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I want to second this regarding desktop Linux.

Each major PC build I've had I've tried to go Linux desktop and ultimately failed because I just got tired of switching to windows for gaming along with periodic cases of essential devices/apps just not working right.

I tried a final time a few years back. I even made sure I had a separate drive just for the Windows partition I felt was inevitable... turns out it never happened.

Gaming on desktop linux is phenomenal now, and I haven't run into any issues with some device or essential app not working. There is no personal task that I ever have to use an old macbook for and it never made sense to add that Windows partition. Occasionally I have to get more fiddly with driver settings to get things to work just right, but not enough for it to be a major annoyance.

Overall if you're tired of your personal OS spying on you increasingly more often and slowly turning into an advertising machine, the linux desktop is ready and quite enjoyable!

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digging|1 year ago

> Occasionally I have to get more fiddly with driver settings to get things to work just right, but not enough for it to be a major annoyance.

And honestly, until I recently erased Windows from my personal computer, I was battling Win10 settings frequently enough that usability of Mint, for example, is on par.