Very positively surprised by how seamless the switch from Windows was
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Can't you just upgrade to the next release? (It's been more than 10 years since I installed/used Ubuntu)
Unless you really need that version, you'll want to install 26 when it comes out next April (upgrade should be very seamless).
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Today, I switched the last of my Windows machines to Linux: my gaming PC. I've been using Linux on servers for many years but was a bit apprehensive for gaming.
Turns out it just... works. Just installed steam and turned proton on, have zero performance or other issues. I'm using Ubuntu 25.04 for the 6.14 kernels NT emulation performance tweaks. Aside from there not being a catalyst driver for it and so I can't undervolt my card everything is great.
Made the switch myself about a year ago. Installed 24.04 LTS and it has done very well.
My main issues have been dealing with a few things I run not playing the nicest with ubuntu or when trying to flash ESP8266 or ESP32 boards through the web browser.
Gaming wise everything I have installed via Steam works fine though sometimes needs a reboot.
Overall been happy with it and glad to get off the forced upgrade with bloatware train.
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Installing linux: step 1: install linux. (If distro eithout nvidia drivers, step 2: run 3 commands in console or use discover)
Installing windows: step 1: install windows. Step 2:activate windows, step 3: install drivers for every piece of hardware attatched to your pc, step 4 use cmd, regedit and/or sketchy download to debloat windows
the last few times step 4 ended badly, all of the debloat tools i found did a bit too much
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How many floppies is that?
One, at least.
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Installing linux: step 1: install linux. (If distro eithout nvidia drivers, step 2: run 3 commands in console or use discover)
Installing windows: step 1: install windows. Step 2:activate windows, step 3: install drivers for every piece of hardware attatched to your pc, step 4 use cmd, regedit and/or sketchy download to debloat windows
By installing drivers do you mean: search the manufacturers website online, navigate through all the scam website to try to find the legit one, dig through the website to find your hardware, download a random executable file, execute it, select next next next, no I don't want to install mcafee, next, install.
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Holy hell, the Ubuntu ISO is 6.3GB now. Soon it may not even fit onto a DL DVD.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]Good thing there's BD-Rs
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We've moved on to usb sticks
You've moved on to usb sticks
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You've moved on to usb sticks
Me too, so we
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Fr try reinstalling Windows on a laptop and watch, helplessly, as the installation medium comes with zero drivers. Multi-billion dollar company my ass...
Both Microsoft and Nvidia are multi-trillion dollar companies.
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You've moved on to usb sticks
Who on earth still burns disks (other than pizzas) in 2025?
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How many floppies is that?
Zip disk users rise up.
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FreeCAD certainly looks like it does most of the CAD stuff I need but I have yet to get it to run well enough to be usable on any of the 3 systems I've tried it on (hardware that runs fusion fine). I don't know what people are doing to make it work but I can't figure it out.
How are you getting FreeCAD to run poorly? I've run it fine on a Raspberry Pi.
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Who on earth still burns disks (other than pizzas) in 2025?
I like them. It spins, it makes a sound when being used, it looks cool, I have to be a bit more gentle with it.
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Who on earth still burns disks (other than pizzas) in 2025?
Me, they retain data alot longer than any solid state data storage device. They are much more usable for archival storage. Also I burn CD's to listen to music on my Stereo.
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Me too, so we
That don't mean people don't still burn discs just because you and whoever else doesn't.
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Today, I switched the last of my Windows machines to Linux: my gaming PC. I've been using Linux on servers for many years but was a bit apprehensive for gaming.
Turns out it just... works. Just installed steam and turned proton on, have zero performance or other issues. I'm using Ubuntu 25.04 for the 6.14 kernels NT emulation performance tweaks. Aside from there not being a catalyst driver for it and so I can't undervolt my card everything is great.
My only hangup is installing repacks or modding games. It for sure works, but it's a bigger headache. I use mint on my daily driver laptop otherwise.
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That don't mean people don't still burn discs just because you and whoever else doesn't.
Yeah and we're still we.
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Installing windows step 4 if you're playing games not off the main stores, install:
- DirectX 9 Jun 2010
- Visual C++ Redistributables (2008 - whatever the latest is)
- .NET Framework 3.5 (if you wanna play older games. You have to do this from from programs and features)
I did not count it since steam does it automatically usually.
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To its credit (of which there is little), Windows can handle most things these days just fine without externally obtained drivers. Gradually improving since 7 onwards. The only sore spots really are proper gfx drivers and printers. 10 and beyond will also gracefully handle being drive-swapped into completely different hardware.
If it's a reinstall, activation is automatic for OEM licences.
Step 4, yes, what a shitshow. Way too many hoops and hurdles to go through just to get a functional OS without the bloat and guff.
"just fine" is not what gamers want, besides sometimes new drivers offer sizeable boosts to stability and framerates.
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Step 5. Watch it reboot overnight and download even more useless bloat
Or quit out of your game to restart and install updates.
