David GerardJul 12, 2024
yeah so microsoft just fucking lied about not forcing copilot, cos of course they did https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/windows-10-gets-copilot-as-part-of-mandatory-update
Windows 10 gets Copilot as part of mandatory update — turns AI widget into a full-fledged app on the taskbar

Microsoft is turning Copilot from a widget into an app.

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Show threadJax UK

@davidgerard

I only use my desktop for gaming, it’s on windows 10. I am now determined to switch to Linux…..can anyone recommend best version for gaming on a Ryzen 5 build? Will be building a new rig at some point when I can afford it but for now this will have to do 😭

Jul 12, 2024 at 10:11pmWeb
Show threaddaveJul 12, 2024
@JaxVent @davidgerard I'd research the negatives, but Ubuntu is pretty accessible and using Steam with proton is hassle free 90% of the time.
Show threaddaveJul 13, 2024
@JaxVent @davidgerard btw, you can search for what games you'll want to play on https://www.protondb.com/ You can scroll down to the comments and see what builds people have and what they say about performance. There's a lot of Ryzens. I'm also running on a Ryzen 5.
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Show threadJax UKJul 13, 2024

@dave @davidgerard

Thats great thanks, will check it out :)

Show threadA.V. HeiroJul 12, 2024
@JaxVent @davidgerard AMD stuff is well supported out of the box on linux because there are open source drivers. https://ubuntucinnamon.org/ is a good bet, it's just ubuntu with some different defaults. You can try a dry run installing it in https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads to get a little more comfortable.
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Show threadFoolishOwlJul 12, 2024

@JaxVent @davidgerard I think Steam used to use Ubuntu as its basis for Proton, the emulation layer it uses.

So you'll probably have good results with Ubuntu, or Debian (which Ubuntu is based on), or Linux Mint. Personally I use Debian, and most games I try on Steam work fine on it.

But most of the "user friendly" Linux distros are used a lot by gamers, so probably any popular Linux distro would be fine.