@Ace120C , well, after a super brief search, it seems like it can run Steam and thus game technically. However, the performance costs of stacking "emulation" on top of each other seems rather burdensome. If you're running a Windows game on Proton, you have those call Windows-Linux conversions stacked on top of the x86_64-ARM call conversions. I can only speculate, maybe it's not as big of a thing as I imagine it being.

@bamboo @mfat , DD, great tool. Utilize it so often, but it is powerful and dangerous. I always double, triple, quadruple check my target disks with multiple programs to avoid destroying my production workstation. Might be best if I just designated a RPi for the job. 😅

@Blisterexe @pineapple , after making a snapshot of VM. Sometimes, I do it just for fun and then roll back to the snapshot. Fun times.

@lancalot @that_leaflet , same. I exclusively use Gnome, but KDE looks great. Tired every major Plasma version and still have issues with a plethora of different things. Maybe someday I will make the switch.

@fl42v , my only disagreement with that is they work so hard patching their system to keep people from using hardware they deem "obsolete". If it weren't for their active effort to generate excessive e-waste and revenue by making sure people and organizations using their products continue to purchase new hardware, then I would be in complete agreement. They definitely do not care beyond making their ever growing quarterly profits.

@Charzard4261 @horse_battery_staple , any computer running Crowdstrike, Bitlocker, and no remote access during the prebooted environment would certainly require manual intervention. Also, all those Bitlocker keys having to be manually inserted for computers that required physically being present? Hell in a shell.

@sudoer777 @monovergent , create an encrypted container? It's a little tedious, but fairly distro agnostic.

Edit: Definitely throw together scripts to simplify the process of unlocking and mounting.

https://null-byte.wonderhowto.com/...

@filister , I got my laptop from Dellrefurbished.com , honestly the best Linux laptop I have ever bought. It was only $200 at the time, I run Fedora on it. I have to admit I love the fact the BIOS updates properly and not too infrequently, sort of giving the feel of being supported if anything alone.

@otter @Cattypat , I don't use Bazzite on any workstation, I have a desktop in my livingroom I use for gaming and watching movies. I use Bazzite on my Steamdeck as well. I see the potential for workstation function, but last I checked there is an exploit to bypass the PIN login rendering it a major security issue:

https://github.com/ublue-os/bazzite/issues/1945

If you're only gaming, not really a big deal. I would definitely stick to a standard distro. I use Fedora.

@sudoer777 @1peter10 , but they can't seem to keep the bots off it.

@fl42v @absurdity_of_it_all , what's funny about the whole TPM2 requirements is that I disable Bitlocker in my VM anyways, which I do since my Linux hosts always have FDE, and thus sort of making the whole requirements a bit ridiculous. TPM2 should be an OEM only requirement.

If TPM2 is missing, warn me about the tedium and risks of memorizing my FDE key, let me make a key if I desire for Bitlocker. Warn me about not encrypting resting data. Then get out my way.

@phoenixz @liop7k , I hated snaps on the desktop, but I find myself loving them for my server. On desktop, yeah the orchestra of protocols and desktop intercommunication suffered a lot when I used snaps. But on a server, seems to allow me to be the laziest administrator I have ever been, only needing to update my ultra minimal Ubuntu OS.