The only few reason I know so far is software availability, like adobe software, and Microsoft suite. Is there more of major reasons that I missed?

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    People told me “oh yeah, gaming on Linux is a comparable or even better experience compared with gaming on windows.” Well after a whole weekend spent troubleshooting and trying different distros only to get 20fps max and no controller support for a 5 year old pc game I went back to windows and was playing within about 30 minutes including the time to install the OS.

    Edit: Before you go giving me tips: yes, I tried that too. You’re missing the point if your solution to the above is “more troubleshooting, I guess.”

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      Usually this means you didint install the proprietary graphics driver. Which you also have to do on windows (Geforce Experience )

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      30 minutes including installing the os

      Having installed windows 11 about a month ago, I know that is a big fat lie.

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        Last time I changed the SSD on my computer, it took me about 30 min to make the Windows ready to play Steam games. Win 11 took 15 min to install, the Nvidia driver and Steam took the rest. So it’s not a lie at all.

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      This right here is why the Linux community needs to pick a single desktop that just works for people who are switching over for gaming purposes.

      Yeah, having the choice of multiple Distros is great from a technical perspective. But most people forgot what it was like on Windows.

      Gamers are not interested in distro hopping on their first time attempt to get Linux to work.

      If we’re going to say that a benefit of Linux is the multiple distros to a new person, you had better warn them that some distros are not as easy to work with as others. Looking at the cool desktop pictures on the website is not a sign that a distro is easy to work with.