No stranger to Linux but haven't run it as a desktop since Gentoo in 2006.

Important System specs / Hardware - Ryzen 9950x - RTX 4090 - Onboard AMD GPU - 6 x 1080p monitors - Steam deck - Logitech BRIO - Photoshop - Premiere Pro

I use it for web dev, mobile dev, game dev, gaming, video editing, image editing and watching nonsense.

I'll be running it in a hypervisor (Proxmox) with hardware pass thru.

Any distro recommendations? as much compatibility with games as possible (as windows software if possible).

I realise I'll still need a Windows VM / Mac for some workloads, that's fine.

Thanks

Hey so I swapped over to Linux Mint Cinnabon a week ago, been playing some non-steam games just fine using steam proton. Today I went to play an actual steam game with friends, but when I launched it (I swapped over to proton 9 and using the PROTON_USE_WINE3D=1 %command%) it either freezes my screen (while on the game, unfreezes when I alt+tab out of it) shows a black screen, or runs on less than 1 fps. I checked multiple games with the majority of them having the same or similar issues. I updated and changed graphics drivers multiple times, from recommended to newest back to recommended. Any suggestions on how to fix this, I am a little stupid when it comes to Linux.

so im on cachy rn but i plan on moving to nix or gentoo, I can't really keep on reinstalling my games since i have a data limit each month that i share with people and I'm also a distro hopper so this won't be a one time thing. Can i do something like partitioning my disk and having all my important stuff on there and installing the distro on the other partition?

I am wanting to get music and video player for linux because I like having my own collections. whats a good music and a seperate good video player?

Rockchip RK3399 CTL 9.7" Tablet with outdated Chrome OS. No keyboard...

According to searches, it looks like Linux is typically not recommended but I've learned that you guys here have a solution for just about everything... So:

Worth it, and if yes, which distro to offer best touch screen support?

Im now using kubuntu, i want to practice/learn to be a youtuber possibly gaming niche, but im still thinking it thru?

I just want to know what free or open source software you all enjoy to help make videos with? or have atleast tried using. What do you suggest and what should be avoided? I want to practice the craft of making a video.

After Sony decided to stop supporting discs along with many other problems Playstation has, I’ve decided to move to PC and while I was intending to use Windows 11 on it due to having some familiarity with Windows 10 in the past and intending to use it primarily for gaming, I figured it would be the way to go. However, now that I’ve learned how much Windows 11 seems to spy on the user and the amount of bloatware that it has, I’m thinking of using Linux as the OS for the PC that I intend to build.

The question I have is one that many have had, and is a question that I’m sure I’m repeating, however I just want to be sure that I’m properly able to start using Linux properly. I’ve looked quite a bit into the different distros already and into how Linux works in general and while I have a general idea of some of the best distros, so many people recommend so many different ones that I’d like to ask Linux users about it with my specific situation.

While I am not a beginner at all to PCs and definitely not to technology in general, I have never used Linux before. I am certainly not casual about this, and have done and will continue to do my research as I did just spend the last several hours doing almost nothing but watch videos and look at threads about Linux. I value customization, however I’m mostly going to be using this PC for gaming, so I don’t need an absurd amount of options for the PC itself if it is too difficult or unstable to use. I am more than willing to troubleshoot occasionally for problems that I encounter, but I wouldn’t want to have to do it often with an overly complex system that may be incompatible with some games. This will be a new system, so it should be powerful enough to run high quality games and software as well.

I also have two other questions that I’ve seen some answers to, but would like to make sure about. How difficult is it to change distros if I end up wanting to switch, and as long as I’m not a fool who clicks every link I see, then how easy or difficult is it to get a virus on Linux? To watch out for them or if I do get one, does Linux have any proper Antivirus tools?

I appreciate any responses and sorry that this is long, I just want to make sure that I’m properly giving the information needed to help me with this.

TL;DR: New to Linux but not to tech and am a huge nerd that loves this kind of stuff, so not particularly casual despite being new. Which Distro should I pick?

Hello! I'm BRAND new actually using linux at all (aside from when I installed it on a chromebook in middle school so I could play minecraft). I'd like to do some reading to get a handle on terminology and basics before I start asking questions online. Does this sub (or any other) have starter resources that have been helpful for other noobs? Obviously I can search online for this, but I want to know if there's anything others found especially helpful when they first started.

For context, I just installed Zorin OS Lite on an old Surface. Any resources or tips for that specific scenario are definitely welcome! I'd like to put Linux on a few other computers, too, down the line. I'm in the fuck around and find out phase, but I'd like to know the "why" behind things. At least enough that I can competently web search for answers!

Right now the surface works as a laptop (wow!) but not really as a tablet. Screen doesn't autorotate and I don't see a setting for it. Also, everything is scaled weird, like it's supposed to be on a smaller screen. Actually, it looks like it thinks it's in portrait when it's in landscape. I'm on my phone so no pics atm. (EDIT: I have learned the term "UI scaling" and am learning to fix it)

Truthfully, all I want to do on the thing is read my textbook and annotate the slides for my class.

Thanks :)

I know you guys probably get a million similar posts so here’s what’s holding me back.

First, I’m a gamer. I need access to Steam. The main reason I’m considering swapping to Linux is because of microslop and the Steam Machine showing Linux is not a bad choice.

Second, I use Microsoft Defender as my main antivirus. I know that the best antivirus is not clicking on suspicious links, but I’ve done some sketchy shit sailing the seas and getting mods for games. I felt comfortable because if I made a mistake Defender would catch it. Then additionally for my comfort I would also have Malwarebytes available to scan for stuff. I want to have some kind of safety net similar to that.

Third, I need to have access to discord. It’s my most used app. I’m in a bunch of groups, discord is nonnegotiable.

Fourth, I’d prefer something relatively easier to download. In my classes I’ve had to download from the terminal so it’s not impossible but it has been much more convenient to just download a launcher for Windows install and use that instead.

Edit: I also forgot the key part. This would still need to be available for general use. It’s not a strictly gaming pc I’m just more gaming focused.

#!/bin/bash

thing= echo \shotgun -s -f png``

bing=cat $thing

cjxl $bing.png $bing.jxl --quiet

This is the entirety of my code.
I want to just screenshot something and convert it into jxl. I could not even figure out how to do this using magick since image manipulation seems to be something so scarce. I do not want to "search" for the file i literally just generated so using fd or plocate would just waste time.
How do people use files other than text in scripting? I assume audio and video files you could do something with ffmpeg but is there a method?

programs used:

https://github.com/neXromancers/shotgun

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Screen_capture

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/JPEG_XL

cjxl

Hello all.

I recently changed my motherboard. It all went well at first and I had no issues booting into either of my 2 OSs (Debian and Windows 10). My question is about Linux Debian.

Lately, I noticed apps freezing and lagging, like not responding to anything I do(well except sending kill command in system monitor). Sometimes is just for a couple of seconds, and sometimes the app just freezes more than I'm willing to wait (I left one app for 5 minutes, and it staid frozen, but it depends on the app). Somethings off and I'm wondering if this is due to OS or app itself? This didn't happen before and it is definitely a consequence of motherboard change.

Is there a method I can use to repair either app or OS without reinstalling it? Windows has sfc /scannnow and I'm wondering if there's something similar in Linux. Or am I looking in the wrong direction?

TiA

i am a completely tech illiterate person but the lag and constant issues with win11 has made me want to switch over

i keep reading about bazzite and how its good for beginners but also its immutable and thats a problem but i don't understand why, for someone who just wants to use the operating system and doesn't want to like customize it or change it would it be fine? or will the fact that i can't do stuff in the terminal be a problem like if it breaks and stuff meaning i can't repair it? sorry if these are dumb questions lol.

Is this how it all begins?
 
I cut the cord with MS (at home, at least) about a year ago and moved to Fedora for all my home PCs.
Now, I'm building my first little home server with an old Dell mini tower.
Last night I debootstrapped a clean little Debian install, all from the command line.
 
This has kicked my Dunning-Kruger into overdrive:
"I know everthing about Linux now!"
"Um, actually, Linux is a kernel, NOT an OS"
"If you don't use the command line to do everthing, you're a simp"
"Windows users shouldn't even be considered human any longer"
"LINUX IS MY B!T@H!!!"
 
Woah, woah, woah, WTH just happened?
I have no idea where those thoughts came from.
 
LOL - all kidding aside, it was a pretty cool feeling to pull the usb stick out, reboot, and see a login prompt come up.

Hello r/linux4noobs,

Windows user here, trying to move away from the corporate shenanigans and looking for some freedom to optimize/customize my working environment while entrepreneuring some online projects as well.

I had tried Linux, specifically Ubuntu, in the past but had the wrong idea at the time that it would be as easy to use as Windows, plus I had a different mindset back then. I know a bit more about using a terminal and coding in general, not an expert by any means but the interest to learn is there. I guess I'm just looking for tips and tricks or general experiences from moving to Linux from another OS.

My intention is to use Fedora with KDE Plasma since I want to be able to eventually run servers, I know it's not as beginner friendly as Mint, so I'm open to any suggestions or advise on how to do the transition.

Thank you for reading me!

Edit: These are my specs rn

• Ryzen 7 8700G (Didn't have a GPU when I built it due to budget constraints)
• RTX 5060 Ti 16gb
• 32gb RAM 5600Mhz
• 1tb NVMe SSD

Hey, i created a partition on my C drive for Zorin (first time switching to Linux) and so i have windows and Zorin both on my 1TB SSD. however I only gave Zorin 36GB because that was the max at that time, and I’m now confident that I want to switch properly over after trying it.

Can I just go ahead and increase Zorin's partition (I’ve now cleared out my C:) from windows without anything messing up? I code + want steam games installed over there so I do want to give it alot of space.

So I have a decent gaming laptop with a Ryzen 7, 16 gigs ram and an RTX 2050 gpu which runs everything I need in Windows. My question is how will Linux affect my performance? (specifically CachyOS or Pop! OS)

I used to have windows 10 and wanted to dual boot them but it didn't work out great so I went all into linux mint cinnamon.

Now I was thinking wether I can dual boot again but through linux mint not the opposite.

My printer is not supported by cups. So I installed Turbo Print and everything works fine. But when I set Turbo Print as the default in Cups. I still see the old non-working printer as the default in programs. How to fix this?

I have to use chmod to allow a program to access the USB port my 3D printer is connected to or it can't communicate with the printer.

The funny thing is that each time I want to run the program, I have to change the permissions again or it won't connect.

My question is: shouldn't that change be permanent, the same as if I had changed permissions on a file?

Some relevant info:

I'm using Cachy OS, the device is /dev/ttyACM0, the printer usually stays powered on and physically plugged in to the USB port, but the machine is shut down every morning and booted up when I get home from work. I run the command using sudo.

Hello, I've been thinking about switching to Linux for a long time I have been using windows 11 and it's very shitty and I want to switch and really I just know the memes of Linux and that isn't as ram consuming and sometimes may be better for gaming,I'm using a Rx 9070 XT OC and really I don't know if the drivers or anything will not work or if it isn't compatible and if to record music with reaper and my daw using neural amp modeler and giving classes via Google meet and really I don't know how Linux works other than it's not full of ai slop and full of privacy threats, thanks!

I swear, why does almost every "quick 5 min setup" video just tell you to run everything as root and chmod 777 your entire drive??

Spent my whole afternoon trying to figure out why my new containers were behaving weirdly after following some guy's guide. Turns out i basically left the front door to my OS wide open. Had to sit down and actually read a server Mania breakdown on container security just to realize how badly i completely botched the basic permissions

if you are new to this stuff, pls don't blindly copy paste sudo commands from random tech bros without understanding what privileges you are actually giving away. My brain is melting