So I have a situation. I really want to switch to Linux as my main gaming/production OS but need the Adobe suite as I am a graphic designer. Adobe is the golden standard for this industry (and likely to always be) so while Gimp and Inkscape might work, they are not feasible for my career. I also know that there will be situations where games just don’t run well or at all on Linux.
Dualbooting works but is not really worth it for me as I would have to stop what I’m doing and restart my PC. I heard that you can set up a single GPU passthrough for games and software but it seems complicated. How difficult would that be to set up for a new user to Linux? I would consider myself a tech savvy person but I know very little about the ins and outs of Linux. I have a massive GPU (XFX RX 6900 XT) with a big support bracket that covers the second PCIE slot so buying another GPU isn’t really feasible either.
I do have an Unraid server with decent specs that I use for a hosting Minecraft servers and Jellyfin so setting up a VM on that might be a good option.
What would you guys recommend me to do?
I guess a better question to ask is: WHY do you want to switch to Linux. Is there a compelling yet specific reason. Abstract things like “better privacy” is not that valid for regular folks. You can tweak enough things in windows with group policy/registry to make it just okay. Surely it’s not out of the box but you only need to do it once, and I imagine this will only take a fraction of the time you would otherwise spend troubleshooting Linux.
If there are specific Linux things you need to run, why not use your server or even WSL?
As much as I love Linux, my main gaming/video production PC will always be windows.
More like once after a bigger update. Also you’ll always be paranoid that at some point the settings stopped working.
Why not? Normal folks can and should be concerned about privacy as well IMO.
With group policy you actually really need to do it once.
I guess you didn’t read the next sentence of the one you quoted?
My main reason why I want to switch to Linux is because I am tired of Windows installing MS software and resetting some of my settings whenever it updates. It’s a constant game of cat and mouse. Privacy is another issue but I have came to the realization that the only way to be private is to go off grid. Everything spies on you and it’s something that will only get worse sadly.
That’s my point. Please take a look at group policy editor. You’ll be amazed how many settings are hidden from the settings app. And once it’s set there, it cannot be overridden by anything, INCLUDING UPDATES. You can even completely turn off automatic updates there and only update manually when you feel comfortable.
It’s meant to be a enterprise thing to lock down PCs. But on your own PC you are your own boss.
Alright sweet. I’ll take a look at it.
@VHSJayden @OmltCat one of my reasons was that with windows i had to spend a day or two installing third party software for the OS to be effective. I have far less extra software to install with Linux and it all updates through one service.
The lack of junk is also significant. Like having several updates running and the vendor installed utilities on windows seems so wasteful.