The Linux Experience

[UnbornTao]

@Leo Gura Got Scrivener running through Lutris (on Linux Mint).

Edited Friday at 07:14 PM by UnbornTao

[UnbornTao]

21 hours ago, Sincerity said:

I've been using Linux Mint for half a year now.

It just works™. And these greedy Microsoft bastards can go to hell. They shouldn't be given money on principle.

You've joined the dark side.

[CARDOZZO]

3 hours ago, UnbornTao said:

The desktop environment? Hmm, no, I haven't tried it. I've heard it's pretty, but a bit bloated in that sense. I prefer a more barebones interface.

COSMIC seems more interesting to me.

Didn't know about COSMIC, interesting.

Are you a nerdy type? IT bachelor's or just curious about computation in general?

[UnbornTao]

30 minutes ago, CARDOZZO said:

Didn't know about COSMIC, interesting.

Are you a nerdy type? IT bachelor's or just curious about computation in general?

Just a hobbyist, not much of a tech guy, but I enjoy learning about some of these things.

[CARDOZZO]

36 minutes ago, UnbornTao said:

Just a hobbyist, not much of a tech guy, but I enjoy learning about some of these things.

Awesome dude. Are you into games? Search for Zachtronics. You will get deep into tech using games.

[CARDOZZO]

@UnbornTao The farmer was replaced is also a good game to learn about tech/programming.

Edited December 16 by CARDOZZO

[UnbornTao]

22 minutes ago, CARDOZZO said:

Awesome dude. Are you into games? Search for Zachtronics. You will get deep into tech using games.

A bit.

13 minutes ago, CARDOZZO said:

@UnbornTao The farmer was replaced is also a good game to learn about tech/programming.

Thanks man.

[CARDOZZO]

Kali Linux? 

[UnbornTao]

13 hours ago, CARDOZZO said:

Kali Linux? 

For hackers? 

Probably not suitable for beginners.

[CARDOZZO]

59 minutes ago, UnbornTao said:

For hackers? 

Probably not suitable for beginners.

Yeah. Cybersecurity is exciting. 

[UnbornTao]

On 18/12/2025 at 4:01 PM, CARDOZZO said:

Yeah. Cybersecurity is exciting. 

I just deleted my Linux Mint and Windows partitions and installed CachyOS. I'm enjoying it so far!

I'm just afraid that my computer will blow up or something if it doesn't get updated every week.  (because it's based on Arch).

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What a bunch of nerds!

[CARDOZZO]

12 minutes ago, UnbornTao said:

I just deleted my Linux Mint and Windows partitions and installed CachyOS. I'm enjoying it so far!

I'm just afraid that my computer will blow up or something if it doesn't get updated every week.  (because it's based on Arch).

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What a bunch of nerds!

😋

Start using virtual machines (VMware/Virtual Box).

You can have hundreds of distros to tinker.

[UnbornTao]

17 hours ago, CARDOZZO said:

😋

Start using virtual machines (VMware/Virtual Box).

You can have hundreds of distros to tinker.

I was planning on installing Windows on a VM for spare use of more esoteric software.

I think that, for now, setting up my system is more than enough.  But thank you, I may actually do that at some point. 

Edited Saturday at 10:13 AM by UnbornTao

[UnbornTao]

On 12/15/2025 at 6:47 AM, Leo Gura said:

But can it run Crysis?

Oh, it's a meme.

[Leo Gura]

15 hours ago, UnbornTao said:

Oh, it's a meme.

[CARDOZZO]

19 hours ago, UnbornTao said:

I was planning on installing Windows on a VM for spare use of more esoteric software.

I think that, for now, setting up my system is more than enough.  But thank you, I may actually do that at some point. 

[Psychonaut]

For me the best Linux experience actually has been MacOS. About 15 years ago I was running Ubuntu with the 3D Desktop Cube and heavily modded. It was fun.

I am not a Apple guy by any stretch and I dislike iOS and iPadOS. But there is something about a MacBook that just feels really nice when using it. It's very intuitive for me and I get in the flow easier. 

It's also nice to just have a Linux like terminal experience with all the command line tools I am used to. For me it's the dream OS, it works reliably, doesn't crash, doesn't bother me with useless updates. It's a true productivity machine. 

[UnbornTao]

5 hours ago, Psychonaut said:

For me the best Linux experience actually has been MacOS.

Heresy!  

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About 15 years ago I was running Ubuntu with the 3D Desktop Cube and heavily modded. It was fun.

I am not a Apple guy by any stretch and I dislike iOS and iPadOS. But there is something about a MacBook that just feels really nice when using it. It's very intuitive for me and I get in the flow easier. 

It's also nice to just have a Linux like terminal experience with all the command line tools I am used to. For me it's the dream OS, it works reliably, doesn't crash, doesn't bother me with useless updates. It's a true productivity machine. 

Glad to hear it's working out for you. I use it too, and I agree - it has a certain charm, though not so much aesthetically with the latest update, in my opinion.

Edited Sunday at 03:29 PM by UnbornTao

[Sincerity]

For those wondering about video editing on Linux:

[UnbornTao]

Comparing gaming performance on Windows and Linux (Bazzite) - for the nerds:

 

And a Bazzite installation and first steps:

 

Edited yesterday at 01:24 PM by UnbornTao