How and why I switched to Linux
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Some apps mentioned:
LocalSend localsend.org
OnlyOffice (I may have accidentally said OpenOffice, I meant OnlyOffice) www.onlyoffice.com/
Davinci Resolve www.blackmagicdesign.com/prod...
Pika Backup apps.gnome.org/PikaBackup/
0:00 Intro
0:06 An Injury
0:15 A Little Linux Experience
0:24 A Lack of Fear
0:58 Like Thinking About Linux
1:13 Want Better Privacy & Security
2:18 Annoyance With Big Tech
3:22 You Can Dualboot
3:55 Linux is Accessible in 2024
4:26 A Willingness to Think Differently
4:40 Highly Customisable Out of the Box
4:49 Easy Timeshift Snapshots
5:33 Already a FOSS Fan
5:57 Open Source Drivers
6:31 Linux Software Community
7:03 Pretty Apps
8:15 Time & Patience
8:36 AI Chatbots
9:11 Proprietary Linux Drivers
9:30 Steam
9:48 Various Emulators and Containers
10:00 A Healthy Perspective
10:49 Conclusion
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I certainly didn't expect much attention on this video... lovely to hear from the Linux community! I'll definitely be making more Linux-related videos.
(Not immediately though -- my next few videos are about games, music and demons.)
Thanks all for your comments! (I haven't read them all but I will)
Well, windows offers wsl🙂
Hello, lifetime Win user here. Have tech question, how many partitions does Linux Mint create 1 or more, how big and what type?
I want a computer that "forgets me" after I've used it. I'm thinking Linux can be built to do this?
@@CaptainBollocks.... Yes, Tails is a security-based Linux which boots from USB and is built for privacy.
@@Cypherdude1 Thanks for your answer, but I mean without booting from a USB, like as a general feature. I wanna watch a movie without stored on my HD my OS ever knowing I watched that movie, or look at photos stored on my phone without the OS recording I looked at those pictures. I understand booting from a USB with allow me to browse anon, but that's not what I am looking for
My mom doesn't know how to use a search engine, but she can use Linux Mint.
Low-need users are the easiest to switch to Linux. Basically teach them how to turn it on and open up the web browser and they're good.
Same for Grandma... and soon Grandpa. Both are in their late 80's.
I forced my dad onto Linux Mint about a decade ago (Whenever Linux Mint 13 released), because his Windows install was constantly breaking. I had to reinstall Windows on a weekly basis (HOW?! I still don't know)... Switching to Mint... He barely knew how to turn on the computer, just expected it to work... and was still able to use Mint without issues.
Lessons learned in my change over:
1. Dual boot on separate drives to avoid something going wrong and loosing both OS. Make sure to disconnect the Windows one before installing on the other drive or you may over write the Windows one.
2. Replace all apps with ones that can run of both OS, before considering changing over. Many trip up here. And why so many give up. Trying to learn and find all new apps and a new OS at the same time is not recommended.
3. Expect and accept things will be very different. This isn't Windows.
4. Be patient with things. Learning takes time.
5. Know there will be hiccups and accept that it may take time to sort. But if like me, in general the issues I had to over come was far less than the issues Windows was giving me in the end. No OS is perfect.
6. Repeat after me - Time shift is your best friend.
Number 2 and 6 are suuuuper underrated tips that I don't see anywhere. Well, I guess timeshift is mentioned often, but never how to set it up, which can be difficult for new users. But switching your commonly used apps for FOSS/Multiplatform alternatives is HUGE for making your OS switch easier. Especially for applications like Firefox, which sync your settings to one account.
If we are giving out tips, in a similar vein is to always have your home directory on a separate partition or preferably on a separate drive. This way you can reinstall your OS or distro hop to your hearts content and not lose your personal data and settings (always backup of course).
@@BigDogHaver Linux Mint throws a first start guide at your face when you first launch it! It has common instructions for stuff, like how to setup TimeShift!
First. Understand that Unix and Linux has a completely different directory structure. Second. Learn CLI. Third. Learn not to screw config files. Windows system files are in one folder while other program files are in another. That's not the case with Linux. Windows has an Registry app which is easy for any intermediate user to find configs. That's not the case with Linux. As for CLI, I learned MS-DOS. Forgot all the commands. But it does mitigate the unfamiliarity of CLI. Read a book about BASH.
Thanks for the timeshift reminder
Wait for Linux Mint 22 with Pipewire as a default, maybe will solve some sound problems.
I hate to be one of those people, but Pop!_OS already uses Pipewire as default. But I don't think that's all of what he was talking about.
I'm a Pop!_OS users, nearly 2.5 years as my daily driver, but I do use LM (XFCE edition) on an older laptop I own because XFCE is more lightweight.
Also, way to go Thomas. I switched from Windows 10 ostensibly for much the same reasons, Windows is noisy AF. I want an OS that just works, and gets out of my way. I don't need MS Office (I use Libre Office), nor do I need Adobe products, nor professional CAD software, so for me, I can switch. But I understand for some they just can't because there are some software that just necessitates bare metal MS Windows. And that's okay too.
I'm still sad I can't use illustrator time to time. I switched in 2019. Originaly it required to have a GPU pass through to game. But over time, I just used it less and less until I wasn't required anymore. I upgraded to an AMD GPU to be sure duh. But I'm not sure Mint is the best choice. It still requires a lot of thinkering. Nobara in my humble opinion is the simplest. @@michaeljaques77
@@michaeljaques77try kubuntu instead. Atleast until we get a full release of cosmic desktop and see if its great.
Have you considered Ubuntu Cinnamon? The latest LTS (24.04) has PipeWire by default
Why was my comment removed?
And why am I still getting notifs for new comments in this thread? Yt sucks
Windows is an advertisement machine.
I'm an old man and I've been reading about Linux. The only thing stopping me is that as an accountant I use Microsoft excel and I read that it does not work with the Linux mint windows. Do you know which other Linux would work well with excel and a non-steep learning curve?
@@AG-en5y You could install Linux on a partition of the hard drive and then you both. I do wonder if you could just use an open source version of excel. Like libre office or something. You could use a windows virtual machine.
Last, you can turn a lot of stuff off on windows. I have windows 11 on my laptop and I shut off a bunch of adds, data gathering stuff I didn't want, and I turned off a lot of the notifications. It's simple and works fine.
@@dreamleaf6784 ok thx ill try the libra app you suggested.
I think it's more on principal I am switching. I actually hated windows 11 so much I got my neighbor's son to re-insert windows 10 onto my work computer. For my personal lab top I figured I'll start to learn about the Linux systems so I can make the complete switch eventually. I don't play video games so as long as the bitorrent works so I can get new movies I think ill be happy. I've been reading about the graphene phones. U should check that out
*data funneling scheme
Linux mint cinnamon comes with its own version of office called "Libre Office" which is a good alternative. And you can install it on windows to try it out.
I switched a year ago still not regretting it.
Same
same, made the switch a year-ish ago, never looked back, and as a gamer i haven't had any* severely poor experiences with gaming on linux (god bless valve for making proton) as i don't really ever play big e-sport titles (which can be hit or miss where their in house anti cheat linux support is concerned) like valorant, destiny 2 (which i know uses a more generic anti cheat but the devs just never hit the checkbox for linux support) and the like, as i prefer more casual experiences and not the hyper-competitive shit with the nuclear waste levels of toxicity of their communities.
the asterisk i put at the start relates to exactly ONE poor (unplayable) experience with anno 2205, which is the single most temperamental game i have ever tried to get to work on linux (still havent gotten it to get past the main menu reliable yet) and aside from that everything i've played has just worked more or less like i'd expect it to. though i still consult protondb for any launch options i may need to use for a perfect experience
edit: got anno working great, turns out my key ring broke and i had to reset it
Wish I had the know how. I really want to ditch Windows but I'm not very good with all this stuff. I'll do some more research into it.
@@dabger1516 I'm a sim racer and this is one reason that keeps stopping me from making the switch to Linux. If the games I race in don't work or my racing wheel doesn't work then it's no good for me.
@@HxR-eSportslook up KVM pass through. It's essentially a virtual machine that uses your graphics card. But otherwise just stick to what works
I switched to Mint after not wanting to upgrade to Win 11. I never even upgraded from Win 7 to 10. I just ran an unsupported Windows 7 for ten years. Linux Mint runs my ten year-old Dell like a dream. I had upgraded the graphics card (AMD....not Nvidia) and RAM a few years ago and I was worried about not being able to run my Steam games on Linux, but after watching a few videos I gained the courage to dual boot. Then when I found out how easy that was, I found FOSS programs to do what little else I did and made the switch completely. Now I'm having fun just seeing what else I can play around with (themes, icons, applets, etc.) to make it my own. I'm no expert by any means so I heartily encourage anyone to make the switch now. I'm glad I did.
steam doesn't support win7 anymore sadly. i want to learn linux later on
You certainly don't need to go back to Windows. You have the dual boot for both. Switch to Windows only when you need it. Over time , you will need Windows less and less. The only thing I now use window for is Adobe.
That is what I did back in 2008 when I switched over to Linux. I dual booted Windows XP alongside Debian. I eventually moved completely away from XP and have never installed another Windows OS on any of my personal computers since.
You may know then that Adobe owns everything you produce using their software. They can do anything with it.
Every document, every graphic, every video.
YES! You are 100% right. Keeping windows around but choosing not to use it is very much the way to go, at one point you not only don't want to go back, you don't really need to at all.
I now have 3 PCs I use. Two are laptops I revived from death by repairing/replacing some of the hardware and installing Linux on them:
- one crappy netbook with MATE Mint for studying and carrying around
- the other is an HP ENVY (tablet convertible) with Fedora that I use as my main PC and even tho it's pretty banged up I use it for everything, even gaming.
The other PC is my OLD desktop PC with windows 10. It is uh... a pain to use now haha even tho I have windows setup as painless as possible it feels slugish compared to my other Linux PCs. I use it as a kind of home file sharing server and backup fallback computer for running specific windows apps. If windows wasn't so storage hungry with the tiny SSD I have it installed on, I would've dual booted it so I have an even SMALLER vector of windows usage haha.
You shouldn't be using adobe, they claim they own everything you make now. Switch to any program immediately if you can.
Basically like if you went to an art store, bought a fucking pencil and drew a piece of art... then that same art store claims they own the art because you drew it with a pencil you bought from them. Adobe are frauds, and criminals changing their terms whenever they want. People who actually bought subs with them after they put that in there should have seen this coming.
XdanielArt has created an image guide to all possible Adobe alternatives on different user software, which is where I found all of the above from, hoping the comment didn't get autodeleted. 😮💨
Going on 12 years of Linux use, 7 years exclusive having gotten rid of Windows. The vast majority of my games work fine, and I stopped distro hopping for Mint; it does what I want and need without any siren songs of customization. I no longer think a lot about my computers, and it's envigorating. I just do things, and the system says "Yes!".
Big same. Tried Ubuntu like most people and hated it. Then heard of Mint because I got desperate enough to drop Windows 10 and discovered Mint in a forum. Tried it, instantly tossed my Ubuntu and Windows 10 discs in the trash, and haven't looked back. Easily dual boots with XP for my old games.
After so many years of windows dominance, every single one desktop user is somehow "locked" to windows eco system either because of specific software or specific hardware. Power users do need to value more their privacy and security + the ability to own and control the OS (away from mega corporations) in order to make the switch and learn new apps. I made that switch years ago and I am a happy 95% Linux mint user. I still got a windows partition around because some of my work related stuff are based on windows only apps (this is not my fault, as the organization I am working for is very narrow minded). Once you make the switch you GOT TO HAVE the mentality to buy hardware that works also on Linux and NOT buy windows-only hardware. This is the only way for hardware manufacturers to get the message.
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Did you try a windows vm instead of dual boot? It's very handy especially with 2 or more monitors.
@@VitaliyKarpinski I also have a windows VM, which works fine when I need to work for example with specific MS Office files (and I am not talking about simple text). Unfortunately, when I need to work with video files (PowerDirector or Filmora) and I need 100% GPU power for rendering or other tasks, VM won't give me that, so dual booting is the only solution. Linux market share needs to seriously grow so we can have commercial software ported properly to Linux. It is the egg and the chicken problem...
@@georgepetrakis7703 Hi. I agree. But another option you can try is GPU Passthrough. It's easy if you have both iGPU and dGPU. Or 2 dGPU. You can disconnect and connect back your dGPU from linux host any time and use it in VM with native windows drivers directly. This way is for Linux power users mostly but it is great to avoid dual boot.
@@georgepetrakis7703 I replied from mobile app but my comment disappeared somehow. Will repeat. Did you try to use GPU Passthrough? Nowadays you can disconnect you dedicated GPU from your Linux host online and pass it to your Windows VM with native windows GPU drivers installed. Then after VM shutdown the GPU will be used again by Linux. It's better to have intel or amd cpu with igpu or 2 dedicated GPUs (one cheap and one powerful). Single GPU passthrough is also possible but more complicated to implement. This short old video demonstrates how it works: th-cam.com/video/37D2bRsthfI/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=blu3bird84 Cheers =)
ok timeshift is an absolute gamechanger - thanks for putting me on
for me it was warpinator.
To be honest, I just switched from Da Vinci Resolved to kdenlive. I was also surprised of how incredibly efficient kdenlive was as you can create proxy clips. (smaller renditions of the real clips as previews when scrubbing your video project) this will even make slower laptops being able to quickly video edit 4K files. it's really just in the export phase you can tell you're on a slower computer.
WPS : Office suite
SMplayer/Celluloid : Media player
Flatpak : AppStore
Cinnamon : Desktop Environment
Nemo : File Manager
qpdfview : PDF viewer,
now Firefox can edit pdf files
...
Just like home
Why are you using OpenOffice? Libre Office is its spiritual successor as a direct fork of the project that took all the developers with it.
Ya, Libre Office is much better. As a bonus, if you need to convert text files to different format then try pandoc. It's awesome. Once had a ODT document that glitched and couldn't even read the text. Pandoc was still able to rescue it by turning it into markdown.
Yes, this is key.
I was wondering that myself. I can't think of a reason why.
well, maybe his job needs such old software also he has onlyoffice as a replacement of MSOffice sweet, I think
He can use whatever he wants.
I have been running Kubuntu for 5 years on my older (2012 Intel i3 4Gb RAM) personal computer. I have upgraded twice to later LTS OS versions and it still works as well as it did 5 years ago and security updates can happen easily in the background, without driving my machine to its knees.
I still kept Windows 11 on my business machine until last week. I decided to jump. Briefly, I flirted with keeping MS Win 11, but in order to keep security support, (a must in my field), I had to do a "feature upgrade". That feature upgrade slowed my machine down and required 3 hours to perform. That was enough for me. The next day, I backed up my data files, tested all my work processes in Linux and then jumped out of the aircraft and set my parachute on fire.
Today, most of what I do is web based or have Open Source equivalents in software, which makes switching possible. I am sorry to hear you are still held hostage by your hardware drivers. It is sad.
BTW, I run Zoren OS Lite on a 2011 laptop with 4 GB RAM and a Centrino processor. Linux is AMAZING for older hardware.
If you're switching back to windows make sure to gather up your "dotfiles"
These are the configuration files for some programs on linux usually found in .config or your home directory. Their names often start with a . Thus , dotfiles.
Although gathering your dotfiles is usually done on a minimal system like an arch system that only uses a window manager.
After you gather your dotfiles, store them somewhere, preferably github, and when you go back to Linux, you can mostly pick up where you left off.
Whenever I buy new hardware or peripherals now, I specifically only buy things that are also Linux compatible, even if it means paying a little more. It's great knowing that your stuff wont just become an expensive paperweight when you switch into Linux.
Indeed. Thankfully this has become a lot easier than in the past.
As a new user, you must understand what distro and desktop environment is. Save you a lot hurdle.
I currently moved to Linux after using windows for 20 years. My channel is dedicated to Gaming on Linux now. It was really a very easy move for me.
Awesome, I'll check your channel out later when I'm finished at work Leonard Smith cinema here since late 2010 and 100% full-time since July 28th 2020. Cheers
Linux is not easy to switch to for many but once you understand how it works there is no turning back , Linux will make many good obsolete computers stay out of landfill . If you do not like to be watched there is no other option. The only issue is gaming, but as Linux becomes more popular, developers will release games native to Linux
Welcome to linux community bro, i thought you are making dedicated videos on linux but glad to see how people are moving towards linux and embracing it's features
Which distro do you use?
@@maxz69 I have used many distros like Zorin, Arch, Debian, Ubuntu, using Linux Mint for long time now .
Moved 5 years ago. Playing all my games without problems in Steam with Proton
Proton is what originally started me on Linux a couple years ago.
What's a good thing. But I wouldn't say it exactly "without the problem"
No pubg support
@@lowzyyy don't support them then. Or you're stupid enough to give them money
I found an alternative to dual booting from a hard disk. I simply shrunk my Windows partition down to a smaller size, then I manually partitioned an installation of Kubuntu using the remaining space, with one extra wrinkle. I put /boot on a usb and set my laptop to boot from it first if it is plugged in. The only part of Linux that is on the boot USB was /boot and /etc.
/usr, /home, swap, /var, and /tmp were all on separate partitions on the rest of the HD. It works great, and if I want my old Windows 7 back, I simply shutdown, remove the boot USB, and windows boots normally with no risk of corrupting the Windows boot track trying to create a dual boot HD.
Since /boot and /etc do not get modified greatly during normal operation, except during security updates or software installations, I think my USB should last a long time. But for safety, I clone the USB every time I do major software updates or installations. That way, if the USB ever dies, I have a duplicate ready to restart my machine.
This might work ok on newer machines, but I have only tried it on my old Windows 7 laptop from 2012. I still love Windows 7. Couldn't bear to part with it....
Excellent video. I have just installed and dual-booted Mint myself for similar reasons, so this is a perfect summary for my situation. You have a great speaking voice and presentation style too
You'd make a great Linux/FOSS/alternative tech channel.
So many Linux exclusive users make very professional quality videos.
Phenomenal video! Especially love the "snap out of it" part regarding fiddling with settings.
I don’t know who you are or what your channel is about but this was a pretty good video for new Linux people. Well done.
honestly I also don't know who I am or what my channel is about. Thanks
even if you ended up returning to windows, im glad you at least tried it, most people don't even consider to try using it. Linux has been rapidly becoming more user friendly these past few years, and one day, maybe you'll have the chance to try it out again. Anyways, great video, keep it up
Even if he switches back, I don't think he's going to use Windows as a daily OS, but instead just to run the incompatible programs.
I want to try it, but I am unsure of how to go about it. Moreover, I want a computer that "forgets me" after I've used it. I'm thinking Linux can be built to do this?
@@CaptainBollocks.... what do you mean by "a computer that forgets you"
@@pcpudfm As if I haven't even used it. I can do it in a VM, but I want my entire computer to be like that
@@CaptainBollocks.... what are you trying to do with that kind of desktop? it's possible i think with scripts, never really looked into it though
Great video! I have been contemplating making the switch for ~9 months or so. I have been locked into the windows world for years like a lot of others. Tired of the problems and intrusiveness of windows. I have also noticed the Linux community is SOOOOoooo much more accepting and open about EVERYTHING vs the windows community. Even reading through the comments here, so much good info and advice is encouraging. So glad I happened upon your channel and I will be using this long weekend to start my Linux journey. Thank you! 😁
I have been using Linux since 2000 when widows 98 was prevelent. I used Red Hat, Fedora and Suse for daily use and networking in workstations. I never regreted for not using windows. Everything can be done just with little patience and learning with Linux.
Thanks for sharing your experience, it was educational and validating of my own thoughts.
Good Advice all around especially with the "Just get it running and working and leave it alone" is nice. I recently put my laptop on Garuda Dr460nized And messing with KDE Plasma 6 Has been a blast but I need to remember it's not the only thing
Usually what it boils down to proprietary software and proprietary gear. Fortunately only have one piece of proprietary software that keeps me dual booting and Wine is getting better at running it.
Very interesting video. Good pacing. Was hoping it'd be longer.👍
Yesterday we installed Mint cinnamon on both of our computers and don't regret it at all. The security and stability make it very appealing. I would not miss Microsoft at all.
I switched to Mint 5 years ago and have never looked back. My internet is via Starlink, which runs Linux, my monitor is a 4K 50" Samsung TV that runs Linux, my desktop is MInt, and my laptop is Mint. I have one app that will only work with Windows, and for that I use a VM - that doesn't allow it to access the internet (if you do allow it, you can see a backdoor in action).
What do you run on that TV? Im just curious, how is that experience? Do you use it normally like a linux desktop with a TV for a monitor?
@@giorgos-4515 Yes, I use it just as a monitor connected with a high-speed HDMI cable from the desktop (if you use a cheap one advertised as 4K, it's full of artefacts). It's great, although you have to fool around at first with font scaling, etc, to make things readable - which is probably the case for any size of 4K monitor. Easily done with Mint, though. I have a friend with a similar TV who hooked it up to a Windows machine, and he doesn't even have true 4K - just 1080 scaled up. I've tried to explain to him what's happening, but have never gotten through. With Linux, it just automatically rendered at full 4K.
@@JCO2002 And for streaming services(netflix that almost all people want smart TVs for) and TV channels is the support for it ok?
@@giorgos-4515 I assume so. If the streaming is with a desktop that can handle 4k, it should be the same (mine is 11th gen i7, 8 core/16 threads, 32 GB of RAM and RocketLake-S GT1 [UHD Graphics 750] GPU, with a HDMI 2.1 cable). But I don't stream - download torrents instead using a VPN (Surfshark cause it has a Linux GUI) so Starlink doesn't know about it. And I don't watch TV - haven't in over 15 years - everything is internet.
@@giorgos-4515 i think they just worded it wrong. Pretty sure the tv isnt running linux, but that the pc running linux is using a tv as the monitor
I hope device support can get better so more people can move on with no regrets.
Really the biggest device Linux has problems with is Nvidia, but as of late, Nvidia has been working to improve Nouveau (FOSS nvidia gpu driver) and also implementing explicit sync on the proprietary driver on wayland, coming in driver version 555. I suspect with time, Nvidia will possibly switch to the proprietary driver being windows only, after making the FOSS driver a good alternative.
Also, avoid Creative if using Linux. Their support is practically nonexistent, and it errors out more often than it works correctly.
@@BigDogHaver I was using the term device more generally, I really meant just any peripheral electronic that interfaces with the computer. Not just the computer's components.
@@GIRGHGH I assumed you were talking about PC components, because peripheral support on Linux is extraordinary. So many devices are just plug and play, despite being only advertised for windows PCs. And this is just the base linux kernel, let alone the additional support on distros like PopOS and mint.
If it doesn't work on LInux then I don't really need it either.
This is an amazingly well put video. I started using Linux 8 years ago when I got a Chromebook and didn't had any other hardware to use. I didn't liked ChromeOS that much and it had a 15GB eMMC inside, so I couldn't really make any changes. After looking around I found out that you need to remove a write protection screw inside the motherboard and then mod the BIOS to install another OS. I started with Manjaro XFCE and got a 128GB pendrive to store things. I managed to play games and do the usual stuff in there. It was a very interesting (and sometimes frustrating) experience. Now I have a gaming setup and I dual-boot a debloated win10 for some pieces of software and games and Nobara Linux as my daily driver. Keep up the good work, Thomas!
Made the move to Debian yesterday. Had some hiccups but got everything set up just right now. Steam, Emudeck, Brave, torrents, etc. I'm set.
for running davinci resolve, ive found that using 18.1.4 inside a fedora distrobox works as any newer version causes the timeline ui to dissapear
I hope davinci resolve release at some point as flatpak so we don't have to deal with those compatibility problems...
@@georgepetrakis7703 It's not possible to sandbox Resolve. It requires direct access to files and hardware to work properly.
"...people, trusting people...(pause)...pros and cons." lmao loved that line.
The XZ backdoor has entered the chat.
People run these power-hungry, money-grabbing Big Brothers.
Which theme are you using? The most bothering thing in my Mint install is the look, but I dont want to distrohop, to set up my workflow from scratch.
I related massively to this. When all my games stopped working on Windows 7 I had no reason not to move over. Had some prior experience and was already using all the same free software that works on Linux. Glad to hear it worked out well for you!
Best move I ever made, Linux is far superior.
That's a pretty bold statement and in many aspects super inaccurate. Maybe, MAYBE stability and security. That is about it. UI, scattered and terrible desktop environments, driver problems, many games and software is still not supported (as for the software, not the fault of Linux ofc), I could continue. I love Linux on my older machines and VPS, but it is BY FAR not superior to Mac or Windows in any way.
@ Window management can be better OOTB on Linux and it's better for developers. I think Proton has made it more accessible for laymen but I agree, it's not really in the same tier as macOS or Windows. I'm lucky enough where I can get by with just Linux and macOS.
@@runesbroken agreed, I can use all and appreciate benefits of each, but let's not paint a pink garden. Linux desktops and window managements are a mess and it is more dev/devops oriented then for a use straight out of the box ;)
When somebody is showing me for example a KDE UI as something great (I am a fullstack designer, mostly UI/UX), it is a joke. Since I have a similar workflow in each OS, I can tell you I can do anything on Windows that I can do on Linux and more. Package installation, keyboard launcher, window management, Linux Subsytem (actually have Ubuntu and Kali) etc.
We live in a great time though, I remember my days with Internet Explorer 5 and frontend development .)
@ The problem is you! Have fun learning Linux!>
@@DCM777. I did have fun. Nothing to learn anymore. If someone wants to spend his life versioning and updating dot files and endless distro customization with terrible UI, go for it. Or debug with Stack overflow or AI why something doesn't work. Good for old machines and servers. And I stick by that.
Pretty please could you list the apps you mentioned? I tried the closed captioning to get their names correctly, but that failed. Thank you dearly. I haven't seen your vids since your Chromebook days and it's lovely to see you again.
Hi! Will do when I get a chance :) Off the top of my head I mentioned LocalSend, Pika Backup, OnlyOffice, Videomass.
@@Thoroughmas Thank you Thomas, that's very helpful.
@@ThoroughmasI just came across your video. I have been using Handbrake, but I will have to check out Videomass.
I recently changed last week, and I've been quite productive since then. I haven't noticed any significant difference, but I've definitely been more productive.
That's pretty good news. Which distribution did you install?
Thomas! I used to comment on your Chromebook videos. I'm delighted to see you joining the free world! I'm using a Chromebook these days but I started using Ubuntu in 2008 and these days my favourite distro would probably be Fedora with KDE.
Hey great to see you again!!
In regards to Davinci Resolve, the supported Linux OS is Rocky. Having said that, I have successfully ran it on Ubuntu with Nvida without any issues.
I got Davinci Resolve to run on Debian. It was missing a library it needed and as soon as I installed that it just worked. Although once I installed it I never really used it. I only installed it because I met someone on IRC that couldn't get it to work. So I figured I'd give it a look to see what was going on. It looks like a really complicated program to me. I've no idea how to use it.
You could also just get another mini-PC to run Windows and another for Linux. Most of them are cheap but can also be fairly powerful depending on how much you are willing to spend. For my set up, I have Linux installed on one mini-PC which is my daily driver and main OS and another mini-PC with Windows for work/school stuff that requires it. I also have a powerful gaming PC with a dedicated GPU running Windows that is strictly just for gaming. These are all connected to the same monitor that has a built-in KVM switch for easy switching and I also use a USB KVM switch so I can use the same mouse, keyboard, cam, and other peripherals by just a push of a button---basically I can rotate between 3 PCs without switching mouse, keyboard, etc.
Another thing that made it much easier for me switching to Linux as my main OS is first finding alternatives on the apps I often use in Windows on Linux and learning how to use them. I was surprised to find quite a few that are even better than the ones I used to use in Windows. Also, all my Windows PCs are debloated with no telemetries and are heavily restricted by my hardware firewall on where they can connect to. I also don't store any sensitive data on them and if I do, they are encrypted. 😎
MY MAN!!! I suggested almost the same exact thing! I have an $85.00 mini that I just run Mint on! My tower is still in good shape but if Microsoft does stop upgrading 10 as they are threatening to, it will become a Linux machine!
Sounds like a great setup, thanks for the recommendation!
I switched last year. Hopped around a bit between Mint, Debian, and Fedora (and Cinnamon, Gnome, and KDE). Fedora with Gnome is what stuck due to stability and gaming performance.
While trying out different setups, I never had to boot Windows once, so I got rid of that partition when I settled down with Fedora + Gnome.
Great video! And great advice regarding stepping out and go out of tue state where you want to tweak everything and control it.. gotally can understand and relate to that and yes, it is an extreme that if it happens, once it does, the faster you become aware of it and able to “leave it as it is”, the better!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Excellent video! I'm about to make the jump because I refuse to go out and buy a new computer just to upgrade to Windows 11. I've been playing with Pi's for years and years, my laptop is Fedora, but I've decided that Mint is where I'll land. My wife is not at all technical, and as I'm a retired application developer I'm her help desk! Mint seems to make that easy while I have to fuss with Fedora. I just found out that some software needed to play MKV files isn't in Fedora 39, seems to have been dropped along the way. Tried the same video on Mint and it just works. Cheers!
Hey so I'm switching because I also don't want to buy a new computer to upgrade. I'm going to try and learn what I can until I have to switch. Since I don't have an app developer handy, what would you recommend learning so I can troubleshoot my own issues?
about the dual boot: yes at the beginning it's reassuring to have this backup possible. and after a while you realize that you didn't boot on windows since months..... so you begin to think why keeping it?
anyway there are now multiple ways to run windows SW on linux
Linux can't run all Windows software.
very good reviews and thanks for sharing!
I have been on nothing but Linux since 2000. Back then it was a pain in the ass, but i stuck with it. I learned a lot. I crashed so many installs. It was all worth it in the end. Today, Linux is 100x better at hardware support / gaming.
Do more Linux videos, you're not a weeb. We need more normal people lol
Haha I appreciate it
I run a video production and graphic design company on an all Linux pipeline! It is possible. You just have to build your setup around it, like you would with Mac
That's encouraging! Do you use the more naturally Linux-compatible software along the lines of Gimp, Kdenlive etc?
@Thoroughmas For sure! We use DaVinvi Resolve Studio, Blender, GIMP, Krita, Inkscape, Darktable, OnlyOffice, Nextcloud, Shutter Encoder, Handbrake, and a few more. They work great!
This is hardcore.
Very well done! And I'm surprised how similar your experience has been to our own. Biggest difference - we're now retired and have a lot of time to devote to the Linux journey. Meantime Linux Mint and the Grub menu are our good friends. Be well!
Ah video making is most of what I use a computer for. Grateful for this perspective! Hopefully that gets better someday.
Everyone tries to recommend desktop environments that are familiar to what users used before but I will say if you're switching to linux, dont choose something that looks like the os you previously used. If it looks familiar you will expect it to work a certain way but linux isn't windows or mac so it wont work like them. If you choose something unfamiliar you have no expectation on how its used so you're more willing to learn a new way of doing things anyway.
I just tell people to use gnome. Easiest de to use and it's pretty locked down so people won't be overwhelmed
The newbies with the greatest chance of making it are the ones that can leave all of their old baggage behind. Linux is a Windows alternative not a Windows replacement. The distinction is real.
I’m getting pretty fed up with Windows. I may transition altogether. My main hold ups have been familiarity and games, but the latter has gotten a lot better compared to 20 years ago.
Which distro are you thinking about using?
@@soundsnags2001 not sure. Probably Pop!_OS.
You can't get familiar if you don't start. It's not like experience is going to come in your sleep or anything like that. You actually have to run Linux to get familiar with Linux. I'm sorry but that's just how it is.
Heya, Good feedback :)
Fun fact > if you have any trouble go with arch base distro like EndeavourOS, you will have acess to the AUR and that mean 1 command to install Davinci, not all the tricky stuff in debian base distro, and by having a rolling release system, you have also acess to most of latest driver and kernel who help to solve compatibility issues.
Great points. I'm sending this to a young friend who's stuck on win. I've used Linux for years, and still use win regrettably now and then. The better Stream function might help my friend, because he has games that run best there.
Mint is a bit outdated and in my opinion looks ugly. I want to test kde neon to see how stable it is for general people. It looks very clean
You can either get linux in the hundreds of other variants of ready to use distros.
Or you can make your own from the base.
I don't think so mint with cinnamon is great for beginners or gnome based distro because kde is still unstable and overwhelming with lots of features rn i am using kde neon
That's why I chose Kubuntu and and Ubuntu Studio on my PCs. KDE Plasma looks and feels very intuitive coming from Windows and it's incredibly customizable too! I'm very happy with it.
I tried Linux Mint (Cinnamon, I believe) on my Media PC, but the Desktop didn't scale well on my 4K TV. About half the stuff seemed unaffected by the GUI scaling setting. It also couldn't smoothly play TH-cam videos over 1080p and sometimes struggled with 1080p as well, making this old 6th gen i5 mini PC barely better than the Raspberry Pi 4 it replaced. No such issues running Kubuntu 23.10 on it though!
@BunnyKhatri-pd8zm I'm a beginner (switched two weeks ago), I chose KDE because it looks most like Windows (pre 11) and I'm very happy.
It does have an annoying bug where pinned programs disappear from the taskbar, or the taskbar disappears when I change my display configuration (which I do a lot because I have a 32:9 monitor that I often use in picture by picture mode as two 16:9 monitors), but I can work around that, no big deal. The pros far outweigh the cons for me, I like feeling right at home with my DE, rather than getting myself used to a completely different design paradigm like Ubuntu Gnome, and I really enjoy KDE's standard programs like Dolphin file explorer which is such an incredibly good explorer, I don't even want to try anything else!
(And I know I can install any file explorer on any DE, but I wanna keep it as stock as possible to make it easier for me to follow tutorials and troubleshooting guides if needed. I even switched to using English as my system language, rather than my mother tongue for that same reason.)
@@LRM12o8 you should try gnome once, gnome extensions are so stable and i personally like gnome more. i am using kde for some other reasons
Excellent video. Subscribed.
Linux Mint is an excellent choice.
Windows 11 is enough to make anybody switch. 😜
Yes, getting the audio side understood is no small task. Switching over hopfully soon. I am dual booting on seperate drives between WIn10 and LMDE 6, which is more responsive than Linux Mint standard. I've been in and out of Linux waiting for the audio side to get fixed, hoping for the new system Pipewire to get it done.
On a side note: AV Linux Studio and Ubuntu Studio come setup for the creative folks. But I want to learn how to set it up so when something breaks, and it will, I will know how to fix it. So my choice is LMDE 6.
You've gone down a path I'm yet to muster up the courage for! I've thought about doing it, a lot. So thanks for saving me the time. I think in the end I'd get to the same point as you. Plus my work is so reliant on Microsoft products... I think if I switched I'd have Windows running in a VM with work stuff all installed there.
I personally think Fedora is the best distro as it is by default. GNOME being different won’t make people want to do things the same way as on Windows or Mac, because it doesn’t feel similar.
Yes but you also have to understand the simple fact that people want to mess with as little as possible especially when they're trying out something different that they might fear to some extent. The last crap that people have to adjust to feel at home at what they're used to doing visually at least the better the chances they're going to feel at home in that new place and Fedora is not bad but gnome desktop of today, is a good bit different than what Windows users are used to. However, Linux Mint cinnamon is probably ones most gentle transition from the windows World As It Gets
@@motoryzen I think pretending that it's the same thing as Windows just because there is a menu in the bottom left corner is what leads many people to be that much more frustrated when something behaves differently from Windows.
the only reason i haven't switched my main computer to linux mint is because i have a vr headset
So I use linux and have an old htc vive, and it was overall pretty plug and play on kubuntu 23.04.
I've heard this isn't always the case though.
That said, I'm unsure how well it works with headsets like the windows mixed reality headsets or the quest.
Great video. I've wanted to switch to Linux for a long time now, and after this inspiring video. I am about to do it. Just need to write down all programs I need to find a "replacement" for.
It's really nice. You can even create a bootable thumb drive with the whole os on it and run it like that without installing it you don't want to. At least then you can look for replacements without any pressure.
I decided on Linux Mint about a year ago. I did the dual boot but after a couple of weeks I nuked Windows. I love it! Admit though, Davinci is still a challenge, but I’m working through it. Spot on episode , thanks!
DaVinci Resolve is one of the programs that you generally might want to run with an NVIDIA card in Linux. As a rule of thumb, AMD works better for the general Linux desktop, AMD and NVIDIA are close to even at gaming (though AMD is always improving here), and NVIDIA is the choice for proprietary software like DaVinci Resolve. Proprietary software on Linux that involves graphics will usually be easier to set up with an NVIDIA card. In some cases much easier.
Mmm that's great to know, thanks. I've been an AMD fan for many years but we gotta admit when NVIDIA is just better at something (like most video codecs)
Nvidia has Cuda cores. A lot of software uses that.
Welcome to the Linux Mint club :D. I use Mint myself even though I have been using Linux since the days of Slackware in the 90s. TBH, Mint is stable, it comes boxed with about everything I need and it's mostly hassle free. I've tried stock Debian, Arch, etc... and I just like Mint because I don't have to fuss with a lot of stuff.
Thank you so much for your video. Various tips in it helped me in my journey to Linux.
As to going back to windows:
Have you considered virtualization?
Using virtual machine manager (using qemu) and PCI pass through you can remain on Linux and only use windows when you really need it.
It is possible to dynamically pass through the GPU when needed but it's not easy to configure.
Best program for virtualization without fussy tweaking: Boxes. This app is based on qemu and runs AMAZING and simple to run. Give it a spin and see how you like it!
This is an incredibly helpful video for where I’m at right now.
Another user's honest realization that as much as some of us may want Linux to take over the laptop/desktop market, it can't....... Without the Apps that most users are used to/need, it will remain niche.
A chicken and the egg scenario
I think maybe if more manufacturers sold devices running Linux or having the option to run Linux out the box more people would use it. More users would provide more of an incentive for developers to make native Linux versions of their apps. As it stands installing a new OS is a process many people don’t want to / know how to deal with and could maybe void warranty?
I switch to linux with Steam Deck
Getting a Pi5 for programming and being exposed to the Rasbien (or whatever it's called) operating system really helped me finally get comfortable enough with terminal to make the switch.
I ended up getting a SATA power switch module to replace the unused optical drive. I just press the button to power the drive I want to boot from (plus one that is always on for a shared data drive). My daily driver is Fedora Workstation with Plasma. I also have CachyOS, Qubes, and Windows 10 installed
I use Linux for almost my entire Life, and honestly I still don't know why people use Windows, if you are a single player gamer, Linux works just fine, if you only care about browsing the internet, you can, you can do whatever, obviously is not Windows, there is a little learning curve, but is still doable, also thank to Linux and computer in general, I learn to be "decent" in English.
I need Adobe Lightroom, iTunes. And some occasional gaming. No escape for me. Dual-boot is annoying and disruptive. I am trying to configure a proper passthrough so I can have a KVM with win11 inside of Hyprland if I need it. Once that's actually usable, I don't need windows as the main OS.
Instead of Lightroom, you can use Darktable, which is equally powerful. Regarding iTunes, you can try to install it inside a Wine bottle. These are sandboxed files that run a version of Windows in them, all open source.
@@EugeniaLoli omg... I wish people stop perpetuating this myth. No, Darktable is not a replacement for Lightroom. I would have bigger chances with XnView. Darktable is nothing but frustration and pile of useless poop (sorry, that's a truth when you ACTUALLY try to work on photos in any capacity). iTunes DOES NOT work properly under wine, it's broken and was broken for the last few years ("thank you" Apple) I tried to install a few years old versions, trying to find sweetspot between actually working (DRM) and actually working (being nothing but a broken, black screen)... KVM seems the only solution for now.
I always bothered switching to Linux because it wasn't easily possible to develop games on it. There was always the need to switch back and forth between Windows and Linux, because one of the steps in your pipeline required it, be it 3D object exports, texture exports, some sound file editing etc. But within the last 5 years, it became really accessible, especially with full Vulkan, Blender and Krita support. I've been running a Linux work PC since one year and it's such a breeze, it runs so smoothly. I'm sure that the future of Linux is really bright, especially when development on Linux gains more and more traction.
"I'm sure that the future of Linux is really bright, especially when development on Linux gains more and more traction."
Do you know how long that very thing has been said? Years and years and years. The only way Linux will really grow is both (a) there aren't other options for people to go to without spending a lot of money for an OS or giving up their privacy; and (b) there is finally some accountability in how linux distros are created and maintain.
There is just too much fragmentation right now. Too many people more interested in their 15 minutes of fame creating a new distro or new app for the distros, and forking this and that, than in actually remaining with one distro or project. Dev's get bored and just drop everything, only to run off to some other linux project or just go back to Windows.
You saying “I love FOSS” earned my subscription. That is the stuff I love to hear.
Be careful about dual booting with the way windows 11 is going and I'm hearing stories you might wanna stick to one of each but just take out or unplug the power to HDD that windows is on. Even me I had a weird but it had nothing to do with windows but it did have to do with secure boot. It was strange.. why I don't even want secure boot and TPM stuff on. From now on, any computer I do get hard drive or SSD out 1st and I'll boot into the uefi/BIOS and check BIOS version and generally lock it down in the way I want more then put a HDD or ssd I truly know os empty or known to be never windows install Linux on encrypted volume separate home and boot partition and home partition that's gonna be on a separate not the same boot drive. I just don't trust that OS seriously.
Virtual machine is the way to go, if you do need Windows! It's more convenient than dual booting, you can block bad updates, annoying new features and all telemetry and security risks by disconnecting your Windows VM from the Internet (handle downloads through a shared folder with the host) and the performance is really good, at least if you increase the size of the swap file. My swap file is 16 GB (32 GB RAM) and my Windows 10 VM runs as smooth as bare metal!
(I can't speak to the gaming performance of the VM, but with Wine and Proton, the only game I need a Windows VM to play is good old Windows XP's Pinball! 😁)
@@LRM12o8Its the complete opposite on my experience, I find it slow on VM when I tried Mint even with a little bit of tinkering (or maybe its just my machine) Dual Boot works great for me since I use Windows rarely but an option is good when needed
@@sebastiangonzales46 Did you try it with Qemu? Virtualbox is basically internet explorer lol.
@@sebastiangonzales46 For max performance do NOT use VirtualBox and use VirtManager or pure QEMU. Set all possible devices to VirtIO and install all drivers from VirtIO Drivers ISO. Also use a separate Thin LVM partition for space saving and snapshot ability. This will give a blazing performance, Drag N Drop from host to VM and VM desktop auto resize feature. And I also recommend 2 monitors.
@@LRM12o8 I never will use windows and swappiness depending on Distro can also be a problem and I prefer some zram along side some swappiness. I really see no need anymore for same as RAM amount or even higher anymore for swap, especially for 16GB RAM and higher. Ubuntu's and even Linux mint default is 60 yea no thanks, I prefer 15. This is really dependent on how much RAM you have too i'd suggest either 40 or 30 maybe 20 for especially 4 GB computers. Just do cat /proc/sys/vm/swappiness to find out your default. to change, now I use MX Linux so similar to Ubuntu and Debian based, instructs for that would be sudo pico /etc/sysctl.conf and add or find, most likely gonna have to add it with vm.swappiness = x , now pico i just prefer to use, you can use your own preferred cli text editor.
If I wasn't a gamer, I would have been on GNU/Linux full-time decades ago.
There are a few exceptions, but it's fair to say that Windows applications are generally of a much higher quality, and with far more advanced features. Why would anyone use Linux as a desktop, when it means dealing with so many crappy applications? You clearly have very low quality standards.
These day many things run better under Linux than Windows, simply because of less overhead
With Valve developing proton, and the Lutris project existing, gaming on Linux is better than ever (and fairly often better than windows.) If you have an Nvidia GPU though, sometimes you can run into some unsolvable issues. There's a lot of hype building around the proprietary nvidia 555 driver, and explicit sync being implemented. This is supposed to solve a plethora of issues Nvidia has on Linux, and with proton. I'm suspecting another Windows gamer -> Linux gamer switch happening soon after the bugs are worked out on the 555+Wayland driver.
I'm a gamer, switched to Pop!_OS 4 years ago and the only reason I have a Windows install is to use USBshark to transfer the RGB tools for my specific SteelSeries mouse to OpenRGB 😂
@@BigDogHaver
> ", gaming on Linux is better than ever (and fairly often better than windows).
Windows HAS the GREAT games, Linux doesn't.
You all claim to be full Linux, but at the same time you dual boot to Windows, or use other methods to run Windows games or the more advanced Windows applications.
Guys like you don't fool me.
That is a great statement in saying to leave the system alone when configured. I can say from experience that I have messed up a few systems by continuing to tinker.
Switched to Fedora Linux last year, just popped in a smaller hard drive for a Windows install for the rare time I need to use it.
Works great so far, bit Windows gets REALLY cranky if you leave it alone for too long.
If it's not too much trouble, is there any chance you could post the software you're using in Linux in the description or in a comment? A couple of the ones you mentioned were new to me.
Linus dyed his hair and got thinner.
I don't really like Debian-based distros. They are a bit obsolete. But it's a good starting point before moving on to things like Void Linux, Fedora minimal or even Arch
You can run anything you want and you can use any hardware. Gaming is suddenly getting easier with Proton and Windows programs can also run pretty well with WINE.
Davinci Resolve on Linux is only usable with the studio version. The free version somehow doesn't like MP4 videos and lots of other stuff.
What the hell are you saying?😄 Debian distros are obsolete? Come on men😄
@@danilaros Debian distros use old software on purpose. They are intended for older or mainstream hardware. My 2018 laptop's network card didn't work in 2021 with any Debian distro. Because it wasn't added to the supported hardware yet.
But Arch already had it.
I currently installed the newest Mint on one of my computers. And most of the software is a few versions behind my Arch system.
The Linux kernel is even a few years behind.
you can use the debian-sid.
@@idonotknowwhyyoutubeletsyo5893 Debian Sid, Ubuntu non LTS releases….i don’t like arch, it breaks my system many times, they put the most recent packages in the repos without proper testing and then sometimes goes wrong….
I switched 2021 and never looked back. I am a gamer and it was incredible how well everything worked. The best thing you mentioned was to stop tinkering when everything works. Linux is a rabbit hole and if you immediately start making a perfect system it eats your time.
I'd love to see you delve a little deeper and install arch and really shape your personal OS to be exactly how you want. Would be interested to hear your thoughts on different Desktop Environments or Tiling WMs if you fancy something a little more challenging.
Set a separate drive for Windows. Don't switch back completely.
I definitely could not agree more. So many beginner Linux users make the mistake of a stalling whatever Linux operating system they choose in the same physical Drive Windows already lives in and it just creates the best opportunity for them to lose data on both. Especially those who haven't a clue about partitioning drives and what to look for and they also don't understand that when you do that method, grub and windows bootloader are not meant to exist on the same drive one always tries to overwrite the other and it just causes problems in the end when you're ready to get rid of Linux and go back to Windows if you've reached a dead end point or you're frustrating you just need to take a full break from it
I've been there. Done that. Got the t-shirt and noticed it didn't fit and had to throw it away
This 100%. I dug up an old laptop that just didn't work anymore and ripped it's corrupted 320gb hard drive out, wiped it, plugged it into my PC, and put linux mint on it. I still have windows for things I need it for while linux is completely isolated so no worries about potential issues.
I've used Unix and Linux since the mid '70s. It has become a jungle for both IT and users. Too many distributions to keep track of, what's compatible with what, how and where to get programs and utilities, different ways of doing things in basically the same O.S., so many different window managers and so on. People switching from Windows should plan on a multi-year learning curve -- and even then you won't master it. It's not for the faint of heart or those unwilling to do a boatload of reading to figure things out.
Naah, it's simple.
Nah, I switched to Linux two weeks ago and I learned about everything I need to know (for now) in that time, it was surprisingly easy!
Idk what you mean about having to keep track of all the different distributions and stuff, I think you don't. Just select a distro with a desktop environment that looks good to you. My experience from previous failed experiments with Linux tells me that all you need to do is stick to the big distros that have a long track record of good support and updates as well as plenty of detailed documentation, beginner-friendly tutorials and troubleshooting resources on the internet and ignore all the small and brand-new distros that promise to do everything better than the established ones. That was the biggest lesson I needed to learn to make the switch successful: *stick to the beaten path,* at least until you're familiar with the landscape.
I think you got sucked in to the tinkering and looking for the best, the perfect Linux experience, which is very difficult to get, and thus you don't see how easy it is nowadays to get a good Linux experience.
@@LRM12o8 hes a old man give him some rest you didn't understand what he saying he saying he used unix like system for almost 50 years and unix and linux has changed a lot over the past 50 years and it is still evolving
@@LRM12o8 wrong. you are wading in the shallow end of the pool. go for a swim in the deep end and realize how much you don't know.
@@BunnyKhatri-pd8zm another who doesn't understand what I wrote.
about the only thing still keeping me on windows is the adobe CC suite that I need for work.
one small question: if I already have a ton of steam games installed on a seperate hard drive, do I need to re-download them after installing linux or can I just tell steam to that drive and be done with it?
Linux Mint is my favorite OS so far, I usually use terminal for updates even though the GUI allows for updates without the terminal.
JUST TALK ABOUT VALORANT AND RIOT GAMES !!!
Literal spyware. Their anti cheat is legitimately so scary
Dont play those games
KVM is your friend.
I suggest you maybe could try installing Virt-Manager and creating a Windows VM in Mint . Then you could passthrough to the VM all the peripherals you need at any given moment, so the VM would have baremetal access to that hardware. You would not need to "go back" or reboot to a different OS every time.
One sore point might be about the GPU, if you only have one, and is used by the host (Mint) might be a bit complicated to configure it to passthrough to the VM (Is doable most of the time). If you have 2x GPUs (including the Integrated GPU of a proc) would make things easier.
Are you edititing on windows? because the emojis are windows 11 emojis
Man, I reeeaaally felt that gut punch right at the end when you mentioned proprietary drivers and high-end audio/video production equipment. I'm in a similar situation, I just left behind Windows 10 LTSC hopefully forever - I'm running Debian and I haven't got Davinci Resolve working yet ;)
Run the installer through strace and see what library it isn't loading then find and install that. That's how I got Resolve to work in Debian. Took me like 2 minutes. You can just run ldd against the installer binary too. Then make sure you have everything on the list. I forget if I used a shell script wrapper to get the binary to load the library. I normally don't like to taint my base system with out of repo stuff. If you go the wrapper route then you want to put that missing library off your library path and use the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable to point to it. If ~/bin exists Debian will put it on your $PATH. So make that directory and use it for personal executables. You can put links in there too. That's your playroom.