I have finally gotten rid of Windows
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I’ve seen some folks complain about its size, but it’s like 8 or 9gb. Small price to pay if you ask me for how turnkey it is. Besides storage is cheap now.
Especially when you consider Windows is like 20-30GB
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Use alternativeto.net .... not necessarily for just Windows programs alternatives; but it is also great for looking at popular utilities for any task in Linux.
Some programs I use a lot were not suggested anywhere else (e.g. Pluma as a basic text editor and Pinta for basic image editing).
They also have the best tech/software blog I've ever seen
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So anyway, any beginner tips?
You can blindly download and install things from the internet on Windows, you can't in Linux. If you try, it'll be confusing at best, destructive at worst. If you want to install something, best to look for it in your GUI software manager (the "app store")
If you're up for the challenge (it's extremely tedious to set up, partially thanks to its horrid instructions), you can try installing winapps. It'll save you a lot of time with running Windows programs
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You can blindly download and install things from the internet on Windows, you can't in Linux. If you try, it'll be confusing at best, destructive at worst. If you want to install something, best to look for it in your GUI software manager (the "app store")
If you're up for the challenge (it's extremely tedious to set up, partially thanks to its horrid instructions), you can try installing winapps. It'll save you a lot of time with running Windows programs
This is not totally true. Deb packages will just activate the package manager and will mimic the feel of installing something on windows.
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Personally, I recommend quitting Windows cold-turkey and not dual-booting at all. If a game genuinely doesn't work without dual-booting, you don't need it. No game is so important that it's worth compromising your security, privacy, and property rights over.
Im a wuss and have an older laptop running windows for some things. Its really just me being lazy and not wanting to bother with the high hanging fruit.
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This is not totally true. Deb packages will just activate the package manager and will mimic the feel of installing something on windows.
Yea, and appimages are a lot like a single .exe
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Luckily for OP, Bazzite won't let you do this. Not this easily at least.
Lame…..
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So anyway, any beginner tips?
Mess around until it breaks. It's fun.
Also checkout "ricing linux." (There is a unixporn community here that can help you) -
So anyway, any beginner tips?
wrote on last edited by [email protected]Linux is great but make sure you also have a secondary computer for if and when it randomly doesn't boot or won't update anymore. You can probably get a used laptop pretty cheap.
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Personally, I recommend quitting Windows cold-turkey and not dual-booting at all. If a game genuinely doesn't work without dual-booting, you don't need it. No game is so important that it's worth compromising your security, privacy, and property rights over.
Unfortunately some of us need windows for more than games, and there aren’t Linux alternatives
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Linux is great but make sure you also have a secondary computer for if and when it randomly doesn't boot or won't update anymore. You can probably get a used laptop pretty cheap.
I have a junktop with Ubuntu 24.04 and a live USB
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I have a junktop with Ubuntu 24.04 and a live USB
You've obtained the zen.
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So anyway, any beginner tips?
Curious about what you plan to play with them specs.
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So anyway, any beginner tips?
Obligatory fastfetch is right there post
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Obligatory fastfetch is right there post
Neofetch came preinstalled, so I've used it
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Neofetch came preinstalled, so I've used it
I guessed as much, I only say so because fastfetch was on the terminal prompt too - could it be both are preinstalled?
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So anyway, any beginner tips?
Execute "ujust" and marvel at what's possible right out of the box. If you used KDE check out some simple tips on how to configure cool windows effects. A little wobble makes all the difference. Browse the apps you can install, there are some pretty neat things in there you probably never heard of before.
And don't forget: once you got the things you want working, let the system fade into the background. No need to constantly tinker with your distribution unless you enjoy it.
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Execute "ujust" and marvel at what's possible right out of the box. If you used KDE check out some simple tips on how to configure cool windows effects. A little wobble makes all the difference. Browse the apps you can install, there are some pretty neat things in there you probably never heard of before.
And don't forget: once you got the things you want working, let the system fade into the background. No need to constantly tinker with your distribution unless you enjoy it.
I'm using GNOME because I like it more
And yeah, system fading into the background is the end goal
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I guessed as much, I only say so because fastfetch was on the terminal prompt too - could it be both are preinstalled?
May be, tbh I didn't even read the MOTD until now
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Curious about what you plan to play with them specs.
Runs pretty much everything in stable 60 fps, and I don't see any difference between medium and ultra settings
More specifically: DOTA 2, Pathfinder Kingmaker (took 4 hours to set this one up, and it's the SECOND time), Chrono Ark, 1000x Resist, They Are Billions, Mechwarrior 5 with friends, TTRPGs in browser, and some souls-like once I'm done with one of the listed games
