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no dual boot. just jump in, the water is fine.
Piracy seems harder, like whats the alternative to vfxmed for stuff like houdinifx
I can't help with pirating software, your options are going to be heavily limited because most people running Linux would just prefer open source alternatives (like Blender), so it's far less likely you will find cracked software specifically made for Linux (plus, there is a far smaller userbase). On some quick searching, I did find someone who had issues running Houdini in a VM (for multiple distros), but it worked fine when it was installed natively. I'm not seeing an entry in the WINE database for Houdini, so while you could always try running a Windows version through WINE, given the type of program it is, I highly doubt it would run without issue. I have no recommendations on how to get ahold of a Linux compatible version without a license.
Yeah, itd be fine as long as the simulation part works, I've heard blender gets 30% better performance and its what I use for 50% of my process and is part of why i want to switch. I had forgotten about wine.
Houdini FX has a Linux version, you'd just have to find a copy of it for Linux.
Correct, but I believe the user is looking for a cracked version, as they don't have a license. The likelihood of that existing is significantly lower on Linux than it is for Windows given the much smaller userbase, the fragmentation into multiple package formats, and the overall distaste of proprietary software in the Linux community.
I found 20.0 on the first page of DDG but go off...
I have to imagine there are more than a few substitutes on Linux, it's not dealing with all the Windows DRM bullshit. And it's where all the nerds hang out, and nerds like their piracy.
Arrr.
I've switched to using it as my daily driver, and depending on what applications you use, the water is either fine, or is full of piranhas.
Using VR, for example, is still a massive pain in the ass, and requires me to boot into windows when the tenuous stack of software driving it on linux decides to stop working because it's a full moon out.
Touch anything the wrong way, and you're digging through random config or build files to fix it.
VR nevee worked for me the way it should like on Windows.
It did work many times and was playable. But soft stuttering was there. People literally gaslighted me on the internet that there is no stuttering while there obviously is
Stuttering is present in SteamVR due to lack of async reprojection. Thats why I'm using Envision which is an interface for a stack of a bunch of different open source VR stuff.
It's quite a bit more finicky and fragile, but it at least has reprojection.
Is there an easy Guide? Would love to play around with it on Arch Linux with Wayland KDE
https://lvra.gitlab.io/ is a good start.
Some stuff you'll have to mess around with.
I've found that some random issues like unexpected frame stutter or VR headset not being detected need a full power off of everything to fix sometimes. (Power off / disconnected. Reboots don't work)
Today I tried it. It was pretty easy because of AUR on Arch Linux.
I tried Ancient Dungeon VR and it worked pretty well. I just need to figure out how to use some plugins like Stardust or smth. I slammed my Table because I couldn't see the borders.
But I can say one thing. You helped me mentally a lot. I don't need to play most games anymore in Windows I assume. Windows literally killed all my plans for the day everytime I wanted to "play quick" and "work quick". There was just one thing to do, and I mostly procastinated because I wasn't sure if I should reboot or not. BUT NOW I CAN JUST PLAY WHENEVER I WANT AND STOP WHENEVER I WANT. FUCK YEAH! Thanks a lot!
Awesome! Glad you were able to get everything working! It'll probably still be frustrating somtimes, but I hope you enjoy it!