Switching to Linux

i switched to Linux from Windows.
links: beacons.ai/absolutevendingmac...
music used (in order):
Chrono Trigger - Secret of the Forest
FEZ - Home
Sonic Advance - Character Select
Simon Stålenhag - Fluvial Beat Deposits
StewRat - Not Working.mp3
outro music is by WaterNova

[@xan1242]

I don't think you quite understood what you were saying when you criticized NT. NT is absolutely fine. Heck, even better than Linux in some areas. And it is about as old, if not younger, than Linux. The problems don't stem from NT. Far from it, actually. Drivers and kernel-mode processes run better than ever before. It's the crap that runs on top of it that's bad and that's Windows itself. The shell, the UX, everything surrounding it is absolute poo and deserves to be scrutinized. But the kernel, out of all components in Windows, is one of, if not the best components of Windows to this very day. What _doesn't_ help are the bugs introduced in some well established parts of Windows, namely Win32. I must be the only one who discovered that Microsoft started doing some strange things to it with 11 which breaks some older apps and standardized features. (Example: VK_NULL is now a floating bit in 11, where in 10 and before it wasn't. Or how address family in winsock2 defaults to IPv6 now instead of v4 when it's unspecified. Looking any of this up loops back to my own Github repos on Google...) That being said, all of that is userspace and not the kernel. And the Windows userspace absolutely sucks.

[@absolutevendingmachine]

oh i see, thanks for the clarification

[@xan1242]

@@absolutevendingmachine Sorry if I turned out mean lol, didn't mean to come across that way.

[@absolutevendingmachine]

@@xan1242 don't worry, you're good. just pinning since it's important to mention

[@xmvziron]

VK_NULL? I think I remember watching Handmade Hero, does it have something to do with keystrokes? Second of all, I'd like to see an open reimplementation of the Windows userspace, with the proprietary NT kernel at the core. Probably will never happen but it's a cool idea to think about!

[@snipzmattio5887]

NT is millions of legacy buggy code

[@monochrome_linux]

Someone makes a "switching to linux video" Linux people: we have been summoned!!

[@CosmicCleric]

I imagined the bat signal but the image was of a penguin.

[@fabiandrinksmilk6205]

Mostly to welcome new users or help them if they run into problems. Unless they're Arch users who will just troll by encouraging beginners to install Arch.

[@CausticAscarite]

it just gets to my recommended page idk

[@godnyx117]

hahahahahaha

[@theautomaticfiend]

Well we watch Linux stuff so KZbin recommends them to us lol.

[@monochrome_linux]

I genuinely expected this to be like your typical first time linux user video, but naaah, ma boy chills in the terminal, knows about containers and even nix. Those are some advanced level stuff right there.

[@absolutevendingmachine]

definetely did my research. i had this planned out for a few months

[@karunsiri]

He talks about OS kernels and uses a windows tiling app. Surely a tech savvy

[@vilian9185]

exactly i use linux for 5 years and i don't have the corage to install nix lol

[@FakeMichau]

@@vilian9185 NixOS isn't great for home usage, it's better suited to business. Tho nix packages are a different thing

[@HarukaJad3]

@@absolutevendingmachine Good on ya for it! Not a lot of people I’ve seen ever do this much research before switching. I know I hadn’t the first time at tried.

[@xichil_]

I use arch btw

[@hellominecraftandgd]

i use arch btw

[@RockyDoinUrMom]

​@@hellominecraftandgdI dont use arch btw. I use android btw.

[@hellominecraftandgd]

@@RockyDoinUrMom i use ios and windows but i want to make a chain xd

[@destiny_02]

I use Arch BTW

[@Btatavada]

Archinstall btw

[@orbatos]

Side notes for a new user: - Changing your desktop, or adding another for that matter doesn't need a re-installation. It can be done with the default "store" but i prefer the gui application Synaptic or cli tool aptitude to help with this sort of thing on Debian based distributions (Ubuntu, Pop, etc.). Nix is not a good idea for a beginner. - Your DaVinci issues were unclear, i have never had issues installing it on Debian, currently using it in fact. - Proton is a modified version of Wine, meaning you can use the large number of tools available for managing your Proton containers, like Lutris. - Using distrobox for random software is going to make your life hell. - CentOS is dead, and "Stream" is not the same OS. - The current KZbin Linux community is full of bad recommendations for niche unsupported systems.

[@Leo0718]

>> The current KZbin Linux community is full of bad recommendations for niche unsupported systems. This a million times. None of the KZbinrs have any clue of what they're talking about, and the few who are more tech savvy than average are recommending from their niche use case scenario that only makes sense to them.

[@orbatos]

@@Leo0718 most of them are out right cynical grifts who have never daily driven Linux and still don't. There's even the segment that are specifically targeting the far right and emphasise paranoia all while actually producing on Windows.

[@desudesudesudesudesudesu]

i wanna kms everytime i see linux youtubers rec a random Debian based distro I never heard of pretty much only Arch, Fedora, Debian, and Ubuntu (+Mint) exist anything else is either Debian with a theme or crazy shit like Gentoo

[@joeschmoe3815]

​@@orbatoscan you name some of the far right shills working on Windows? I have to see that 😂

[@CFWhitman]

For beginners, I would think the obvious choices would be Ubuntu (or one of its variations), Mint, PopOS, or perhaps OpenSUSE. For something with just a bit more technical know how involved, possibly Debian or Fedora. Then Arch for the more technical if they also like bleeding edge software, and perhaps Slackware if they don't want bleeding edge (but be prepared to do much of your own package management). Of course, sometimes very technically capable people still use one of the "easier" distributions. Then of course you can also go exploring if you want something off the beaten path.

[@hunter1q12]

i made the switch from windows 10 to linux a few months ago and its been amazing. getting everything running in the beginning was a pain since i installed from command line; but ever since i figured out how to use and configure linux to my liking ive fallen in love with computers all over again.

[@absolutevendingmachine]

yeah it's been great so far

[@SetOfAllSets]

Cool, arch or Gentoo (you said you installed from command line)

[@ContantContact]

Linux Mint and others install from an ISO on a thumb drive. Easy Peasy.

[@scorpi0n486]

I also swiched, from Windows 7 (i used Windows 10 but it was working bad) in this april and i was hrabiny best time with my pc

[@hunter1q12]

@@SetOfAllSets i started off with arch, moved over to void to mess with it for a bit, and now im back to arch. i also did a linux from scratch build but that isnt too much harder than installing arch, just takes forever to compile.

[@N0WYO1]

I've been using Linux Mint for about 6 weeks now. The problems are expected, but working through them is definitely worth the effort, as afterwords, your effort is paid back in a rock solid OS.

[@RooiGevaar19]

Mint is robust as hell, but it has some rare bugs when upgrading to a newer version (which can be easily fixed tho, and Mint community support is superb).

[@ContantContact]

I switched to Mint about 1.5 yrs ago. Everything I needed was out there, and some of it was better.

[@LiegeMaximo]

Its mate version is the most stable

[@kitrod]

Mint is good. I would consider myself experienced but I continue to use mint because it just works and it feels good. Good to start on, good to stay with.

[@tbm7301]

Same with me. While I still use Windows for gamings, Linux mint feels so much more consistently responsive than windows 11, and I thought that windows 11 felt snappy on my system.

[@GoofyGoober6694]

3:05 this is truly a cattaracks moment

[@mikefromwa]

I loved Windows 7 but when the Windows 'updates' kept wrecking my PC and knocking me off the air, I switched to Linux Mint and never looked back. It's been a great experience, going on about 5 years now. I honestly can't imagine using a Windows machine at home now.

[@GregorWSky]

About 12 years ago I switched from Windows to Linux and it was the best decision ever. 😊

[@henrylonghead]

What's your distro and DE/WM?

[@ingloriousmartin4588]

Why was the best?

[@JamesJacob-lr5gt]

sure bro.

[@GregorWSky]

@@henrylonghead I am happy with Ubuntu and the not so famous Unity desktop, though I know there are lots of other great distros with their own benefits.

[@GregorWSky]

@@ingloriousmartin4588 Coming from Commodore Amiga computers, I hated Windows right away since the first time I had to use it in an office. Just everything was worse than Amiga OS. First contact was Win 3.1, then I bought a laptop running with Win 98, finally a PC with Win XP, then I said goodbye to all this crappy software.

[@bob80808]

As a software engineer and senior linux user... I think you nailed the experience xD Good job and good luck with future attempts!

[@I_Unintentionally_Morph]

how do I know coding isn't for me pls reply?

[@kristiyanbalevski]

@@I_Unintentionally_Morph It's for everyone. Just takes time and effort.

[@I_Unintentionally_Morph]

@@kristiyanbalevski the low consistency is frustrating me

[@hjrgf]

​@@I_Unintentionally_Morphdont worry just go at your own pace dont think you are trash at coding because everyone at one point was

[@anon1963]

​@@kristiyanbalevskiit's absolutely not for everyone lmao

[@Dewm_]

Even as someone who is fairly experienced with Linux, has used various distros over the years and generally being pretty comfortable using it; this video was insightful, well written, and in-depth right where it needed to be. I really appreciate you making this video, and the calm tone throughout was a rather pleasant change to the hustle and bustle of normal youtube. I hope to see more videos from you in the future! Subbed.

[@mrtman8779]

Imagine needing experience to use an OS. LOL

[@metaphoricallyalive8109]

You really thought you did something cool huh?

[@GR8APE69]

I absolutely love your choice of background music, The Forrest Theme from Chrono Trigger on SNES. It's so pleasant and easy to listen to - I have scoured the internet far and wide, downloading nearly every rendition of that track I've been able to find. If I'm not mistaken, there are a couple of videos here on KZbin of full symphony orchestras performing their interpretation of the Forrest Theme. It's already a beautiful song in 16-bit retro video game audio, but listening to it with the depth and full richness of a symphony orchestra is nothing short of ethereal.

[@zBrain0]

It's really nice to find someone who clearly did a lot of research up front and isn't afraid to try to tackle problems. As you get more experience I think you will find that those times that you run into a wall become fewer.

[@JustARandomDudeOnline]

Using an operating system should not require tackling problems that's what you Linux users don't understand

[@zBrain0]

@@JustARandomDudeOnline riiiight. Because windows and macs never have issues. 😆 🤣 😂

[@JustARandomDudeOnline]

@@zBrain0 not on the same rate or level, not even close

[@alifelessrock48]

Relax man. I've used linux kernel a few times and I can say issues are mainly software to software and really if you just need something like a browser or some apps like blender its all good. Issues like this still happen on windows and mac especially with complex software. It's just that linux users get a little too creative sometimes with certain apps. With those there will always be issues. Massive overhauls dont happen on linux compared to mac and windows, which can be good or bad with some features but it does nothing really. @@JustARandomDudeOnline

[@rainbowsilhouettes]

@@JustARandomDudeOnline 🍆🚴‍♂

[@ulroxvladtepes4023]

Impressed with how advanced you are out of the box. Subscribing.

[@hardcorshik31]

good to see people making the switch. single gpu passthrough is fairly easy to setup (generally only requires 2-3 scripts) if you are lucky with your gpu. i recently set it up on my arch pc and can login into windows almost seemlessly with a custom display manager session

[@BWGPEI]

Good on you! We did the switch almost 3 years ago, and found that having supported printers was a good thing (Canon and HP for the record). Also, a dual boot system with an older and dependable version of MS Windows was best for the retro games I like to play.

[@sweetbabyalaska]

I just switched this last March and Ive learned so much so fast. I ended up really loving it! Theres some great software that you can only get on linux and the gaming selection is actually really large if you count emulation and steam with proton. Ive been playing Sekiro, Cyberpunk2077 and Zelda Tears of the Kingdom regularly. I started using Hyprland because of how beautiful it is. I've never seen anything like it. I was extremely surprised at how good Linux was compared to my expectations based on what Ive heard from other people.

[@entelin]

Yeah, I hadn't paid much attention to gaming on linux for awhile. I have a linux work computer, then I keep a separate windows computer in a DMZ specifically to be treated as just a gaming console. But about a year ago I installed linux (dual booting) on my windows box to check it out and I was legit blown away at how good it's gotten. Since then it's really quite rare that I need to start the windows side, almost everything I care about works very well on linux. I've used DWM for years but Hyprland is definitely on my list.

[@fabiandrinksmilk6205]

Hyprland is great! The animations alone are great. I used it with Artix, but after seeing that NixOS is one of the very supported distros, I thought I should try it and that's what I'm running right now. Normally with these kinds of setups, I would spend hours setting up and customizing my install, only to later decide that it's broken and I should just reinstall for a clean system. With NixOS, because everything is decoratively configured, I know what's going on with my system and I can always rollback if something goes wrong.

[@thisisavinash]

love your videos and by the way you approached the problems it seemed like you will be a linux gangsta in no time, waiting to see your further journey with linux :)

[@Ozzymand]

Considering to do this too, and it's really good to see someone take the dip before me and know their experience

[@residays]

The video was already pretty good from the start but seeing kero blaster was really cool. You earned a sub!

[@user-zm1kx2fm9e]

Debían was my first OS that I tried not bcs of windows 11, it was that I wanna try it out how Linux is and many recommended ubuntu or mint, but I choose debian bcs of how well people say it is. Obviously at first was kind of difficult but after 2 hours I got everything and understand it. Since 1 month using Linux 👌🏽 and still using it

[@absolutevendingmachine]

this was definitely what i was thinking. my switch was not entirely because of windows 11, but it was encouraged by it

[@fabiandrinksmilk6205]

Honestly, there are only few distros that are actually worth using, the rest are just forks of other distros with a few customizations for the sake of user friendliness. Debian and Arch are now the go-to distros for a stable or bleeding edge system. Linux Mint and Kubuntu are solid for beginners coming from Windows, but honestly, Debian is also solid now if you can navigate the installer with your keyboard. There are of course other unique and interesting distros that serve their purpose. I am currently using NixOS, which uses a configuration file for setting up your whole system. Gentoo has its uses for really minimal embedded systems, or if you hate yourself and want to compile every program you use.

[@lindragnarsson]

i am new at the topic, i want to install it and try all but i guess ill need a gud guide

[@moetocafe]

@@lindragnarsson if you know how to prepare OS bootable USB stick, you can try Debian with their Debian Live image, without the need to install it. So, you can taste it first hand and then install it (using the same USB stick with the same image), if you feel like doing it.

[@blossomcherrypink]

Was curious how this got recommended to me but I remembered I've been watching game dev videos for a while now. I also looked and saw you've got a fan game of my favorite game of all time which is cool. Anyways, I really enjoyed this video and everything you noted on is meaningful and an accurate reflection of all my experiences. Down to the small roadbumps on the verge of successfully running a program. I've been using Arch Linux for over a year and it's been great. I don't plan on reinstalling Arch if my computer truly breaks, it's just a little too "unstable". Great production on this video.

[@absolutevendingmachine]

thank you. glad to see a fellow cave story fan around here 😊

[@srmacaster9991]

When you cant switch to Linux because you need to use AutoCAD, Inventor, Excel and other programs that only runs in Windows.

[@sebastiannitu6928]

Microsoft office seems to have a paralel for linux, libreoffice

[@SB-qm5wg]

You had the right attitude & aptitude to make the plunge with ease.

[@SatoTsukasa]

ey man, welcome to the community. very fun to see new users coming in as a veteran. good choice with debian 👀

[@absolutevendingmachine]

thank you. surprisingly was not that difficult of a transition

[@Kbyte27]

Glad you liked the move to a new OS. I'm sticking with Windows as it works really well for my use.

[@jeefonyoutube]

Nice video and good job explaining and troubleshooting your way through the experience. I've been using linux for a little over 10 years now and get excited when someone understands going in not everything will just work and having technical knowledge and be willing to troubleshoot is extremely important. I daily debian as well and while people will endlessly debate one distro over another whatever works for you is the best distro you can use. Same goes for DE I use kde but if gnome is what appeals to you then go for it!

[@buli9283]

I started running out of space on my Windows machine, i have to buy additional ssd anyways and because of that i think I'll try to dual boot Linux and Windows with Windows being my gaming/chill machine and Linux for programming/development etc. There's no alternative to Visual Studio on Linux though that I know of. Any tips?

[@absolutevendingmachine]

random title mistake at the beginning

[@ZeFoxii]

I recommend either RegataOS PikaOS NobaraOS And last but not least my personal displeasure Garuda Linux. Too much eye candy.

[@ZeFoxii]

My personal recommendation is RegataOS

[@ZeFoxii]

Every one of the distros I mentioned are gaming ready OOTB [out of the box]

[@fantasypvp]

@@ZeFoxii garuda linux is amazing, It's pretty much just arch with an easy install, preinstalled themes and it's pretty much perfect out of the box config for gaming

[@ZeFoxii]

@@fantasypvp hence the reason I have it on my list. I may not like it but it’s the best arch distro for gaming. I acknowledge that fact, that doesn’t mean I have to like it and how flashy it is. It legit makes it hard for me to notice sh*t.

[@chalybesmith]

Always good to see more people switching to linux and it becoming relatively more mainstream! My personal choice is fedora. On a "home use" or "desktop workstation" I prefer newer software stack than debian or even ubuntu. Arch or Opensuse would also qualify but I have some problems with them.

[@tiggybits]

Hold up.... Do you still NEED second GPU for GPU pass through? Its one of yhe features I'd like to dabble with but i only have onle GPU. (for gaming)

[@bobpods]

How can you use the old footage (from PC USER 486) of an PC booting up Windows ME? PC USER 486 says that the videos are copyrighted without reuse.

[@rabidscoobydoo]

Interesting vid! Have fun on your Linux journey! I started with Ubuntu as a teen, tried Pop OS, Fedora, Manjaro and a bunch more before eventually settling on Arch :) Take your time to find what features and requirements suit you and there'll be a distro out there that satisfies all your needs!!

[@k.b.tidwell]

Half Life fan? I just got the Black Mesa Definitive Edition on Steam a few days ago. Awesome update.

[@bluie6578]

I think switching to linux really benefits people not only because all the stuff mentioned in this video, but also it's just a really good skill to have to work with linux since the world basically runs on linux.

[@MoldySalt]

servers and stuff like that run on linux

[@sergeykish]

Most users don't need GPU pass through. I've completely switched to Linux in 2008 - GUI to install Linux, GUI to install packages.

[@jordanwardle11]

The world might run on Linux, but most human work is done on windows

[@mikeyjohnson5888]

@@jordanwardle11 It varies from industry to industry. In general office environments, Windows is king. The higher up you go the more likely it is they start to use Macs. In the media and entertainment industry, Mac is king.

[@skarlok1]

planning to switch fully into Linux. Still figuring what distro should that be, and i do consider Debian 12. Did you solved davinci problem? Do DaVinci works on Pop or mint?

[@stranded_mariner7695]

I switched to Linux after I installed Windows Vista, my first distro was Ubuntu with Gnome 2, was a pleasure to use then, now I'm using fedora. It's been a bumpy road, thought about giving up at times, but now I'm there I'm really happy, not to mention that I've learned a lot along the way.

[@SuperDav1995]

Reminds me of my switch. I ended up switching to proxmox with a dual gpu setup. The main issue with passthrough is that you lose rebar, but I saw that with the experimental kernel 6 in proxmox (stable is 5.15) you can resize the bar. Currently running manjaro as the main vm and a machine learning ubuntu instance.

[@krassebewegtbilder]

Very cool to see how the transition works for other people. I myself transitioned to arch about a year ago and never looked back :)

[@hazedom6802]

Straight from Windows to Arch? Nice, just like me. Was and Is a beautiful experience. I just love Arch

[@krassebewegtbilder]

@@hazedom6802 Almost, I tried Mint and PopOS first. but I always missed the AUR..

[@d0odle]

Linux newbie here, how did you manage to make the windows adjust eachother when you resize them at 7:58. Have been looking for some days how to fix it but no solution :(

[@StephenSE9]

I have to say, your drawings are brilliant, as is the rest of this very enjoyable video 😀👍

[@GamerMasterlink]

Switching to Linux in March of this year, I must say it's been quite an adventure. From choosing the distro you want, I went through Manjaro, Nobara, Pop, Ubuntu ,Mint, Solus, and ended up sticking with Pop. There are occasional issues, and sometimes I do miss the simplicity of Windows a bit, but Linux has made me happy. The terminal is, I think, the thing I've had open the most throughout the system, lol. But it just feels good after a few months to install Linux on another computer and have it customized to your liking in less than half an hour. These are things I wouldn't change for anything. Linux has rekindled my fascination and curiosity for computers. There are times when you can show off your skills, and other times when people might tease you for having to install an extension just to set up the audio output lmao but I guess that is in fact, the linux experience.

[@breakfast7595]

PopOS has really good out of the box support for many things. Including Nvidia GPU's

[@TheBenSanders]

Oh wow KZbin actually recommends me smaller channels. Great video, love seeing other’s experiences and path on their way to Linux! Edit: I’ve been using Linux (Debian) on my servers for 10ish years and in the last 2-3 years started using EndeavourOS dual booted on my PC.

[@AlexsanderFer90]

Hey, how um manage do do this in 7:45, mimicking Windows 11 window resizing?

[@post8103]

As a complete beginner to Linux (I’ve only ever used windows and have basic programming knowledge) how would I configure the desktop environment to look like this 4:05, would it be difficult and how would I pick a distro?

[@absolutevendingmachine]

I can't say, all I know is that this is the XFCE desktop environment that has been heavily customized. Some people who create these setups upload their specific configurations, so that may help. Though, I think KDE has something similar with global themes that can be easily installed and whatnot. Picking a distro is a matter of preference. I chose Debian because I thought it was best for me; being "stable" (for servers), but I figured out that some of my difficulties (although not major) may have been due to older packages and whatnot. All you need to know is that there are 3 main bases, Debian (stable and old), Arch (very new packages), and Fedora (an inbetween).

[@jamesprentor8433]

Just something I found interesting. I actually used Davinci Resolve with KDE Plasma (based on ubuntu with the KDE desktop environment installed), and it was one of the most streamlined processes ever. KDE is probably my favourite desktop environment but it was really interesting to see your time trying to switch! Good luck and have fun! :)

[@orbatos]

If you enjoy using KDE, use it on a stable platform. That distro is essentially an in-house sandbox used so they can break dependencies. The rough edges are like broken glass.

[@hopelessdecoy]

​@@orbatosit works fine for a lot of people, if it ain't broke then no need to change OS. it's definitely more stable then some other distros

[@thepi]

A step towards the right direction, I am glad to see such more and more of these genuine reviews of linux distros from people who are new to linux. Personally speaking, I spent the most time tinkering around with linux when I first made the switch to it 4 years ago, trying to get it to do all the things I want it to do. I had the same issues with affinity not working, but I just gave up on it and continued with my usual workflow in which I rarely use affinity tools. After some time, you will start to understand the errors, but obviously there are still many rough edges. Seeing as I have been able to use linux exclusively for 4 years now, I hope you reach the same point. Good luck with your transition over to the penguin land.

[@dragonfly8568]

How is photopea vs gimp? I like you have a linux machine and mac but found affinity just a little better than the cross platform gimp 😢.

[@absolutevendingmachine]

photopea is "crossplatform" since it's a website and arguably more available due to that fact. for me it's the closest thing i could get to my affinity apps on linux. plus since i bought the affinity apps i would want to at least use them so unless affinity became the next adobe, that's my thoughts on that

[@Seizuqi]

I tried switching to linux mint, but everything takes google searches lol. I just have it on an older ssd now, and windows 11 on a newer ssd. So i dualboot, i barely ever use the linux os? why should i keep it?

[@micsss_]

You don't really need it with the existence of WSL you can literally run linux stuff in windows, I mean if you just want more inconvenience and time waste go for linux, otherwise stay in Windows cause most stuff will work right out the box. I've had my fair share of linux, but their toxic gatekeeping community ain't for me.

[@skater4life2360]

Cool to see people realize linux does basically the same thing as windows or macos. So what if there is a problem here or there. If you can make a google search, you might be able to fix it and it is really gratifying. Keep up the good work man! I'm on fedora (because the newer packages) but getting your foot in the door leads to bigger and better things :)) give it a couple years and you can operate many different distros (through trying different flavors and spins because why not!) and customize your experience to your liking!!!

[@absolutevendingmachine]

thanks ☺definetely considering fedora kde or linux mint if i ever need to reset

[@skater4life2360]

@@absolutevendingmachine if you have virtualization, you can run different distros inside debian!! try before you switch:) I think gnome boxes or virtualbox can get you there

[@fabiandrinksmilk6205]

@@skater4life2360 On Linux, it's best to use QEMU with KVM for the performance. Gnome Boxes is the easiest to use, you can even download many distros inside it. Virt Manager is a great one if you need some more flexibility, especially GPU pass-through.

[@JustARandomDudeOnline]

Using an OS should not require tackling problems, especially big ones like whole apps like steam not installing, or your whole desktop getting deleted from an install. And this is why Linux is not popular 💀

[@skater4life2360]

@@JustARandomDudeOnline Understandable. Windows has its problems too. If one does not have tcm2, they must edit windows 11 to install... Troubleshooting problematic applications requires "diving under the hood"... t elementary enabled by default and need to go under the hood to disable .. there are pros and cons to each. For normal people, letting Bill Gates or Steve Jobs do it all (mostly) for you is the answer time and time again.

[@osem598]

A little over a year ago I made the switch. I'd say it didn't really "click" for me until about 3 to 6 months in. I remember running in to a lot of the same hurdles you did. I gotta say, if you continue down the linux path you'll be shocked how quickly those problems fade away. (as a side note: wine only "emulates" windows programs, so if i am correct in my understanding that affinity programs are mac os only, it is impossible to get them to work with wine) :) i'm so happy to see others switching to linux. :)

[@absolutevendingmachine]

affinity programs are windows compatible, and even have legacy .exe versions (since they are now packaged as .msix) but regardless didn't work. i still have a macbook though so i can use these programs regardless

[@Durayne]

"Wine is not an Emulator" its even in the name, xD. But yeah always impressed how much runs out of the box with wine these days. Btw Proton ist afaik also just a wine fork. Out of the Box experience with most games is rather good these days. Biggest Blocking Points are actually deep crawling anti cheat softwares.

[@osem598]

@@Durayne that's why I put it in quotes ;) I don't think there's a good one word summation for what it does

[@Durayne]

@@osem598 Afaik its called a translation layer. It takes windows system calls and directly translates / interpretes them to their corresponding unix / gnu Linux system calls.

[@iboy2240]

can i know what excaclty which ldm u use ? its look very nice

[@hopelessdecoy]

Welcome to Linux! I left Windows last year with announcement of 11. I've had headaches but I'm very happy to be on Linux Mint. It's a great OS and the 3 Windows only programs I use work with Crossover (Wine but commercial). Proton is also really amazing!

[@Danuvox117]

Congratulations on the recent switch to linux. i switched in 2010 hang in there you will love linux the more you use it.

[@dudeguy7988]

I have been switching back and forth between linux and windows a lot over the years. I finally switched back to windows when I was unable to get a single gpu passthrough setup working to play a lot of the games I wanted to play that used easy anticheat or were microsoft store exclusives. I tried dual booting for a while but I never seemed to have enough space on either of my drives for what I wanted to do. I truly miss the customization and speed of linux, not to mention the developer experience, but i do not miss the lack of software support and the buggy configs.

[@jamesjacob9632]

exactly

[@mentalish9417]

If you have two monitors with different refresh rates and/or resolutions and have an Nvidia GPU then you might have problems on Linux. Also some online games will not work ever.

[@poserrider559]

I have a 4 gb ram laptop with windows system which lagging a lot recently after forced update for windows 10 , i wish for alternative to sluggish window system does linux offer better memory management than window for low end computers ?

[@absolutevendingmachine]

Yes although every distro is not the same on this so find the best one

[@gand0rfTRZ]

Loved the video. Been using linux as a daily driver for almost 2 years. I haven't thought about getting Abelton to run on it. What guide did you follow?

[@adambester3673]

Wow kudos to you, you really dove right in. Ive been using linux for almost 2 years now and havn't gotten as deep into it as you have. I am surprised you picked Debian but it seems to be working out for you. I really only picked Garuda because I wanted always up to date Nvidia drivers for gaming and Im having next to no issues with it so I am not really messing with it.

[@absolutevendingmachine]

thanks, maybe i will try another distro next time

[@destrierofdark_]

up to date is everywhere.

[@PKM1010]

Switched to Ubuntu 3 years ago, can't imagine going back to Windows and having adverts in my system

[@SRAZKVT]

honestly my main reason for the switch (now a year and a half ago) is actually a mix of several reasons: installing some apps i needed was a massive pain on windows in the first place (mostly programming tools), and my windows install has just blown up anyway, so i decided to just move off to the OS my tools support instead of going through with an OS i didn't like anyway ... and now i'm here

[@Toblehrone]

What's the extension that you're using in 7:46? I should really consider learning how to use a tiling window manager 👀

[@absolutevendingmachine]

forge

[@haplozetetic9519]

I would suggest trying Linux Mint or their LMDE version. Mint is solid and LMDE is Debian with a few touch ups and a Mint polish. The best of both worlds. LMDE 6, based on Debian 12 should be out sometime soon.

[@l30n.marin3r0]

"...and LMDE is Edbian with a few touch ups..." and for someone who has never used any kind of Linux based OS: that means absolutely NOTHING

[@haplozetetic9519]

​@@l30n.marin3r0 It was just a basic summary. It wasn't intended to be a full course for beginners. Asking for details would have been a better approach than ranting that the info wasn't as detailed as you wanted. The Mint team makes both Linux Mint and LMDE easy to use and very similar to each other from a user's view. From their own website: "LMDE aims to be as similar as possible to Linux Mint, but without using Ubuntu. The package base is provided by Debian instead." In other words, most users would have to look into details to tell them apart. For the average user, either one would be OK. For those wanting to learn about Linux in depth, LMDE might be the better choice.

[@ordinaryhuman5645]

I've hopped around a bit to get better game performance, which seemed like a Cinnamon thing in hindsight. Right now I'm happy with Debian + Gnome, but Fedora + Gnome was also good until I borked it trying to run a script on startup. For the initial switch I started with Linux Mint, which was a very smooth transition. I could probably put it in front of my elderly dad and he'd have no problem with it.

[@snowythecolaaddict]

welcome to the club. I hope you enjoy yourself and don't have too many issues :)

[@HowardRoarkBR]

Loved the background music, so many memories

[@hexisXz]

Okay, this is an actual good video. You sound like you know enough to do simple tasks and you are willing to fix things. You don't complain every 5 seconds and you are willing to fix bugs and see the good of Linux. Good video.

[@absolutevendingmachine]

thanks, i think it goes for anything that if you do your research you will get results back

[@hexisXz]

@@absolutevendingmachine true, I just see a lot of people switch to Linux without trying to understand and do the research and then try to make it seem like Linux is bad and you have honestly have executed this very well.

[@A_d_e_k]

Because the Linux experience is not homogenous. People have often completely different problems by doing the exact same steps.

[@joaofreitas3504]

I think your problem, and the problem of most people coming from windows to linux, it's trying to do things the "Windows Way". That's mostly why you have problems later on, here we maintain our own system, not a third party.

[@pilotstiles]

I just switched last week to mint and so far I love the experience and smoothness of Linux. I have been playing around with a Raspberry pi for a bit with RetroPie and recalbox this is why I became more interested in it as well as the end of support for windows 10. When you say we have to maintain our system can you elaborate on that? I have been gaming on pcs since Dos 3.0.

[@MrDannyloco]

What a nice good ol tech and chill video ❤❤ very cool love the drawings

[@mrazurix6258]

for the drivers with distrobox on fedora 37 it is probably becose of a mismatch driver version between your host system (debian) and the container (fedora) the driver are more up to date on fedora so the version do not match. to get around it is tough. i have tried it and found the right binary at some point but is a pain.

[@kjeldgaard0]

You don't need to reinstall Debian to change desktop environment from xfce to gnome. You can just run "sudo tasksel" and select the desktop you want. Currently, in Debian 12, you can choose between Gnome, XFCE, Plasma, Cinnamon, MATE, LXDE and LXQt. In Ubuntu, you simply install a package (actually, a pseudo-package, only with other packages as requirement) e.g. gnome-desktop.

[@desudesudesudesudesudesu]

If you're into gaming (on Linux) or simply using the latest hardware and peripherals, you might want to change your Debian repository into "testing" or "unstable", as the drivers issued in Debian stable are quite old.

[@warthunder1969]

I'm planning to see but I've heard some people can setup distrobox to get Davinci resolve working via something like a CentOS, Rocky or RHEL container

[@dizz1934]

Can Y’all recommend any KZbin video for all the Linux basic ? For beginners

[@KvaGram]

Did you install Debian Stable? If so, that's why you got issues with drivers and some software. Stable lags behind other distros, because it is extremely careful and deliberate with its changes. It's meant for very sensitive servers. Debian unstable is closer to Ubuntu, but without the snap crap and appstore. Mint is much the same as Ubuntu, but with much of the crap from ubuntu disabled rather than missing. As for desktop enviroment, Gnome is a fair choice. It's fairly light, quite stable, but not as feature rich as Plasma or Cinnamon.

[@Sekhatt]

Yeah, on the back of this, a "stable" distro, means it changes infrequently. So they often use really old packages. You can pretty much guarantee which version of packages you'll have based on the version of the distro. "Unstable" distros mean it changes more frequently, will use newer versions of packages that aren't as well tested. In general, a user of a their own personal computer will probably want an unstable distro, so packages are more up to date, so that compatability with the newest things are at it's highest. (There's a good reason valve decided to switch to an Arch base for steam os)

[@monochrome_linux]

How is debian unstable (sid) closer to Ubuntu? Debian unstable is pretty much as upto date as arch and sometimes even more upto date than arch. Debian Testing is similar to Fedora as it has modern packages but aren't too new. That's what I would recommend for most poeple

[@KvaGram]

​​@@monochrome_linux In the sense that ubuntu is based on debian unstable branch rather than the stable branch. I mention this becouse avm here chose Debian for its stability. Chances are, he picked the stable branch. And yes I know that is a simplification. The difference between ubuntu and debian are complex. Feel free to add to the explanation.

[@absolutevendingmachine]

yeah that makes sense, looks like mint would be the best pick for me next time

[@absolutevendingmachine]

@@KvaGram you're right, i did pick the stable branch

[@cunningcoder]

Would definitely recommend creating a separate partition for your /home directory. It makes distrohopping/reinstalling MUCH easier since you keep most of your data. Only downside is you can't use the auto installer in most distros, although manual partitioning is easy in most installers.

[@absolutevendingmachine]

thanks for the recommendation, but in any case starting from a fresh slate is most comfortable for me

[@vilian9185]

​@@absolutevendingmachineif you are still learning yeah i agree, i ALWAYS recomend doing dual boot for the first time, it's a different OS, sometimes you need todo things quicky that you know how todo in the OS that you used yiur entire life, but still not learned in the newer

[@Durayne]

Once you are familar with the typical layout and commands you can do it with fdisk from the terminal. I guess someone who already set up distros inside distrobox can handle that as well^^

[@rharmonson]

Welcome to Linux and Debian 12 is a solid pick. Keep exploring. It may take years to nail down what is most important to you (distro-hopping). Due to Linux being open source is the compelling reason for me using it over the years. As a consequence of being open source, you can modify the operating system, kernel, and software as much as you are willing to invest in time and learning new skills. Best wishes.

[@morganb900]

that's great you got where youre at in such little time on linux. i kinda got into linux on accident because i had to use a raspberry pi as a computer for a little bit but later on when i got a real computer i tried ubuntu on it and go more into linux after like 3 years

[@HandyGold75]

For others thinking about switching I want to advice to NOT go Debian 12. Debian is extremely stable, and is way more used for servers wich need this stability. For now Debian 12 will work mostly as it has just released but rather soon a lot of packages will get outdated and some applications that depend on these packages being up-to-date might not work (Updates can be forced but this is not adviced). In general, Linux Mint, Ubuntu and Pop_OS, Fedora are great choices to start off with (I'm not so found of Ubuntu, but this is more a personal opinion). If your an more experienced user (or looking to get to know the ins and outs of Linux) and don't mind tinkering, troubleshooting and spending some time, Arch Linux is amazing (My personal choice).

[@SmallestBrownie]

btw

[@anon1963]

stop with arch nonsense

[@rangeramg]

void >> arch

[@kepszlok]

Hey, good vid. Some notes: - Debian is not really a dekstop distro. The current Deb 12 has -at the moment- reasonably fresh packages, but it will fall behind other distros over time because of it's nature. This "stable approach" is a good thing for machines like servers but not too good in the desktop where you expect regular updates on kernel and GPU drivers and desktop environments. - XFCE was a fast DE in the past, but it got som fat in the recent years while still looks outdated. On that front, LXQT may be a better choice - In the Debian / Ubuntu family, Linux Mint is a far better choice for desktop. Thing like installing nVidia drivers is just one click in the GUI. Mint has many DE choices, but the "default" Cinnamon DE is actually a very similar (but better) experience like what you got with Win7 / 10. - I really can't stand Gnome DE, it is too restrictive for my taste, I'm a KDE lover guy. But I would stick with Pop! OS to use a Gnome DE, they did great with that and Pop! OS does get fresh packages often.

[@England91]

The other "popular" is arch/manjaro

[@kepszlok]

​@@England91 Yeah, I was a manjaro user in the past 2 years. But time-to-time they had some stupid problems like the certificate issues... And when they ditched va-api support from mesa, I ditched them too. Now I'm an EndeavourOS KDE user. That's quite simlimar to Manjaro KDE, but without the mentioned issues. It's a bit more terminal heavy tho.

[@absolutevendingmachine]

1. yeah, debian might not be the best choice in the long run, but i'll keep using it for now 2. that may be what i'm looking for in terms of de 3. if i ever need to change my setup again i'm definetely starting from linux mint 4. definetely

[@robertlunderwood]

​@@kepszlokI use EndeavourOS and only use the terminal for updates.

[@user-vm2lu7cc3p]

idk it will be helpful or not , but due to installation isseue of nvidia drivers i switched to Manjaro , it comes with manjaro hardware detection script which automatically detects which and how many gpu u using and gives u option to install which version u want to install !!

[@tedbasher3000]

I use kdenlive as well, though I'm on Windows. I only really use it because my PC is.. it's a Dell Optiplex you can't expect it to run anything can you? (also I have no money for subscriptions)

[@robdom91]

You know, it's times like this I'm reminded the story of the guard dog and the stray. The stray dog was constantly praising his life of freedom to the guard dog and made him long for it. Only when the guard dog ran away did he realize life alone without a master is not as good as it was cracked up to be. Abandoning Windows to use open source software seems like becoming a stray dog. You have to learn to care of your own problems with your Linux distro. And a lot of those problems will be with compatibility. Just like in the old Windows 95 - 98 days. You sometimes installed something and it didn't work, or worse, it broke your entire OS! One of the best things I like about a modern mainstream OS is you don't have to sweat such compatibility issues anymore. So far, it has been a deal breaker for me. They have to ruin Windows pretty thoroughly for me to consider switching away!

[@kittenzrulz2314]

A better comparison would be renting vs owning a house If you rent you dont have to fix much but you dont own it however, the landlord can do whatever they want because they own the land. If you own your house you can do whatever you want but you can do whatever you want. Linux simply says "you own this PC therefore you are in control" If you're fine with no customization, no freedom, lack of privacy, and someone else owing your PC then all power to you.

[@rawmaterials3909]

​@@kittenzrulz2314exactly. people nowadays tend to forget that PC actually means "PERSONAL computer"

[@jamesjacob9632]

exactly. The real reason people use linux is for hipster cred.

[@kittenzrulz2314]

@@jamesjacob9632 What?

[@rawmaterials3909]

@@kittenzrulz2314 he believes linux users just want to look cool... well I didn't have any problem with all my computers for 12 years now, and I think it's pretty cool.

[@shibafoss]

If you're new to the Linux universe and looking for a user-friendly and aesthetically pleasing desktop experience right from the start, Linux Mint Cinnamon is an excellent choice. It's designed to provide a seamless and enjoyable computing experience, making it ideal for beginners.

[@v01d_r34l1ty]

Having used Mint for years, it's still very legacy in comparison to other distros. As I kinda see it, if you don't want legacy, you have to go with rolling release distros like Debian, Arch, Fedora (?), etc. Point release distros like Ubuntu (subseq. Mint, Pop_OS!, etc.) just tend to lag too far behind if you don't resort to only using flatpaks and snaps. For a good balance between stability and updates, honestly Arch based distros like EndeavourOS and Garuda can't be that bad (if we pretend to just forget about Manjaro).

[@umbergrove]

​@@v01d_r34l1ty Fedora isn't rolling release, but it is a fast point release distro w/ a major release every 6 months and support for only 13 months which is why some consider Fedora akin to a rolling release distro. In contrast, Ubuntu's LTS releases every 2 years w/ 5 years of standard support along with another 5 years of security patches.

[@tijon1350]

@@v01d_r34l1ty Debian is not a rolling release distro, what are you talking about? It is a point release distro. Also, where's OpenSUSE Tumbleweed in the list?

[@ae453.2]

Would you recommend switching to Linux? The reason I never fully switched to Linux was due to compatibility issues. What exactly was the performance difference? Just a lil curious, might install Linux on a box I got to test it a bit.

[@absolutevendingmachine]

Try it out. Generally, everything became faster for me (if even by a little bit) and nothing felt sluggish as before. As for compatibility issues, I would say Linux had better drivers (especially for wacom tablets) anyways as I didn't really have compatibility issues.

[@ae453.2]

@@absolutevendingmachine Thank you for the reply! I'll make sure to try it out in the upcoming days

[@solidsnakefovever]

I love your little cartoon illustrations!

[@absolutevendingmachine]

thank you

[@xmvziron]

Hi, first of all, welcome to Linux! I hope you have a fantastic experience in the future. Second of all, you dont _need_ a second GPU for GPU passthrough, as I can personally corroborate. It's a hell of a lot easier if you have a GPU to spare, but it is still possible with a single GPU. Second of all, when talking about Ableton Live, I had the exact same experience running FL Studio in Wine. Seriously, I was blown away by how well it works. Also, I'm surprised you chose Debian as your distro; that was my first Linux experience, but it wasn't all that good since during the install, I kinda messed up the root password thing and I couldn't use sudo. A half a year later I tried Linux Mint and I kind of fell in love with it afterwards. Anyway, good luck!

[@Skittleology]

he did mention it and said he didn't want to do it because it was hard.

[@joey_f4ke238]

As far as i'm aware, single gpu passthrough can be done with amd card but the moment you have something from nvidia it becomes an odyssey to make anything like that to work

[@AlexRamosDrTaz]

​Odyssey? IDK, it's easy as pie to install the Nvidia drivers in Ubuntu. Distros like Debian take a bit more work, especially if you need Secure Boot but not impossible. That said I know the AMD drivers are easier to install generally, but I prefer Nvidia.

[@aronkvh]

You managed it great, but i'm suprised you had to do more advanced stuff than I've done in almost 3 years of using Linux

[@doigt6590]

same, I don't think I even remember the last time I used the terminal for doing anything technical.

[@Tubeytime]

Do you do any creative work?

[@CnCDune]

One question from a guy who only uses programs and games that need Windows: is it still a hassle to get EXEs to run on Linux as it was years ago?

[@raagamparmar5602]

I am glad you have a good experience on running Linux! Welcome to the Open Source Community!

[@phitc4242]

wouldn't be surprised if windows 12 ran linux in the background

[@cewla3348]

win12 is mint with microtransactions

[@phitc4242]

@@cewla3348 LMAO

[@VektrumSimulacrum]

My sister was going to dump a $289 hp laptop because she got frustrated with how slow it was. It was on the way to the e-waste pile. So I grabbed it and put linux on it. Just replacing the OS made it usable again. I lucked-out on a ebay auction and got an extra 8gb ram stick for $2.00 and then installed a Micron enterprise grade SSD later on. This cheap laptop that started out as an under-spec windows machine is now a fantastic research/work laptop. It was just a fun project but since then I've turned an HP z230 workstation into a every day driver running Nobara38. All three distros I use on various machines have there strong qualities. Opensuse Tumbleweed, Nobara 38 and Debian 12 have all been pretty nice so far.

[@absolutevendingmachine]

i find this funny since i specifically bought a 200 dollar macbook air for this purpose (even though i am running macos on it)

[@VektrumSimulacrum]

@@absolutevendingmachine The hilarious part was when I themed it to look like windows 95. My sister freaked out because she thought I was web surfing on windows 95. 🤣

[@absolutevendingmachine]

@@VektrumSimulacrum 😭

[@VektrumSimulacrum]

@@absolutevendingmachine It's okay...that install is long gone (Q4os) It's got a nice clean cherry picked customization of Plasma.

[@absolutevendingmachine]

@@VektrumSimulacrum that's nice. funny story though

[@HobkinBoi]

Most i've done with Linux is Rasbian or ig Raspberry Pi OS. Mainly just use it for server related stuff. I'm still on the fence on if I should look into going for it as a daily driver for desktop, as I'm not really crazy about going from W10 to W11.

[@dominick253]

I had the same issues with sluggishness after upgrading from Windows 10 to 11. Just still in a fresh install and this is the quickest snappiest computer I've ever used my entire life. I too was considering switching to Ubuntu and I even install that on a really fast USB drive. I could switch to Ubuntu but I find things just work easier and windows is that what most developers aim for. Plus with WSL I have a full Linux install with the desktop and everything. You could even set it up where you could just run the apps from Linux on top of your native windows desktop. My overall takeaway of Linux is that they really need to standardize and improve the applications. Just have one way to install applications.

[@autohmae]

Great to hear you were able to make the switch ! What a lot of people forget is that switching is always hard, their will always be things which are easier (notice how often in the video you mentioned something was actually easier) on one platform and harder on an other. Linux has a much smaller share of the desktop/laptop space, so companies won't help us Linux users, that's the biggest hurdle.

[@oglothenerd]

One day, you may end up on Arch. I ended up on NixOS for a while.

[@ultraswaglord]

ive been hopping from windows to mint for a while now, got a new laptop and put mint on it but the only issue is some audio distortion. i think its just an issue with pulseaudio or something.

[@scrooj]

I've been thinking about switching to linux, but I was wondering whether Ubuntu would be a better option and I honestly and just scared ab compatibility issues with common apps and games, and just if I manage to break my computer while switching..

[@absolutevendingmachine]

Your computer will not "break" if you switch. If you're going with Ubuntu I would highly recommend PopOS! or Linux Mint since they are based off of Ubuntu but don't give you snap packages for everything (which are the slowest in terms of package formats).

[@entelin]

All good takes I think. I really don't understand why they don't package Davinci Resolve better. I feel like if you go to the effort of making a linux port, then at least make sure it functions on the most popular distros or use a universal packaging system. Really, the main thing holding linux back is lack of commercial applications.

[@absolutevendingmachine]

i think that it is a very professional application; and since linux is not an investable platform market-wise, perhaps for what it is, they want to make sure it runs perfectly; and therefore within perfect conditions. but yeah, not the right direction to go in always

[@entelin]

@@absolutevendingmachine I mean, the two aren't mutually exclusive. :/

[@alecmackintosh2734]

I know you listed single gpu passthrough on your video, but it's not as hard as you would think! Once you have the bootloader configured, installed the script and got your gpu rom files, you've done a majority of the work required.

[@ransacked]

Honestly no point in gpu pass-through anymore. More and more games are banning you for using a VM. I was an advocate but not anymore after the aggressive stance.

[@alecmackintosh2734]

@@ransacked I've never been banned for using a GPU VM before. Just stopped , I only use about 2 games on the VM though.

[@ransacked]

@alecmackintosh2734 siege, fortnite and a few others ban you for vms.

[@alecmackintosh2734]

@@ransacked explains it, I don't play those games lol.

[@samuraijaydee]

Thanks for the video. Love the chrono trigger music.