Experience: I have a bit of experience with Linux. I started around 2008, distro-hopped weekly, decided on Debian until around 2011, when I switched to Windows as I started getting interested in gaming. Tried switching back around 2015, this time using Arch Linux for about a month, but had some bad experiences with gaming and switched back to Windows. I have had a Debian and Arch VM in Virtual Box since then for testing different applications and a more coherent environment to work with servers.

Understanding: Which brings me to now, I am really interested in using Linux for gaming, I know there is Proton from Valve and that they have been really pushing Linux gaming forward with it.

Thoughts: I have been contemplating dual booting by installing Debian to an SSD and simply using the UEFI boot menu to choose instead of having to install to the EFI of Windows.

I guess, I should just do it, as it won’t affect my Windows installation, and I could test different games and if all works well, move over. This would also allow me to try different distributions, though my heart is for Debian, I even like Debian Unstable.

Note: I am sorry for the wall of text, I am just kind of anxious I guess.

  • Thad@brontosin.space
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    2 years ago

    @FishInABarrel @mouse I struggled with Nvidia’s drivers for a decade or so before switching to AMD (which used to have even worse Linux driver support than Nvidia but now basically Just Works).

    I know “just buy a different graphics card” is not useful advice, so that’s not what I’m saying. But if you intend to use Linux in the long term, I’d definitely recommend switching to AMD next time you’re in the market for a new card.