• blackjam_alex@lemmy.world
    681·
    1 year ago

    Sorry but using less Windows via dual boot setup > Not using Linux at all.

    Whatever works for people is the right choice.

    • SeekPie@lemm.ee
      3·
      1 year ago

      I used to have 2 ssds with one for Windows, the other for Linux. When I needed more space for games I just gave up on Windows and haven’t since looked back. (Also converted one of my friends to dual-booting Mint).

    • Psythik@lemm.ee
      101·
      1 year ago

      Hell yeah, another HDR lover on Lemmy! Now there’s two of us!

      That’s the main reason why I use Win11 as my primary OS. 10’s HDR support is half-assed, and KDE’s is even worse. Linux doesn’t even support nVidia GPUs properly, so SDR-to-HDR conversion is missing for both YouTube and local videos. And since Win10 doesn’t have AutoHDR for games, that leaves 11 as my only choice if I want to play games and watch videos in HDR with minimal hassle.

      (edit: And yes I know that converting to HDR isn’t as good as real HDR; but IDC cause it looks amazing to me, especially in the highlights.)

      • phuntis@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        31·
        1 year ago

        yeah nah couldn’t get it to work and I’m not playing around with it anymore I tried for weeks windows just works when it just works on mint I’ll nuke windows

        • exu@feditown.comEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          Mint uses Cinnamon desktop, which currently only supports Xorg. For HDR support you need something with Wayland and pretty up to date.

          • phuntis@sopuli.xyzEnglish
            2·
            1 year ago

            cinnamon has experimental wayland support I tried that I tried stuff based on KDE I tried gamescope none of it worked I’m not looking for support I looked for it it doesn’t work right now for me

  • simop_jo@lemmy.world
    13·
    1 year ago

    I know it’s Linux memes but is better than using a bit of both instead of but trying Linux at all. We need more casual people to try Linux. Not just diehards.

    • iamnotafishuq@lemmy.zip
      12·
      1 year ago

      lol Mine is hooked up. But don’t worry, I fucked up the boot loader options on install and can’t load it anyways

  • Vopyr@lemmy.world
    11·
    1 year ago

    I haven’t used windows since 2023, or so, but what’s the problem with using Windows alongside Linux? Sometimes you just need Windows, and Wine isn’t always the answer. Although, I must admit, Linux gaming has reached the point where Windows is needed (probably?) only for games with anti-cheat.

    • phuntis@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      5·
      1 year ago

      hdr as well as anti-cheat though for me it’s just that really as I don’t play multiplayer so once hdr works on mint windows is getting nuked

  • four@lemmy.zipEnglish
    8·
    1 year ago

    I have Windows on separate drive, but I haven’t used it in years (I mean, I launched it recently once to check if a hardware issue I was having was Linux specific — it wasn’t). I’m planning to delete it to reclaim the space, but I think I have some files I want to get from there but I don’t want to go through the entire file system to find them, so it’s just sitting there lol

  • FrederikNJS@lemm.ee
    6·
    1 year ago

    ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ been daily driving Linux for at least a decade now…

    But I haven’t found a way to run my HTC Vive on my nvidia gpu and the updater software for my car on Linux… So I still have a dual boot for those

  • CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social
    6·
    1 year ago

    I have some software that doesnt work with wine or anything else the like Ive tried, and doesnt seem to have a linux equivalent that I can find. Ive only been using linux a few months now, so maybe theres some other options that Im missing, but how else does one deal with that apart from booting back into the old windows install whenever I need that specific software?

      • CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social
        3·
        1 year ago

        Theyve looked a bit daunting to set up, so not just yet. But isnt that effectively the same thing, still running windows for those programs just without having to actually sign out of the linux partition to do it?

        • macniel@feddit.org
          1·
          1 year ago

          Yeah, but it’s nice to just be able to use your windows software without needing to bootup windows, and then after you’ve finished reboot into linux.

            • macniel@feddit.org
              1·
              1 year ago

              Well you gotta give your VM a little more juice than just one CPU core and 4 MB of RAM :)

              • datavoid@lemmy.mlEnglish
                2·
                1 year ago

                Yes, I realize that. But even if I give 24gb of ram and 8-16 cores, in my experience VMs are still painfully slow. (That being said I generally only use them in a work setting, meaning not on Linux)

      • Kommeavsted@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        1·
        1 year ago

        The other benefit is there’s no fun and games on the windows boot so i can’t get distracted from work. If it was just a quick shortcut away I’d get nothing done.

  • Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish
    71·
    1 year ago

    Run Windows in a VM

    Any software that doesn’t work work in a VM doesn’t deserve to work at all

  • Broadfern@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    1 year ago

    It’s technically there on a separate drive entirely, but I haven’t touched it in at least a year. Probably gonna have to when I need to brush up for my cert renewal though