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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Okay I see. Thanks for the clarification!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

So if I wanted two users for instance, then I'd have to download an extra copy of each piece of software (one per user) to be able to access (if I wanted tk store them on the drive and not on the network?)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I'm sure they will! I appreciate it!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the detailed response! This sounds promising.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Interesting. Thank you!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I'll add it to the list! Thank you!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Do you know of good emulation setups in Linux? I've run a bunch of emulators (NES, SNES, N64, GBA, and some GameCube and Playstation although not as prevalent), and am interested in getting something to emulate the Switch after I upgrade the hardware.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'll be stuck with Windows on my work laptop, that's not something that I will be able to change anyway. I can point out as things come up, but with industry accepted software (like SolidWorks for example) that we use daily I can't see us switching to any alternative.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do others auto-update or are users prompted as updates become available?

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

Would the programs I install while using one desktop environment not be accessible from the other desktop environment? Akin to installing software in a Windows computer and each user logging into that computer can access that software?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Noted: avoid xorg.conf!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

That's why I'm wanting to make the switch now! I'm really disliking how constrained I've felt with what applications and especially subscription based services.

 

Hello!

I'm interested in moving my personal computer to running Linux but I'm not sure where to even begin. As background, I am a casual user and have a desktop with hardware from around 2014 running Windows. I am hoping to setup a NAS drive as a media server in the next year or so, offloading all of the files currently on the Windows desktop and have been interested in open source software such as Jellyfin. I also mostly game on an Xbox and Nintendo Switch, but have used the desktop in the past for gaming such as with an Oculus Rift Headset and some Steam games so not huge on getting games working on the computer. But, I do sometimes torrent using the computer so don't want to lose that capability (especially with upkeep for the media server).

With all of that said, I didn't know how to get started with choosing what Linux OS to use, setting it up, backing up my files to make sure I can use them with the new OS, etc. Making the switch seems to have great options for customization and "choosing a distro that works for you", but I don't know what would work for me or what will be user friendly for a beginner.

Any tips or pointing me in the right direction would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

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