Re: Before Dimdows 10 Goes EOL, I'm Testing Linux To Save My Laptop From The Landfill

On Sat, 28 Jun 2025 04:26:31 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro
<ldo@nz.invalid> wrote in <103nqtn$ltl1$2@dont-email.me>:

On Fri, 27 Jun 2025 21:16:13 -0700, T wrote:
 

On 6/27/25 7:03 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

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On Fri, 27 Jun 2025 18:48:05 -0700, T wrote:
 

You want folks off Windows, you have to get all their exact software
they currently run to work on Linux.  And not Wine.  Wine is Alpha
code at best.

 
The Steam Deck would seem to prove otherwise ...

 
What do you mean?

 
Running Windows games better than Windows itself can manage.
 
<https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/06/games-run-faster-on-steamos-

than-windows-11-ars-testing-finds/>

You can find game compatibility reports on ProtonDB:

https://www.protondb.com/

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