Comment by LennyHenrysNuts

1 month ago

It's been good for twenty years, the only difference is that OP finally gave it a fair go.

Proton for games had changed things dramatically. Gamers can legit switch to Linux with barely a second thought, without being technical.

Linux/x86 still is poor for battery life compared to Apple.

  • Most people don’t care about gaming, so they shouldn’t care about proton. What changed recently for those who don’t care about gaming?

    • I’d argue the majority of casual online PC discourse is driven by gaming. By the numbers LTT is the largest PC/IT/consumer computer YouTube channel and the majority of their content is focused on gaming.

      That’s my impression anyway.

    • A pretty bold statement for the largest entertainment medium in the world.

I'm glad that I am not the only one saying this. I made the switch 20+ years ago for my day to day use, and I have rarely experienced any problems with it.

But now it is good and also has working networking, audio and you can watch videos and scroll webpages without screen tearing.