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The Microsoft-Dilemma - Europe as a Software Colony | Why it's so important to ditch Microsoft software in favor of EU alternatives (kolektiva.media)
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[โ€“] coyootje@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago (10 children)

For me it's mostly down to Microsoft being such a douche about their Windows 11 upgrade. My windows 10 PC can apparently not do thd upgrade due to "incompatible hardware" but at the same time I can still run pretty much everything I like to play / do just fine. It's really making me consider switching to Linux, I might give it a shot on an old laptop soon and if that goes smoothly then I'll switch on my other PC as well. No need for Windows anymore if they're pushy and there's a good alternative available.

[โ€“] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

+1 for Linux Mint, switched from windows 10 recently.

Terminal is annoying but not needed as much as I feared, and usually it's copy + paste anyway (ctrl + shift + v to paste in terminal). A lot of stuff is easier on Linux, like updating, and (sometimes) installing things. Also, it's a feeling that your computer will stay the same or get better, not get worse.

Also:

In Steam, you use Proton when your install button is grey, by tapping the gear icon on the right, selecting Properties, Compatibility, checking the box that says "force the use of a specific Steam Play compatibility tool", and choosing the first thing from the drop-down menu. So far everything I've done this with has worked immediately after.

[โ€“] pressanykeynow@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

In Steam, you use Proton when your install button is grey, by tapping the gear icon on the right, selecting Properties, Compatibility, checking the box that says โ€œforce the use of a specific Steam Play compatibility toolโ€, and choosing the first thing from the drop-down menu.

I think Proton is enabled by default in recent Steam client release.

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