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Cake day: June 8th, 2023

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  • Your questions will have different answers depending on which flavour of Linux you choose.

    A good chunk of windows programs can be run using a program called “WINE”. WINE is just a command line program but you can get a GUI version easily.

    Updates depend on your flavour but Debian based Linux (like Ubuntu) you just type “sudo apt get update” and then “sudo apt get upgrade” and bam everything is updated. No restart required.

    If a program doesn’t work in Linux there can be workarounds or alternatives but that really depends on what program you are talking about.

    You can play almost every game that exists on steam on Linux with the exception of games that have kernel level anti cheat like some competitive multiplayer games.

    You’re arguably safer security-wise on Linux. Most people are on windows so that’s the majority of all viruses. Your security updates are included in system updates. No antivirus required.

    I have never heard of Linux damaging hardware. I don’t think you need to worry about this.

    Recommendation: get Bazzite. It’s a special type of Linux that is closest to a windows experience than anything else. It won’t let you do dumb things and mess up your install. It has all NVIDIA drivers preinstalled as well as gamepad drivers and everything you’d need for gaming (including dock support). It’s a no configuration needed OS. Linux on easy mode. You don’t even need to use the command line ever. Updates and apps are installed through the Linux equivalent of the Microsoft App Store (except this time it is great and doesn’t suck). And I say this as someone who only used windows until 15 years ago I messed around with Ubuntu and other Debian based Linux distributions.









  • I just turn off my brain and copy and paste the templates. The world is run by little Elons who think that because they’re an exec, that they know best.

    Going to school and learning and being skilled is a scam. I’m telling my kids to learn to farm if I have any.