"u-uhm hi 😳wiww u uhh pweez consider upgwading to windows ewevven 🥺🥺🥺🥺" FUCK NO get that government spyware shit OUT of my fucking dopamine box im fosspilled bitch

  • Shinji_Ikari [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    What games do you play? You dont need to get rid of windows entirely.

    As hexbear's resident overly verbose linux evangelist, ask me any questions you might have

    • hahafuck [they/them]
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      3 years ago

      A pretty wide variety, not fancy games, no triple A or anything. Smaller PC games. If Steam says it's linux compatible I assume that would be fine, but if not does that mean I would always need to boot windows for those that don't? Or does it just mean its not optimized but I could still launch them?

      • Shinji_Ikari [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        Typically Steam will say Linux compatible for games that natively support Linux, but if you enable proton in the settings, a lot more games can be installed and run pretty well. IE GTA V runs great on proton.

        Proton is essentially a really well made wrapper around Wine, a compatibility layer to run windows programs on Linux. Its very gaming focused. While you can get it working for non-steam games, it works best for games on steam.

        If its a non steam game, look into Lutris, its a similar idea but you can install things like the epic or Ubisoft launcher and install games from there.

        Essentially one is built into steam and one is more generic.

        • hahafuck [they/them]
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          3 years ago

          Its all Steam more or less. So I get the linux (I can figure out how online) and then I get Wine and then I get Proton? These are all pretty simple steps right?

          • Shinji_Ikari [he/him]
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            3 years ago

            So for proton you're in luck, Steam essentially sets the whole thing up. Unless you're running something really weird, you rarely need to interface with wine directly anymore. Check this out https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/introduction-linux-gaming-thanks-protondb

            If you want a easier experience getting gaming stuff installed, I've heard Pop! OS is pretty beginner friendly and helps install various non-free software(free as in freedom, not beer). It should be really easy to get graphics drivers and steam installed.

            If you opt for a more generic Linux distro like Ubuntu, you can still find a basic tutorial to get you going with everything. It all depends how much hands on stuff you're up for. When in doubt, google it out. Read up and if anything doesn't make sense, break the phrases down and google each one till you know whats going on.

          • Ithorian [comrade/them, he/him]
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            3 years ago

            All you need is steam. Just right click on any game you have and set "force use compatibility tools" it will download proton and all of that for you. Over 90% of my steam library works with no problem.

            Pirated games can get a bit trickier but you can get the majority of them working through lutris.

          • Pirate [none/use name]
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            3 years ago

            Yeah it's easy and there are a lot of guides and people to help :) Speaking of guides, check this one