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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Trying to ditch windows (lemmy.ml)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I really want to switch to Linux, up to this point there were two things keeping me on Windows, gaming and work.

Gaming nowadays is a lot easier than a couple of years ago thanks to Valve and Proton, so that's not a problem anymore; with the other one I don't know if I can make something work enough and that's why I'm asking here.

I work as a fullstack software developer with windows products I don't fear for the frontend part because typescript, angular, react, .... those I know I can run on linux with no problem on VS Code; for backend thought: dot.net, visual studio, sql server, ... I think there is no Visual Studio for Linux and I don't know if I can run & debug .net 8 applications on a linux machine? I can use docker for things like databases. Does anybody else has a similar scenario and things that had to overcame? Tips, problems that I may not see now before making the switch, and solutions to my current problems are welcome

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

And this is why I didn't comment. I knew someone had already suggested the VM way. This is the best way to keep your stuff separate from work related.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

I don't like VMs because I need to allocate memory upfront for it, and considering it's a Windows VM and depending on the dev work you're doing on it you might need to give it 10Gb+.

If it's at all possible for OP I'd recommend getting a separate physical workstation and then just remoting into it with your Linux machine, if you use VSCode the process is pretty much seamless, you use VSCode from your Linux machine normally while all the work is being done on the remote machine.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

That's a great idea, can I use the 2 screens of my PC doing that?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Not sure what you mean exactly. The Windows workstation machine could be accessed remotely from anywhere. I mean sure you're gonna have to hook it up to a monitor to set it up but after that you shouldn't have to access it directly, at least not often.