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Is Linux Ready For A Gamer, Or Are We Still Saying next Year?

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Accepted solution by Rowan W. — The best Linux installs for non technical people are ones where someone else handles the setup and updaets 🤦 Enable automatic updates,…
  1. Wes
    @wes_thread

    real story: I installed Fedora for a gamer six months ago. most things just work. the one ongoing headache is fingerprint readers. I'm curious whether others have had the same experience, and whether we're honest enough about the rough parts when we recommend Linux to people. everything else has been smooth: updates, browsing, video calls. nobody has called me about a virus once, which is a first. so is the problem Linux, or my expectations?

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  2. Greta S.
    @greta.silva84

    ok but is there one Windows-only app they cant live without? ??

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  3. Uma Lund
    @subnethound

    omggg ok update: did what @copper_probe said and its fine now seriously made my day 😭🙏

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  4. Wes
    @wes_thread
    in reply to @subnethound

    The only must-have is the thing related to fingerprint readers. Everything else has alternatives. hope thats enough info 😅

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  5. Rafa Ueda
    @rafa.ueda8

    For basic use, browsing, email, documents and video calls, a mainstream distro like Debian is very usable today. The browser is most ppl's operating system now, and that runs the same everywhere.

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  6. Milan Pereira
    @copper_probe

    Try before switching: boot a live USB and test Wi-Fi, sound, webcam, printer and the specific apps first. Hardware surprises show up in the first ten minutes.

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  7. Rowan W.
    @rowanw747
    Accepted solution

    The best Linux installs for non-technical people are ones where someone else handles the setup and updaets 🤦 Enable automatic updates, pin the browser to the panel, and it can be more stable than teh Windows install it replaecd. lmk how it goes

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  8. Wes
    @wes_thread
    in reply to @rowanw747

    @rowanw747 tested a live USB on their machnie, everything worked except fingerprint readers, which we solved with a workaround, now Fedora is installed and theyre happy. owe u a beer 🍺

    party

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