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Very positively surprised by how seamless the switch from Windows was (feddit.org)
submitted 2 days ago by truthfultemporarily@feddit.org to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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Today, I switched the last of my Windows machines to Linux: my gaming PC. I've been using Linux on servers for many years but was a bit apprehensive for gaming.

Turns out it just... works. Just installed steam and turned proton on, have zero performance or other issues. I'm using Ubuntu 25.04 for the 6.14 kernels NT emulation performance tweaks. Aside from there not being a catalyst driver for it and so I can't undervolt my card everything is great.

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[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 2 days ago (13 children)

Just in case you didn't know, odd numbered Ubuntu versions (in your case 25) are considered short term releases and won't be maintained beyond a year or two.

Unless you really need that version, you'll want to install 26 when it comes out next April (upgrade should be very seamless).

Even numbered versions are supported long term, often for several years.

[–] truthfultemporarily@feddit.org 15 points 2 days ago (9 children)
[–] pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 17 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

You made the right call, for your situation.

They're just letting you know that you will want to apply each annual upgrade when they come out, to ensure your system stays secure.

This may contrast with any Ubuntu-running friends you may have, who may not be applying updates annually.

Once you've upgraded to ~~28 (in ~ 2028)~~ 26.04, you can safely skip the next four years of upgrades, if you feel like it, because ~~28~~ it will ~~(probably)~~ be the next Long Term Support (LTS) release.

[–] someacnt@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

TIL that Ubuntu release denotes the year and month. I thought it was just quirky versioning..

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