I’m seriously considering switching, but every thread about how ‘easy’ it is always devolves into a bunch of arcane computer-speak that I’m really not interested in learning at this point. I really just use my PC for web browsing and simracing/gaming these days, and I don’t want to need a computer science degree to do that.
I agree. However, I will say, in my experience, if you want to use it exclusively as a gaming PC and exclusively with Steam, and without any sim peripherals, and without some competitive online multiplayer games, it works extremely well, and without any hassle.
In my case, it’s a direct drive steering wheel and pedals. They make cool stuff.
I also run a Quest2 for VR through Virtual Desktop, and Assetto Corsa modded to the hilt. It can be cranky enough getting it all stable on Windows. If I could be sure that all runs on Linux with minimal fucking around I’d probably switch.
I’ve got about 25GB of space on my C: drive. Would a dual boot be viable until I can be sure everything is working?
Honestly? Get a second device when installin/using linux, you’ll need it for browsing when you get stuck. Otherwise its alot of clicking until your brain does as well.
I’m seriously considering switching, but every thread about how ‘easy’ it is always devolves into a bunch of arcane computer-speak that I’m really not interested in learning at this point. I really just use my PC for web browsing and simracing/gaming these days, and I don’t want to need a computer science degree to do that.
I agree. However, I will say, in my experience, if you want to use it exclusively as a gaming PC and exclusively with Steam, and without any sim peripherals, and without some competitive online multiplayer games, it works extremely well, and without any hassle.
How is it with Moza products?
I don’t know what that is.
In my case, it’s a direct drive steering wheel and pedals. They make cool stuff.
I also run a Quest2 for VR through Virtual Desktop, and Assetto Corsa modded to the hilt. It can be cranky enough getting it all stable on Windows. If I could be sure that all runs on Linux with minimal fucking around I’d probably switch.
I’ve got about 25GB of space on my C: drive. Would a dual boot be viable until I can be sure everything is working?
Yeah, probably none of that is going to work without lots of tinkering.
VR is also notoriously problematic in Linux.
Not really necessary, that’s what live boot disks are for (basically booting from a USB drive). To test if things work.
Yeah, pass then. That’s what I suspected. Thanks.
There a couple options for moza/other DD stuff, personally I use https://flathub.org/apps/io.github.lawstorant.boxflat But there is also https://github.com/JacKeTUs/universal-pidff
It’s by no means perfect, but it’s better than nothing ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Ah, get a mainstream distro like Mint or Fedora, throw Steam on it and start gaming.
Honestly? Get a second device when installin/using linux, you’ll need it for browsing when you get stuck. Otherwise its alot of clicking until your brain does as well.