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What I learned from 3 years of running Windows 11 on “unsupported” PCs (arstechnica.com)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I have already looked up most of what you recommended, and I arrived at the same initial conclusion...

OpenRGB doesn't list support for my Gigabyte mobo, or XPG ram (unless I'm reading this wrong). I need this to stop the default behavior which is rainbow puke
AMD adrenalin only lists 3 distros, and none of which I'd like to use (I'd prefer linux mint LMDE)
Plus I haven't even talked about the apps (office for starters, then itunes+icloud which I use to sideload apps)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

OpenRGB doesn’t list support for my Gigabyte mobo

Unfortunately, this is still relatively common on Linux, but it's not really a Linux issue, but a manufacturer issue. The manufacturers should be the ones supporting Linux, not the other way around.

The situation is getting better, so when it comes time to upgrade, you can find something more open so you're not beholden to some random software and have more choice.

AMD adrenalin only lists 3 distros

Honestly, I don't see the point of adrenalin on Linux. For framerate locking, use libstrangle or mangohud. Don't bother with OC, it's honestly not worth it (if you really want to, it is totally possible).

I don't know what else Adrenaline provides, but I'm sure there's a way to get what you want on Linux.

apps

This is absolutely hit-or-miss, and IMO a bigger issue if you really need something that's not properly supported on Linux. If it's not in the repositories or in flathub, IMO, don't bother if it's going to be a dealbreaker (esp. Adobe products).

But if you're fine using an alternative (e.g. LibreOffice for office software, likewise for any other apps), then give WINE a shot, maybe you can keep your same workflow. Or if it's really only for an occasional thing either run a VM (if it's not performance sensitive) or dual boot. I have a drive w/ Windows installed just in case I need it for something, but I haven't booted into it for something like 2 years now. But it's there if I ever actually need it (will need a ton of updates though).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

When people create programs/drivers "See, it exists for Linux, no need for manufacturers, it's much better!"

When programs/drivers are missing for Linux "It's the manufacturers you should blame!"

So, which is it now?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 weeks ago

We should always blame manufacturers. Either it's manufacturers helping out development by creating decent drivers, or it's manufacturers hiding their documentation so developers have to reverse engineer their chips, which takes way longer. But the focus should always be on the manufacturers, whether for good or bad.