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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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[Question] to Linux from Windows as a daily driver (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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My plan is to buy an NVMe today, install linux as a dual boot, but use linux as a daily driver, to see if it meets my needs before committing to it.

My main needs are gaming, local AI (stable diffusion and oobabooga), and browser stuff.

I have experience with Mint (recently) and Ubuntu (long ago). Any problems with my plan? Will my OS choice meet my needs?

Thanks!

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Thank you to everyone's support. I did not expect as much support as you all provided. I'm happy to announce a huge success! Ubuntu is installed, I've overcome several hurdles, and have a few more to go. I'll try to post in next week to summarize my progress and challenges.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For the last two, it will more than enough. Gaming tho, it depends. If you wants emulator, Linux is THE emulator OS. For Windows game tho, if you are planning to play older game, Linux is better than Windows. Period. For newer games, like 'just-release-game', it is not ideal. Free to play multiplayer games, especially outside of Steam/Valve, forget it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

To piggy-back off this, take stock of your current favorite games and do some searching to find out how those have worked out for others. ProtonDB is a great resource for games on Steam. Outside Steam it can often be done, but can be a headache.

I will typically try a game on Linux first, but keep Windows around and will just boot into that if I cant get up and running pretty quick. Don't have time to deal with the tinkering all day haha