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People will put more effort in installing Windows on the Steam Deck than learning how to use Linux (kbin.social)

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[–] kadu@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I don't think the vast majority of people installing Windows on the Deck are doing so because they "don't want to learn Linux".

KDE Plasma already looks roughly like Windows 10 and is similar in usage, and Steam Big Picture (Game mode) is completely agnostic to the underlying OS.

People install Windows when they want to play games that only run on Windows. Someone could spend 4 years becoming an expert on the Linux kernel, they could start making custom drivers as their morning puzzles for fun... And they still would need Windows to play Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 on the Deck.

[–] PlainsKeeper316@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I dual boot because it's just way easier to get some games running from Epic or Game Pass on Windows. I use Linux just fine, but don't want to have to fight anti-cheat systems if I don't have to.

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