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@MarieMarion@literature.cafe on literature.cafe Open parent

I'm switching on Saturday.

I’ve been almost-ready to ditch Windows for years. Now’s the time. My new neighbor is an old-school nerd. He hosts install parties at our local leftist third space. He’s going to help me switch to… not sure yet. Probably Mint. I can’t wait. It feels as good as never giving a cent to Amazon, Uber, and streaming services. Yay.

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@CMLVI@lemmy.world on lemmy.world Open parent

I’m about there as well. I’m worried tho, cause I do some Sim Racing and some games don’t support Linux, and I’m worried the equipment won’t work. I know dual boot is always an option, but at a certain point, I fear I’ll just default to Windows because it’s what I know.

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@brynden_rivers_esq@lemmy.ca on lemmy.ca Open parent

Mint is very comfortable for a windows user! If you’re on even slightly older hardware I really doubt you’ll find Windows more comfortable.

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@CMLVI@lemmy.world on lemmy.world Open parent

It’s all fairly new; within the last year. 9800x3d, 9070xt, and then the peripherals are all I’d say also new. So that also plays a part. I’m sure I will be fine, it’s just the unknown of it all, and Linux has a (imo deserved) stigma in its online support. I think the big worry is I feel like I have to learn it all, then change, instead of learning as I go. Just a lot at once, but I think it’s about time to learn.

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@brynden_rivers_esq@lemmy.ca · Mar 10

Yeah getting hardware to work may require a bit of fiddling. There are some stellar resources, and some extremely helpful people. Most stuff really does “just work” but when it doesn’t you don’t have to learn everything, just how to fix that issue! I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised at how painless it is. Obviously if you havae special hardware it may be hard to find drivers or whatever…hell if I know! but I had similar apprehension to you and it’s been a breeze!

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