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Gaming on Linux hasn't been great so far... | JayzTwoCents [27:59] (www.youtube.com)
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Follow-up video to https://lemmy.world/post/32690521

Spoiler alert: the main reason he says the experience "hasn't been great" is because shortly before posting the video his Linux install mysteriously broke and he had no idea why. Therefore, he recommended dual-booting Windows just in case.

Cue sea of comments explaining that the reason for the error he was getting was that Windows screwed up his bootloader (i.e. the problem was caused by dual-booting to begin with, LOL).

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[–] JasSmith@sh.itjust.works 4 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

This is what burned me. I was promised that Unraid would be easier than windows. Dozens of people all promising me that I would have fewer issues, and I would never need to touch the CLI, and it would take me an afternoon to set up. I have spent 200+ hours on this thing. It's finally where I want it to be, but if I never, ever touch another Linux OS again I will die happy. If I had gone in with different expectations I would have had a VERY different experience. I wouldn't have thought that every issue I faced was me being dumb. I have since learned that my experience is totally normal, and I'm pissed off at the people who lied to me.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

Yeah, Linux is definitely oversold.

I get where people are coming from, if you say it has a learning curve, fewer people will try it, and a lot of those people would've had a fine experience. But those that have a rough time will convince others to not bother.

I think it's much better to undersell it and have people be pleasantly surprised.

[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

And the next part of the equation is that when you go online to ask for help, people tell you you are a noob and it's a skill issue.

Well...

[–] JasSmith@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 hours ago

100%. I'm not sure if it would have put me off, but I wouldn't be as bitter as I am now.

[–] EldenLord@lemmy.world 0 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

What lunatic recommended Unraid to you, lol? Setting up Linux mint is easier than installing Windows. And it‘s free, reliable, open source and not stuffed full of bloatware and subscriptions. Please give it a try if you ever need a new OS

[–] JasSmith@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 hours ago

I have 15 HDDs and like unstriped RAID. My options were SnapRAID on Windows or Unraid. TrueNAS only offers striped RAID, and I am not aware of an unstriped RAID feature in Mint.