Valve have put up the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for December 2024, which shows that the Linux share ended 2024 in December with a nice boost.
  • inclementimmigrant@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Built a new computer in anticipation of tariffs and decided to plunge int o Linux gaming with Bazzite. So far so good with proton, just missing a few things like being able to turn off LED’s and keyboard macros with the windows software and hoping I can get away with no dual booting this year.

  • Viri4thus@feddit.orgEnglish
    141·
    3 days ago

    I stopped playing games that didn’t run on deck (with DD2 being the exception) so I just migrated from Can*, I mean, Windows to Linux on the desktop because might as well do so. Haven’t looked back after a year of use. Linux is pretty plug and play for patient gamers.

    Only downside is the lack of Serif software compatibility. Perhaps they’ll make a native version once a critical mass exists.

  • Olgratin_Magmatoe@slrpnk.netEnglish
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    2 days ago

    I made the switch to a dual boot just before 2024. And the share of games I play exclusively on Linux is growing.

    Gonna reinstall my windows 10 side with an enterprise LTSC. Hopefully by the time the security updates and compatibility runs out, proton will be able to tackle the remainder of games I want on linux, and can purely run linux.

    • chunkystyles@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      41·
      2 days ago

      I switched to dual boot in 2024. As soon as I was comfortable in Linux, I stopped using Windows completely. I still have the Windows install on a separate drive, but it sees no use.

      • Olgratin_Magmatoe@slrpnk.netEnglish
        21·
        2 days ago

        This has almost been my experience. My windows partition sees almost no use. But not zero. I still currently use it for fusion360 and a few games.

        Eventually I’ll be at a point where I can feel confident permanently deleting the windows partition.

        • chunkystyles@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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          2 days ago

          I was also using Fusion 360 in Windows, but I recently learned FreeCAD. The new version of it is great.

          • Olgratin_Magmatoe@slrpnk.netEnglish
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            2 days ago

            I gave freecad two separate tries and just couldn’t get it to cooperate. Maybe I’ll give it another go in a year or two/the next major update.

    • datavoid@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      2 days ago

      Hope you installed on two separate drives, windows doesn’t tend to play nice when reinstalling

      • Olgratin_Magmatoe@slrpnk.netEnglish
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        2 days ago

        Yeah, that’s part of why I’m reinstalling as well. I had everything all on one SSD, and I needed more space for my Linux partition, but the windows partition is blocking any resizing.

  • August27th@lemmy.caEnglish
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    2 days ago

    I suspect that SteamOS will be ready well in time for all of those computers that don’t have a genuine upgrade path to Windows 11 in October. We may see yet another bump by this time next year.

  • Talaraine@fedia.io
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    2 days ago

    Installed Bazzite on a laptop during Christmas Break while bored at my folks and was delighted at how well it ran. Hope my statistic counted even if it was at the last second!

    Edit to say that the only thing I had trouble with was getting an OpenVPN split connection to run, consulted AI, and even had THAT sorted in half an hour. While there are many criticisms of AI, I don’t think harnessing its power to help new users administer Linux is anything short of game changing.