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My Windows Computer Just Doesn't Feel Like Mine Anymore (www.howtogeek.com)

submitted 4 months ago by ForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Linux on desktop is amazing. My experience has been absolutely flawless.

[–] doodledup@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

Except for (raytraced) games, for your Logitech keyboard, your Razer headset, your Xbox Controller not connecting, your Windows-only Software that won't work.

It's terrible. You probably just found a way to live with it and get used to.

[–] areyouevenreal@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Ray tracing works on Linux just fine. I don't know what your talking about. I have software to control the lights on my Asus laptop keyboard if needed, my other keyboard is not addressable RGB anyway. I've seen Linux work with controllers too. Maybe not Xbox specifically, though I think there is a way to do that too.

Edit: Logitech keyboards have support: https://pwr-solaar.github.io/Solaar/

There are projects for supporting the Xbox controllers too: https://github.com/medusalix/xone

[–] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Ray tracing works fine, I don't know what you mean?

I don't have a Logitech keyboard, but I find it hard to believe something as simple as a keyboard doesn't work. I have a Logitech mouse and that's completely fine.

My Xbox controller connects just fine with no special behaviour required.

Windows only software mostly works flawlessly. Almost all of my games are "windows only", and they all work fine. Which is astonishing, really. How many other OSes virtually flawlessly run software from other OSes without any tinkering?

It's amazing. Everything just works. Plug and play. No headaches like with Windows.

[–] doodledup@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Well Raytracing doesn't work in Cyberpunk 2077. Besides that, some other games also have terrible performance. Even Minecraft, that's running natively. Constant stutters with low GPU utilization.
Logitech keyboard works but I cannot configure it because the software is not supported on Linux
Xbox controller does not connect with the dongle unless I install the xone drivers
I can think of a dozent more software other than the Logitech one that don't have an installation for Linux

Sure you can fix any of these problems above like running Windows software with Wine or installing the appropriet drivers. But I don't want to do that if I can just use Windows with no extra work.

[–] areyouevenreal@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Well Raytracing doesn't work in Cyberpunk 2077. Besides that, some other games also have terrible performance. Even Minecraft, that's running natively. Constant stutters with low GPU utilization.

I suspect you have GPU driver issues. What distro and graphics card are you running? Have you installed GPU drivers if your on Nvidia.

Logitech keyboard works but I cannot configure it because the software is not supported on Linux

You just install solaar instead of the official software, one and done. Have you even tried?

Xbox controller does not connect with the dongle unless I install the xone drivers

So install it then.

Sure you can fix any of these problems above like running Windows software with Wine or installing the appropriet drivers. But I don't want to do that if I can just use Windows with no extra work.

None of this is extra work compared to working around Microsoft and Windows trying to push their garbage. Two Windows 11 systems breaking is what led to me switching back to Linux for the last time. Having to reinstall because of Windows issues is a lot more effort than installing a couple things.

[–] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Ray tracing works in everything I've tried it in. I don't have Cyberpunk but a quick Google tells me that it does have ray tracing and it does work in Linux.
So the keyboard does work, you just insist on using one specific piece of software to make the keys pretty and refuse to use any others? Does it have a MacOS/iPadOS/Android version? I suspect not. Sounds like a shit product tbh, but it clearly works, unlike what you said earlier.
Again, Xbox controller works fine. Wired, with the dongle, Bluetooth. All work great, no additional steps, completely plug and play.
I can name a bunch of software that doesn't support Windows, Mac, iOS, Android. I don't see how this is an OS problem. Linux has wider software support than anything else.

You know you have to install drivers in Windows, right? And that it's more cumbersome? With Linux in 99% of cases it's in the kernel and you don't need to install anything. Sometimes you'll need to do something like type "Nvidia" into your software centre and click install.

[–] mrvictory1@lemmy.world -1 points 4 months ago

The duality of Linux users... I faced many problems but managed to work around them, one by one.