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(DIR) Post #ASXCildp1yHKlHOwXg by killyourfm@layer8.space
2023-02-10T11:09:18Z
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Yea, I think I'm just gonna nuke my #Windows partition today. More room for testing out #Linux distros that way. (Something I sincerely miss doing).The only thing I imagine needing Windows for now is #Thunderbird testing, and I can do that with a VM. And if I can't play a game on Linux, #SteamDeck, or #Xbox, then I just won't play it!
(DIR) Post #ASXDgiKsRwhVsu7nYu by imagictony@mastodon.coffee
2023-02-10T11:20:08Z
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@killyourfm I moved over to Linux from Windows a while ago, and yes, I use Thunderbird on there!
(DIR) Post #ASXDzokgomrPHpJ8Ay by baiteh@layer8.space
2023-02-10T11:23:35Z
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@killyourfm not had a windows partition for over a decade now and not missed it!
(DIR) Post #ASXEGguREMAnsxugam by killyourfm@layer8.space
2023-02-10T11:26:39Z
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@baiteh I've always left one there "just in case." (mainly gaming reasons or performance testing between Linux and Windows). But I really have no desire to have it there anymore.
(DIR) Post #ASXGCGz3sX8mEH647U by Cocohead@mastodon.social
2023-02-10T11:48:13Z
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@killyourfm @baiteh if you let go of big brother completely you never know where he'll show up next...
(DIR) Post #ASXGiwtRb0SdTY3Bdw by killyourfm@layer8.space
2023-02-10T11:54:13Z
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@Cocohead @baiteh 🤔
(DIR) Post #ASXGrGXeQXcujNp4JU by yaldi@jorts.horse
2023-02-10T11:55:38Z
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@killyourfm last time I had a Windows partition they were on XP
(DIR) Post #ASXIMVGVppt1KJGVhg by Sirsquid@toot.io
2023-02-10T12:12:26Z
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@killyourfm honestly been tempted to buy a Series S for my office just for when the kiddo is over so I don’t have to boot into Windows 🤣
(DIR) Post #ASXJoM8fScnn5FRPQO by killyourfm@layer8.space
2023-02-10T12:28:46Z
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@Sirsquid let’s break the chains!
(DIR) Post #ASXJqIMIUD0RwGjzKS by killyourfm@layer8.space
2023-02-10T12:29:10Z
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@yaldi aka back when Windows was good?
(DIR) Post #ASXJtQrBLYyzAEgOP2 by jonr@xn--lofll-1sat.is
2023-02-10T12:29:38Z
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@killyourfm Did it 6 years ago. Never going back.
(DIR) Post #ASXJyTIxfkaYCk4z1E by yaldi@jorts.horse
2023-02-10T12:30:34Z
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@killyourfm good is too strong a statement, considerably less terrible than it is currently.
(DIR) Post #ASXKHyFup1WDhOx7ce by Lomkey@mastodon.online
2023-02-10T12:34:02Z
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@killyourfm what I did long time ago, only time I need to come back windows, to update my firmware drivers.
(DIR) Post #ASXb3eaaqL3xs4Np8y by thomy2000@social.linux.pizza
2023-02-10T15:42:00Z
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@killyourfm I love that final paragraph. It's important for the game companies/stores to realize they will lose money by not supporting Linux.
(DIR) Post #ASXc2sFafJmNuBkeQK by MarcReininghaus@mastodon.social
2023-02-10T15:53:02Z
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@killyourfm This is the way.
(DIR) Post #ASXgWRp3t6RKRdhTQ8 by killyourfm@layer8.space
2023-02-10T16:43:12Z
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It is done. #Windows is nuked 💥I'm excited about having 3TB just for #Linux now! I think I'll dedicate the previous Windows drive just to my gaming library 👏
(DIR) Post #ASXgsxyZ1VWGXMsm2q by Duckbill4994@social.linux.pizza
2023-02-10T16:47:19Z
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@killyourfm You went from "Installing and testing other linux distro's" to "Woooot so much room for my gamessss!!" real fast ;-)
(DIR) Post #ASXhJ88ZrjIFa82fqK by bflipp@vmst.io
2023-02-10T16:51:56Z
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@killyourfm My gaming PC is the last Windows machine I have. It’s got an upgrade (or a replacement) due this year and I won’t be going back to Windows. Work PC running PopOS plays all my games just fine from a compatibility standpoint even though the hardware is substantially less powerful.
(DIR) Post #ASXhjSAnzkmVFddUtU by killyourfm@layer8.space
2023-02-10T16:56:47Z
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@bflipp *enthusiastic nodding* Proton has come SO FAR since it launched. And for the underpowered hardware, we can enjoy things like library-wide FSR (even if you don't have a Radeon GPU).
(DIR) Post #ASXitJzXMxRej4dPyi by Sliotar@mastodon.ie
2023-02-10T17:09:47Z
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@killyourfm I'm curious why you felt it necessary to use Windows as a hashtag in this post? Do you think that many of the people who follow that hashtag are likely to be interested?
(DIR) Post #ASXj2BkJOa4Bl7k1bc by killyourfm@layer8.space
2023-02-10T17:11:23Z
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@Sliotar Hmm, no actually. Just habit. EDITING POWER!
(DIR) Post #ASXj5lxRDYTUw7adt2 by killyourfm@layer8.space
2023-02-10T17:11:57Z
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@Duckbill4994 HAHAHAHA! Hey, but I still have an entire 1TB drive left over for that!
(DIR) Post #ASXkbUevAXSQVScPIG by sirmikester@mastodon.social
2023-02-10T17:28:56Z
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@killyourfm I have the same philosophy mostly, but am keeping my windows partition around in case of random compatibility issues when I want to play a multiplayer game with my windows using friends
(DIR) Post #ASXlaBXEsyDmrKxuFs by MA_Debsin@social.coop
2023-02-10T17:39:53Z
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@killyourfm Have you considered Vanilla OS? I tried it and thought it was an interesting concept, but it had too many bugs as of Jan'23 to be usable. Still - somthing to keep an eye on!
(DIR) Post #ASXlfpo0aXbDChVEzA by tbari@mastodon.social
2023-02-10T17:40:51Z
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@killyourfm ah, an other came to the light! Good job 😂
(DIR) Post #ASXmILHe0CcPpqj74q by killyourfm@layer8.space
2023-02-10T17:47:54Z
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@MA_Debsin No, because this is the first time I'm hearing about it! (Interesting new distros fell off my radar when I stopped doing Linux For Everyone). I'll check it out.
(DIR) Post #ASXmVQgrDBfWMtlCTI by killyourfm@layer8.space
2023-02-10T17:50:17Z
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@MA_Debsin Innnnteresting indeed. So it has an Ubuntu base but you can opt out of Snaps, and it's immutable like SteamOS. These are very good things.
(DIR) Post #ASXoKB8Av8r8poIiVU by RyunoKi@layer8.space
2023-02-10T18:10:31Z
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@killyourfmEver came across @distrowatch ?@MA_Debsin
(DIR) Post #ASXoM3CRNbC2odBlGC by JDFightMusic@mastodon.social
2023-02-10T18:10:41Z
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@killyourfm I'm glad you removed the malware from your system!
(DIR) Post #ASXoS7z0VZSFO8nrA8 by RyunoKi@layer8.space
2023-02-10T18:11:56Z
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@killyourfmIf you ever miss the look and feel, Zorin OS is inspired by an operating system from Redmond.
(DIR) Post #ASXr8XPIZXfMJJS208 by killyourfm@layer8.space
2023-02-10T18:42:05Z
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@RyunoKi I’ve actually covered Zorin many times on Forbes and YouTube. It’s not for me personally but it’s a slick and really polished OS.
(DIR) Post #ASXxoNao3GPDl8AWA4 by raptor85@mastodon.gamedev.place
2023-02-10T19:56:54Z
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@killyourfm @baiteh Even since the early 2000's I've always found it less painful to have to write an occasional patch for WINE to get a game working that isn't yet than to put up with the constant disruptions to my workflow and just in general poor usability of windows day to day, generally a patch takes me a week at the most and even then a game that didn't work after a few tweaks even back then wasn't all THAT common, like 1-2 times a year for me.
(DIR) Post #ASXzsp5dxVY26iq5Gi by killyourfm@layer8.space
2023-02-10T20:20:07Z
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@raptor85 @baiteh More power to you, that's awesome! To be fair though, I doubt the average user can write a patch to make their game work 😂
(DIR) Post #ASY0uMTFR3ujsbB3Qm by raptor85@mastodon.gamedev.place
2023-02-10T20:31:37Z
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@killyourfm @baiteh true, but we've by and large made it so they don't have to at this point, in the early 2000's WINE was a bit more manual to set up game-by-game, so in general either I would get it working or someone would beat me to it, post everything up on appdb, then in later years projects like playonlinux and Lutris would go even further and automate the setup. Now with proton and packing the per-game patches it's pretty much seamless for 99% of games, most just work.
(DIR) Post #ASYGmA8F9nsygpM8dk by hehemrin@social.librem.one
2023-02-10T23:29:45Z
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@killyourfm @RyunoKi I like listen to the podcast "Distrohopper's Digest".
(DIR) Post #ASYKqq0RoM73XGC7TU by killyourfm@layer8.space
2023-02-11T00:15:02Z
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@JDFightMusic
(DIR) Post #ASZ4dRaPt7qTvRZOzY by Lembritt@fosstodon.org
2023-02-11T08:48:07Z
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@killyourfm I have ChimeraOS on an old computer in my living room. i5 3570K, 8 GB RAM and a RX580.Perfect as a steam machine and kids can play together.
(DIR) Post #ASZ4qmCEZWtHbvcGcC by Lembritt@fosstodon.org
2023-02-11T08:50:33Z
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@killyourfm I have ChimeraOS in my living room. i5 3570k, 8 GB RAM and a RX580.Perfect for a steam machine and the kids can play together.
(DIR) Post #ASZ9xYDNS9Y82tCV72 by killyourfm@layer8.space
2023-02-11T09:47:49Z
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@Lembritt I checked it out like 2+ years ago. I bet it's improved exponentially since then!