I just switched to Linux Mint (latest beta release) I AM FREAKING IN LOVE!!! TAKE CARE WINDOWS 10 and 11 LMAO

[Ja.KooLit]

5.11 is available as a click and install on Mint 20.1 (this might be Edge)

View attachment 205577



There's a couple of places to see what version Kernel you're running. Quickest way is to open a terminal (GASP!) and type:

uname -a

You'll see what you're running like:

View attachment 205578

Thanks. Will check out. But honestly, i got used with Arch. Even alot dislike it (for some strange reason) I got used to it. Its actually easier to maintain than any ubuntu based (PPA vs AUR)

@lynx29 i suppose then I should credit you with planting Linux seeds in my brain again?

View attachment 205579

I took 20.2 Mate for a quick spin, but still just couldn't get away from KDE in the end. Though, if Ubuntu ends up adopting Gnome 40, it could bring me back to the good ol Ubuntu.

I don't know what they changed from 20.04 to 21.04 but when I'm on battery I run both much cooler (no need for undervolt at barely 60C fanless in daily tasks), much quieter (100% fanless), and much longer (weirdly better battery life) than on either Windows or 20.04. Super.





As a linux noob that's basically me every other week. "Ugh really? terminal again? what did I ever do to deserve this unfinished OS" I will say, though, starting to get comfrotable living inside Konsole - much easier on the eyes than Powershell even with teal background

Pretty much same feeling as I have. But nowadays, I mostly launch programs via terminal especially if I felt that something is not right. its just getting used to it. You can customize your konsole to look alot "appealing". Oh to quickly launch konsole, CTRL ALT T .

 

[Hachi_Roku256563]

It seems odd to me that some of you are having trouble with drivers... I’ve kept a Linux install on all my PCs since 2003 or so and haven’t had any issues with sound cards or GPUs. Printers, scanners, and non-Realtek WiFi have been the only real problem devices for me.

Fx 770 hd 5650

 

[Deleted member 202104]

As a linux noob that's basically me every other week. "Ugh really? terminal again? what did I ever do to deserve this unfinished OS" I will say, though, starting to get comfrotable living inside Konsole - much easier on the eyes than Powershell even with teal background

Haha! Even after *mumbles large number* years of using Linux, I still consider myself a noob. Part of me wanted to share the terminal method to show that it's really not that scary, but mostly because my aging gray-matter couldn't remember how to explain in XFCE where to find it.

I have such a visual issue with Windows 10, things like being unable to differentiate between multiple overlapping windows, that using almost anything else is such a pleasure. I spend 8-10 hours a day in Windows for work, so I'm working on making some distribution of Linux my primary home machine.

 

[Prime2515102]

I just tried the "live" version of Mint and the mouse sensitivity slider wouldn't do anything. This wasn't a very good first impression.

Still waiting on Slackware update...

 

[80-watt Hamster]

I just tried the "live" version of Mint and the mouse sensitivity slider wouldn't do anything. This wasn't a very good first impression.

Still waiting on Slackware update...

Slackware seems to have zombified. Hope I'm wrong.

 

[GerKNG]

i rather stick to a platform where i am able to do the easiest tasks that are not even possible on linux..
playing almost every triple A Game... (not even call of duty is possible on linux)

 

[RJARRRPCGP]

did run in CPU rendering mode.

I had a broken dependency (missing or corrupted) cause the system to use "llvmpipe" (the CPU renderer) It was broken in the distro and should have been pulled, IIRC! That was years ago.
Probably was an error in the X.Org log (or an error elsewhere) when looking for the 3D rendering mode status. It wasn't Mint that I was using.

And IIRC, X usually crashes and can't use X at all when a video card is too new. IIRC, X usually errors out or it results in a system crash.

 

[SIGSEGV]

Welcome to the Linux family.
I used to work with Mint but there's a problem with NV and cinnamon's desktop display render.
It's somehow like the cinnamon desktop has full control over the display settings. Thus, I was unable to override the cinnamon display setting using the NV setting.
Now, I am happy to use Ubuntu LTS.

 

[xkm1948]

Linux has its positives and negatives For work Linus is great. For entertainment I still use Win10

 

[Prime2515102]

Slackware seems to have zombified. Hope I'm wrong.

They're still active - there were security advisories just this month with updated packages - but as far as a new version, it looks like the last was 2016. One can always hope they're working on something...

 

[Greenslade]

So first impressions so far today... it's smooth!!! So smooth! It's very user friendly... I have already installed Steam with two clicks, updated all my drivers from the welcome window that pops up on first install, installed proprietary Nvidia driver, got gsync working.

Steam has an awesome feature that only loads automatically compatible Linux games in your library, so I don't have to sift through the store page for each game to see if it is compatible... got two games going so far and no issues at all.

Got firefox all set up as well, 0 issues... honestly... I really see no need for Windows anymore, I already prefer Libreoffice (even when I had windows) and Libreoffice is default on Linux, and it works fantastic.

For a basic user who just browses the web (mostly TPU) and plays older games and indie games... there is seriously no reason to even have Windows anymore. I tried Ubuntu earlier in the year and it felt a little laggy from time to time, but this latest Linux Mint release feels perfect. It's been a seamless transition for me.

It feels good to finally be free.

They do say that Mint is one of the best Linux distros for someone changing from Windows. The only thing I will say is it is quite a job to get a VPN on there. It is a wonder more people don,t change over to Linux they are probably a bit intimidated by the use of terminal and all that Sudo stuff.

 

[MxPhenom 216]

I use Linux at my job all day using VLSI tools and its great for work, but I just can't bring myself to use it on my main machine considering its main purpose is gaming and entertainment. Windows still wins in gaming IMO.

 

[Space Lynx]

I use Linux at my job all day using VLSI tools and its great for work, but I just can't bring myself to use it on my main machine considering its main purpose is gaming and entertainment. Windows still wins in gaming IMO.

as I have said before in this thread, it really just depends what games you play. I have had 0 issues with gaming so far

 

[lexluthermiester]

Slackware seems to have zombified. Hope I'm wrong.

You're not wrong. Not a lot of demand for it these days.

 

[thebluebumblebee]

For the person who want's hardware sensors Psensor here, there are at least 10 others.

Install psensor,

# wget http://wpitchoune.net/psensor/files/psensor-1.1.3.tar.gz
# tar zxvf psensor-1.1.3.tar.gz
# cd psensor-1.1.3/
# ./configure
# make
# make install

Requires
# apt-get install lm-sensors hddtemp



View attachment 205436

Plot-Graphs-of-Hardware-Temperature.png

Why you do this? For the new Linux user and former Windows user, point them to the Software Manager.
-Open Software manager
-search for Psensor
-click install

 

[Nash]

Why you do this? For the new Linux user and former Windows user, point them to the Software Manager.
-Open Software manager
-search for Psensor
-click install

BC #make is the fun way and who /want's/ to search repositories.

 

[Bones]

Installed this the other day to try it out: MX Linux – Midweight Simple Stable Desktop OS
For someone like me that's absolutely NOT software savvy I had to figure out things as the install went but managed to. The process isn't automatic like it is with Mint and Peppermint, you have to be there and oversee the install process because it wants input from you as it goes.
Once all that was done I gave it a spin and so far so good, I don't have anything to mention about it good or bad ATM since I'm still getting used to it.
As I'm posting this I'm still running Peppermint but will setup MX a little later to run it some more and see how it pans out for real.

 

[Space Lynx]

I'm still loving this experience. honestly my day to day has not changed at all.

damn boys, I might take up smoking cigars I feel so good being free of the clutches of overreaching telemetry.

Linux Mint to the moon! *kicks up feet on the table* this is the good stuff boys this is the good stuff ~ now its time go back to some indie gaming, yeeeehaaaa

 

[kayjay010101]

I've been considering moving to Linux with a Windows VM with GPU passthrough for gaming. That way you get both the positives of Linux while retaining the game compatibility of Windows. I have a spare unRAID license though so I might just do unRAID as the hypervisor with a Linux (which distro though?) and Windows VM.

 

[Space Lynx]

I've been considering moving to Linux with a Windows VM with GPU passthrough for gaming. That way you get both the positives of Linux while retaining the game compatibility of Windows. I have a spare unRAID license though so I might just do unRAID as the hypervisor with a Linux (which distro though?) and Windows VM.

that's too complicated for me mate. I like to keep things simple as possible

 

[yotano211]

that's too complicated for me mate. I like to keep things simple as possible

I've heard using windows is simple, just click and install

 

[Ja.KooLit]

I've been considering moving to Linux with a Windows VM with GPU passthrough for gaming. That way you get both the positives of Linux while retaining the game compatibility of Windows. I have a spare unRAID license though so I might just do unRAID as the hypervisor with a Linux (which distro though?) and Windows VM.

Arch ..... But seriously, any distro can do passthrough provided done right. But you need to search about it.

For vm with passthrough, you need QEMU/KVM as virtualbox dont support it. vmware support it but its not free.

And also, preferrably, you need 2 gpu, igpu + discreet would so. Single gpu passthrough is ok but its easier to just dualboot.

But gaming in linux has become better than before. Granted, requires some researching if non steam games.

 

[Greenslade]

that's too complicated for me mate. I like to keep things simple as possible

Same here, simple is best.

 

[Space Lynx]

I've heard using windows is simple, just click and install

so is Linux Mint, I did 5 clicks total and was gaming. lol

 

[kayjay010101]

Arch ..... But seriously, any distro can do passthrough provided done right. But you need to search about it.

For vm with passthrough, you need QEMU/KVM as virtualbox dont support it. vmware support it but its not free.

And also, preferrably, you need 2 gpu, igpu + discreet would so. Single gpu passthrough is ok but its easier to just dualboot.

But gaming in linux has become better than before. Granted, requires some researching if non steam games.

I was thinking of doing a Zorin VM, that distro looks quite user-friendly and is Ubuntu-based. I looked at Arch but it seemed to more advanced and not quite so user friendly
I've got a AMD FirePro W5100 specifically for the Linux VM, the Windows VM will get my 3090. So all good on the GPU front. UnRAID is QEMU/KVM and I've already got a few VMs running on various other machines in my rack upstairs, so no issues there. (apart from HP's shitty RMRR issues on my dl380p gen8 that they've refused to fix for 7 years despite it being literally one flag in the BIOS, but I digress. It's possible to work around with some exotic commands and IPMI manipulation)