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[–] SuspciousCarrot78@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I like linux and I use it (Raspbian, Zorin, Ubuntu, Arch: diff machines). I also enjoy using Win 8.1 on my Lenovo M93p Tiny (8GB ram), as a Playnite appliance / console. This allows me to play emulated games (Wii, Gamecube, PS2, to about 1.5-2x upscale), ~2013ish era AAA titles (Fallout 3, Just Cause 2, Dead Rising 2, GTA IV) and select indy games (like Donut County, Untitled Goose Game, EXO ONE) all from one device.

Normally, the advice would be to use something like Bazzite or Batocera (and I agree!)...but given the hardware limitations and the "it just runs" nature of these older Window games (under windows) I've had better experiences sticking to Win 8.1.

YMMV but the "switch to linux cause windows too old" thing has some shades of gray.

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[–] Vincentmario@feddit.uk 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I would do anything for Firefox to stop making a new audio sink for every tab that plays audio. Of course Chromium lets you have just one sink, so I'm just going to blame Firerox's implementation of HTML5

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[–] Quadhammer@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Is there a good distro to pick for a surface tablet?

[–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 month ago (3 children)

My understanding is you need a specific kernel, which likely limits your choices somewhat (dunno, don't have one, but that seems like a good place to start). Seems totally doable though.

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