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Those who've switched to Linux in the last year, how is it going? (discuss.online)

submitted 3 days ago by kiol@discuss.online to c/linux@lemmy.world

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cross-posted from: https://discuss.online/post/34247715

Curious on the experiences of those recently migrating to Linux from Windows 10, Intel-based MacOS, etc. How is it being on Linux? Anything surprise or frustrate you?

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[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 21 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Switched from Window 10 to Linux Mint about 3 weeks ago so I'd have something familiar to work with.

Honesty, so far Mint works just like Windows should have worked. I'm surprised at how much stuff has been made automatic and easy for a lifelong windows user. Some specific games have a performance issues, Alt+Tab to switch apps doesn't work if you are in a full screen application.

I would encourage anyone on Windows to buy a small drive (I used a 500 GB SSD I got for like 40 bucks) load a Linux distro on it and give it a shot. You probably won't be back on Windows.

[–] renrenPDX@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Regarding alt tab, are you on multiple screens or just one?

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

One screen. It will bring up an application switch widget in the middle of the screen, and I can hold alt and hitting tab to cycle through options, but when I release alt-tab, it does not switch the application.

[–] renrenPDX@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 days ago

Yeah that's weird. I tried to replicate it; it worked for a little while, then the game window just auto minimizes every time I try to alt tab it. I end up running my game in Windowed mode mainly so that I can see my task bar at the top and don't experience problems that way.