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I Switched A Gamer To Linux Mint. Heres The Honest Report

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Accepted solution by Emeka Ferreira — ok so for printers, check if the model supports driverless printing (IPP Everywhere / AirPrint)... most recent network printers just work…
  1. Uma R.
    @uma_lucky

    Every year someone says it's finally teh year of teh Linux desktop... i'm wondering if it quietly already happened... i've been thinking about putting Linux Mint on a machine for a gamer. Browsing, email, video calls, maybe some light documents 😅 The one thing i worry about is office document formatting. Is Linux actually ready for normal people, or are enthusiasts just too used to teh rough edges to notice them?

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  2. Sara Brandt
    @sbrandt

    wait what exactly would my work laptop do on the computer? The answer depneds entirely on that.

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  3. Uma R.
    @uma_lucky
    in reply to @sbrandt

    ahh right browsing, email, video calls, photos. nothing exotic, apart from office document formatting.

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  4. Emeka Ferreira
    @eferreira
    in reply to @uma_lucky

    lol same thing happened to me the best Linux installs for non-technical ppl are ones where someone else handles teh setup and updates... enable auotmatic updates, pin teh browser to the panel, and it can be more stable than the Windows install it replaced.

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  6. Sara Brandt
    @sbrandt

    have u checked your office settings? mine were reset after an update

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  7. Cyrus
    @cyruss128

    ok so office formatting is real. LibreOffice opens most documents fine, but complex layouts and macros can break. If someone shares doucments with Office users daily, the web version of Office in a browser is a practical workaround.

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  8. Emeka Ferreira
    @eferreira
    Accepted solution

    ok so for printers, check if the model supports driverless printing (IPP Everywhere / AirPrint)... most recent network printers just work through CUPS, older USB printers with proprietary drivers are where the pain lives. hope that helps :)

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  9. Uma R.
    @uma_lucky
    in reply to @eferreira

    @eferreira holy cow decided against it for a gamer.. lol the one app they need isnt worth fighting... still using Linux myself tho. owe u a beer 🍺

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