stibFeb 23
My son bought a second-hand Windows 11 PC for games, and has been having BSOD issues with the graphics card since he got it. Out of desperation he tried installing Bazzite on it, which I encouraged, but was also trying not to get his hopes up, telling him that the some things might not work. But he reports that "absolutely everything works better than Windows".
I suggested he use KDE for the desktop, and he is blown away about how good everything looks, and how easy the user experience is. He has used Linux for a bit probably 7 or 8 years ago when he used a salvaged laptop at uni that had Ubuntu on it, and he remembers that being a bit janky and frustrating, but now he's decided that he'll wipe the Windows partition and stay with Linux.
So keep it up, clever people that are making Linux distros and software, you're winning.
#Linux #Bazzite #KDE #Steam
Show threadBernie the WordsmithFeb 23
@stib How's #Bazzite for a normal desktop usage aside from Gaming?
Show threadHalaanaFeb 23
@berniethewordsmith @stib I'm using the Gnome version, it's a normal desktop as long as you don't set it up to boot into Steam. The only part that may feel strange to a Linux veteran is that it is atomic/immutable, for a new user I don't think it's normally an issue. Universal Blue also produce Aurora and Bluefin, which aren't gaming focussed, and they're all built on Fedora Silverblue/Kinoite.
Show threadstibFeb 23
@Halaana @berniethewordsmith have never got my head around the immutable distro thing. For someone like my son whose idea of fun is not doing sysadmin tasks on the command line (weird I know), it sounds like it might be a good thing … ?
Show threadBernie the WordsmithFeb 23
@stib @Halaana Was thinking about that. Immutability may appease certain groups of people that so not transition to Linix because something may break during the install-a-lot phase. Reversal is just a click away
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@berniethewordsmith
A distro that you don't have to troubleshoot—where's the fun in that?
@Halaana
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Show threadBernie the WordsmithFeb 23
@stib @Halaana You mean I would not spend hours in forums? What is this, a pirate ship?