Same. I don’t even check if a game works before buying it now. That said, I also don’t buy crap from EA, which seems to be one of the largest offenders.

It’s weird your flight sticks don’t work in Linux. I have used several (I play a lot of DCS) and they have worked out of the box for me.

Ah, had never heard of that before. Sounds like we both learned something. <3

REALLY wish citrix and epic worked on Linux

Epic games work on Linux via Heroic. GOG, Amazon, and Epic games all work through it.

Does it have the Windows GUI?

Linux Mint’s Cinnamon GUI is very similar. Has a start menu, task bar, tray, etc. It was one of the reasons I chose Mint, as it feels familiar.

Is the file architecture the same (C: Drive, Documents, Program Files, etc.)?

“File System” works the same as “C:” in Windows, it is your root drive. Your personal effects live in the “Home” folder. This is like My Documents in Windows. Everything else is in various places under File System.

Can I migrate my files over through One Drive

Microsoft doesn’t make a Linux GUI for OneDrive. That said, you can get your files through the OneDrive website (simplest) or though a third party GUI people have made for this exact purpose.

Can I use my Word/Excel 2024 there

Microsoft doesn’t make software for Linux (with some exceptions). However, LibreOffice works well on both Windows and Linux (meaning you can try it out right now), and it works well with your spreadsheets and documents.

What’s the alternative to Windows Defender

Unneeded. Viruses are 99% a Windows issue. It’s the only OS that needs active defense like that. There are some options, but I wouldn’t bother with them.

Can I run all my Steam games on it

All of mine do. Check out ProtonDb. Anything rated Gold or higher will just work. Things marked silver will work after some tinkering. And I wouldn’t bother with Bronze.

It is. My solution was to go to an OS that has both security updates and isn’t AI infested. Neither Win 10 nor Win 11 meet those criteria.

Depends on the program. But, for 90% of them it is just: “wine programname.exe” in terminal and it just works. If it is an installer, it will be in your start menu like normal and you can just open in from there after. For the other 10%, I lookup the error online and it will need you to add a component via winetricks.

There is a contingent that just won’t work. For those, it’s easier to just find an alternative.

As a rule, I use a Linux native program first. Then fall back on a Windows program if I can’t find what I want. Many programs build for both now. Things like OBS, LibreOffice, Firefox, Chrome, Discord, Dropbox, Steam are the same in Windows and Linux, just install and use it as they are built for both OSes.

Anyone know how to downgrade from 11 to 10 on a home version?

Make a Win 10 USB boot drive, boot into it, choose to format the drive, install 10.

That said, don’t hook this computer up to the internet, Windows 10 isn’t getting security updates.

Which program do you want? The general solution is to install the program via WINE. Another solution is to run the entirety of windows in an emulator like QEMU.

“security and privacy are foundational” to the AI experiences in the fridge

My AI-less, internet-less fridge is quite private and secure. Furthermore, it keeps food perfectly cold!

It isn’t sexy, but products that just work are 100x better than products with 40 features that can all brick it for no reason or annoy you to death.

They have a fully prebuilt option for every computer. Which works well for non-techy people.

No clue what shipping is like in your country. Was fine for me in the US.

Not good for: Tasks requiring human judgement or design decisions

So, like 99% of programming after you have been a professional programmer for longer than a year…

Framework makes some very high quality laptops. Have one myself.

generating power while solar, wind, and water are the cheapest

When you include storage in your cost calculations, this is far, far from the case. If you don’t include storage, you are pairing renewables with natural gas peaker plants, which defeat a good bit of the point of renewables being fossil-fuel-free.

Hard to tell without knowing how much those data centers are paying for power and how long the new investments are intended to last. Could be they are funding grid strengthening we badly need, could be they are getting rates subsidized by everyone else.

Good news is there is increased investment in nuclear energy for data centers, which will go a long way to combat this.

The U.S. government is shelling out a whopping $2.7 billion to three companies in an effort to strengthen domestic uranium enrichment, amid surging electricity demand from AI data centers.

Was going to say, what will happen next month is he will be broke.

Arc Raiders

Arc Raiders has Platinum status on Linux, meaning it works extremely well under Linux. What problem are you having with it?