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Questions about switching to linux (hexbear.net)

submitted 2 years ago by blakeus12@hexbear.net to c/technology@hexbear.net

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Hello, Windows 10 user of about a year now. I would like to switch to Linux (Ubuntu or Debian), but have a couple of questions.

Is there a way to play steam games designed for Windows on Linux?/What are the drawbacks of doing this?
Is there a way to transfer files from my old OS to the new one without using external drives (i dont have one ;-;)
Is there a distro more suited to a Windows user going into linux rehab?
Is there anything else I should be aware of?

TIA as always comrades and good day.

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[–] Redderthanmisty@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Valve released a compatibility layer called proton that will automatically install alongside your windows games. The main downside is that multiplayer games with anticheat will only work if the developer has enabled the option on their end, but it doesnt take much effort for them to do, and most have already done so.
Encrypt the stuff you want to keep then upload it to google drive.
I usually reccomend Ubuntu or Linux mint as their interfaces are familiar, and theyre generally regarded as the more stable and feature complete options.

4.1) Whenever you encounter a problem, 99% of the time, somebody else has already encountered it and found a solution.

4.2) Dont be afraid of the terminal, it won't bite.

4.3) Download all your software through your distro's repository instead of from the browser. Everything in that repository has been vetted and verified.

[+] 5ublimation@hexbear.net 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

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[–] daisy@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

You may hear some people extolling the virtues of Arch. Arch mainly brings a wide variety of ways to shoot yourself in the foot as a new user, and should not be used on a machine which you NEED to work. The official stance of the Arch maintainers is "Abandon all hope all ye who enter here" and while they have above average documentation on their wiki, that is where available support begins and ends. Manjaro is scuffed Arch and should be avoided at all costs.

Oh my goodness yes, I second everything said here a hundred times. Arch is for highly experienced Linux nerds who enjoy living on the bleeding edge of beta software and spending many hours per week fixing the problems that they are guaranteed to run into. Do not use Arch unless you really know what you're doing. And if you really know what you're doing, you're probably smart enough to avoid Arch.

[–] EmmaGoldman@hexbear.net 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah, Arch is a hell-distro. I'd argue it's the least usable option, and should only be used on a machine you never intend to use for anything other than messing around with a self-breaking linux install. Truly an option for that spare laptop catching dust in a closet somewhere.

Also, I've had pretty good luck lately with getting Kubuntu to download and install proprietary nvidia drivers, and have switched back from Neon as a result of that and a few other little gripes related to not wanting to be on the LTS version of Ubuntu. Last few installs on different systems with Nvidia drivers have all worked. YMMV of course though.

[–] Llituro@hexbear.net 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

side-eye-1 side-eye-2 my ass maining manjaro