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Valve's monthly survey reveals that almost 45% of Steam users on PC are still using Windows 10 even with the sword of Damocles hanging over them
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What's the issue with sound? I thought that was solved since... 15 years or so. Can't help with the games though, must anti cheat games won't work without developer support. Do what you gotta do, but I'm interested in any issues that should be solvable with some config or swapping out a cheap card or something.Can’t get the surround on my A50s. Yeah, normal stereo is fine out of the box.
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under the marketing it’s still 10.x.Marketing is 11, I think you're referring to the kernel version, which can't change due to stupid legacy software.
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If you're gaming then bazziteos is pretty goodSo is pretty much any Linux distro. Don't pick a distro because it says "gaming," they're all extremely similar. Pick a distro because it looks nice and you can get help when you need it.
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If I was you I'd start now. Spend some time dual booting or using Linux on a side machine.There is a learning curve.I recommend buying a separate drive instead of repartitioning your current one. You'll have more space, no nonsense with bootloaders (just switch the drive in UEFI), etc. Configure Linux to know about the Windows drive and then you can boot into either really easily. When you're ready to ditch windows, just remove/reformat the other drive. I still keep windows around for the 1-2x/year that I want to test something out.
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Can’t get the surround on my A50s. Yeah, normal stereo is fine out of the box.Have you tried messing with either pulsesudio or alsamixer? https://askubuntu.com/questions/1304002/how-to-enable-5-1-sound-on-ubuntu-20-04#1304054 I personally just use stereo on my PC, but I've seen home theater setups w/ surround sound, so I know it's possible.
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There are still people so powerful they manage to use Windows XP in this day and age. My intuition says most people will be able to use Windows 10 for at least one more decade with minimal issues, after that it will gradually become trickier, but it will still be usable even in 20-30 years with advanced hacks if humanity doesn't go extinct by then.> There are still people so powerful they manage to use Windows XP in this day and age Those people are called doctors and they deserve your respect!
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With the shit they built into 10 I really would not be surprised if they put in a kill switch"Sword of Damocles" like bitch we used service pack 2 XP for *ever.* "We won't support something" means nothing if the original product was built right. ...Ohhh now I see the problem. Nevermind, everybody, carry on.
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Have you tried messing with either pulsesudio or alsamixer? https://askubuntu.com/questions/1304002/how-to-enable-5-1-sound-on-ubuntu-20-04#1304054 I personally just use stereo on my PC, but I've seen home theater setups w/ surround sound, so I know it's possible.I did try alsamixer. It just didn’t like something about the headset. I use an optical connection and a 3rd party surround card, so I don’t know if that’s the issue. It’s pretty much moot because the game I use surround on the most won’t run because of anti-cheat.
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I did try alsamixer. It just didn’t like something about the headset. I use an optical connection and a 3rd party surround card, so I don’t know if that’s the issue. It’s pretty much moot because the game I use surround on the most won’t run because of anti-cheat.That's too bad. If Linux becomes an option, please hop on a chat or something and I'm sure someone can get you sorted.
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nobara is looking good too for games
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I just bought a laptop last year (portability and space constraints, I'd love to build a pc when I have the space for it) and it was supposed to come with windows 10. I got a windows 11 model shipped to me. I didn't ask for this. And I have to say.... I fucking hate it. Why does the start menu need to change locations... My next computer will absolutely be Linux, and it's Microsoft's own stupid fault. Windows 10 WAS supposed to be my last windows OS...There's no reason to wait. You don't need to buy the computer with the OS installed. Just install Linux now. They should be punished for forcing Windows 11 on you, not rewarded by you using it for a few more years.
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"Sword of Damocles" like bitch we used service pack 2 XP for *ever.* "We won't support something" means nothing if the original product was built right. ...Ohhh now I see the problem. Nevermind, everybody, carry on.I know people still running XP sp3 (firewalled off the net) and it still does the job. They claimed to have killed 7 but between FOSS and enshittification pushback I reckon it's gonna be like the PS2
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Oh fuck yeah gimme that customization and personalization options I used to use a program on one of my computers called rainmeter I think, and it allowed me to customize my desktop to look like the Animus menus from Assassin's creed 2. Then decided to go with hexagons everywhere, with the replacement start menu dead center screen and other buttons areayed out from there. Haven't used it in many years, but I'd love that level of customization* on a pc nowadays. It seems like no matter where I go, every UI looks the same. Good for familiarity, not so much for "oh this is neat, they made it their own" factor. *without learning entire programming languages, I hyperfixate on things but programming has never been something I've been able to get intoSwitch to Linux. KDE is pretty easy to customize out of the box. There's other DEs that can have more or less, harder or easier options too, but KDE is probably the best moving from Windows.
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That would be great, but unfortunately for me I have too many programs that depend on windows, don't have Linux options, and if I'm being honest with myself I really just don't want to learn an entirely new ecosystem. I will if forced, but the moment this laptop shits itself or they discontinue support for the OS, I'm getting a crash course. I'd love to turn an old tablet or somethinf into a Linux device in the meantime so I can at least *start* something. Too bad my parent's old kindles won't work, there's enough of them laying around their house...Most Windows programs can run through WINE, and the ones that can't can *usually* be run in a Windows virtual machine. Try a Bootable USB with the distro you might want (I personally recommend Garuda). You don't need to commit right away, but I bet you'll have an easier time than you expect.
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Lol. No. You just don't know how to use it yet. That's fine, but don't blame the software.
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I upgraded to Windows 11 on my gaming rig two days ago, and at the same time I switched the default boot option to Linux. Let's see how this pans out. I'll still need Windows around for specific games, but the ones I usually play seem to work on Linux.I'm curious which specific games you still need Windows for? I'm only aware of a handful (Riot games and some Chinese ones).
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Cooooooope.
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I'm pretty sure the final version of Windows 10 LTSC 2021 had its window of support shortened to five years to align with the end of support. Only windows 10 LTSC 2019 has 10 years of support. If you're using LTSC 2019 for gaming please be aware you will be missing any features released for windows 10 that were released after version 1809. This will harm game performance for a lot of newer titles and hardware.I’m on IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021. As far as I’m aware it’s up to date, and if not I don’t really use my PC for modern games anyway. Still good to know though.
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This post did not contain any content.I would switch to Linux but I have yet to find a distro that recognizes my 5K monitor
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This post did not contain any content.I enjoy this headline writing style. Imagine if we turned "try these 7 tricks" headlines into "Dionysius I of Syracuse would like you to try these"
