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    I think they just hate us Linux Gamers (lemmy.ml)
    submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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    I save this meme a while ago, I think it is from Reddit

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    [–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Running a VM would imply dealing with VFIO. For a recently converted casual Linux gamer it's better for them to dual boot than deal with that headache.

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    I get your point in dual boot being less of a headache, but learning some libvirt/qemu and running your own virtual machines is a lot of fun.
    I went for a virtual Fedora Workstation with VFIO and a dummy plug. Then I use Sunshine/Moonlight to stream my gaming session to whichever device I feel like using.

    Anytime I wanna try something I feel might crash my Fedora I simply backup the virtual machine files and go to town on it.
    If I fail I roll back and try again.
    I run my servers the same way, as virtual machines that I can easily backup and experiment with, and I do think it makes learning a lot quicker.

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

    It is, I'm not knocking out the usefulness of the tech. I'm thinking more about how convenient it is for the average gamer vs. dual booting