With the growing number of users jumping from Windows to Linux, I decided to fully take the plunge and dive deep into the Open Source ocean. A few months and several headaches later, it has proved to be the best computer-related decision I've made in over a decade (and perhaps in my entire life).

There. That’s out of the way. I recently installed Linux on my main desktop computer and work laptop, overwriting the Windows partition completely. Essentially, I deleted the primary operating system from the two computers I use the most, day in and day out, instead trusting all of my personal and work computing needs to the Open Source community. This has been a growing trend, and I hopped on the bandwagon, but for good reasons. Some of those reasons might pertain to you and convince you to finally make the jump as well. Here’s my experience.

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  • pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip
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    3 days ago

    You’ve got a bunch of answers already, but I haven’t seen explicit mention that SteamDeck is Linux, so beside ProtonDB, you can also check your favorite game on Steam.

    My experience has been that a “SteamDeck Verified” or “SteamDeck Playable” badge means the game runs well on my Linux PC as well.

    It’s not terribly interesting anymore. I notice two categories of games that don’t trivially run on Linux:

    • Games with invasive anti-cheat tools, where the Anti-cheat tool simply isn’t available on Linux. (Common with multiplayer competitive shooters.)
    • Games old enough not to be compatible with modern game engines and unpopular enough not to have received a remaster. Some “classic” N64 era Star Wars games that I still like fall into this. (The ones that cost about $3 each on Steam). I still play them on Linux, but it takes some effort and patience.

    And there’s the standard cutting edge game disclaimer: Linux isn’t magic. I find games with specific high-end requirements that are still difficult to run on Windows or Mac are usually only slightly easier to run on Linux.