Linux is perfectly fine for GUI users. It’s really great for most common use cases. You might have issues with games (or so do I’ve heard), but I’m not a gamer and don’t know much about this… Steam has helped make games on Linux a lot better. I just play supertux or supertuxcart or mahjong once in a blue moon and am happy.
Most things work perfectly - stick to Ubuntu or Fedora or opensuse. Once you get the hang of things, things actually feel better on the Linux desktop:
much faster than Windows
no tracking
highly customizable
if you ever get into it, you can script your setup to be easily replicable across machines
Things that you’ll have to fight
fingerprint scanners - only a small subset work. My Dell latitude scanner works perfectly though.
some printers might need manual driver download/install
some software is only built for Windows (less and less of those these days, unless you’re doing something specialized)
Actually, my experience on Linux was much better than windows for printers. Everything can be downloaded from a repo. No need to go around looking at manufacturer websites.
If you have a Mac with M1/M2 chips then I’ve heard about great things about Asahi Linux. Not sure how it’ll work with games though, it already has a hard time on ARM Macs since most games are made for Intel Macs.
Gaming is actually pretty great on Linux now thanks to Proton. I still use Windows for games usually, but of the ones over tried in Linux, I haven’t had any issues.
Linux is perfectly fine for GUI users. It’s really great for most common use cases. You might have issues with games (or so do I’ve heard), but I’m not a gamer and don’t know much about this… Steam has helped make games on Linux a lot better. I just play supertux or supertuxcart or mahjong once in a blue moon and am happy.
Most things work perfectly - stick to Ubuntu or Fedora or opensuse. Once you get the hang of things, things actually feel better on the Linux desktop:
Things that you’ll have to fight
Actually, my experience on Linux was much better than windows for printers. Everything can be downloaded from a repo. No need to go around looking at manufacturer websites.
Is there any way to try Linux on a MacBook. My only gripe with it is lack of games. The Linux library can’t be worst than what I have now.
If you have a Mac with M1/M2 chips then I’ve heard about great things about Asahi Linux. Not sure how it’ll work with games though, it already has a hard time on ARM Macs since most games are made for Intel Macs.
I’ll look into it thanks
Gaming is actually pretty great on Linux now thanks to Proton. I still use Windows for games usually, but of the ones over tried in Linux, I haven’t had any issues.
Printers were a pain on Windows on Linux they worked without much tinkering at least for me