So I swapped over to Pop!_os a couple of weeks ago, having never used Linux in my life. Honestly I blame Lemmy, but I am good with it. It has been a fantastic change.

During this swap - I was trying to find some games to install. I guess this forced me to re-assess my digital collection and rediscover things.

I started playing slay the spire, control, guild wars 2, against the storm, path of exile, caves of qud, and just so many other things I forgot I had or moved on from.

Anyway - just an observation that Linux has somehow managed to rekindle the gamer in me after a stressful last year.

Anyway, thats all. Thanks to all of y'all for helping me troubleshoot everything.

Edit: …more OF my games.

  • Null@pawb.socialEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    Similar story here. I flipped from Windows 10 to Elementary OS a few weeks back, and have opened Steam to play games way more than I ever have.

    I think the change of scenery help rekindle my desire to play games.

      • russjr08@outpost.zeuslink.netEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        What Mac do you have? The instructions will vary depending on whether it’s x86 vs Apple silicon, and what year / “make” the Mac is.

      • citrusface@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        I think all operating system have their plusses and minuses.

        I would suggest dual booting and trying out a distro before fully jumping ship.

        There are a lot of distros to choose from, but installing Linux is a pretty easy task.

        You’ll essentially just need to boot into BIOS and the boot from a USB that you’ve mounted an ISO on for the distro of your choice.

        I am using Pop!_os and personally, I love it. It has a MacOS feel, but it’s not a locked in ecosystem.

        https://distrochooser.de/

        You can use this site to get a feel for your options - Elementary OS is another that has a MacOS feel.

        Once you land on a distro you want to try out - YouTube will be your friend, there are 1000 videos out there to show you how to set a up a dual boot.

        Just make sure you back up ALL of your files before you start anything just to be safe.

        • WalrusByte@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          From what I hear, installing Linux on Apple hardware is a bit more complicated than that. They might be stuck using a distro like Asahi. I’ve never bought any Apple hardware, so I have no experience with this myself though, so someone please correct me if wrong.

          • citrusface@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
            2·
            1 year ago

            This is a fair point. There are a few more things to factor in from a Mac standpoint, but once you figure out the fiddley things you need to do foe installation, I am fairly certain you can use a wide range of distros

            Again. I am a total noob. This just comes from my googling and watching YouTube on a few things.

      • Null@pawb.socialEnglish
        21·
        1 year ago

        Not sure how to put it on a Mac, but I don’t think any os is better than others. Windows, Linux, and MacOS to me is just like picking a flavor of ice cream. They all do the job, but what are you willing to tolerate?

        Now I know that’s over simplified but that’s really how I look at it.