• Gen_Euffe@sh.itjust.works
    10·
    4 hours ago

    Originally I planned to switch in October when support for W10 runs out, but it seems my PC made the push for me.

    At the start of July some issue with windows that caused my system to freeze and then get stuck on boot when restarted finally bricked my system for a 2nd time this year and I was forced to reinstall the OS again. So, instead of wasting another 4 months on dealing with all the crap windows has been throwing my way lately, I just jumped ship to mint.

    3 weeks in and, so far so good. Really got around to all the personalization it allows over windows. Learning to run a pc mostly through the terminal has been a step out of the comfort zone, but an enjoyable one tbh

    • Diplomjodler@lemmy.world
      121·
      7 hours ago

      Take it slow. Install a VM with Mint. Play around with it. Get familiar. Move your regular usage over to it gradually. Make the jump when you are ready. It’s perfectly OK to have reservations about a big change like that. But you don’t have to do it all in one go.

      • ssillyssadass@lemmy.world
        4·
        2 hours ago

        It’s not using it that’s the problem, I have Mint installed on my work PC and my laptop, and I like it. But for some reason installing it on my main PC, which I use pretty much every day, has me worried for reasons I don’t get myself. It’s like a soft phobia, an irrational fear.

    • XXIC3CXSTL3Z@lemmy.ml
      51·
      6 hours ago

      lil bruh just move to mint already u gon be fine 💔

      but osrs mint is widely regarded as best for transitioning to different OS. All the shit you did on win has alts on mint/ubuntu

    • Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      2·
      7 hours ago

      I’m currently using Win10 IOT LTSC on my main gaming rig, and Mint on my laptop to get used to the environment (started 2 years ago). It’s a great way to both get used to the new ecosystem, and have a fallback cushion if some software or scenario doesn’t work properly.

  • benignintervention@lemmy.world
    131·
    7 hours ago

    I screwed up so bad. I bought a laptop to trial different Linux distros and also because my old one is 12yo now and has its own problems. However, the manufacturer ONLY provides Windows support drivers, so the keyboard won’t work without a kernel level patch and I am not a kernel-patch level guy yet

    • Jumuta@sh.itjust.works
      14·
      6 hours ago

      wtf how does a laptop need drivers to use the keyboard? i thought they just used usb/ps2, that is truly fucked

      • benignintervention@lemmy.world
        4·
        6 hours ago

        Right? It’s some firmware level issue, but I haven’t looked deeper into it recently because I got frustrated with a couple failed patch attempts. I guess you have to include the laptop model explicitly or it doesn’t know to look for it

  • wizblizz@lemmy.world
    6·
    7 hours ago

    I put Mint Cinnamon on an older laptop just this past weekend and had a lot of fun with it. Are there any migration tips for my main Windows machine? I was thinking of going with Bazzite since it’s my gaming box. What about saved game data and whatnot? I was reading about Putty and SSH ing over to the laptop, but I’m not sure what a good strategy is for my desktop.

    • Jumuta@sh.itjust.works
      7·
      6 hours ago

      i’d recommend getting a new SSD and installing Linux on that, then you can read your windows drive from Linux and copy over the files you need

      Game files can be copied over the same way (obvs to different directories)

    • hobowillie@lemmy.world
      2·
      7 hours ago

      I actually just moved my gaming PC from Win11 to Mint Cinnamon 2 weeks ago. There was some driver fuckery (I have an Nvidia card) that made things a bit wonky but everything worked out after some adjustments.

      Do you mostly game through steam? Do you install your games on a separate drive?

      Steam makes the transition the easiest. All of my games “just worked” with Steam. There were a few modifications required to ensure stability with the games settings but it was mostly smooth sailing for me.

      I just used thumb drives to pull all my games save files to and an external drive to back up all my installed games so I wouldn’t have to re download them. Save game files are usually pretty small so all of the ones I had backed up on a single thumb drive and Steam and Linux creates a faux Windows folder system for each game and you just reinsert the save games in those folder structures at the correct spot.

      • wizblizz@lemmy.world
        1·
        3 hours ago

        Thanks all for the helpful replies! I do have a second ssd, I can probably dump everything there before I format my m2 ssd. I do primarily game thru steam, I’ve got icue software that isn’t compatible but I believe I can use openrgb. Nvidia card also, is it just driver related?