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Linux! 8D
Mori: Also oh man I am loving Linux and am never going back to Windows-only!
Rogan is used to hoarding installers like he's prepping for doomsday, and we just... haven't needed any of them? Linux just CAME with a bunch of default software that was exactly what I needed! It could use our scanner right out of the box, which was a good thing since it's now "legacy software" and we can't get the drivers online anymore. (Which is BS, because our scanner is a trooper. There's nothing wrong with it. It's just old.) Installing stuff was SO EASY. I am flabbergasted. It runs so much faster!
Of course, I haven't dared tried and noodle with our tablet and Clip Studio Paint yet, but that's fine, I'm cool with keeping Windows as some vestigial OS to support the stuff that won't run any other way. I'll also have to fix up our playlists since they seem to be in a Windows-only format and I have to revamp them too.
But WOW this is such an improvement. I don't even care that I can never game again, our shoulder already insured that anyway!
...I just realized that I could play Hack again without an emulator, most likely! OH LORD THE RAPTURE IS HERE! I DONE BEEN SWEPT UP AND AWAY TO SLOW-TO-UPDATE HEAVEN
Rogan is used to hoarding installers like he's prepping for doomsday, and we just... haven't needed any of them? Linux just CAME with a bunch of default software that was exactly what I needed! It could use our scanner right out of the box, which was a good thing since it's now "legacy software" and we can't get the drivers online anymore. (Which is BS, because our scanner is a trooper. There's nothing wrong with it. It's just old.) Installing stuff was SO EASY. I am flabbergasted. It runs so much faster!
Of course, I haven't dared tried and noodle with our tablet and Clip Studio Paint yet, but that's fine, I'm cool with keeping Windows as some vestigial OS to support the stuff that won't run any other way. I'll also have to fix up our playlists since they seem to be in a Windows-only format and I have to revamp them too.
But WOW this is such an improvement. I don't even care that I can never game again, our shoulder already insured that anyway!
...I just realized that I could play Hack again without an emulator, most likely! OH LORD THE RAPTURE IS HERE! I DONE BEEN SWEPT UP AND AWAY TO SLOW-TO-UPDATE HEAVEN
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You can definitely game- WINE works well for most things, and if you want an easy frontend, look into Lutris and Play On Linux. Much easier to set games up with those, especially with Lutris (built-in install scripts? Tweaks for better sound sync and graphical fixes? It's great). Steam's got Proton as well, which has done wonders for making more games compatible. And itch.io lets you sort for Linux-native games.
If you ever poke into the command line, I'd recommend looking at the ~/.bashrc file and setting up aliases (either there or in an include file). Saves a ton of typing and memory load.