GPU. Nvidia are bastards. It’s worth a try though.
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.
If you have to ask then no.
no it doesn't sound like you'd be able to handle switching OS, sorry
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.
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