My most recent switch for my desktop was Fedora. Super simple to install steam and most games I have tried so far work. Happy to try other flavors as well because they all have cool features worth exploring. Happy to try anything new. Suggest you all do the same just like Winnie suggests.
The last thing I want is AAA game studios supporting Linux due to a max exodus of Windows users, because that means they’ll shoehorn their kernel anticheat into proton. Keep that shit away from my work machines. If the capability is included at all, then it will become a vector for nasty exploits.
I can’t see how they’d do it, proton gets installed by the steam client. That client doesn’t run with root privilege, so at the very least they’d have to trigger a password dialog which would be highly obvious.
The average Windows user will happily click “yes” on the UAC prompt when it pops up, so I don’t think it would be that conspicuous to someone who isn’t technical. I’m also pretty sure PolicyKit could get involved but I’ve never messed with it.
Then perhaps you’re overthinking it. that is not uncommon for tech types BTW. I’ve seen more inefficient program code from so called ‘geniuses’ than anything and I just can’t help put my head in my hands whenever they go off like you are rn.
Kuz a child or boomer grandparent could easily run ubuntu and probably never ever have to call IT unless something actually physically busted on their puter. Linux is smart enough to tell them what is wrong.
The fact it told me clear errors such as a drive has days before it’s toast was an amazing experience after working blind in windows.
Someone computer illiterate could just haul their box and throw it at the geek squad and just tell them to hook up a new drive.
Anything but Linux…
I don’t see why they don’t at least try it, it’s free.
The article is probably paid propaganda by Microsoft.
Just look at the site’s name. Not biased at all!
My most recent switch for my desktop was Fedora. Super simple to install steam and most games I have tried so far work. Happy to try other flavors as well because they all have cool features worth exploring. Happy to try anything new. Suggest you all do the same just like Winnie suggests.
The last thing I want is AAA game studios supporting Linux due to a max exodus of Windows users, because that means they’ll shoehorn their kernel anticheat into proton. Keep that shit away from my work machines. If the capability is included at all, then it will become a vector for nasty exploits.
I can’t see how they’d do it, proton gets installed by the steam client. That client doesn’t run with root privilege, so at the very least they’d have to trigger a password dialog which would be highly obvious.
The average Windows user will happily click “yes” on the UAC prompt when it pops up, so I don’t think it would be that conspicuous to someone who isn’t technical. I’m also pretty sure PolicyKit could get involved but I’ve never messed with it.
Because it’s still a mess. Only technical users are going to stick with it.
just when was the last time you even saw a linux distro? Ubuntu runs like a smart phone now within the last year of updates.
srsly its just icon buttons now. the need for terminal is all but a distant memory now for the average user.
Daily steamdeck and bazzite user. Devops + SE 40 hours a week 🤷♂️. I’m regularly in the terminal fixing stuff.
Then perhaps you’re overthinking it. that is not uncommon for tech types BTW. I’ve seen more inefficient program code from so called ‘geniuses’ than anything and I just can’t help put my head in my hands whenever they go off like you are rn.
Kuz a child or boomer grandparent could easily run ubuntu and probably never ever have to call IT unless something actually physically busted on their puter. Linux is smart enough to tell them what is wrong.
The fact it told me clear errors such as a drive has days before it’s toast was an amazing experience after working blind in windows. Someone computer illiterate could just haul their box and throw it at the geek squad and just tell them to hook up a new drive.
Unlike windows: ‘it broke. Go fish.’.
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