Down that hole

  • Viper_NZ@lemmy.nz
    13·
    1 year ago

    Probably just a gamer. My cycle is normally:

    1. I’ll switch to Linux permanently this time.
    2. Damn. Game X doesn’t work. Fine, I guess I’ll dual boot.
    3. Meh, restarting is so inconvenient. I’ll just stay in Windows until I’ve completed this game.
    4. I never reboot into Linux. Fine, I’ll run it from a vm instead.
    5. A year or more passes, revert to step one
    • mwqer@programming.dev
      2·
      1 year ago

      I use a windows VM with OVMF passthrough. For maximum convenience, I reused my old rx 580 as windowsbox dedicated passthrough gpu, with 8gb of RAM.

      It works like a charm. Anything on Linux that can’t be run smoothly, VM solves it, at the convenience juat starting the VM when I need it, then close and go on with my day. I also use tiling WM so I can assign the VM to its own workspace, fullscreen and everything, so theres very little friction.

      Encourage anyone that is in this situation to try it out, for from what i’ve seen, the problem is more of compatibility niche problems than actually something inherently wrong with Linux.

    • Andrew@mander.xyz
      1·
      1 year ago

      If you don’t use your machine nonstop, than restarting shouldn’t be an issue. IF shindows can shutdown very quickly, than it should take about a minute or less to switch. You can go to the bathroom and upon return you already have switched.

      I use Linux distro almost 24/7, so installing/having another OS just for SOME games is a super huge pain. And I don’t game much anyway, cuz potato machine.