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6* months away now. If you're on 10, do you plan to upgrade? Make the jump to Linux? (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Unfortunately, any app that needs a GPU would be difficult to work with in a VM. You have to manually set up GPU-passthru, which requires figuring out the PCI addresses and whatnot of your card, along with using a terminal. As I understand it, this process also prevents you from using that GPU outside of the VM, which is cruddy.

I was hoping to have a Linux Mint + Windows 11 VM back in January, but that didn't work out. I am hoping that the upcoming SteamOS Desktop would make Linux friendly enough for games that aren't native to Steam, such as my GOG collection, Window 3.1 stuff like Stars!, modding, and assorted Japanese locale games.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I am hoping that the upcoming SteamOS Desktop would make Linux friendly enough for games that aren't native to Steam, such as my GOG collection

You can just add those to steam or use a launcher like heroic.