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Im not sure why, but making the swap to linux has made me play more if my games. (lemmy.world)
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So I swapped over to Pop!_os a couple of weeks ago, having never used Linux in my life. Honestly I blame Lemmy, but I am good with it. It has been a fantastic change.

During this swap - I was trying to find some games to install. I guess this forced me to re-assess my digital collection and rediscover things.

I started playing slay the spire, control, guild wars 2, against the storm, path of exile, caves of qud, and just so many other things I forgot I had or moved on from.

Anyway - just an observation that Linux has somehow managed to rekindle the gamer in me after a stressful last year.

Anyway, thats all. Thanks to all of y'all for helping me troubleshoot everything.

Edit: ...more OF my games.

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[–] Privatepower42@fosstodon.org 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

@Null @citrusface is Linux better than windows? I have a Mac? How can I put Linux on it?

[–] russjr08@outpost.zeuslink.net 2 points 1 year ago

What Mac do you have? The instructions will vary depending on whether it's x86 vs Apple silicon, and what year / "make" the Mac is.

[–] citrusface@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think all operating system have their plusses and minuses.

I would suggest dual booting and trying out a distro before fully jumping ship.

There are a lot of distros to choose from, but installing Linux is a pretty easy task.

You'll essentially just need to boot into BIOS and the boot from a USB that you've mounted an ISO on for the distro of your choice.

I am using Pop!_os and personally, I love it. It has a MacOS feel, but it's not a locked in ecosystem.

https://distrochooser.de/

You can use this site to get a feel for your options - Elementary OS is another that has a MacOS feel.

Once you land on a distro you want to try out - YouTube will be your friend, there are 1000 videos out there to show you how to set a up a dual boot.

Just make sure you back up ALL of your files before you start anything just to be safe.

[–] WalrusByte@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

From what I hear, installing Linux on Apple hardware is a bit more complicated than that. They might be stuck using a distro like Asahi. I've never bought any Apple hardware, so I have no experience with this myself though, so someone please correct me if wrong.

[–] infinipurple@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Can't speak to any others, but ElementaryOS runs great on my MacBook Pro.

[–] citrusface@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

This is a fair point. There are a few more things to factor in from a Mac standpoint, but once you figure out the fiddley things you need to do foe installation, I am fairly certain you can use a wide range of distros

Again. I am a total noob. This just comes from my googling and watching YouTube on a few things.

[–] Null@pawb.social 1 points 1 year ago

Not sure how to put it on a Mac, but I don't think any os is better than others. Windows, Linux, and MacOS to me is just like picking a flavor of ice cream. They all do the job, but what are you willing to tolerate?

Now I know that's over simplified but that's really how I look at it.