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Unfortunately until gaming companies see their base users move to Linux I doubt any changes will happen. But this could be a very good step in that direction if YouTubers start promoting Linux is the way to go for games and web browsers. Some people don't use anything else.
It's a chicken and egg problem. Both users and devs need to move at the same time, in reality that means bit by bit.
Hell even if all they did was commit to supporting Proton that would go a long way.
Ironically, that is why I wanted Stadia to succeed. It would have forced many game companies to consider Linux.
But Google screwed the pooch.
Not just gaming companies, but pretty much all companies. Fuck all works on Linux, unless you're into dev/IT.
Its funny how familiarity works. I think doing simple stuff in windows in infuriating now that im used yo Linux.
I'm not talking about simple stuff. That's the problem with Linux - it's only usable for simple stuff.
So CAD is simple stuff huh. So does CFD, mathematical modeling of a complex control system, robotics... Man, if only mechatronics is so simple. I daily drive arch btw.
CAD doesn't work on Linux, lol.
KiCAD is an extremely competent suite of programs with full linux support, maybe get your head out of the dirt, lol.
Except that it's not a CAD, just an electric circuit modelling tool. I mean technically it can be called CAD, but you can't do shit in it except for circuits.
CAD is “Computer Aided Design”. if you want to talk about parametric modeling, then fucking say that because it’s really a lot more niche than you think.
Photoshop is a CAD by this logic, lol. Grow up, kiddo.
Really? I would say it has less simple stuff and more complicated stuff, although it obviously has a lot of both.
I guess you mean that a lot of proprietary 'professional' software doesn't work out of the box? I guess that's true, but I wouldn't call all of the alternatives 'simple' lol
I'm not a dev or into IT and I'm on Arch Linux playing games and working without any problems. My sister has more trouble getting some games to run on Windows than I do on Linux.
Only time I reinstalled Windows on a laptop was when I was trying to get an ODB2 over USB connector to work, and the program (FORSCAN) couldn't automatically read the device in Wine. You had to run a series of commands to find the device and then create a symlink in that Wine prefix. I was not going to tinker around like that while sitting in a hot car upon the hope I get it right and don't fuck up the instrument cluster.
But besides those weird edge cases, it's been pretty easy for me too, and I still reinstalled Linux after that little project!
Now that I think about it, I wonder if a Windows VM would have worked...
A VM would normally work if USB passthrough is properly configured. That said, on operations just like that, I normally just boot to my small Windows partition that I keep around for just such an occasion.
Cool story, bro.
Huh? How am I able to daily drive it on multiple machines for audio production, gaming, and workstation use.
I must have accidentally installed Windows...
99% of things people do on a computer just require a web browser, and those definitely work on Linux.
People who only do these things do them on their phones. When you actually need a PC to do shit, you either have to use Windows or MacOS.
And what shit is that?
Lol, sheeeh, the ratio!! I’m a (sadly) Windows-focused sysadmin in higher education and I agree with this, Linux is amazing for servers but normal business users can’t do shit with it : (
This was definitely true ten years ago! I'm sure you'll catch up to the modern linux experience soon though.
2025 will definitely be the year of the Linux desktop :)
The year of the linux desktop was when AMD open sourced their drivers around 5 years ago and Valve partnered with codeweavers to drop Proton. Its only been uphill from there.
Normal business users are fine if the Company hasn't deep-throated Microsoft. Our Company does all the business work with no windows machine in the whole company.
Being locked-in on Microsoft Office is a thing and not the fault of linux