truthfultemporarilyJun 29, 2025

Very positively surprised by how seamless the switch from Windows was

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Today, I switched the last of my Windows machines to Linux: my gaming PC. I’ve been using Linux on servers for many years but was a bit apprehensive for gaming. Turns out it just… works. Just installed steam and turned proton on, have zero performance or other issues. I’m using Ubuntu 25.04 for the 6.14 kernels NT emulation performance tweaks. Aside from there not being a catalyst driver for it and so I can’t undervolt my card everything is great.

Show threadJoelk111Jun 30, 2025

I moved to Kubuntu recently. I’m overall happier, but I’ve had a number of pain points.

  • I bought DaVinci Resolve thinking they supported Linux. They do, just very poorly. Figuring out how to get that up and running was a faff. Davinci Resolve also doesn’t support AAC audio on MP4 files on Linux, so I had to write a script to transcode the audio of media to WAV. Using resolve has been a huge pain.

  • I use Insta360s software, getting that set up with bottles wasn’t the most straightforward.

  • I still haven’t figured out Fusion360, and I really don’t want to spend the time learning a new software. I learned it before I’d started making an effort to only use cross-platform tools.

  • I bought the Xbox Store version of Forza Horizon 5. I’d have to re-buy it on Steam if I wanted to play it.

  • My Index just isn’t detected on Ubuntu. It was on Windows. I’ve tried a bunch of things, but it just doesn’t show up, so I haven’t been able to play VR.

    • Linux is all about finding alternatives. There is an alternate workflow, but you might have to deal with inconveniences or put in effort to learn something new. It’s been a lot of work.

    Show threadSymphonic
    +1 for onshape. I use both fusion and onshape. I used to be a diehard fusion user but onshape has won me over.
    Jun 30, 2025 at 9:59amWeb