Considering Dual Booting Windows 10 and Linux. But I have no idea how linux works or where to start. For gaming :D and streaming!

[Melano]

Uh.. anyone maye willing to help..?

 

The main game I play is Final Fantasy XIV. I don't know which Linux thingy will be best for what I need.

[Shimejii]

Dont do it on your main system. Do it on a system that you dont mind being able to wipe at any time if you are just learning linux

[FUIT1985]

1 hour ago, Melano said:

Uh.. anyone maye willing to help..?

 

The main game I play is Final Fantasy XIV. I don't know which Linux thingy will be best for what I need.

Usually who start using Linux try a random distribution ... Suggesting a distribution doesn't make much sense ... There are several guides, official and unofficial, tutorials on YouTube, etc. If you have a specific problem you can ask in forums like this or you can subscribe to the official mailing lists of the distribution of your choice.

[mahyar]

FF XIV has a gold rating on protondb so there should not be any problems (that are unsolvable) regarding that

though i suggest you try linux in a vm first then decide if the core of the os or any specific distributions suit you.

now to some question:

why exactly do you want to dual boot?

what else do you do with your computer?

how tech savvy are you?

[Melano]

7 hours ago, mahyar said:

FF XIV has a gold rating on protondb so there should not be any problems (that are unsolvable) regarding that

though i suggest you try linux in a vm first then decide if the core of the os or any specific distributions suit you.

now to some question:

why exactly do you want to dual boot?

what else do you do with your computer?

how tech savvy are you?

 

Try out Linux as a daily driver, since I'm sick of Microsoft's bullshit.

Gaming, Streaming, Art/Drawing

Define, "Tech Savvy". That's very vague. If you're asking if I know how to code, no I absolutely know nothing. The most I've done is fiddle with a Hackin'tosh. but the main guy doing those helped me with the main setup file because I was hopeless and he liked me. It was a bit over my head at the time.

[cretsiah]

2 hours ago, Melano said:

ry out Linux as a daily driver, since I'm sick of Microsoft's bullshit.

Gaming, Streaming, Art/Drawing

all those can be done to a certain extent.....

- system specs would be the first main concern

 

For Gaming

- STEAM is king or queen ( depending on your heirarchy preference. )

- Heroic Launcher covers Epic and GOG ( game success varies )

- Bottles - a specialized wine environment with easy click and install components including launchers ( game success varies )

- things like Valorant will be out of the question due to kernel level anti-cheat

- some other multi-player games are out of the question due to their anti-cheat

 

For Streaming

- OBS but might take a little more set up than on windows

 

For Art / Drawing

- heaps of programs to choose from

- if use something like photoshop and other adobe products, you are out of luck

 

Games i am starting to struggle with due to my old AM3+ system

- Space Engineers

- Euro and American truck Simulator

this is why i say system specs are first concern

[Melano]

13 minutes ago, cretsiah said:

all those can be done to a certain extent.....

- system specs would be the first main concern

 

5950X & 3080, 32GB 3600

 

13 minutes ago, cretsiah said:

For Gaming

- STEAM is king or queen ( depending on your heirarchy preference. )

- Heroic Launcher covers Epic and GOG ( game success varies )

- Bottles - a specialized wine environment with easy click and install components including launchers ( game success varies )

- things like Valorant will be out of the question due to kernel level anti-cheat

- some other multi-player games are out of the question due to their anti-cheat

 

Queen~, but I'd probably just swap to Windows for most games I want to run. I'd definitely prefer to stick to Linux as much as possible so I could get used to it.

 

13 minutes ago, cretsiah said:

For Streaming

- OBS but might take a little more set up than on windows

 

I use OBS as is. I believe I can import my settings from my appdata. I would have dedicated SSD's to each OS, or something. Not a fan of everything on one drive.

 

13 minutes ago, cretsiah said:

For Art / Drawing

- heaps of programs to choose from

- if use something like photoshop and other adobe products, you are out of luck

 

I use Clip Studio Paint. I beleive it supports Windows 7, so maybe I'll run several OS'. I do basic/low level PC setup/repair stuff when asked. Lotta old ladies on 7/XP still.

 

13 minutes ago, cretsiah said:

Games i am starting to struggle with due to my old AM3+ system

- Space Engineers

- Euro and American truck Simulator

this is why i say system specs are first concern

 

 

[mahyar]

13 hours ago, Melano said:

Art/Drawing

what software do you currently use for that?

13 hours ago, Melano said:

Define, "Tech Savvy". That's very vague

let's put it this way:

are you comfortable spending some time fiddling around in the terminal and googling stuff?

 

[mahyar]

11 hours ago, Melano said:

5950X & 3080, 32GB 3600

 

fine for the most part 

 

11 hours ago, Melano said:

I use OBS as is. I believe I can import my settings from my appdata. I would have dedicated SSD's to each OS, or something. Not a fan of everything on one drive.

 

obs on linux can get a little janky at times (emphasis on can and at times) but that is also fine for the most part

 

11 hours ago, Melano said:

I use Clip Studio Paint. I beleive it supports Windows 7, so maybe I'll run several OS'. I do basic/low level PC setup/repair stuff when asked. Lotta old ladies on 7/XP still.

 

in that case even if it doesn't have a native linux version you might have a good chance of running it using wine

 

11 hours ago, Melano said:

Queen~, but I'd probably just swap to Windows for most games I want to run. I'd definitely prefer to stick to Linux as much as possible so I could get used to it.

 

what games do you usually play?

[Melano]

3 hours ago, mahyar said:

what software do you currently use for that?

let's put it this way:

are you comfortable spending some time fiddling around in the terminal and googling stuff?

 

Clip Studio Paint

 

I do that almost everyday with Windows 10 because it dopes stupid shit all the time even on fresh installs.

[cretsiah]

14 hours ago, Melano said:

Queen~, but I'd probably just swap to Windows for most games I want to run. I'd definitely prefer to stick to Linux as much as possible so I could get used to it.

lol

 

you didnt tell us the kind of games you want to play.....

Some of the Windows only games i play using Steam with Proton

- Subnautica

- Subnautica Sub Zero

- Far Cry series 1 - 5 + New Dawn

- Raft

- Company of Heroes

- World of Tanks Blitz

- Star Trek Online

 

soon to try frost punk

 

[Melano]

Uh.. I said Final Fantasy XIV... I.. dont have much else..

[mahyar]

3 hours ago, Melano said:

Clip Studio Paint

Its seems like it doesn't have a native linux port but can be made to work on wine

I'll update you on that 

 

[FUIT1985]

 

In general, Linux distributions, such as Debian, allow you to download and install metapackages, which are intended for specific sectors: graphics, video, science, etc. But if you want a ready-made distribution for creatives, Ubuntu Studio is the solution for you.

 

 

Ubuntu Studio:

https://ubuntustudio.org/support/

https://ubuntustudio.org/download/

 

Debian:

https://blends.debian.org/games/tasks/

https://blends.debian.org/multimedia/tasks/index.en.html

 

Try other Linux distributions too ...

 

 

Edited June 18, 2022 by FUIT1985
Credit: cretsiah

[bluesummer]

Linux probably wouldn't be the best choice if all you're doing is gaming, and you don't care about other software compatibility, privacy, or other major Linux features. If all you're doing is playing FFXIV, you need to tinker to get it to work, which for a Linux noob may be a little daunting. https://www.protondb.com/app/39210

 

If you wanna do it anyways, Ubuntu and Mint are good beginner distros (Even if I may personally hate them) and the PopOS meme is alright too, it installs Wine and Lutris by default iirc and most stuff works out of the box. Manjaro is also a good option for an Arch based solution. It's rolling release, TL;DR meaning it gets updates sooner. Also, if you want to check a certain Steam game's compatibility, use https://www.protondb.com/

 

For streaming, my experience is limited but OBS works amazing out of the box, however a lot of popular streaming equipment like the Stream Deck and GoXLR don't work to my knowledge, however you'll have to do your own research. 

 

I'd like to emphasize trying these distros out in a VM first, and see which one you like best.

 

Hope this helps you out, let me know if you have further questions.

 

 

[10leej]

On 6/17/2022 at 4:55 AM, Melano said:

Uh.. anyone maye willing to help..?

 

The main game I play is Final Fantasy XIV. I don't know which Linux thingy will be best for what I need.

FF XIV works well with the Lutris install script.

[The Hope]

Since you are a beginner, I would recommend these three systems:

Manjaro
Fedora (nvidia driver installation is a bit more cumbersome than usual but the Fedora is user-friendly)
KDE neon

 

Mint is also user-friendly, but often has very old software, so it may not be recommended for gamers.

[10leej]

11 hours ago, The Hope said:

Since you are a beginner, I would recommend these three systems:

Manjaro
Fedora (nvidia driver installation is a bit more cumbersome than usual but the Fedora is user-friendly)
KDE neon

 

Mint is also user-friendly, but often has very old software, so it may not be recommended for gamers.

Stop necroing

[Melano]

19 hours ago, 10leej said:

Stop necroing

I don't mind. I still want information lol. Chill out backseat mod.

[Neekotin]

I did exactly that a few years ago. Dual booting it alongside Windows is actually great, because if there's a problem you just can't get over you can just boot up Windows to do the stuff you wanted to do.

I'd suggest you some "easy" distro (ik it's not that simple) to start with. I'm thinking Ubuntu (bc kinda easy, debian - so very compatible and very popular) or Mint which is based on Ubuntu, but is great for people coming from Windows.

Most of the daily tasks are easy to do nowadays and most of the other things are easy to google-solve

If you need any help with that, feel free to PM me.