When Linux can actually do everything I want to do I'll gladly stop using Windows. It's not there yet and a lot of what it can do is still janky.
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Sadly I have to waste 512gb of ssd for windows because oculus rift cv1 drivers are not finished and haven't been worked on for a year I think...
Didn't expect to find another CV1 usr in the wild.
I wish there was a way to use bottles or whatever to use the damn thing until an affordable and usable replacement finally appears.
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Β―\_(γ)_/Β― been daily driving Linux for at least a decade now...
But I haven't found a way to run my HTC Vive on my nvidia gpu and the updater software for my car on Linux... So I still have a dual boot for those
updater software for my car
Can I just point out that there was a point in time in living memory where this statement would be utterly deranged? (And it'll probably soon be unusual again because of OTA updates...)
I'm so sorry Jesus, I just wanted to play some tarkov
Believe it or not, straight to hell.
I'm building a dedicated windows VR gaming PC that can live in my shed so I don't have to dual boot windows to use my racing sim.
Yes Linux and proton have come a long way, and for the most part is more than good enough. But for certain things (like my HP Reverb G2, or proprietary sim racing hardware drivers) it's just easier to pirate windows
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But what if I'm on the fence and I'm trying out Linux?
Sink or swim! Embrace chaos! Constant confusion builds character.
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Sorry, I am a sinner.
I know it's Linux memes but its better than using a bit of both instead of but trying Linux at all. We need more casual people to try Linux. Not just diehards.
Edit: typo
diehards really kill the community. I think the guys from suckles are most guilty of this
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Yeah, I dual boot Windows
's ass outta my system >:C
I've got it on a vm for work stuff and shit, but raw metal is only for unix based OS ;)
That's why you don't dual boot.
Linux all the way.
I just wanna use my hdr monitor bro
HDR works pretty well on the latest KDE versions
yeah nah couldn't get it to work and I'm not playing around with it anymore I tried for weeks windows just works when it just works on mint I'll nuke windows
gnome has HDR, idk how well it works or how much gnome distrupts your workflow
no
I mean if you dont like gnome its fine, but still better than using windows, what's the hold up?
no it's not and I literally said I'm done messing about when mint supports hdr windows is gone
Mint uses Cinnamon desktop, which currently only supports Xorg. For HDR support you need something with Wayland and pretty up to date.
cinnamon has experimental wayland support I tried that I tried stuff based on KDE I tried gamescope none of it worked I'm not looking for support I looked for it it doesn't work right now for me
Hell yeah, another HDR lover on Lemmy! Now there's two of us!
That's the main reason why I use Win11 as my primary OS. 10's HDR support is half-assed, and KDE's is even worse. Linux doesn't even support nVidia GPUs properly, so SDR-to-HDR conversion is missing for both YouTube and local videos. And since Win10 doesn't have AutoHDR for games, that leaves 11 as my only choice if I want to play games and watch videos in HDR with minimal hassle.
(edit: And yes I know that converting to HDR isn't as good as real HDR; but IDC cause it looks amazing to me, especially in the highlights.)
Just want to use Dolby Atmos and for audio to keep working on Firefox after I'm done watching a movie
I have Windows on separate drive, but I haven't used it in years (I mean, I launched it recently once to check if a hardware issue I was having was Linux specific β it wasn't). I'm planning to delete it to reclaim the space, but I think I have some files I want to get from there but I don't want to go through the entire file system to find them, so it's just sitting there lol
I haven't used windows since 2023, or so, but what's the problem with using Windows alongside Linux? Sometimes you just need Windows, and Wine isn't always the answer. Although, I must admit, Linux gaming has reached the point where Windows is needed (probably?) only for games with anti-cheat.
Linux is the Nancy Kerrigan to Window's Tonya Harding when they're partitions of the same drive is the real problem.
hdr as well as anti-cheat though for me it's just that really as I don't play multiplayer so once hdr works on mint windows is getting nuked
I wish I could delete that partition for good, but my computer grqphics professor forces me to write code for DirectX instead of Vulkan.