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<blockquote data-quote="ballpointpen" data-source="post: 1403223" data-attributes="member: 18660">The status of gaming on Linux improved considerably in the last 12 to 18 months. You should have a look at <a href="https://www.protondb.com/" target="_blank">https://www.protondb.com/</a> for a list of games that, while only having Windows ports, are playable on Linux. Also, have a look at the following video, which should give you a primer on the matter (even if it's a little bit outdated at the moment) [MEDIA=youtube]Co6FePZoNgE[/MEDIA]I've been a full time Linux user since.. 2007? I think. At the time, Arch still only had their i686 builds. Also an Arch user since that time, and haven't really found a reason to change distros. Linux nowadays is really much more pleasant to use. Recently switched both my parents to Linux (Manjaro on both cases), and they've adapted relatively well. Helps that I was around to guide them a few of the stumbling blocks, but it was mostly painless to setup the systems to their whims. The only major problem is the lack of Office: Libreoffice is ok, but still doesn't compare and has annoying bugs every once in a while. Thinking about buying an Office 365 subscription for them so that they can use MS Office on their browser.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ballpointpen, post: 1403223, member: 18660"] The status of gaming on Linux improved considerably in the last 12 to 18 months. You should have a look at [URL]https://www.protondb.com/[/URL] for a list of games that, while only having Windows ports, are playable on Linux. Also, have a look at the following video, which should give you a primer on the matter (even if it's a little bit outdated at the moment) [MEDIA=youtube]Co6FePZoNgE[/MEDIA] I've been a full time Linux user since.. 2007? I think. At the time, Arch still only had their i686 builds. Also an Arch user since that time, and haven't really found a reason to change distros. Linux nowadays is really much more pleasant to use. Recently switched both my parents to Linux (Manjaro on both cases), and they've adapted relatively well. Helps that I was around to guide them a few of the stumbling blocks, but it was mostly painless to setup the systems to their whims. The only major problem is the lack of Office: Libreoffice is ok, but still doesn't compare and has annoying bugs every once in a while. Thinking about buying an Office 365 subscription for them so that they can use MS Office on their browser. [/QUOTE]

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