• finitebanjo@lemmy.world
    9·
    4 days ago

    You can dual boot Windows. I’m giving everyone here express permission. You can even mass grave up an LTSC copy of windows 10 for a couple of years, it’s all cool.

    Just be aware! Windows updates do fuck around with the hard drive partitions and MBR, so your copy of Linux might get bricked or partially overwritten once in awhile.

    • piranhaconda@mander.xyz
      2·
      4 days ago

      I was not aware of this… Thanks for the heads up. The only device I have dual booting right now is just my Lenovo Legion Go, handheld gaming. Split windows and Bazzite (fedora based)

      Guess it’s time to wipe the windows. I haven’t even used it that much

  • simop_jo@lemmy.world
    23·
    4 days ago

    I know it’s Linux memes but its better than using a bit of both instead of but trying Linux at all. We need more casual people to try Linux. Not just diehards.

    Edit: typo

    • DFX4509B@lemmy.orgEnglish
      3·
      4 days ago

      The Steam Deck is at least trying to attract the casual users in, and I feel like the Switch 2 getting hammered with bad press right now and getting destroyed by the Nintendo fanbase might convert a few people over to the Steam Deck too.

    • sheogorath@lemmy.world
      6·
      5 days ago

      Oblivion Remaster got me relapsing because I still had leftover game pass subscription. Forgive me my lord. And holy shit Todd managed to stitch Unreal Engine on top of Creation Engine, it’s black magic fuckery. Lots of esp only mods still work like wtf.

    • gamer@lemm.ee
      4·
      5 days ago

      I copied those files into my home folder years ago and wiped the partition for good.

    • HereIAm@lemmy.world
      3·
      5 days ago

      I do unfortunately still use it for my VR sim racing. But half of that is because I got a quest 3 as an entry point for VR. I’d love to get one where you don’t have to fiddle around with video compression and WiFi latency.

  • FrederikNJS@lemm.ee
    13·
    5 days ago

    ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ been daily driving Linux for at least a decade now…

    But I haven’t found a way to run my HTC Vive on my nvidia gpu and the updater software for my car on Linux… So I still have a dual boot for those

  • Die Martin Die@sh.itjust.works
    6·
    5 days ago

    Forgive me lord, for I have sinned.

    The great flood (me not charging my laptop and leaving it in a humid place for 1.5 years) got rid of that (and everything with it), tho

    • altphoto@lemmy.today
      2·
      4 days ago

      Change to Linux boot loader grub and two disks… Your old piece of shit disk for windows. The good stuff for Linux. Never look back… Unless your aunty needs help getting another virus or whatever windows offers.

  • Eyedust@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    3·
    5 days ago

    I refuse. I flat out will not. Is there a couple games I’m missing sorely? Yes. Has the devil been whispering, “Come on… just a hundred gigs for that one game… you’ll only have to boot it when you play…” Also yes. But I refuse.

    Not today, satan.

  • cley_faye@lemmy.world
    2·
    5 days ago

    I’ve been thinking about keeping a running windows on the side once I switch my “gaming” system. There’s two things that won’t work well (or at all) on Linux: fully PC-tethered wireless SteamVR with my current hardware (HTC Cosmos Elite), and a ripping software.

    I might keep a small windows running for VR (although I’m currently looking into trashing the hardware if a good alternative shows up). For the ripping software, I’ll just stitch a script that uses existing open source software to do roughly the same thing.

    And I might just get a small box, like a 200something computer with only Steam and the wireless card, to remote play VR through it, if that’s an option.

    Bye bye windows.

  • blinfabian@feddit.nl
    2·
    6 days ago

    i have a windows dual boot only for adobe and fl in case i ever wanna use it again. im 99.9% on linux nowadays (except at work)

  • blackjam_alex@lemmy.world
    931·
    6 days ago

    Sorry but using less Windows via dual boot setup > Not using Linux at all.

    Whatever works for people is the right choice.

    • Lem Jukes@lemm.eeEnglish
      39·
      6 days ago

      sure but this is linux memes , so nuance and rational thought mean dick all mehbreveh

        • Lem Jukes@lemm.eeEnglish
          6·
          5 days ago

          Please explain this to:

          -My Job

          And then subsequently(or convince my job to migrate to foss alts for the following)

          -Adobe

          -Autodesk

          -Vectric

          -Google(workspaces)

          -intuit

          -Trimble