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I know for many of us every day is selfhosting day, but I liked the alliteration. Or do you have fixed dates for maintenance and tinkering?

Let us know what you set up lately, what kind of problems you currently think about or are running into, what new device you added to your homelab or what interesting service or article you found.

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[โ€“] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

All of those should be fine, the main caveats w/ Linux are:

  • anti-cheat games generally don't work - there are exceptions, and this is a limitation by the developer, not Linux
  • Windows-only software can be iffy - e.g. photoshop and whatnot
  • using an NTFS drive on Linux can have surprises - don't mount your game lib on Linux, just redownload

Blender works perfectly fine, gaming on Steam and Heroic works well, emulators work well, and while I don't know anything about Linux music production, I know there are software options available.

Anyway, I recommend buying a separate disk and trying Linux out. That way you don't touch your current Windows install while messing w/ stuff.

[โ€“] ItJustDonn@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 year ago

Good to know, thank you for the tips!