• pivot_root@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Drakeposting meme: Switching to Linux... Solve your problems? No. Exchanges them with different ones? Yes

    With Linux:

    I don’t have forced updates.
    I do have driver compile error when I update the kernel.

    I don’t have spyware recording my screen.
    I don’t have Discord record my screen when I want it to, either.

    I don’t have ads for games in my launcher.
    I don’t have HDR for games in my Steam library.

    Etc.

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      3 days ago

      HDR works quite well, with a bit of tinkering naturally, for Steam games. (Fedora 42 using ProtonPlus to get GE-Proton-10 and modifying the launch parameters)

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        What GPU and DE? It’s been a complete nightmare for me, and only the gamescope WSI seems to actually work.

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          GNOME, what else. AMD Ryzen censored 7 350 with Radeon 860M 32GB of RAM Internal Display

          The drivers for the GPU are unfortunately not in the LiveUSB image so I had to connect my laptop using a HDMI to VGA converter to my CRT monitor to install Fedora xD

          Launch options are: PROTON_ENABLE_WAYLAND=1 PROTON_ENABLE_HDR=1 %command%

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      3 days ago

      And the new problems are way above most people’s ability to solve. The usual man on the street is not the usual lemmy user.

      OTOH, I used to give away Little Old Lady computers to seniors. Slap Linux Lite on there, setup their email and browser, DONE. They would never call me back for support.

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        Honestly, that was the biggest difference for me, when I switched.

        A bunch of my issues I’d had on Windows just went away, overnight. And, sure, I ran into other problems; but I would’ve on Windows, too, except I can usually resolve them on Linux.

        My machine is so much more usable, just on a daily basis; and I’ve learned so much more about my computer naturally since I switched.