Gamers! Get off Windows! (Linux Made EASY)

Linux is easier, faster, better, more reliable for gaming - and for everything else - than Windows is, and it's horrible that no one has told you this before.
Here's how you can finally leave Microsoft behind for good and install Garuda, objectively the coolest operating system out there, and get everything you need in minutes, all without needing to learn a dang thing!
Manual partition install: • How to Install Garuda ...
I know the music is loud. I dunno how I messed it up so that it's that loud. You don't need to comment on it; I am already suitably mortified by its loudness.
0:00 - Pro-Garuda Propaganda
7:02 - How to do the Thing

[@Tschacki_Quacki]

If only Anti-Cheat devs could give/afford some love for Linux too 😭

[@draftofspasiba2]

good news is Valorant is already giving eyes towards Linux, bad news is you would have to use a custom partial closed source kernel in order to run. (it's not even official, it's just a thought that some dev gave on a Valorant forum about Linux support) and in the case of Easy Anticheat, they are full compatible with Wine/Proton, it's just a matter if the game devs want to opt in or out. now the new EA games like FIFA are using a new anticheat which is not that friendly with Linux nor they care about it at all, and the only thing that can change that is Linux users complain with them (EA).

[@queensiez]

@@draftofspasiba2 if only that would be true lmfao, considering league the only game i play gets vanguard, im hoping i can somehowi nstall vanguard on unix file system

[@queensiez]

and on my own custom linux kernel

[@TheDZHEX]

Do you really want to install a rootkit just to be able to play games? xD

[@FeatherMelody]

@@TheDZHEX no but what choice do we have when the games we want to play require it

[@gerrycrisostomo6571]

I started using Linux about a year ago and I'm so very happy with it. It's absolute freedom and bliss and Linux brought the fun of computing back again. I'm not going back to Windows anymore.

[@thewatcher6933]

I'm a normal gamer I don't use my PC for much really just gaming and basic tasks What do you use your system for that the freedom is that noticeable? If I want to be real the (windows spys on you) is not something that makes people want to change an os that have been used to and even grew up with so Linux needs to be literally better at normal and daily tasks to make people want to change Of course I don't like giving my data to Microsoft but if I'm going to experience problems on Linux that I never had on windows that wouldn't work

[@gerrycrisostomo6571]

@@thewatcher6933 I'm also a gamer like you and I have Steam and Lutris accounts. I can play most of the games that I used to play with Linux, except for some that are probably made specifically for Windows platform only like the World of Tanks. In my honest opinion though, it's not probably because of any technical issue but an attempt by MS to monopolize the PC operating system by preventing the PC users from migrating to Linux OS. And making some games Windows playable only is one of the most effective ways. Other than that minor inconvenience, I have no issue at all with Linux OS. Linux has software repositories that have more than 60,000 free apps that you can download and install anytime you like. And those apps are 100% compatible, are as good, and some are even better alternatives than those offered by Windows that are not even free. And if you really have to install and use applications that were originally made for Windows, you simply have to use the WINE, WINE Tricks, and PlayOnLinux. You can also customize the Desktop to make it look like MacOS, Classic Windows (Millennium, XP, Win 7), or the modern Windows 11, or make it look like something unique only to Linux but with more functionality. There are so many good reasons why you should use Linux but keeping your data safe alone is a good enough reason. If your data falls into the wrong hands, you can get into trouble.

[@wongsanggar]

"It's absolute freedom and bliss" - could you tell us more why? I just need casual and office use and I think windows does it fine enough

[@ComradeFerret]

@@wongsanggar It does fine enough for now. But in 2025, you're going to have to change operating systems. Probably again in 2028 or so. And as you approach those years, every update to your computer will make it run slower and slower. That isn't just 'what computers do', that's planned obsolescence that utilizes Windows updates as its crux. And as those new versions come out, more and more data is being taken from you. This isn't just something that affects you, it affects everyone, as you're giving all your information, compromising your privacy more and more by the year, to a company that happily sells that data to third parties - including political ones, that will happily use it to manipulate people as consumers and voters. It's all rather dystopian. I don't encourage people to move off of Linux because I think Linux is cool and people should agree with me. I encourage them because we pretty much live in hell, and removing Windows from your computer is probably the biggest and easiest way you can do something about it as one person.

[@ComradeFerret]

@rexsarus1154 Because we're all telling you: We've never had to use the terminal. Everything can be done through the GUI these days. And, correction: You'll have to spend a few hours solving a problem that you simply couldn't solve on Windows. I've brought Windows users onto Linux and helped them get games going that simply weren't working before.

[@bruno10505]

Windows has Fortnite, Linux don't. Linux wins

[@windo7]

i don't really care about Fortnite the same thing is now with ROBLOX itself.

[@bruno10505]

@@windo7 Yeah, Roblox doesn't work on Linux anymore, Linux loses in this point

[@windo7]

@@bruno10505 I just hope in the future, people start porting things to linux, which i doubt will happen neverless

[@user-ks1oh2wx6o]

@@bruno10505 Their reasoning was really stupid, as it worked perfectly fine before with wine, but now they made it impossible to run even with wine and virtual machines because of "hackers" whatever the fuck that means. I still have no clue how wine and hackers are related

[@bruno10505]

@@user-ks1oh2wx6o Linux users represents too little amount of players, they just don't care

[@Draggobuttboi]

My windows machine can't run theme park inc, but I have no problem running it via wine. What a weird world we live in where a game runs better on a completely different OS essentially flipping through a translation book to figure out what to do.

[@justiceiria869]

I mean, if you think about it, Compatability is really all about devices understanding each other. If different people from different countries had different types of skills but could all understand each other's languages, any incompatibilities disappear.

[@ShredTV_Gaming]

Your video made me install Garuda. In my 20 years of using computers i never had so much fun as i am having now with Linux, and i have you to thank for it. I absolutely love tinkering with this system and i don't think i will return to Windows ever again. Thank you.

[@InnerHacking]

As a music producer, the first software I installed on this distro was FL Studio as I need it for work. Installation was a breeze with Wine, no errors, recognized my audio drivers, but a few seconds after opening it the DAW just kept hanging in almost every single mouse click. I also read in several forums most plugins don't work properly. For this reason alone I went back to Windows, can't afford to lose my FL Studio. Good luck with any other DAW that doesn't have Linux support natively. So at least for music producers, there is a reason why Windows or macOS is better unless the DAW has native Linux version, and the most popular DAWs don't.

[@divinehatred6021]

you realise that you can do both systems, right?

[@InnerHacking]

@@divinehatred6021 What I realize is you didn't read my comment properly

[@divinehatred6021]

@@InnerHacking i didnt see anything about you using both of the systems, so i assumed you hard switched to linux and then back? idk lol i didnt sleep for 30h

[@divinehatred6021]

@@InnerHacking but yeah, as i see it now, the linux is good for games, better than it ever has been, and windows is good for work... even though, if windows 12 will be even worse than windows 11, i bet more of the people just will never update from 10 or just switch to linux, which might have perfect support of everything in a couple of years... just because a lot of entusiasts will be attracted by the Steam Deck alone

[@InnerHacking]

@@divinehatred6021 I'm not interested in gaming on linux all that much. I also used many distros over the years (still remember the hassle of connecting my 56k modem at the time and making the drivers work... that's how long ago I tried linux) and I always keep getting the same problems with them when trying my favorite programs. This distribution doesn't cut it for me, maybe there's some other who works well with my DAW but so far I don't have any solid justification to completely ditch Windows just because of the programs I use, which is what I'm looking for. Mac is also not an option.

[@Aetius_of_Astora]

I'm building my first PC and want to get as far away from Microsoft as i can. This is one of the best videos i've found on how to do this, super easy to follow and beginner oriented, entertaining, covers every question i had. If i can get any of my friends to consider switching from windows, i'll send them here.

[@vishalramjit]

Ive always liked the way linux looked and how lite weight it is, this video was so well made and convincing and the distro looks beautiful and u made it look so easy to understand, i recently reinstalled windows 11 and notice it being really slow, i think i might just give this a try! Thanks

[@chucklanman3315]

Linux is so great, that even microsoft has their own version of Linux. Also MacOSX, is built from a unix variant called BSD.

[@userunknown1030]

yeah no one is buying that lol. if that was the you would think linux would be trying to sue for the use of there code and all but that doesn't seem to be the case i wonder way i know it open source and all so i guess that is way but still just because of that it makes mac and windows version actually mac and window and not linux because they changed the code to suit their needs and is no longer linux but something else.

[@hornantuutti5157]

There is no owner for linux. It is free to instal, copy, and to modify to your own liking or to create new os yourself on linux. Ever gas station in the world uses linux. windows is too heavy to run and too buggy so almost everything but our home and office pc's run on linux lol.

[@userunknown1030]

@@hornantuutti5157 i guess i would have to choke that up to use error then. because i have never had a problem with windows doing what needs to be done. though i can understand if you only got one or two system that need to be automated you use something else but i wouldn't call it linux though because once you start changing code it is no longer linux it is what ever you made it.

[@Ed.07]

@@userunknown1030 >if that was the you would think linux would be trying to sue for the use of there code and all but that doesn't seem to be the case 1: Linux is open-source. Anyone can modify it (make their own distros). 2: No one owns Linux. There is not a company behind it, thus there is no way of suing someone for using it. 3: The rest of your message is, sadly, almost incomprehensible; I could not decipher anything beyond what was quoted. Please utilise proper punctuation.

[@userunknown1030]

@@Ed.07 yeah its the fact their open source that they don't do it. that would be a losing battle. what i was saying is that linux is just basically dos hyped up for no reason. people keep saying oh linux is used here and over their. i said cool but once you change the code it is no longer linux as you just pointed out.

[@ilikenoodles282]

The switch to Linux as a gamer is so easy now for people. Most of 80 percent of steam games and emulators run perfectly, even better.

[@hameddesign70]

new generations learned freedom matters ...

[@landon.packrat3281]

You know, I've been considering switching to Linux for my next computer so I could avoid Windows 11. This has convinced me. Thanks!

[@TheRenofox]

Same. After all these years, Microsoft was the one to convince me by making their software simply too atrocious to tolerate anymore.

[@robinmattheussen2395]

I'm a longtime Linux user who kept begrudgingly dual-booting Windows because I still spent quite a bit of time gaming. Somewhere in the middle of last year, after some Windows shenanigans that really pushed my patience, I finally decided I was going to spend the next year trying to play all my games on Linux. I knew the situation was pretty good these days, but I was honestly stunned by just HOW good the situation actually is. I have not had a single reason, not even once, to boot back into Windows since then. I'm not going to claim I didn't have a few issues here and there, but I can also attest to the fact that some things are actually easier and work better on Linux, because some of the tools available have just become so great. Some older games even ran better out of the box for me on Linux. It's so comfy being able to do everything I love right from my Linux desktop. I'm really happy I made the jump, I only regret not doing it earlier.

[@EvoraGT430]

Most games run noticeably slower, in my experience.

[@plasmahvh]

@@EvoraGT430 it's 100+-5% generally speaking. some games run better some games run slower. idk how are games running slower for you.

[@draftofspasiba2]

@@EvoraGT430 the thing about running things on wine with good FPS is your card having Vulkan support, other than that i can say that either something is wrong or you should report a bug to WineHQ.

[@TheZettaze]

On scale of 1 to anonymous, how hard was it to make a dual boot system?

[@lordwizard2879]

@@TheZettaze my technical instructor of my class couldn't even get it to work. Windows has made it super hard for itself to be removed without Master Chief and the Doomslayer to kill off the rest.

[@echor949]

I am a student and I have recently been working with Raspberry Pi OS and it got me pretty hooked up, even though I just scratched the surface of it. Finding out about Garuda, thanks to you, makes me wants to try it out as well and possibly move from Windows, but since I never worked with Linux in depth and having little knowledge of it, I cannot make the switch yet. Though I must say Garuda definitelly looks like an OS I'd love to delve into and experiment with it. But until I finish my college, I don't think I can try it out just yet, as I also don't really have the time to do more research about it. I was thinking of setting up a dual boot, but I'll be honest, my drives are also filled to the neck with games I like to play during my free time - I have a pretty big Steam library. I was also thinking of adding more storage to my computer - that is when I get the money for it and when that happens, I'll definitelly give Garuda a try. On top of that I just love the style of the OS itself, it looks absolutely amazing. Thanks for sharing about this.

[@ComradeFerret]

The learning curve isn't steep. There's a new way of installing things, which is like an app store instead of finding software in your browser. You don't have separate drives and drive letters. One big mistake I think most people make is thinking that the root / is like C:/ and you can just put stuff on it, when everything you are likely to ever muck with is actually in /home/. Other than that, there's not a ton to learn that's crucial. What you can do is try the live iso and play around in there, see how you like the workflow. I'm also happy to answer questions and help you out if you need it in real time.

[@alexandergrace]

Unless you absolutely need windows, take the plunge. If you haven't gone into CMD or PowerShell much, then you probably won't touch it much in linux either. CLI is a beast in linux and allows you to do so much changing. M$DOS isn't used anymore but i like to joke M$ Denial of Service. lol. They deny you the services you truly strive for, even in their newer Kernels.

[@faervan4513]

Awesome shit bro! Literally such a insanely good video, I'll show it to all my friends :) One note tho: I used garuda dragonized during the last months/year myself and experienced some issues with it, but I believe this is because kde doesn't work that well with nvidia...? It has to do with my nvidia drivers 100%, because garuda ran well on my no-dedicated-gpu laptop.

[@raresmacovei8382]

I haven't switched to Linux full time, but I have had in dual boot for quite a while now. A lot of games works surprisingly well. And whenever I want to play a newer game, I always test it in Linux also. Plus there are some benefits to Linux gaming. Less RAM/VRAM usage, less stutters, emulating ray tracing, emulated ReFlex, the FSR2 mod working more easily on more games.

[@V1CT1MIZED]

Linux uses more VRAM due to proton and other compatibility layers. My GPU has 24Gb of vram and I can see about 1gb+ more usage under Linux vs Windows. So if you have a 8gb GPU and want to play vram heavy AAA games, avoid Linux. Otherwise the difference is not that big of a deal.

[@Gen-ZVerse]

it cannot run rdr2 bro linux is not for gaming

[@djramiofficial]

@@Gen-ZVerse skill issue

[@antonioytm]

@@djramiofficial or OS issue?

[@djramiofficial]

@@antonioytm 3 of them. hardware issue

[@clarkivods]

Not only does this video presents how great garuda is... like informative its amazing! BUT ALSO, the flow of the video.. the voiceover, editing, music / ambience just amazed me :) You've earned a subscribe!!

[@ComradeFerret]

Thank you!!

[@davidrandall4001]

I've got a new build I'm doing with an I-7 950 cpu on an Asus rampage 3 black edition with 24G or triple channel ram and 2 TB of mechanical drives. Will give Garuda a shot as an OS. Love the way you de-stressed the process of installing a non windows os. Excellent video.

[@classyspirit]

I've been looking at Linux for a while now, but never ended up pulling the trigger. This video convinced me to do so. General computer usage already feels so much better. Custom function layers work without super fancy workarounds, the general browsing experience is faster and oh my god, the customisation. Couldn't be happier. I'm yet to dig into gaming, but if you are correct, I might never go back. Edit: the only thing that remains to be seen is if I can turn my university assignments in properly as they only accept office documents, but WPS office seems like it can solve this problem.

[@Erianthor]

Greetings! Just a question, if I may...for Steam and GOG Lutris works just great, from what I can tell. Yet, how does it work if I'd like to install some ultra-retro games from my CDs/DVDs, especially those ones that came out as bundles of collections of various games?

[@ComradeFerret]

CDs and DVDs and other removable devices are mounted into the file system - so for instance, it will be in /mnt/cd (rather than its own drive). The computer treats it as if it were just another file on your system. Lutris can then install it from setup.exe via wine like normal, and there are often specific installers written by people for the DVDs etc. to ensure all the prerequisites and options are set up properly.

[@DivergentDroid]

@@ComradeFerret Most people don't have cd's or dvd anymore. If they have games from them they are backed up as iso' which of course can be mounted in linux. Many of these use DRM protection even wine and Lutris doesn't play nice with and you have to use no DRM patches to play them on windows but many wont work on Linux. It's best to keep the games on the platform they were designed to run on. Linux gaming is not grown up yet by a long shot.

[@ComradeFerret]

@@DivergentDroid No? Cracks work just fine, if you want to use them. Chances are, those cracks were written in Linux.

[@PaulRoneClarke]

I’ve tried Linux from time to time. My second PC has Garuda installed on it. About 30% of my games library won’t work at all, about another 30% works, but with compromises, usually down to driver issues with GFX hardware not working as well or in some cases at all. Those are just rough numbers. That’s said, if I spend time I can fix some of those on a game by game basis. But that’s the issue, I have precious little,gaming time and want to spend it all gaming, not fixing games. I can see the day I move to Linux coming, but it’s not now.

[@wiosna4]

Skyrim bros know the grit makes it worth it

[@androth1502]

that's the issue with linux. and usually with the linux "philosophy." you're spending so much time messing around with configurations that messing around with configurations becomes the main use case for linux. lol.

[@PaulRoneClarke]

@@androth1502 That is what it feels like. No doubting it's easier now than 20 years ago when I first tried it. Much easier. For gamers the popularity of Steam Deck means more games are now built with Linux in mind (Arch Linux) from the ground up. But with 8 hours a week free time, spending so much of that messing about with configs and looking for home brew drivers that may or may not work. Reading long forum posts about how to get around this or that issue. None of that appeals to me. I do something very similar in my actual job - so doing it in my leisure time is not something I'm happy to do.

[@user-yi4ts3tr7w]

​@@androth1502lol exactly 😂

[@noahgreene8113]

That's this issue with Linux in general. It's not supported, so you can't just install and play. You have to be well versed in command line changes, config files, and the awkward Linux filesystem layout to even BEGIN to make a game work. The fact that things just DON'T work when installed is a problem. This is why NOBODY in my family uses Linux. Even a Mac for that matter. Those systems are not supported by 98% of the programs out there. And for good reason.

[@Fight4Liberty]

Hey thank you so much for sharing this easy step by step guide, I’ve been a Linux user for about a year now, currently I use Linux mint on my laptop but I intend to save money for a gaming pc and I really wanted to use a good Linux distro for gaming but wasn’t really sure which would be the easiest to use and this one you’ve shown looks amazing and pretty easy to setup and use.

[@Zexyo]

No way bro said "easier"

[@MrProg-ey3tl]

Literally the hardest thing about Linux nowadays is picking the right distro.

[@mesh_devo]

@@MrProg-ey3tl you got a point but every distro is for specific things just search what you want exactly and you will find your dream distro

[@prod7906]

@@MrProg-ey3tl Idk, I still don't understand anything with it. I'm very low IQ, computers have always easily confused me, the more I try to learn the more confused I get. But I do want to try and learn Linux cause windows fucking blows. Idk, maybe I should just stay off computers entirely.

[@windego64]

​@@prod7906haha I feel you. but just search for "best Linux for X distro" and roll with it. if you don't like it use another. the fear of failing is our greatest limitation

[@BeTechAware]

@@prod7906if you decide to stay unhealthy and on these darn screens use Linux Mint, nearly everything and everyone who uses linux will say this, because it's about as user friendly and easy to use/install as windows

[@donuteh2461]

Windows 8 was my reason for switching to Linux, but that lasted for a couple years because drawing tablets were kind of limited and a lot of software wasn't available for Linux. Sure there are Windows emulators, but I never could get those to work properly. Was tired of the hassle. However, I get a lot of old computers and wipe them, then I put Linux on before giving them away to people who could use a computer for school or whatever, always used mint or peppermint for really old ones, might have to give this distro a try, thanks

[@jhonyortiz5]

I've heard drawing tablets do have problems on Linux. Can't really say much about it but I do have a drawing tablet that works out of the box. Huion tablet. I think some DEs also give you settings for some tablets in the settings app.

[@mypeeps1965]

I want to switch to Linux but Iam worried about h/w compatibility. My spec's: 13700k, asus z790 prime wifi mb, gigabyte 4080, 4tb gen 4 nvme, 2 tb gen 3 nvme. I was thinking of Zorin 17 but im open to anything that will work. use case: gaming, video and photo editing. Iam also teaching 2 young grandchildren so if i have to do too much trouble shooting Iam afraid they will become disinterested. Thank for any advice you could offer.

[@ComradeFerret]

Test it with the live iso is the best advice I can give.

[@anstwechy40]

You've just made my day! You brought back so much faith to my heart!

[@tmp-3mtempest79]

Thank you for the video! RIGHT NOW it's not much use to me... I've been fighting my PC for weeks, finally got things working decently, I'll stay on what I've got. For now. When it (windows 11) breaks? I'm glad to know I have an option - just finished writing a Garuda bootable USB, and it'll be my parachute when this thing goes into a crash-dive.

[@razorzinho]

Great video. It's amazing to have more and more people moving on to Linux, because that improves even more the situation for us on it and the quality of stuff that comes to it, even eventually forcing some companies to bring their stuff to it. Sadly, wasn't enough for me, so I have to stick to a stupid dual boot because of Rainbow Six Siege and RedM. Both just can't really work on Linux. R6 Siege because Ubisoft BLATANTLY BLOCKED LINUX from the game with BattleEye (although they already support Linux, and the game performance on it is great - but they block all online features on it) and RedM because their launcher can't access another program in execution through DXVK. So for now, I have to stick to this crappy situation and a stupid Windows version until things get a bit better :)

[@morganpike7612]

So gaming is still hit or miss. Disappointing to hear. I'd be all in if I could play all the latest, and past, AAA games. Been a few years now since I've used Linux and gaming always turns out to be the dealbreaker. Was really hoping they had caught up.

[@razorzinho]

@@morganpike7612 it's improving a lot every day, but there are some companies that just don't want it to happen, which is absurd, but it is what it is. Even anticheat are supported, but the approach is ridiculous. They *gave the choice of allowing it on Linux to the developer*. This is bullshit. There should be no choice in that. Blocking users from a specific OS should be a crime. That goes against freedom and is completely non-sense.

[@inconnn]

​@@morganpike7612gaming is usually great unless the game has a crazy anti-cheat (which you probably don't want running on your computer anyways, e.g. riot vanguard), or the developers explicitly decided to prevent the game from running on Linux.

[@morganpike7612]

@@inconnn I'm sure that's all true. But unfortunately, that's all true.

[@inconnn]

@@morganpike7612 yeah, just pointing it out. but there really are very little games that don't work on linux at all, and a lot of games run fine, at least in my experience. it depends on what ur playing tho. pretty much everything on steam works great. stuff off steam u prob can get working but might not be as easy or seamless.

[@Rex87]

this video is probably the most important video that Linux newbie should watch, you mentioned pretty much everything what was important, every single detail and you were very clear without saying too much, personally I wanna move over to Linux soon, new SteamOS 3.0 got me very interested because of the support and the fact that games just work, just like that, person that never used Linux can just install and play anything, I was also afraid of the Terminal but nowadays it's actually not that useful anymore, you can do more with it but 99% of the stuff can be done outside of it now just like on Windows if not even easier because Windows will not allow you to do some stuff without tinkering in PowerShell or Registry, also the fact that there's literally no bloatware, it's heaven for RAM and CPU, and of course the user because we have more freedom

[@DeteCT0R]

You want to learn using the Terminal its the best tool for every case. If you make a mistake with config or anything else and the system is crash at boot you can revert changes by using terminal. Like my case when i watend mount another m2ssd i made a bad mistake and my linux is crashed at start but with terminal i can just revert my changes and the system is good again. (Does matter what u do once the lifetime u need to touch the terminal on Linux so dont be afraid from it.)

[@Rex87]

@@DeteCT0R when I first installed Linux, it was Linux Mint btw, I used Terminal for installing some stuff, personally I'm used to installing everything from the internet and later on I started using built-in tool that does that for me, but for more complex stuff I never really used Terminal just yet, but yeah, nowadays Linux is very easy to understand OS and I think that's really nice because more people can use it, especially people like me that are coming from Windows, I will probably try learning Terminal once I will fully move to Linux, for now I'm gonna just keep experimenting with it, and I'm not sure what distro would be the best for me yet, but I'm interested to try Debian 11 because it has same UI as Steam Deck and it looks kinda like Windows

[@permanentlybored195]

bro what? he is leaving out so much stuff. lack of linux drivers, lack of software support, formatting issues, ironically wine rarely just works. the mentality of the os is different aswell, windows is made for morons that need to be guided with every step. linux expects you to know what you are doing (depending on the distro). troubleshooting also gets significantly harder.

[@antonioytm]

@@permanentlybored195 Morons? Or people who dont have all day spend on troubleshooting to run program or game.. Bigger moron is one who is whiling to go on path where you need more troubleshooting when there are better and easier opinions

[@joefell5311]

You've convinced me to try Lutris. What is the desktop them you are using and is that part of Lutris already?

[@ComradeFerret]

I'm on Garuda Linux, with KDE Plasma as my desktop environment. Lutris does come in Garuda Linux's "gaming edition" install. Otherwise, it will be in your repository.

[@TheCgOrion]

Yeah, I'm about ready to switch over permanently. I switched in 2017 (dual boot), but it just wasn't there yet for a primary gaming OS. It looks more than fine now. I used Manjaro then, but that won't be happening this time. I am debating over Garuda, EndeavorOS, or Nobara for a gaming rig, with light internet media consumption. I play almost entirely SP experiences too.

[@HansWurst-ht3jh]

What a cool Video. I switched to Linux (Pop! OS) just over a year ago and have not regretted it since. The most remarkable thing for me is, how helpful the community (mostly) is.

[@CameronJacques-T]

This makes me want to switch to this, and I'm going to, I've been wanting to use Linux for a while, I just never knew how to install it, nor do I know how to use all the terminal stuff easily. Question: You're using Garuda in the intro, right? The one with the gamer-y looking icons. Note: The background music is amazing, and his voice is calming, lol

[@ComradeFerret]

Thank you! And yes, I'm using Garuda for the whole video (apart from when I'm running Windows 11 for a little in a virtual machine.)

[@CameronJacques-T]

@@ComradeFerret Thank you a lot!

[@fleasname]

God its just so much faster. I still have a VM with a windows install just in case, but im gonna check out the apps you listed. Great vid, scorch.exe was tyoed a lot on my childhood keyboard, 100 true about Arch, and proton and wine are truly amazing now. If anyone is on the fence, switching to linux is easiser then ever and its all become very intuitive.🎉

[@cyberputo]

My first PC, back in the early 2000's, came with Linux and I used it for quite some time, I remember liking playing the games that came with it to the point where I missed them when I got it changed to windows XP. Since then I never used Linux again aside from university computers in physics class, but now, after watching this video, I think I will finally go back to it.

[@bobbywrld999]

Nice video dude! I've honestly been thinking about switching, but not sure if VR is supported on Linux. Other than that, most of the games I play should be working flawlessly.

[@ComradeFerret]

VR is one of the more problematic parts. It depends on the equipment you have.

[@bobbywrld999]

@@ComradeFerret Quest 2

[@ComradeFerret]

@@bobbywrld999 Not wonderful, unfortunately. The HTC Vive and Valve Index are the only ones I believe that support Linux fully.

[@draftofspasiba2]

​@@bobbywrld999 yeah, if one could sell it and buy one of those two mentioned by @ComradeFerret, i'm pretty sure you would have a smooth experience.

[@stavinaircaeruleum2275]

​@@ComradeFerretballs.

[@justpigzilla]

hey this was a pretty good watch, but I thought easy anti-cheat and some other ones like battleeye don't support linux no?

[@nimlouth]

idk about battleeye but valorant's anti-cheat I believe wasn't working as many other windows-only kernel-level anti-cheats. Honestly, playing modern corpo stuff games (blizzard's, riot's, etc.) is always going to be hard on linux. There's always a trade. Sometimes it's for the better tho (?.

[@ComradeFerret]

Easy Anti-Cheat works as of earlier this year. I think BattleEye still has issues.

[@robinmattheussen2395]

EAC usually works just fine. BattleEye is often problematic. If a game has kernel-level anti-cheat it's probably not going to work. but to fair, I would recommend you stay the hell away from those games on Windows as well.

[@tairasoul.]

steam has EAC and BattlEye runtimes for Proton, although for rainbow six siege and probably a few other games, you just cant play multiplayer cause of a simple fix on Ubi's end.

[@alekmj19]

I just prepaire my self to switch from w11 this is so exicted and amazing guide and video.Thanks for detailed tutorial and cheers :)

[@GeorgewhoisGreat]

Hello, I have one question about it. Does it run the games at the same performance? Like it doesn't slow down the games or anything, right? Anyway, great video, it really helps deciding (it convinced me).

[@ComradeFerret]

Your mileage may vary depending on the game you're running, and what you're running it on. For slower systems, many people report being able to suddenly play games that they weren't able to run before, when they make the transition from Windows to Linux. For me, games like Elder Scrolls Online are measurably faster and more stable on Linux. For some other games, folks report having a slightly slower framerate. I've also heard sometimes of some input lag on some games under certain settings. There do remain a number of popular games that need tweaking to run at their full capability (nothing more in-depth than running under a certain version of Proton, or installing a winetrick, which is simple enough to teach if you need a hand with it.)

[@GeorgewhoisGreat]

@@ComradeFerret thank you!

[@joshuasmith3517]

Hell yeah man I actually switched earlier to Garuda. I just randomly stumbled upon this video. Gotta say it's snazzy and smooth.

[@justjk2452]

Hello, nice video but I have a question. I've been wanting to change to linux so I went ahead and downloaded fedora 38, my issue is when I game it looks much worse than win11 even though the settings and the framerate is the same , I was playing baldur's gate 3, do you perhaps know why? my gpu is rx 5600 xt. Im gonna try Garuda today, I hope it works well.

[@ComradeFerret]

Worse in what fashion? It may be the shaders, especially if you're running Nvidia. Do you have vulkan/mesa installed?

[@justjk2452]

@@ComradeFerret I mean it looks much worse in graphics, as if I'm looking at an og game then going to windows and playing the remaster. I don't know what's that, I'm using an AMD GPU rx 5600 xt

[@ComradeFerret]

@@justjk2452 It's graphical software. Without seeing your problem I couldn't say for sure, but you may want to have a look into it. I've never used Fedora, and don't know anyone who uses anything based on Red Hat, so I couldn't tell you how to set it up or what to look into. If you're intent on giving Garuda a shot, though, let me know how it works out.

[@justjk2452]

@@ComradeFerret well uhh I'm trying to download grauda kde but everytime it says isohybrid something and when I try to boot into it nothing happen, and it has too partitions can u help me with that please?

[@ComradeFerret]

@@justjk2452 What are you using to create the bootable drive? Rufus is Windows-only, grab Balena Etcher.

[@manrisamanrisame]

ok you got me hooked I'll be formatting my pc by next month and try something else other than windows

[@Willy78wilfred]

It sounds great! Does it support peripherals, like VR glasses, sim racing wheel and pedals? I didn't see anything about it on the Garuda forum.

[@ComradeFerret]

A couple weeks ago, I would have said no, but I understand there has been massive support for VR in the last little while, by both the community and by Valve. I plan on grabbing a set at some point. Racing wheel and pedals should work, but double-check your specific make. Some peripherals require proprietary drivers that don't support Linux at all.

[@sattens]

I've got success making my CV1 work on linux with OpenHMD. About the steering wheel, if you got a thrustmaster you should go with tmdrv and Logitech with new-lg4ff.

[@gorowashere]

I've made the switch to Linux earlier this year and rarely ever wanted to return to Windows. While gaming is a big part of my PC use, I arguably use Photoshop and FL Studio both more. It's been a bit of a hassle, but I'm glad to have my Wine and Bottles support :)

[@stratosamu]

I've always used Windows for gaming and I also use Nvidia Instant Replay for recording clips. I play a lot of modded games like Arma 3, Stalker Anomaly, and other games like Squad, Baldurs gate 3, Ready or Not, Tarkov, Hunt Showdown and usually a few cracked games too. But I've also always been attracted to Linux, the possibility to have a light and minimal OS with no shitty background processes that eat up to 30% of your RAM. No shitty surveillance, no broken Windows Updates. How would I find myself if I went to Linux? Unable to play these games? I mean, I saw that you can play them with a few tweaks, but would I be able to play them like I normally do on windows? Would I have problems saving clips with nvidia shadowplay? Would I have problems with the shitton of mods that Arma 3 requires? Would my performances be better?

[@ComradeFerret]

Mods aren't an issue, nor are cracks. Modding platforms (like MO2) and cracks, in my experience, work in wine without any fuss. For specific games, look for them on ProtonDB - ie www.protondb.com/app/107410 . It will tell you how well the game works, and what tweaks different people have needed to get it working the way they want to on their build. Platinum means it works unanimously out of the box, gold means it may have troubles on some systems that can be solved, and silver means it generally needs some tweaking to work at all - though tweaks are never more complicated than installing certain winetricks (which Lutris can handle for you) or pasting in a command line argument. Looks like someone made a replacement for Nvidia Shadowplay specifically, if what you're looking for is a screen recorder that runs off your GPU: git.dec05eba.com/gpu-screen-recorder-gtk/about/ I believe Arma 3 just uses Steam Workshop for its mods? If that's the case, then while I don't play that game in specific, my Workshop mods for Workers & Resources (which is thusfar my shakiest game; the music gets funny unless you run the Windows 7 version) all work perfectly fine. Performance varies game to game, person to person. I personally found a huge performance increase when I switched in most of my titles. Perhaps more importantly, your performance will never decrease on account of planned obsolescence in the form of Windows updates.

[@msct6080]

Let me know how it goes. I have tried to switch to linux 3 times over the last 12 years, and each time people will yell how easy and seamless it has become. But each time I encountered a very steep learning curve I just couldn't be bothered with. I just don't want to see a terminal, ever.

[@ComradeFerret]

@@msct6080 You are unlikely to have to use one. Honestly the #1 help for getting onto Linux, getting over that curve of "this is a new system and I feel like my grandma opening up Internet Explorer" is having someone to answer your questions and make sure you don't make a couple basic mistakes, like trying to copy or install things to root. I'm happy to do that.

[@ComradeFerret]

@@msct6080 Good news: You don't have to. Even as someone who now enjoys using the terminal (after saying the same thing you are now, for years lol) I still don't actually use it for anything game-related. It just isn't a thing. Lutris, wine, and Steam are all GUI stuff.

[@lilSmurf69]

🤔if you make windows 11 vs Garuda benchmark video testing all aaa games of 2023 i might start running it on one of my spare ssd but until then i will wait im rooting for linux thou just not ready for the move just yet

[@SaveCloud-HK]

Would you recommend using it for dual booting? While I still can't commit to it because of some work related stuff that are especially made for windows, I still want to try it and would assume a live version won't be the true experience.

[@ComradeFerret]

You can, but make sure you follow a guide. Windows likes to mess with Linux's boot loader.

[@Martin-lc1sk]

You can dual boot, this would be ideal for you if you need both systems. However, if you mess up the installation you could lose everything. So like the dude said, back up everything important and DISCONNECT THE BACKUP. But please research dual booting first or get someone to help, it's not hard, but does carry risk

[@deadblazer8931]

The only big downside is that it's very hard to install proper driver for Nvidia. My 1070 Linux driver don't allow Fan control and I constantly get Black flickering during gaming.

[@ComradeFerret]

Make sure you're using the latest proprietary driver (after install). And I'm looking at nvidia-settings right now, it definitely has fan control.

[@noid3571]

I installed garuda on my shitty laptop like a year ago and I'm pretty happy with the distro. Some day I'll switch my main pc too but funny anticheat people want to throw hands. Funny thing is I actually broke my garuda install some time ago but I didn't realize it because the os just kept running normally.

[@calebricks4890]

I'm considering a laptop upgrade within the next few months and am seriously considering using Linux... I've used it off an on before off and on, but my main concern is really just battery life on a laptop. Do you have any tips of suggestions regarding this?

[@ComradeFerret]

I haven't had a laptop for a long time, so I can't speak from experience, but my understanding is that it's a lot easier on battery life, primarily because it doesn't drain it while your laptop is closed.

[@blissseeker4719]

Does Garuda come with relevant nvidia GPU fixes and drivers preinstalled? I already set-up an arch-kde-plasma PC but am considering switching to Garuda because of this vid.

[@ComradeFerret]

Yes, but except for new cards I'd recommend installing with open source drivers, and then letting the initial update install your Nvidia drivers for you. garuda-nvidia-config does everything for you though, yes.

[@eaeaeamrah]

i would love to try this, but not all apps are built for linux tho

[@iodine-cat]

A lot of them have linux alternatives

[@TelonTelvarost]

For those looking to configure Garuda to look like windows 10 (as I was and as the video shows). I recommend the following KZbin video "Garuda Linux - From Ugly To Beautiful | Look & Feel Customization". It may be helpful to include a link to the video in the description if you can get away with it. As I am certain a lot of windows users looking to switch would like to keep the windows look and feel at least at first. Or, if you made a follow-up video showing how you made the customizations that are present in the video, I think a lot of people could also appreciate that. Anyways thanks for the info about Garuda regardless

[@manuelbruno9529]

Wow, you make a little piece of art in your video...i appreciate you gain a new subscriber

[@EpicBunty]

I have a 2017 Acer Predator gaming laptop. for windows, it came with a bunch of drivers that I had to install. How will Linux handle that ? I don't think it will have all the drivers ? Also, what sort of a performance hit will Proton and Wine take on my games? I just got a new SSD. I am thinking of removing the old one with windows, and straight up getting linux on the new one. Is this the best Distro to start with ? there are so many others like PopOS etc etc that people talk about. Theres also all this Ubuntu, Arch stuff I have no idea about. Any answers will be appreciated. Remind me to update in a few days when I go through with it.

[@ComradeFerret]

All Linux drivers except Nvidia are included in the kernel. Nvidia drivers are installed automatically on most distros if needed. I recommend Garuda for new users who want to game. It's powerful, flexible, and optimized, while also being user friendly and making backup and restoration intuitive. Your mileage will vary with the compatibility layers. Depending on your game and system, things might run slightly slower or slightly faster.

[@beanmaster9980]

excellent video my man, every day the year of the linux pc draws closer and i cannot wait until we reach that day. the only thing you could have added to this is mentioning to disable secure boot for the nvidia lads. also your desktop looks just stunning. its beautiful. kinda makes me wish that default fedora had more to its looks than just minimalist macos.

[@teets3000]

I love linux, I've used for work and programming for years, but when it comes to games, it's always been hell for me. Things have progressed quite a bit, proton is incredible, and I'm really happy to with my corelec gaming boxes and stuff. But when it comes to actual PC games, things just never work properly. Recently tried playing Ni no Kun Wrath of the White Witch on my Ubuntu 22.04 using Steam + ProtonGE. Game works fine, but there's a horrible white tint over it, like gamma is cranked to 11, and nothing I tried fixes it. I have an RTX 2060 on my laptop, tried different commands, configs, driver versions, open source, propertary, nothing. Gave up, rebooted to Windows (god bless dual boot), worked flawlessly instantly. I hope one day I can get off Windows for games, but today is not the day, not even close.

[@Fight4Liberty]

Wolfenstein 3d is a classic, it’s awesome to see you play that too mate! 😁 👍🏻

[@Sandact6]

Interesting video. I've given Linux a chance, and the only reason I haven't (and can't) switch over is I do remote work and IT has told me only Windows or Mac works for security reasons, Linux OS's cannot be used at all. I'm probably going to just use windows for work (and the rare game that doesn't work on Linux).

[@HowToLinux]

I love it when companies say, It's for security reasons. 🤣 Same company later crying that next Office 365 Zero day leaked customer information.

[@firenado4295]

if you mess around with themes and icons you cam make your linux distro look almost identical to windows 10.

[@ComradeFerret]

It is admittedly weird that they say you have to use Windows for security reasons, when I've never met anyone who suggests that Linux isn't immensely more secure. Cysec folks generally run Linux themselves for their jobs. Most vulnerability concerns are in Windows, from attackers running Linux. Not a criticism or saying you're lying or anything, just something that's lived rent free in my head since I read your comment and I felt the urge to bring up lol I wonder if it's because of the potential for user error in an improperly configured Linux environment, and they can't be bothered configuring it.

[@Sandact6]

@@ComradeFerret I think it's either that or something else. Either way it's only really a problem for me and the ten other people who requested in, so it's not really a burning issue for them lol.

[@firenado4295]

@@ComradeFerret Its probably more simple than that. Some boss that isn't tech savvy sees he cant install the regular antivirus software he usually uses, OR he just saw a video on facebook about how hackers USE linux and took that to mean that they "hack" other linux users or something dumb like that.

[@theawesomerb2807]

can it run star citizen ? no , can it run F1 23 ? no , just because windows has the most marketshare, but great video and i hope linux gets the best of windows .

[@jjjjulian]

exactly bruh 😭the only games u will be able to play is old poopy fart games dawg

[@appsaucetech]

I have a few things to say about this. First is a question, have you ever used a steam deck or steam os. Second is the fact that Linux isnt just about gaming, so to have an entire community working together to do something it was never intended to is straight up incredible. It's the whiners that can't appreciate all the work. No one likes whiners. If all you do is wine (haha funny joke) then stick with your baby toy (very slow, much like crawling) known as windows which just works and let the people who enjoy it do just that.

[@theawesomerb2807]

@@appsaucetech i think the one whining here is you mate, i'm using linux for work, macOS (because why not) and windows (just to play games) and i'm spitting the fact that it can't run most of the games, that's just a fact , and no, i dont use steam deck or anything related to steam or any other platform , i hate that.

[@MuhammadHosny0]

@@theawesomerb2807I use Linux (Ubuntu) for work, Windows for work and games too and I agree he's the one whining

[@appsaucetech]

I completely agree with you on the fact that it can't run all games, I was just mentioning that its pretty incredible it can run any at all. But you are wrong in the sense that it can't run most games, I'd say its more like a few. There are some that can't run but thats due to the anticheats running a kernel level of windows, something that simply can't be emulated or translated using the current version of wine/proton. I also understand why you see me as whining (I kinda was lol) it just sounded like you were a little misinformed on how many games it can run I guess no offense. @@theawesomerb2807

[@JeanRosa-qc3mb]

your desktop environment looks sick man!

[@shperax]

As soon as Linux can get to the point where it can play ALL games, I will be switching. Until then, I'm stuck on Windows 10 for many games that refuse to play on any Linux distro. Pretty much any game with Anti cheat is a bust.

[@DK9-]

I can’t switch to linux because most of the games i play don’t run on it

[@nimlouth]

It's only going uphill from here, hopefully in the future it'll keep improving :)

[@ComradeFerret]

That would surprise me. Check them on ProtonDB, there aren't many games these days that don't run on Linux.

[@shrkwt]

Running a windows app on Linux is not like using a emulator(the way windows run Linux apps) it's more like a translator on the go. It have negligible resource consumption than compared to an emulator taking up 2GB of ram to just run WhatsApp.

[@Octa178]

as a student of computer systems and networks, i absolutly love linux, especially kali distro ( if you know what i mean ;). ), but i feel that after trying this one it's gonna be my new favorite. edit : you should've made the music louder, we could still hear you.

[@ComradeFerret]

The classy thing to do would be not to draw attention to it 😳

[@Octa178]

@@ComradeFerret LOL i won't do it next time ahahah

[@jeroekoe]

the reason i still use windows on my new laptop is because not all software i use is available for linux, at least it hasnt been for a long time.. in general pc software is always considered able to run on windows first edit; software i use is mainly fl studio, but a lot of plugins etc as far as i knew are not supported for linux, even for some hardware like audio interfaces it used to be harder to find the right drivers for linux while on windows those things get installed automatically

[@Tommy_The_Gun]

Steam Deck is my 1st Linux PC... and you know what they say - 1st impression is the most important. Can Linux replace Windows ? Well um... *tries to change system language from English to the one I am using*.... nope. It is locked in SteamOS. It can probably be done by some terminal command / registry hack but.... something like this should be easy. Linux is great, but it has so many "small things" that should be easy and intuitive to do.... but somehow they are not. Like for example bricking the system by installing an app from the repository. Something like this should not be possible. I am not a beginner and I am a an experienced user, but the point is - I am a user. And linux so far seems to be system made by devs.... for devs and not for your average Joe. That is the issue here. If linux will ever replace Windows - then it needs to be what android has become for mobile phones. Modified so hard that it is considered an entirely new "idiot proof" system. And I really do hope that it will happen as I have not moved from W10 to W11 and Windows 12 on the horizon is looking even worse than 11.

[@ComradeFerret]

Steam OS is really not a very good example. Ironically, it's the "idiot proof" system you're looking for, along with Android, both of which are locked down pretty badly. Changing language in KDE Plasma is as easy as two clicks. And I promise it won't brick your system. The only times you're likely to brick your system are: 1. You don't know what you're doing and try to like, chroot your root directory or something. 2. Install just whatever from the AUR without checking what people are saying about it, and whether it requires weird dependency versions. In both these cases, snapper un-bricks your system in seconds, with, again, two clicks. Linux is very much for the average joe, and indeed, as long as you can get over the hump of "/ is not C:\", then the more you let it be for the average joe, the more reliable it is.

[@draftofspasiba2]

Yeah, and complementing what he said here, Steam OS is an immutable-distro, meaning it can't be broken by system packages, instead you use Flatpak for installing an app/package you want. If you don't know what I just said here, just know that immutable Linux systems are the exact perfect solution for "idiot proof" you are seeking.

[@mossonthetree]

More people need to know about this. A world with more Linux is a better one.

[@ZombieFartDev]

the ending statement was on point, i could feel your anger, anger is what motivated me to ditch microsoft and im buying a pinetop pro or a thinkpad or something i can put linux on and a pixel 3 or 4 to put linux on (edited after stanb poionted out how slow pinephones are)

[@ComradeFerret]

I'm thinking of moving to a Linux phone, I just don't really know what direction to go with it. I just want something stable that can make calls and use my dumb proprietary chat apps, with the longest battery life possible.

[@Skelterbane69]

Man, I'd love a linux phone. Especially now that samsung is showing they're just as bad as apple.

[@ComradeFerret]

@@Skelterbane69 Yeah. I'm on a Moto right now but I want to get onto something with real ethics

[@ZombieFartDev]

ikr my samsung a21 has 3 gb of ram and samsung still managed to make it magically slower over time, even after a factory reset it is nigh useless and i dont want to put a custom rom, the pinephone is cheap and you can install many versions of linux on it and it also doubles as a dockable computer@@Skelterbane69

[@stanb1455]

I once Daily drove a Pinephone, it was slow and buggy. Non-Android Linux phones sound like a good idea, but the implementations are either very overpriced(Librem 5), have hardware from 2016 budget phones(Pinephone), paid to install (SailfishOS) or have spotty support for everything but a select few(Mostly old) devices(PostmarketOS).

[@TheDestroyer42069]

hey bro question.. does garuda have wifi support out of the box? I tried manjaro but it does not work well I had to grab some stuff online for it to work. I just want my family to have something that works out of the box so they dont have to do what I did. thanks bro!!😊

[@ComradeFerret]

Linux is Linux when it comes to drivers. Boot up the live iso and see. I personally have never had a time when the wifi drivers included don't work for the hardware, but you don't have to commit to test it out.

[@Maitreya3001]

you've probably already figured out your solution by now. But if not or someone is still reading: WiFi is no problem here, same goes for distros like CachyOS. In the newest version of KDE I'd recommend setting no password for the KDE Wallet because that caused me to have to type in the wifi password on every boot (which is also fixable, but not having a password makes it just seemless). But if you need the extra security, of course do set a password. If you are dual booting with Windows: When you start your PC on windows and switch to Linux (any linux) later, do note that you might not get a wifi connection because Windows doesn't release the IP information for your router. I found a good solution online: Create a textfile on your desktop, enter ipconfig /release and save the file. Then rename the file and file extension to release.bat and double click that file before shutting down windows. Linux does that automatically when shutting down, btw.

[@mage3690]

"I'd like to alt + tab without my computer exploding." To be fair, that only started happening when I installed ReviOS and alt + tabbed while the game was loading a level. And I never update the OS, because I downloaded the registry edit bat file off the ReviOS website. My Doom is bugged, though. I need to switch just for that reason.

[@ZombieFartDev]

as a garuda dragonized gamer user i recommend it wholeheartedly as it does anything windows can but doesnt steal your info or force updates, the only thing you lose is shitty free games with anticheat oh noes

[@ComradeFerret]

Even EAC works as of a month or two ago.

[@ComradeFerret]

@rexsarus1154 Yes, there's a Linux version of MO2 on GitHub that I use. If it isn't in the repo (I can't remember) I can help you with installing it. One of the only times you still need the terminal is when working with GitHub, but it's two lines to copy and paste.

[@user-kr6ih2gz5l]

The issue with Linux still is that you can't play specific standalone games like Project Reality (Arma 2 for potato PC lol) and Warno, and in addition, they run terribly on Wine or Win10/11 VMs. Can't use certain proprietary software like Adobe photoshop (and no, Gimp sucks, just admit it). But truth be said, Linux has come a looooooong way. I wish I could soon switch to it and say goodbye to Windows for once and for all.

[@steffen231]

Well playing games with anticheat... plz showcase that..

[@JeanRosa-qc3mb]

no need to be jealous man. linux is free, just make the switch.

[@rickyGman11]

Easy, stop installing kernel level malware on your systems, simple

[@Asghaad]

Considering i avoid playing such games i fail to see a downside... Not everyone is addicted to toxic cesspool of "competitive" gaming

[@themixeduphacker2619]

Real bro I just want to play destiny 2 and MC😭😭

[@captainwasel8377]

I watched this video twice. I will be switching to Linux for sure and Garuda looks really charming. I was thinking of using Linux Mint since I'm familiar with it but now maybe ill use Garuda.

[@zeljkoklepac3180]

Nice video. Also like can make use Windows offline only to. No updates but no other problems like evil corp

[@harkai-ne2yb]

Thank you for this great video! I hope Linux Gaming will win the fight against Windows or Mac Os. :)

[@vipast6262]

I have attempted to use Linux several times as a full time gaming setup, but it is still not there quite yet, for wider support. I have a Steam deck and love it and wanted to make it work for my System, but here are the issues I run into that I hope to be resolved someday soon, - ANTICHEAT - ( not supported by all games on Linux yet) NVIDIA (LOL - works mostly but still some issues with driver support - AMD is way better here - INTEL ARC - NO WAY) , HDR Support - if you want or play with HDR in games , movies, etc - Linux is not ready , Third party peripheral software ( I use JBL wireless headset - requires software - Linux Not supported) , Dolby Atmos - use Dolby Atmos in windows - sound is awesome and a BIG part of gaming - you are missing out if you don't invest in it. Gaming is more than just visuals, its the full immersion. I have played a lot on Linux, and love it, but for MOST mainstream gamers, its still not quite ready yet. However with Steam deck and continuing push with Linux and fixing these issue, I'm hoping in the next few years most if not all will be cleaned up.

[@Fiftyblessings]

For anticheat and online games, it may be worth considering running windows through a virtual machine. You’ll have to hijack your gpu to pass it through for performance, but it’s a solid alternative to dual booting

[@vipast6262]

@@Fiftyblessings Have you actually done this? I have and its a pain in the ass, works better with AMD - Again Nvidia is not FUN here , with just one GPU, better to have 2 , and then this is some serious undertaking , its not for the average gamer, and this statement also completely negates the LINUX is good for gaming statement. If it is really good, then this step is not necessary. Unfortunetly we are not there yet for LINUX, however its massively improved, and really leaped forward thanks to Steamdeck and increase interest and progress. I think one day, it could be a REAL viable solution

[@realzakariax]

Something I've been trying out is live booting off a USB, just to ease myself into linux without loosing the ability to use common apps for college. However the usb I'm using tends to get a little hot and I've been looking for an affordable External USB C ssd, but I think I'll get a PC and start that pc off with linux, then I'll dedicate my laptop to school stuff

[@kenansabic2901]

Pretty much decided I will be ditching windows by the time 10 goes end of life. My main uni laptop has been on Mint for a year and recently switched to KDE Neon. This video might have been a final push for me to actually go full Linux on my tower PC as well. My only real concern is running indie games. I could probably run em in a VM if I really have to. Should be switching to Linux in a month or so once I get my current run of New Vegas over.

[@ComradeFerret]

Indie games tend to work immediately. I mostly play indie.

[@birthdefect5706]

This man sounds like Todd Howard, it just works. At the end of the video if it doesn't work go on the forms and figure out how it's supposed to work. So it doesn't work a % of the time. I'm all for Linux but not lying to ppl.

[@Anon_Hex]

While I appreciate your video I disagree. I'm stuck duel booting because while Linux is getting very good it's not as good as Windows, not yet. Theres a few cases where Linux outperforms Windows for gaming but theres not many. It's a shame because as a desktop enviroment Linux is outstanding and far superior to Windows.

[@ComradeFerret]

There's lots of videos that show that Linux does outperform Windows these days for gaming, mainly on account of Windows being horribly bloated. I wasn't able to have those settings I have on ESO until I made the jump, for example - much less have them maxed out and running OBS at the same time.

[@robinmattheussen2395]

Yes, in my experience performance isn't QUITE on par with Windows, but it's often relatively close. However, I think the fact that you can just use Linux and enjoy all of the upsides of doing that far outweigh having to deal with Windows for slightly enhanced performance. Just my two cents ofc.

[@wilville3752]

I would say it’s better just there is less dev support because windows literally payed devs and companies back in the day for more market share

[@buysnoah]

If anyones having trouble with actually booting from the drive, make sure secure boot is disabled in your bios

[@ShanaGartrex]

I've been a windows user since the dawn of my gaming carrier back in the early years of computers. I only have known a few people who actually gamed on Linux, my boyfriend being the one that comes to mind right away, but was always having issues with compatible games. Eventually he moved to windows a few years back. I've been interested in Linux, maybe checking it out and seeing how things go. I do have a laptop that I was planning to wipe and reinstall windows on anyways, so I might toss this onto the laptop for now and see how it fairs before pulling the trigger on my main desktop. I am worried with games like FFXIV or World of Warcraft, but perhaps I can do some research to see if they will just work like the others shown in this video.

[@armyxveteran]

FFXIV works just fine on Linux. Proton via Steam and Lutris realiy do a great job at making games work.

[@ComradeFerret]

Both of those run seamlessly. FFXIV even has custom launchers in official repositories. Linux gaming has changed an absolute ton over the last few years. Even in the last year it has made leaps and bounds.

[@KanaanGM]

i tried both pop and endevour last month, spent 2 days trying to figure out why's there tearing in the desktop (vsync issue i think), tried all i could from tutorials to reinstalling a previous version of the nvidia driver, then went back to windows . . . :`(

[@ComradeFerret]

X11 or Wayland? Wayland has given folks tearing issues especially with Nvidia.

[@KanaanGM]

@ComradeFerret tried both with the same result, tested garuda today with the same res, so im pretty sure it's the nvidia drivers, gonna try again later when i have the time (already sat up my dev env on windows again ;=;)

[@ComradeFerret]

@@KanaanGM It must be, I've had troubles with Arch-based stuff and an older Nvidia card before. (750 Ti). Manjaro oddly didn't present an issue, nor did Ubuntu-based distros, so you may have better luck with that if updating the proprietary drivers (make sure you've got those) doesn't work.

[@KanaanGM]

@@ComradeFerret interesting, my card is relatively new (2080), i've noticed that it only happens when i Install the drivers. so maybe installing an older version of the driver may solve it, but will do it later. thanks for the advice :D

[@robinmattheussen2395]

@@KanaanGM Wayland issues should actually be mostly resolved these days, even on Nvidia. I have a laptop on the side with an RTX 2060 with the latest stable driver (535.86.05) on latest stable GNOME (44.2) and kernel 6.5.7 and I have zero tearing issues, ever (including on previous versions obviously). What desktop environment are you on? You're sure you're using the proprietary driver, right? Nouveau unfortunately isn't adequate anymore for newer generation Nvidia cards (although hopefully we'll see some change to this in the coming years thanks to work being done making NVK usable).

[@AhmedHan]

The reason why I stay out of Linux is, Linux fanboys are too toxic. I can't find help online. It is HARD to learn Linux. If you find an online tutorial to solve something, it doesn't help you because your distribution is different.

[@ComradeFerret]

Nah. If you're using something Arch-based, anything for Arch will work for you. As I said to others, I'm happy to be anyone's personal tech support. The Linux community being toxic is largely just a stereotype. I've had developers shell into my computer and fix my problem for me for nothing.

[@juicygirls3989]

U dont deserve to be a part of it ;)

[@shrkwt]

No. Different distributions doesn't have different technology and core packages, you just have to know what you are trying to troubleshoot, Is it the DE or Display server or anything else. A distribution just packages multiple different packages and Runtime.

[@user-yi4ts3tr7w]

U r right... Linux users r just toxic... And "Linux just works" is just as fake as the linux nerds have girlfriends

[@SkullTraill]

Get out of the mindset that you deserve to be spoon fed. Almost everyone who uses Linux has spent some time learning basics so no one appreciates someone who asks questions without knowing the basics especially when all the knowledge is out there clear and easy to understand and find. A small investment of time to learn the basics will reward you with eternal satisfaction from not having to use windows (garbage). Think of how much work the Linux contributors and maintainers put in for free. Learning the basics is the least you can do.

[@MarblesLovesYou]

So i see you're having issues running a couple programs at once, i run the Browser, Spotify, a game, and discord all at once most all the time, how would it handle it? Would i be fudged

[@ComradeFerret]

Oh, that's fine. I was running three very large programs at once: Elder Scrolls Online, OBS, and Blender. Blender in particular likes to take up as much RAM as it can.

[@icelandia4]

I've been meaning to finally get off Windows for the last decade, but the idea of having to learn a whole OS deterred me from going for it. I think this just finally convinced me... as soon as I have a backup drive to move my stuff around.

[@ERROR-gi2lu]

you are going to learn some stuff but it isnt that big of a deal to be honest i went to linux recently and its pretty easy most of the stuff i only learn beacuse i like to mess arround and learn new things but you dont need to learn a new whole OS to use linux just basic stuff

[@Lagotarius]

Yeah, I play ESO as well, on Linux. So awesome! I switched to Manjaro from Mint, to test if I like it more and personally I like the concept of a running release. Installed it on a new SSD and after I needed to use Windows for dinner month, there was a big update for Manjaro and it deleted the kernel files in the boot folder. I was able to fix it and it works since. Just avoid toxic people/community's, they could ruin the fun for everyone.

[@tiger_of_kai]

The only thing I miss is Valorant. JK I don't like valorant lol.

[@ComradeFerret]

Riot Vanguard is a new one I haven't heard of. I know you're joking, but, give it a little and it'll probably go the way of Easy Anticheat, which is now Linux-compatible as of earlier this year.

[@bembelknecht]

Nice your video got much attention; for some turning a PC into a console with something like Chimera OS might also be interesting for some

[@uselessWolfdragon]

I use kubuntu btw Moved recently, have win10 in dualboot just in case but never actually used it since I moved to linux, everything just works: gaming (steam and emu), drawing, video editing and 3d modeling Well, maybe because I already was into FOSS so just changing OS and running some software through wine isnt problem for me, so I can understand that switching to linux is not that morally (and maybe technically) simple, but everyone at least should try it

[@-Engineering01-]

Linux wasn't / isn't built for gaming in mind, it mainly is a kernel for servers, other distros like u're using are built by community and i mean they're great for daily use and programming but when it comes to gaming, software and hardware gotta work together for you to get maximum fps in games, in linux that's not the case for now. if you're curious on what I'm saying please search for x11 vs wayland, what proton api is. in a nutshell they're layers affecting your fps in a negative way.

[@ComradeFerret]

"Linux isn't built with gaming in mind," they say, while closing an ad for the Steam Deck on their Android phone. Compatibility layers are fine and good and used by Windows all the time, too. In fact, the whole operating system is basically one big compatibility layer since it moved off DOS.

[@-Engineering01-]

@@ComradeFerret Test, let say, 10 game you selected on Windows and your preferred Linux distro, compare their FPSs ?

[@-Engineering01-]

@@ComradeFerret That's not because i think playing games on desktop operating systems is logical, i don't care i just have PlayStation. The true game power house, don't care desktop PCs i just use Linux for programming.

[@ComradeFerret]

@@-Engineering01- My monitor runs at 60fps so that's unfortunately not a comparison I can personally make. There are other KZbinrs who have done so, though, in the last year. Anytime before that is going to be outdated. Out of my favourite games, though, they all ran better than Windows in general, except for Age of Wonders titles.

[@ComradeFerret]

@@-Engineering01- Consoles generally run on inferior hardware actually. It needs to be cost effective - for the time that the console is being developed. I'm not actually sure why people use them, except for exclusive titles.

[@DasIllu]

Once Win7 went EOL i switched to Linux. I'm finally home. And on Elder Scrolls Online i noticed a big performance boost (15-20% higher FPS). Microsoft will lose this segment as well over time as they did with servers.

[@draftofspasiba2]

same here

[@user-kr6ih2gz5l]

windows 12 will switch its kernel for a linux one, my prophecy.

[@AngularHavok]

It has come so far. I'm very tempted to go back to linux. Problem now is I'm a streamer so I need some windows apps that might not work on linux( i said this before finishing the video). My main question is can you get any windows app to work? without running a second emulator. I need to save on as much ram as possible. I have 32 but The game i play can be heavy on ram.

[@ComradeFerret]

Well, I was running Blended, OBS, and ESO all at the same time without a problem.

[@SquareHeadGuy]

I had that os but i was having this error updating it i found someone with same problem and tried what they did and it didnt work for me so i just switched over to nobara its still pretty great experience especially for gaming

[@TristianTee]

Glad to see someone spreading the good word. Each day we are one step closer to a windowless future.

[@aa898246]

from what i've heard, raytracing doesn't work very well on linux which is the main reason i'm not keen on switching over. i have a 4090 and i dont want to give up a ton of performance just because nvidia properietary drivers dont support linux. i do wish i could switch over though

[@accountid9681]

AMD Raytracing works very well on linux, your 4090 would probably be hit hard by nvidia driver bullshit though

[@binja_]

I don't know what you feel about raytracing, personally I never used it because of the performance hit, but on my 2070 super using the nvidia-open package ( nvidia's own semi open source drivers, much of the proprietary code has just been put into the firmware of the Turing and newer cards ) I have had no performance loss compared to windows. Some game will run better thanks to DXVK and VKD3D translating things to vulkan. I just checked and it seems the 4090 has been supported for a while.

[@ComradeFerret]

There's been a lot of advances in gaming even in just the last two years (and Nvidia's proprietary drivers are supported seamlessly and out of the box). I personally find my performance to be much better than I did on Windows 10.

[@ZombieFartDev]

no one cares about the 14 games with rayttracing enough to shill for nvidia son, so grow up

[@xPandamon]

@@ZombieFartDev Yikes, what's wrong with you? So aggressive about defending your niche OS

[@NamelessTemplar]

Good video, really well done. Glad to see more and more people are actually giving Linux a fair shot and seeing that sometimes it's better than windows for their purposes. Welcome to the family! Did you try wayland?

[@ComradeFerret]

Yup. And every time there's a new Nvidia update I try it again. :P It works great on KDE Plasma now. It still just won't play a lot of games if you're running Nvidia as I am.

[@CristianDiaz-ft6ym]

Gaming laptops with all those services to "control" the fans, the different modes (you know: eco, turbo, balanced) will be a problem? I mean, if I switch to Linux and take these services out, do you think It will be problem?

[@ComradeFerret]

No, but it's also likely there are alternatives on Linux, if not something built right in.

[@inkbl4d3]

thank you, you convinced me to stay on windows 😊

[@antonioytm]

especially comment section