*** Microsoft Windows 11 Thoughts & Discussion Thread ***

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I'd like to migrate to Linux, but I just don't have time at the moment to start learning a whole new system and I still need to use Adobe products edit - And MS Office occasionally.

You say learn a whole new system, and it depends on your useage, but can you not just install the OS, bang whatever browser and free office of choice and then just go from there?
You dont 'really' need to learn much surely?!

 

[UberTiger]

I don't know, never really used Linux as a desktop environment, so not sure what the learning curve will be like! Not sure I've got hours to spend learning the ins and outs of package managers etc.

I kind of need office as for one of my jobs I use a mail merge template setup in Word by someone else.

I've heard about Wine though, is that something I could use ford Word and Photoshop/Premiere?

 

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Or run a 'Work' VM, I do that on my server, so when I CBA to get my laptop out, RDP, do whatever, done..
The only thing stopping me from moving to some other OS is gaming.

 

[Vimes]

Generally just convenience and a bit of Windows specific software for some of my backup needs (most of it is stuff I coded myself so I *could* port it to Linux but its been over 10 years since I spent any time coding for that platform, outside of a bit of Perl script, and too lazy to refamiliarise myself).

Complacency, to a point, and being familiar keeps me with Windows. Even if, after today, KB5065426 caused networking issues between two Windows machines. So back to 24h2 build 4946, from the updated 6584. Deferred updates, again, for a while.

 

[Infidelus]

The only thing stopping me from moving to some other OS is gaming.

That will depend on the games you play. 99% of the games I have tried work on Linux, with pretty much the only ones that don't being ones that use kernel level anticheat ... or games from Bungie who hate Linux users and actively block their games from working.

 

[Donnie Fisher]

Not seeking to change anyone's mind (especially in the Windows 11 thread ) But, the big blocker is the majority of people are conditioned by how things are done the Windows way, a way they've probably been doing for decades, and also probably with a nice GUI.

Simply put, other operating systems don't work like Windows, and quite often for good reason, but it seems jarring and overcomplicated if it is something you are not used to which is understandable.

But that is almost one of the biggest issues with Windows 11, ... it itself doesn't work like Windows sometimes ! Its long standing users are conditioned to Windows methods ( I very much feel thats the case with me ), but W11 is shotgunning that out the park.

 

[Trig]

That will depend on the games you play. 99% of the games I have tried work on Linux, with pretty much the only ones that don't being ones that use kernel level anticheat ... or games from Bungie who hate Linux users and actively block their games from working.

DCS (Not Steam version, and with VR), World of Warships, World of Tanks, Command & Conquer, IL2..
Mostly I use my machine for browsing and email stuff tbh

 

[Infidelus]

According to ProtonDB all of those games should work though it might depend on which versions of C&C and IL2 you play. ProtonDB is obviously aimed at Steam but you can use Proton GE with Lutris or Heroic Games Launcher and get the same result (both of which should do most of the setup work for you). You could always try dual booting with a Linux distro and see how you get on. There's a lot less tinkering required on Linux these days .

 

[DD_Crash]

To be honest I think that if you try to run DCS in VR with Linux you will have problems getting good frame rates and image quality. Try asking on the DCS and Il-2 forums and see what people have got working.