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Heyho, recently asked for the silliest reasons, but as someone who has suggested linux to many people, I often encounter people having valid reasons for staying with Windows or switching back.

The most boring but valid one is “I have to use Windows for work. It is a requirement (of some software I have to use)”. But there are also other answers that fit. My sister for example tried Linux, but while installing software constantly encountered issues that I helped her solve and eventually switched back because she felt like she had less control than over windows. While I am aware that this is fundamentally wrong, it is valid that some amateur users do not want to invest enough time to get over the initial hurdles of relearning how to install software.

What are the best reasons people have given you for not wanting to try Linux?

OQB @VoxAliorum@lemmy.ml

  • who@feddit.orgEnglish
    21·
    12 hours ago

    I’d like to see exactly what a Deck user experiences, but on my desktop.

    Don’t they see Steam’s Big Picture mode? I think you could just run that and Gamescope on whatever distro you like. No need to wait for SteamOS 3.

      • who@feddit.orgEnglish
        1·
        6 minutes ago

        no, Big Picture mode and Game Mode are two different things. Bazzite does have Game Mode for PCs tho as well.

        GameMode is Feral Interactive’s project, and not what we are talking about.

        However, a bit of searching turns up relevant info from Bazzite:

        • Steam Gaming Mode is another name for gamepadUI.
        • It is built around Big Picture Mode and Gamescope, just as I suggested.
        • The interface is apparently available without loading Steam’s full desktop interface by launching Steam with the -gamepadui command line option.

        Looks to me like what you’re talking about and what I suggested are practically the same thing, perhaps excluding Deck-specific features that wouldn’t be available in kolanaki’s scenario anyway. If there’s something more to it, then sharing what that is would be helpful.