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Thinking on switching to linux (lemmy.sdf.org)
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Approaching the end of window 10 and have no plans on upgrading to 11.

I am trying to find alternatives to applications I regularly use before jumping ship (it is mostly a gaming focused pc) any suggestions?

There’s oculus software for my vr but don’t know what I’m going to do with that

Small update: probably going to do Linux mint as that appears to be the most beginner friendly

Update two: that's a lot of comments, and Thanks for all the info

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[-] skitazd@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago

Linux mint is great

[-] uxellodunum@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago

over to Linux full-time back in ~3.15. I recommend you join the LUG Org (Linux User Group), as they have a load of resources in case you get stuck and have some people working on specialised Wine runners. They also run a Matrix Space that's worth joining.

For email and VPN, I recommend Proton. Even their free tier works well.

[-] uxellodunum@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago

Edit: Pycharm works well too.

[-] somedev@aussie.zone 1 points 2 weeks ago

Remmina for Remote Desktop, awesome piece of software.

[-] buffalobuffalo 1 points 2 weeks ago

Also: Rustdesk, Anydesk, TeamViewer, and Spice

[-] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 1 points 2 weeks ago

For VR with Oculus (Quest or older?) you can use ALVR. It can be a bit fiddly but it also gets better with each release and it's been a while since I tried it out. Steam Link might also work. I couldn't try that because it only works on Quest 2 and upwards and I only have a Quest 1.

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