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Anyone else use Linux distros for their desktop?
Posted on 6/20/21 at 7:16 pm
Posted on 6/20/21 at 7:16 pm
I like both Linux Mint and Ubuntu. They are both very user friendly.
Any suggestions regarding other distros?
Any suggestions regarding other distros?
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Posted on 6/20/21 at 7:37 pm to Zapparocks
I use Linux Mint. Only downside is I can't play Civ or Madden on it. (Wine doesn't run those games.)
Posted on 6/20/21 at 7:42 pm to Zapparocks
Only use them within my VMs. The support for major applications and games just isn't there yet to make it my full time OS
Posted on 6/20/21 at 7:46 pm to Bestbank Tiger
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Only downside is I can't play Civ or Madden on it. (Wine doesn't run those games.)
Have you tried the Linux Steam app? I think it has Civ.
My son is obsessed with Battle for Wesnoth which runs well on Mint.
Posted on 6/20/21 at 8:42 pm to Zapparocks
I run Manjaro on three laptops and a desktop at my house. It's stable and runs almost all software that I need. I highly recommend it.
EDIT: I am not a gamer so I have no clue on that front.
EDIT: I am not a gamer so I have no clue on that front.
This post was edited on 6/20/21 at 8:43 pm
Posted on 6/20/21 at 9:14 pm to Zapparocks
I've been using Gentoo as my main OS for a couple months. Every distro I run I end up wanting to change certain aspects in ways that I fear will end up breaking the system. Now I just run Gentoo which essentially is a package of scripts that allow you to roll your own system by compiling packages from scratch.
I passthrough my Nvidia GPU and a separate NVMe drive to a Windows VM to play games and run Windows-only applications.
I passthrough my Nvidia GPU and a separate NVMe drive to a Windows VM to play games and run Windows-only applications.
Posted on 6/20/21 at 11:10 pm to Zapparocks
I've been 100% Linux for 15 years. I don't do much distro hopping, usually stick to something debian based. I do change desktops often, though, and I usually have 3 or 4 installed at any given time just to keep up with what's going on with them. Been using mostly KDE for a few months now and it's nice.
Posted on 6/20/21 at 11:25 pm to Zapparocks
I'm currently using Ubuntu and Kubuntu.
Posted on 6/21/21 at 12:25 am to Zapparocks
I put linux mint on all my progress machines. Its just easy.
I've played around with Kali linux. Comes pre-loaded with a ton of interesting network tools.
I've played around with Kali linux. Comes pre-loaded with a ton of interesting network tools.
Posted on 6/21/21 at 2:15 am to Zapparocks
I have been running Linux since before Katrina. I no longer remember what year I started, but I think it has been more than 15 years. Today I am exclusively Linux Mint. I have it setup to dual boot with Windows on all but my main Desktop PC. I keep windows around for certain things. One being proprietary software in the industry I used to work in.
Posted on 6/21/21 at 6:42 am to Zapparocks
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Have you tried the Linux Steam app? I think it has Civ.
My son is obsessed with Battle for Wesnoth which runs well on Mint.
Thanks. I'll have to check into that.
I'd be looking for 2. I have an old, offline 7 computer but it runs 2 poorly.
Posted on 6/21/21 at 8:21 pm to Bestbank Tiger
Civ 5 and 6 both have native Linux releases. besides that steam does a great job of facilitating using proton. Last 3 games I played were fallout 4,mass effect Andromeda and Witcher 3 all on Ubuntu. Sometimes requires a few minutes of digging on protondb to find what version of proton to use and any other tweaks that might be needed but overall it's pretty awesome.
Posted on 6/23/21 at 12:37 am to Zapparocks
I run Kali Linux on VMware from a Windows pc and I run Kali Linux on a Raspberry Pi 4.
I use only Kali for hacking/pen testing my company's network. I use Windows for my every day PC and for work.
I use only Kali for hacking/pen testing my company's network. I use Windows for my every day PC and for work.
This post was edited on 6/23/21 at 12:41 am
Posted on 7/5/21 at 6:30 pm to Zapparocks
Manjaro KDE Plasma
Posted on 7/6/21 at 8:53 am to Locoguan0
My wife and son use Linux Mint on their desktops and laptops.
I tend to use Linux Mint or CentOS for my primary workstation, but always have a variety of other distro's installed alongside or in virtual machines.
I tend to use Linux Mint or CentOS for my primary workstation, but always have a variety of other distro's installed alongside or in virtual machines.
Posted on 7/6/21 at 9:10 am to dakarx
I’ve gone back to Win10 + WSL. Running Ubuntu 20 straight outta Win is the bomb.
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