Update Windows to Linux Blog Post
- Add "Are We Anti-Cheat Yet?" website - Update that oryx pro issues were resolved through suggestions on ArchWiki
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<h1>Switching from Windows to Linux</h1>
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<h1>Switching from Windows to Linux</h1>
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<p class="lead">Updated on December 7, 2021</p>
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<p class="lead">Updated on July 1, 2022</p>
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Development is definitely where Linux shines because of its superior
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Development is definitely where Linux shines because of its superior
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package management. For example, Ubuntu (and its derivatives) use
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package management. For example, Ubuntu (and its derivatives) use
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the apt package manager which allows you to easily install most
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the <code>apt</code> package manager which allows you to easily
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development packages like Python, gcc, Git, etc. On Windows, you
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install most development packages like Python, gcc, Git, etc. On
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have to go to a website, click on a download link, run an
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Windows, you have to go to a website, click on a download link, run
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executable, and walk through the steps in an installer. On Linux, it
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an executable, and walk through the steps in an installer. On Linux,
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is as simple as a couple terminal commands. There's a reason even
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it is as simple as a couple terminal commands. There's a reason even
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Microsoft felt it needed to improve the developer experience on
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Microsoft felt it needed to improve the developer experience on
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Windows via the
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Windows via the
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<a
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work by just pressing the play button, possibly with a few tweaks.
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work by just pressing the play button, possibly with a few tweaks.
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After trying this out myself, I have come to the same conclusion.
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After trying this out myself, I have come to the same conclusion.
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Gaming on Linux is as good as it has ever been and will only get
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Gaming on Linux is as good as it has ever been and will only get
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better, especially after the announcement and release of the Linux
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better, especially after the launch of the SteamOS 3.0 powered
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powered
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<a href="https://store.steampowered.com/steamdeck" target="_blank"
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<a href="https://store.steampowered.com/steamdeck" target="_blank"
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>Steam Deck</a
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>Steam Deck</a
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from Valve. If you play a lot of online multiplayer games, you may
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from Valve.
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need to wait as popular anti-cheat software doesn't currently work
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through Proton.
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If you play a lot of online multiplayer games, you may need to wait.
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Not all anti-cheat software currently works through Proton.
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<a href="https://areweanticheatyet.com" target="_blank"
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>Are We Anti-Cheat Yet?</a
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provides "a comprehensive and crowd-sourced list of games using
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anti-cheats and their compatibility with GNU/Linux or Wine/Proton".
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<a href="https://www.ea.com/games/apex-legends" target="_blank"
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>Apex Legends</a
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is one notable example that enabled Linux support for Easy
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Anti-Cheat shortly after the launch of the Steam Deck.
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href="https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/System76_Oryx_Pro"
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href="https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/System76_Oryx_Pro"
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target="_blank"
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target="_blank"
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>page for the System76 Oryx Pro</a
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>page for the System76 Oryx Pro</a
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>. Unfortunately, I had some issue with NVIDIA's Linux drivers and
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>. By following the suggestions there, I was able to resolve issues
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<a href="https://github.com/pop-os/system76-power" target="_blank"
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like the audio not working, graphics switching, suspend/hibernate,
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>System76's graphics switching tool</a
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etc.
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on Arch. I was able to resolve the issue by switching to
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<a href="https://garudalinux.org" target="_blank">Garuda Linux</a>,
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which is based on Arch, but provides an easy to use installer and
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some nice GUI tools for configuring your system. As of the time of
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writing, I don't see myself switching from Garuda because it
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provides all the benefits of Arch without the initial hassle of
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installing the system from scratch.
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from Windows, I was much more comfortable with the look and feel of
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from Windows, I was much more comfortable with the look and feel of
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KDE Plasma. Additionally, it has many (perhaps too many)
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KDE Plasma. Additionally, it has many (perhaps too many)
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customizability options. After using this for a while, I eventually
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customizability options. After using this for a while, I eventually
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ran into some system freezing issues that I didn't expect to see
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felt that I wanted something more minimal that I could tweak exactly
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given my hardware and felt that I could go for something a bit more
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to my liking.
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minimal.
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my needs. One of the main downsides of dwm is that it is meant to be
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my needs. One of the main downsides of dwm is that it is meant to be
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super minimal where features you might expect to see need to be
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super minimal where features you might expect to see need to be
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added through patches. The process of patching can be slow,
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added through patches. The process of patching can be slow,
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annoying, and prone to error. One solution, that I ended up going
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annoying, and prone to error. A great solution to this problem is
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with, is to use
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<a href="https://github.com/bakkeby/dwm-flexipatch" target="_blank"
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<a href="https://github.com/bakkeby/dwm-flexipatch" target="_blank"
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>dwm-flexipatch</a
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>dwm-flexipatch</a
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>. This includes a bunch of commonly used patches that can be
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>. This includes a bunch of commonly used patches that can be
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