i like gaming,browsing(brave),im open to using open source software like gimp,libreoffice,qbittorrent etc i don’t really care about specific software other than brave.

i don’t use steam,i use pirated games so they should work on whatever distro i will use.

i have no problems with learning more,searching,or posting about linux to learn. and im open to using terminal i already like it somewhat on windows.

my laptop that i will install linux on is msi gf63 with gtx 1650,i5-10500h,16gb ram,1tb ssd sata and 256gb ssd nvme.

so should i switch to linux? i feel like i don’t exactly like where microsoft is taking windows to,but im not sure if my games will work on linux.

you can ask me more questions to see if my usage is supported or not by linux. im open to any easy distro. i don’t relay on microsoft office or adobe apps or any of these things. my usage is pretty generic.

  • sleepy@lazysoci.alEnglish
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    3 hours ago

    On lemmy u will always get a yes for that question lol.

    Checkout distrosea.com, u can test different linux distros through your browser. This saves u alot of time in testing distros.

    U will want to install steam either way. Their proton layer works great to run acquired booty. If u have questions on how, lemmy know.

  • HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org
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    4 hours ago

    Yes. Keep the old box for games on Windows only and try out stuff on Linux.

    Be sure the laptop hardware is fully compatible. It is not worth thetime to work around crappy hardware. If it isn’t, buy a refurbished Thinkpad.

  • GustavoM@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 hours ago

    That’s like asking, “Hey, guys! Should I eat a hamburger?” – you want to use linux because you find it useful, or because “everyone is doing it” and you want to feel included? If it’s the former… then by all means, do it. The learning curve may be confusing at first (considering most windows users have a “duck syndrome” – expecting linux to behave the same as windows), but it’s totally worth it.

  • mertn@lemmy.world
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    12 hours ago

    If you are going to try Linux from a USB drive as suggested by others here try and get a USB3 drive. Most of the cheap USB drives are USB2 which is really too slow to be of use.

  • ColdWater@lemmy.ca
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    12 hours ago

    Sure you can, but gtx 1650 is not cutting it if you wanna play modern “AAA” games even on low settings 1080p unless you sacrifice resolution, as for everything else you should be fine

    • mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      11 hours ago

      Personally I still use Brave because Firefox still doesn’t have tab groups on mobile and it’s more private than Chrome

      Firefox did add tab groups to desktop, which is dumb because they already existed. They’re called windows. And they’ve been stringing the community along regarding mobile tab groups for years.

      Until Firefox get their heads out of their asses, they’re a non-starter as far as I’m concerned

  • HeHoXa@lemmy.zip
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    19 hours ago

    Grab a few usb sticks and put different images on them to try some different OS’s. Get a feel for how easy they are to install / config / use.

    Then put your favorite on your internal drive, and maybe keep a couple of specialized sticks for whatever: troubleshooting, browsing, streaming, gaming, office…

    • Ephera@lemmy.ml
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      18 hours ago

      Should perhaps add that you can generally run Linux distributions off of a USB stick for that first impression.

      Just follow a tutorial for how to install Linux and when you see the actual installer on screen, you can just close the installer without installing and then click around in the UI.

      It will be slow, because it’s running off that slow USB connection, but otherwise this is pretty much the operating system as it is when fully installed.

  • pewpew@feddit.it
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    1 day ago

    Playing pirated games is going to require some thinkering. If you buy them on Steam is a much better experience.

    Anyways, you should try Heroic Games launcher, there are other options but it’s the best one to me