• umbrella@lemmy.ml
    2·
    2 hours ago

    shitty anticheat protected games where the dev has specifically chose to block linux?

  • Rhusta@midwest.social
    11·
    6 hours ago

    As an architect, let me know once Linux supports autodesk products and adobe products. Until then I gotta stick with windows.

  • BluesF@lemmy.world
    42·
    6 hours ago

    Wait, there’s something scrawled on the corner down here in crayon…

    i’m lazy

  • Rusty@lemmy.caEnglish
    2·
    6 hours ago

    I need to connect to my work machine with RDP and I tried using Remmina. Sometimes it works fine, but sometimes the special key stop working( ctrls + s will type s instead of saving) Also there are visual glitches on a second monitor. I had to switch back to windows.

    Can anyone recommend a different RDP client?

  • kekmacska@lemmy.zipEnglish
    1·
    7 hours ago

    Only thing are my files, that are pretty tricky to transfer securely while maintaining compatibility (i dualboot)

  • Shadowedcross@sh.itjust.works
    4·
    11 hours ago

    For me it’s Nvidia tech, VR, and HDR, even if they’re technically supported, they’re much more of a hassle than on Windows.

    • KubeRoot@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      2·
      5 hours ago

      Funnily enough, I’ve seen opinions that Windows has awful HDR handling and Plasma is much better, but I don’t have a proper HDR display to check. I’ve also had some success with VR, though I haven’t played much on Linux. That said, support from software for those things for Linux is still widely lacking, so it’s not much consolation.

    • doingthestuff@lemy.lolEnglish
      1·
      6 hours ago

      I have a decent list of software I need it for unfortunately so I’m keeping my best PC on Windows, but I have four PCs in the house. I’ve been running Linux on one of them for a couple years but the other two will be moved over by Windows 10 EOL.

  • Simulation6@sopuli.xyz
    3·
    11 hours ago

    Tax perp software was the only thing I needed it for in the last year. I haven’t converted my gaming PC to Linux yet, but I don’t anticipate an issue.

    • highball@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      2 hours ago

      Msm flash tool

      If that’s all you need. I bet you could just run it from WINE. I updated my PS5 controller using the PlayStation flash tool or whatever it’s called. I used Bottles to do all the WINE stuff. Just installed the flash tool and it worked like it was Windows. Pretty shocked if I’m being honest.

  • ftbd@feddit.org
    3·
    11 hours ago

    I keep a windows LTSC install around purely for Escape from Tarkov. Everything else I play works great on Linux.

  • Panamalt@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    13·
    16 hours ago

    I side-loaded Mint for a couple hours just to goof around, and then . . . never booted Windows again, quite literally forgot it was installed three days later

    • MajorHavoc@programming.dev
      8·
      15 hours ago

      Sounds just like my last dual boot setup, as well.

      I believe I said “I’ll just boot back to Windows next time I want to play…this game…that just launched and played perfectly under Proton…or…this other game…which also works…huh…”

  • the_q@lemm.eeEnglish
    121·
    17 hours ago

    I’m going to give you the secret to switching. Go all AMD for your build, and leave everything you know about Windows software and how it works at the door. Learn to use Linux. Expecting it and Linux software to work like Windows is the pitfall.

    • SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee
      2·
      8 hours ago

      To be fair. In my experience, everything mostly does work like in windows. But I always think it’s like attributing Windows switching to Linux as Mac to Windows.

      Mac users are used to not dealing with the registry, lusrmgr, local group policies in the same way Windows users aren’t used to dealing with fstab, grub, proton, wine, various desktop environment tweaks.

  • rmuk@feddit.ukEnglish
    15·
    21 hours ago

    I feel like a stuck record saying this, but if there was a serious contender to Group Policy on Linux I honestly think Windows in the workplace would be dead in five years.

    • highball@lemmy.worldEnglish
      71·
      16 hours ago

      Negative. Windows on Desktop uses vendor lock-in to maintain it’s user base. It’s been that way for nearly 30 years. People only think they are choosing Windows themselves. Anywhere Microsoft can not enforce vendor lock-in, Linux dominates. Even IoT, a brand new market (well it was brand new ten years ago), 80% dominated by Linux. Microsoft had to make Windows free for IoT and 9" or less devices just to try and be competitive. People only think everything is made for Windows, because OEMs are forced to sell a Windows license with every PC or lose their volume licensing deals. That means every OEM has to spend engineering dollars on Windows drivers, software, and testing. When your business has very thin margins, you can’t afford to have second or even third engineering efforts for competitor OSes. Imagine how Linux would be if PC companies were spending engineering dollars on Linux for the last 30 years. Right now the money comes primarily from server sales money. If there was demand for Linux on Desktop in the workplace, there would be tons of competing FOSS Group Policy implementations.

      • rmuk@feddit.ukEnglish
        7·
        21 hours ago

        I’ve seen YaST used at a distance and I think it’s up to the job of managing servers and headless systems but, seriously, it’s not even close to Group Policy. I not trying to sound dismissive of alternatives - I really do want a FOSS replacement - but it is hard to overstate how flexible and granular Group Policy is.

    • h0rnman@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      2·
      19 hours ago

      For what it’s worth, Ubuntu integrates ADsys, which allows for dconf updates through gpo templates. I’ve not heard anything on it for a while but the github repo was last updated 6 months ago