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[–] Grant_M@lemmy.ca 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] linux_user_6967@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

my exact same thought, lol. nice

[–] linux_user_6967@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

my exact same thought, lol. nice

[–] oranges@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 year ago (12 children)

I technically started with Steam Deck and finally took the plunge of partitioning my daily driver to install Linux Mint back a few weeks ago.

No regrets....

I'm a developer (web app predominantly ) and find I can use it for about 80% - 85% of my daily workflow. Things I miss and can't substitute are mainly around image editing / vector editing where GIMP and InkScape are just not there for the way I work.

Loving my time with it and would highly recommend anyone on the fence take the dive and give Mint a go. It's incredibly familiar the moment you boot it :)

[–] tempest@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I've been on Linux for a while and at this point must people use their computers as glorified thin clients for Chrome.

This has made Linux way more viable as a day to day OS. Valve is working very hard to make games viable and is seeing some success.

The major blind spots remain industry specific software outside of software dev. Things like Adobe suite and Microsoft office for example. They often have a Linux equivalent but it rarely fits well into industry standard work flows.

[–] oranges@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

This hits the nail on the head.... I can get by with GIMP or InkScape or Photopea but they don't quite cut it when I have job going out worth a few grand I want all the tools, checks peace of mind of the locally installed app. I also find GIMP convoluted to achieve basic tasks. Even things like resizing images to canvas etc. Feels clunky by comparison to say Affinity Photo.

Either way, I can never get 100% away from the big boys as ultimately I have to test natively in Windows and Mac OS so it's not the end of the World having to boot into Windows or Mac OS occassionally to undertake the tasks required :)

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Many of today's applications are now just web apps. The proportion of actual native applications that users run has been shrinking for a while, and so the differenced in native application support become less important.

[–] zkikiz@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

That's exactly what he said, and then he also said except for industry-specific software like video editing, graphic design, etc, where big companies don't offer a Linux version and the alternatives aren't quite up to par. It's true there's Offcie 365 online but it's still subpar compared to the real deal, like if you're a PowerPoint or Excel power user or really need Access or another specialized program.

I'm all for Linux, these big companies have just eaten a lot of the market and refuse to play nice.

[–] CeeBee@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

except for industry-specific software like video editing

Unless you're referring to Abode directly, the video and VFX industry has a much bigger presence on Linux.

All the major software offerings (except for Adobe) not only have Linux versions, but some are also first-class offerings on Linux.

Ok, I don't actually know if it's "all", but it's definitely most.

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[–] vrihaspati110@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Have you tried photopea.com?

[–] MajinBlayze@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

While I've used Linux on and off for years, the steam Deck was really the thing that convinced me that I can actually drop Windows. My laptop has been ruining mint for a few months, and it's working for me. My desktop is going to be fully switched soon

[–] Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Have you tried Krita for image editing? I prefer it to gimp

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[–] MischievousTomato@lemdro.id 14 points 1 year ago (6 children)

That's nice. Hopefully it getting more notorious means that HW companies will support it better. But, at the same time, if this is just from the Steam Deck, then, kinda fugged

[–] rainroar@lemmy.ml 27 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I dunno, I see the steam deck as a huge win for Linux. It shows people how simple Linux gaming can be.

[–] warmaster@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

The Steam Deck has shown the impact of a successful Linux-based product launch.

I wish Steam OS would finally launch and help take Linux up to the next 1%.

[–] filister@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

All thanks to Valve. They did really great job for gaming on Linux.

[–] MischievousTomato@lemdro.id 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It is a win, but it's more of a Steam Deck win than a plain Linux one.

[–] Contend6248@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Proton?

Valve puming money in the Steamdeck is paying off for everybody gaming on Linux.

It made me pull the trigger again and this time i'm not even dual booting.

[–] EthanolParty@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

and this time i'm not even dual booting.

I'm so close to doing the same thing. We're at the point where proton compatibility is good enough that most of the games in my library work. And even if a game truly doesn't work on Linux at all, I just talk myself out of buying it anyway.

I think I pretty much only boot up Windows once every few weeks to keep it updated.

[–] MischievousTomato@lemdro.id 1 points 1 year ago

I don't need to dual boot because the stuff I play just works on proton or is "native" (minecraft)

[–] MischievousTomato@lemdro.id 2 points 1 year ago

Well, sure, proton is great, but I wish HW support was better more than I like proton.

[–] boonhet@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Proton?

Valve puming money in the Steamdeck is paying off for everybody gaming on Linux.

It's a double-edged sword though. It means there's no point in developing native Linux games, because it'll run through Proton anyway. Keeping Windows the default gaming platform still, and making Steam the only way to acquire games if you wanna play on Linux. You CAN add non-steam games to Steam, but they're not guaranteed to work. I don't know if you can also run Proton without Steam because I've never needed to try, but that would be a hassle for your average user.

[–] Contend6248@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There was never a chance in hell that AAA games are natively coming to Linux. I rather have them now with a compatibility layer and gain some market space, we'll go from there then

[–] boonhet@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Not at the current market share, sure, but Microsoft is doing a lot to alienate people with new restrictions slowly being built in. Vulkan being good helps too, but now thanks to proton there's no need to move from d3d12 to Vulkan, which is kinda sad.

[–] sleepyTonia@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago

But if some gaming peripheral maker wants to advertise Steam Deck support they will essentially have to support Linux at least!

[–] letbelight@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I just hope Thinkpad become cheaper and It got betrer support than ever 😂

[–] MischievousTomato@lemdro.id 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I don't know. I myself am planning to get a new laptop next year and I'm in a dilemma between an expensive macbook pro or an expensive thinkpad x1 yoga. Similarly priced.

[–] letbelight@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If you care about battery, well you need to consider macbook, they have better battery management, just I don't know how it's under linux. 2nd if it's design, go twith macbook. If it's not then always go with Thinkpad.

[–] toastal@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I have a Z13 with AMD (not Intel) & after a year of heavy use exclusively on Linux, I still regularly get 5–11 hours battery and sleep/hibernate works fine. There’s not too many situations where I wouldn’t have an opportunity to charge in there. Previous Intel laptops (even Evo) could barely get 6 & I’d need to carry a power brick to a café if I needed to compile like anything.

[–] letbelight@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

So AMD is better on battery nowdays? Seems I need to save up and try one with fedora.

Thanks for sharing!

[–] MischievousTomato@lemdro.id 2 points 1 year ago

I wish I could love AMD, but after being hit by the drm/amd#1455 bug, I can't ever. I'm quite happy with intel and my battery life is the same as when I used windows, so all is fine.

[–] MischievousTomato@lemdro.id 1 points 1 year ago

I care about both design and battery, but I'm willing to compromise on battery because I'll still depend on x86 for games and some other stuff I believe. I like the design of the thinkpads too, black + red is a very kino combo.

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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wow, that's amazing! I assume this doesn't really count Steam Deck because usually these stats are from website hits and whatnot.

I remember when we were floundering around 0.50-0.75% or so and 1% seemed unlikely. And now we're where macOS was some time ago. That's pretty awesome!

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[–] dethleffs@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

2023 year of Linux desktop!!1

[–] squidman64@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

https://youtu.be/N4FlL1FCbvA Time for your annual viewing of year of linux desktop promo video!!

Idc if we are not on reddit anymore, this joke doesn't get old

Like the year of the linux desktop

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