I've been using linux. Using right now as a matter of fact.
I kind laughed really hard when I saw my steam library go from 120 to just 20, most of them being valve games.
[QUOTE=redBadger;44633292]I've been using linux. Using right now as a matter of fact.
I kind laughed really hard when I saw my steam library go from 120 to just 20, most of them being valve games.[/QUOTE]
It's quite sad really, but things seem to be improving. I'd love to use Linux as my main OS.
[QUOTE=Adamhully;44633428]It's quite sad really, but things seem to be improving. I'd love to use Linux as my main OS.[/QUOTE]
Same here, doesn't seem like there's much else wrong with using it in my case aside from the loss of several games.
[QUOTE=Adamhully;44633428]It's quite sad really, but things seem to be improving. I'd love to use Linux as my main OS.[/QUOTE]
The only thing really keeping me on Windows now is the games, SOME applications and that's pretty much it. I've got Xubuntu on another partition and I use that 50/50 with my Windows.
I just want a world of Linux.
[QUOTE=redBadger;44633292]I've been using linux. Using right now as a matter of fact.
I kind laughed really hard when I saw my steam library go from 120 to just 20, most of them being valve games.[/QUOTE]
Same to me on a Mac. Saving up for a new PC after the old one died, but things keep emptying my savings jar (as it were).
It's still impressive how many games are being released for Windows, Mac and Linux and I'd still encourage developers to release games on all 3 if possible.
[QUOTE=Adamhully;44633428]It's quite sad really, but things seem to be improving. I'd love to use Linux as my main OS.[/QUOTE]
Unless major programs such as word processors like Microsoft office, DAWs like Pro Tools/Sibelius, development tools for games like Autodesk, and other tools like Photoshop gain compatibility with linux, I can't see linux ever taking off.
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Gaming alone cannot make Linux a dominant platform
[QUOTE=redBadger;44633632]Unless major programs such as word processors like Microsoft office, DAWs like Pro Tools/Sibelius, development tools for games like Autodesk, and other tools like Photoshop gain compatibility with linux, I can't see linux ever taking off.
[editline]24th April 2014[/editline]
Gaming alone cannot make Linux a dominant platform[/QUOTE]
And even then, it's incredibly hard to find a pleasing user experience on linux. UX is something that you can't really find on Linux based OS. Of course, that could always change but at the moment nothing could get me to use it.
this pleases me.
only a couple of games holding me back from moving entirely to linux (only one windows machine remains, and I use it to run a VM running linux 60% of the time)
didn't take me long at all to move my entire workflow and most-used applications for hobbies and study alike over - and in doing so its let me be more flexible, as the workflow is now mostly machine and OS independent
most newer tools are coming out with cross platform support (and especially now with the larger shift to open source), we're approaching the point where the only applications holding it all back are basically on life support because they're so old and built ontop of a mountain of OS specific junk
I need Windows for muh VS
[QUOTE=Sam Za Nemesis;44635326]Although Sublime and vim are great as IDEs I can agree that nothing beats VS[/QUOTE]
They're just text editors though. Sure you can have a build system in sublime, but it requires a third party compiler for it.
[QUOTE=redBadger;44633292]I've been using linux. Using right now as a matter of fact.
I kind laughed really hard when I saw my steam library go from 120 to just 20, most of them being valve games.[/QUOTE]
I might just have a higher percentage of indie games but about 1/3 of my ~300 games are avaliable on linux.
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[QUOTE=Sam Za Nemesis;44635326]Although Sublime and vim are great as IDEs I can agree that nothing beats VS[/QUOTE]
I like MonoDevelop for .NET but for C++ I'm yet to find an alternative.
[QUOTE=Adamhully;44633428]It's quite sad really, but things seem to be improving. I'd love to use Linux as my main OS.[/QUOTE]
Once SFM is made available to Linux, I no longer have a reason to stick with Windows.
I dont really see the benefits of switching to linux.
[QUOTE=Mysterious Mr.E;44638085]I dont really see the benefits of switching to linux.[/QUOTE]
If you know what you're doing, you can do more with it. If you don't, don't bother.
So its like for coders for something?
I put ubuntu on my laptop because my W7 installation was horrendously bloated and I needed to start fresh.
I had zero idea what the fuck I was doing, so I promptly swapped to W8. Now I can at least install stuff without going into some kind of bizzaro command line bullshit.
[QUOTE=Sgt-NiallR;44644038]I put ubuntu on my laptop because my W7 installation was horrendously bloated and I needed to start fresh.
I had zero idea what the fuck I was doing, so I promptly swapped to W8. Now I can at least install stuff without going into some kind of bizzaro command line bullshit.[/QUOTE]
There are several user friendly linux for people like you.
[QUOTE=Skipcast;44635356]They're just text editors though. Sure you can have a build system in sublime, but it requires a third party compiler for it.[/QUOTE]
IDEs for the most part are just text editors. VS and MSBuild are seperate components with great integration.
[QUOTE=Mysterious Mr.E;44638085]I dont really see the benefits of switching to linux.[/QUOTE]
Fast, free, almost completely virus free. Free as in libre, you're free to do whatever you want with it (modify it, redistribute it as whatever you want).
It's easy to customize. If you have different visual preferences, it's easy to change. You can use completely different environments that suit your needs.
You have more control over your system. You choose what is and isn't installed on your computer. Much less bloat than Windows, so you use less space and resources.
Since Linux is libre, certain Linux distributions are able to make use of centralized "repositories" for applications. Things like Firefox, Steam, Skype, etc. can be downloaded and installed automatically from them, without needing to download .exe files and stumble through an install process. Some distributions go even further and implement OSX/Android like app stores, making it even easier. Honestly, installing native apps on Linux is much easier than Windows. And since most of these apps are GPL open source, they can be verified as secure (and are TESTED).
There are lots of other benefits, but these are some of the most obvious. The most important thing Linux gives you is control.
[QUOTE=Sgt-NiallR;44644038]I put ubuntu on my laptop because my W7 installation was horrendously bloated and I needed to start fresh.
I had zero idea what the fuck I was doing, so I promptly swapped to W8. Now I can at least install stuff without going into some kind of bizzaro command line bullshit.[/QUOTE]
there's a fucking app store on ubuntu
Isn't Linux virus free because not many people use it so virus makers don't bother?
[QUOTE=Banhfunbags;44649628]Isn't Linux virus free because not many people use it so virus makers don't bother?[/QUOTE]
Not really. Linux is nearly virus free for other reasons.
1. Vulnerabilities get patched into the kernel itself, which gets updated frequently.
2. Majority of Linux applications are open source, so their code can be reviewed and tested.
3. Applications require root access to be installed. By default, that requires your password, because you never log in as root. But even if you installed a malicious program, they would also need root access to modify system files. So you'd be prompted again.
4. Since Linux is open source and being developed by a huge community, people are more likely to spot bugs/vulnerabilities and patch them.
Linux isn't 100% secure. However, it is much more secure than say, Windows or OSX. This is by design. If audience size mattered, malware developers would have developed something to infect the Linux servers that power big businesses. Linux powers nearly all the major stock exchanges, for example.
You can see known Linux malware here:
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_malware#Threats[/url]
[QUOTE=LegndNikko;44638162]If you know what you're doing, you can do more with it. If you don't, don't bother.[/QUOTE]
Tbh the amount of things you can do better or easier isn't really all that high compared to the entrance requirements required for being able to use linux just as well as a windows machine. Just the fact you sometimes have to delve into xorg.conf to be able to change some basic settings is bizzare.
[QUOTE=wraithcat;44650587]Tbh the amount of things you can do better or easier isn't really all that high compared to the entrance requirements required for being able to use linux just as well as a windows machine. Just the fact you sometimes have to delve into xorg.conf to be able to change some basic settings is bizzare.[/QUOTE]
There isn't really many reasons for having an xorg.conf since it should autoconfigure, let alone edit it.
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