Goodbye Windows and hello Linux! Just ignore the duel boot setup I'm using to keep windows around just in case. I feel like Krita is already happier in its natural environment, haha.
Frankly its just surprising that I wasn't already on Linux considering my love for tinkering and a strong tendency towards open-source programs, but it was always gaming that held me back. Though with Steam's new tools, there's a lot I can run on here without messing with anything. The transition has been almost boring to be honest.
https://bazzite.gg/ If you want set and forget (Immutable Distro based on Fedora Silverblue, tuned for gaming) https://nobaraproject.org/ If you like to tinker a little (Optimised and Opinionated Fedora Based Distribution, tuned for gaming) https://cachyos.org/ If you like to tinker a lot (Highly Optimised and Opinionated Arch Based Distribution with some gaming tweaks)
Still not 100% on the compatibility table, but getting there, mostly thanks to Valve and nerds way more dedicated than myself.
https://bazzite.gg/ If you want set and forget (Immutable Distro based on Fedora Silverblue, tuned f
It's much less scary than it used to be, but it's still a very big change.
I eased myself into it by switching on a spare computer that I would use when out the house, visiting friends and the like. When I realised I could do most of the things I wanted to do (and when Windows started to get irritating enough) I moved my main computer over to Nobara. That was January, I've not felt any desire to go back to Windows since then.
I still cannot recommend Linux for artists that do not already use software like Krita to do art in, as software translation layers like WINE or hypervisors like KVM struggle with passing through all the features of a tablet to Windows applications (or a full Windows OS) running on them.
For gaming and general use though, it's really solid. The Steam Deck and Proton project have brought gaming on Linux forward by leaps and bounds.
If you do want to stay on Windows though and are on Windows 10, you can always run an ESU patch to keep getting updates. Windows is still """fine""" for the most part for most users, and I won't ever deny that.
It's much less scary than it used to be, but it's still a very big change. I eased myself into it b
There is nothing wrong about dual-booting, the SSD/NVMe space is cheap nowadays. The whole point of an OS is to run programs. It's the programs you interact with, not the OS. So the OS should be chosen by how well it runs programs. This leads to a very organic setup with Widows for gaming and Linux for everything else.
There is nothing wrong about dual-booting, the SSD/NVMe space is cheap nowadays. The whole point of
