I’ve been seeing all these posts about Linux lately, and looking at them, I can honestly see the appeal. I’d love having so much autonomy over the OS I use, and customize it however I like, even having so many options to choose from when it comes to distros. The only thing holding me back, however, is incompatibility issues. A lot of programs I work with very often are Windows-exclusive, and alternatives supporting Linux are rare. So I guess I’m stuck with Windows, since I deem those particular programs really important.

Any advice from Linux nerds here? All constructive replies are very appreciated.

    • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      1 year ago

      I hate rebooting to play games (or even just closing my other software, for that matter), so I choose to reject games I’d have to reboot for.

      • BURN@lemmy.ml
        23·
        1 year ago

        I chose to reject Linux for this same reason. I was rebooting 4-5 times daily to be able to play games, so I just reset the default to windows

    • freddy@lemmy.world
      1·
      1 year ago

      Depends on the game and version of windows…old games with new windows 99% of time won´t work.

        • freddy@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          Since many years i do not play because have no time for that, including the fixing the issues. Used to play and like to fix issues because that is a good learning technique.