As a Linux Uber-amateur, it feels like we’re basically able to do anything I would want to do on Linux now… the thing where Microsoft tries to not allow you to download stuff because they haven’t paid Microsoft to sign it has always annoyed me. This would be the next level of nope.
One thing that’s kept me on the fence is I like multiplayer games, and I had always heard that battle eye didn’t work on Linux, but with all the proton development and steam deck interest, perhaps this is becoming a non issue?
Can you run any game you want on Linux yet? That’s always been the main thing for me. I like my games, and I have a lot of them from new to going back to '85
If you use Steam like most people, check out protondb. It’s not perfect as it only really shows off Steam games, but it’s a good start. Steam will also let you add a non-steam game to your library and Proton will attempt to work with it, and in general it seems pretty good. The only issue you’ll have is when you get to your super old games as the layer that Proton/Wine uses may not work, but for those you might as well just grab a VM and put a version of Windows on it that the game was built for.
Microsoft Pluton prevented an unauthorized file from opening. You are prohibited from opening this file because it may contain an unauthorized operating system.
I’m primarily a PC gamer and so many games would not be accessible to me if I made the switch to Linux, not to mention quite a few programs I use for my job. I tried to make the switch a few times and was not able to because of this.
My tipping point was actually how trigger-happy Windows Defender is about crack software and how you literally cannot meaningfully disable it without first breaking apart the entire OS. – Only do a temporary turn-off that only lasts until the next time the computer is turned on. Or another less temporary turn-off that lasts until the next system update. Which. Fuck off. I can tell a feature that is working against me from how hard it is for me to get rid of it.
I won’t be one of those liars who tells you “Linux is eaaaaaaaaasy, you’ll get it in no time”
It’s a skillset. You’ll have to learn stuff. You’ll have to browse wikis and ask for help on Discord servers and fucc around a lot. Plus it has this thing that when something works it works really well, and when something doesn’t work, boy are you in for a capital-F-fun afternoon.
But it keeps me happy with how much I can customize my experience to my own personality, and how fast and smooth it is, even on my old, beat-up laptops.
Still keep a windows install around for those days when I need some application that doesn’t exist on Linux, doesn’t have a viable alternative, and won’t play ball with Wine/Proton. But those are becoming rarer and rarer. Maybe one day I’ll be rich enough to have a computer with several GPUs and I’ll virtualize Windows instead of dual-booting it.
I was your typical on-the-fence guy for years, installing Linux a couple of times a year, hopping between distros but eventually always returned to Windows. Those days are over for good. I learned to understand packages, dependencies and the basic tools to be able to understand and execute most troubleshooting. Still on an Apple laptop but once they pull similar shit with their telemetry that’s it.
The only thing preventing me from hopping back over to Linux is trying to reinstall my games. I’ve used it on and off for a few years and I loved it, but last time I had some issues with power and thought maybe Linux was doing something wonky (ended up being a PSU issue) and then Halo Infinite dropped and I wanted to play that.
In hindsight, both reasons were bad and I should have stayed on Linux.
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20 years ago it was called TCP/Palladium and everyone was afraid this might happen. That was one of the reasons Microsoft implemented TPM chips.
Obviously everyone forget about it until now. Happy new times where Microsoft can dictate which files your, sorry, their computer is allowed to open.
Microsoft Pluton sounds a lot like Google Ultron from the classic copypasta
I don’t use Windows.
Surprise https://www.phoronix.com/news/Pluton-TPM-CRB-Merged-Linux-6.3
That is not a good surprise.
As a Linux Uber-amateur, it feels like we’re basically able to do anything I would want to do on Linux now… the thing where Microsoft tries to not allow you to download stuff because they haven’t paid Microsoft to sign it has always annoyed me. This would be the next level of nope.
One thing that’s kept me on the fence is I like multiplayer games, and I had always heard that battle eye didn’t work on Linux, but with all the proton development and steam deck interest, perhaps this is becoming a non issue?
Can you run any game you want on Linux yet? That’s always been the main thing for me. I like my games, and I have a lot of them from new to going back to '85
If you use Steam like most people, check out protondb. It’s not perfect as it only really shows off Steam games, but it’s a good start. Steam will also let you add a non-steam game to your library and Proton will attempt to work with it, and in general it seems pretty good. The only issue you’ll have is when you get to your super old games as the layer that Proton/Wine uses may not work, but for those you might as well just grab a VM and put a version of Windows on it that the game was built for.
im telling you the second this gets introduced to windows is the second ill have a linux install USB.
You should have one already friend, start with something comfy like mint for a smooth transition.
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Microsoft Pluton prevented an unauthorized file from opening. You are prohibited from opening this file because it may contain an unauthorized operating system.
File name: ubuntu-22.04.2-desktop-amd64.iso
Imagine still using Windows after all the shit they’ve pulled over the years.
Imagine using Windows in 2023
I’m primarily a PC gamer and so many games would not be accessible to me if I made the switch to Linux, not to mention quite a few programs I use for my job. I tried to make the switch a few times and was not able to because of this.
That’s all changed. Checkout Protondb
There’s still a lot of games that don’t work in linux due to antcheat not working. A lot of the big online competitive games don’t work.
Meh… just another reason added to a looong list about why I never looked back after switching to Linux, back when Vista was introduced.
Depicted: Why I’ve been trying to violently cut away Windows’ presence in my life.
“Security” features that add no security whatsoever and only exist for DRM reasons
Security for me, not for thee. At this point in my life windows is just too exploitative. I know a little about Linux, looks like it’s time to learn.
My tipping point was actually how trigger-happy Windows Defender is about crack software and how you literally cannot meaningfully disable it without first breaking apart the entire OS. – Only do a temporary turn-off that only lasts until the next time the computer is turned on. Or another less temporary turn-off that lasts until the next system update. Which. Fuck off. I can tell a feature that is working against me from how hard it is for me to get rid of it.
I won’t be one of those liars who tells you “Linux is eaaaaaaaaasy, you’ll get it in no time”
It’s a skillset. You’ll have to learn stuff. You’ll have to browse wikis and ask for help on Discord servers and fucc around a lot. Plus it has this thing that when something works it works really well, and when something doesn’t work, boy are you in for a capital-F-fun afternoon.
But it keeps me happy with how much I can customize my experience to my own personality, and how fast and smooth it is, even on my old, beat-up laptops.
Still keep a windows install around for those days when I need some application that doesn’t exist on Linux, doesn’t have a viable alternative, and won’t play ball with Wine/Proton. But those are becoming rarer and rarer. Maybe one day I’ll be rich enough to have a computer with several GPUs and I’ll virtualize Windows instead of dual-booting it.
Not really, this screenshot is fake.
They say “it’s always greener on the other side”. Can’t say it in this case though. I’m using Arch Linux BTW.
I was your typical on-the-fence guy for years, installing Linux a couple of times a year, hopping between distros but eventually always returned to Windows. Those days are over for good. I learned to understand packages, dependencies and the basic tools to be able to understand and execute most troubleshooting. Still on an Apple laptop but once they pull similar shit with their telemetry that’s it.
The only thing preventing me from hopping back over to Linux is trying to reinstall my games. I’ve used it on and off for a few years and I loved it, but last time I had some issues with power and thought maybe Linux was doing something wonky (ended up being a PSU issue) and then Halo Infinite dropped and I wanted to play that.
In hindsight, both reasons were bad and I should have stayed on Linux.
Gaming on Linux has improved massively, especially over the last year. You should give it another try.
Yes, Microsoft exerting this sort of control over their operating system does deeply concern me which is why i switched to Linux and you should too
What distro do you run?
Ubuntu and more recently Pop!
I used to use a distro named “crunchbang”
Haven’t used windows in years but Pluton sounds like bullshit
Holy crap. If this is real, this is gotta be the most dystopian thing I’ve seen so far. Time to switch OS and never look back.
Microsoft has a black list of file names including many KVM activators. I think “XVID” is what triggered this one
Way more likely “rip” or “HDrip” instead of XviD, which is (or used to be) a super common video codec. Like X264 today.