Migrated from Windows to Linux. Decided to share list of answers/statements I was looking for before did it (and could not find). (lemmy.world)

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Finally migrated from Windows to Linux. For anyone wondering, what is the state of Linux as your primary OS for home PC\laptop in 2023.

I've finalised my Archlinux installation yesterday, I dropped of Linux more than 10 years ago and experience in 2023 in comparison is awesome and beyond even wildest dreams back then:

For average user looking for more out of the box experience I would suggest something Arch based (people in comments suggest EndeavourOS, please do your research). Archlinux installation took me quite some time
Almost everything works out of the box, by just installing corresponding package
KDE Plasma environment is fast and beautiful
Pipewire audio server (Jack\Pulseaudio replacement) works great
Wayland window server is not there yet, especially if you have Nvidia with proprietary drivers and want to use VR. Waking up, session restoration and other scenarios have issues. Use X11.
Wine is great!
Music making - Bitwig Studio DAW has linux native version, yabridge allow you to use windows VSTs, which are easily installed via wine
Gaming works out of the box with Steam for majority of titles, some games have native linux version. Performance is great. In worst case windows game might loose 5-15% in performance. Was not case for my titles
Gaming outside steam is fine too. Use Wine, Lutris, Proton
VR is a mixed bag. Not everything is there (Desktop view, sound control and mirroring, camera, motions smooth, lighthouses do not wake up os go to sleep. I use my phone to turn them on/off). But if its not the problem for you, quite some titles work. Tried: native HF Alyx, Lab, windows: Beat Saber and Boneworks. For me it's a surprise, I did not count on it. Performance is great.

So overall my experience is great. Eventually I'm going to get rid of WIndows on other computers and laptops at howe. I can finally wave goodbye to Windows, with lots of ads and bloatware. Alway glad to help with answers regarding installation while my memory and history logs are fresh. ^^

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[-] vodkasolution@feddit.it 4 points 1 year ago

Sharing (experience) is caring! Thanks!

[-] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Welcome to the Linux club. My friend previously used Manjaro for a number of years but stopped because when his cmos died, his computer wouldn't boot up. He's sworn to never touch arch based distros again.

[-] junezephier@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago

is that a thing that it can bork? should be able to just clear cmos or replace the battery, no? or if the mosfet itself is dead, isn't that just a hardware fault, not an os issue?

[-] marswarrior@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Most likely a hardware issue. But we don't have enough info. We don't know it that user has successfully re-imaged that system or not.

[-] Akinzekeel@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Of all the reasons I've heard for not using Manjaro, this is definitely a first

[-] marswarrior@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

If you're not joking, I'd like to clarify that your friend's computer not booting up after a CMOS battery failure, is not related to Manjaro, or any OS for that matter. But we don't have enough info to correctly assume what the actual cause of the issue is, without troubleshooting.

[-] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah the guy looked it up and said if the cmos dies on Manjaro, there's no fixing it. He said it was some bug. Beats me if it's true or not but if it was an actual thing then I hope it's fixed now.

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