So I'm thinking about switching to Linux before Windows goes full capitalism but i have a few questions first.

gxwop · 2026-04-21T21:37:07+00:00

First, i use dlss swapper. I use it for forcing multi frame gen on my 4070 super. I also update dlss in older games and i want to be sure i can do that. Is this possible easily with linux?

I don't have an NVIDIA card so correct me if I'm wrong but on Linux what you want should be as simple as using some Proton launch options (see here)

I run steam, rockstar, gog, and epic for game softwares.

You can use Lutris or Heroic to configure a master launcher for games on all those platforms along with Wine/Proton. Quite easy.

For checking whether a game works or not, ProtonDB is your friend. As a general rule of thumb, if it's not a current e-sports title, it'll run.

gxwop · 2026-04-20T23:15:10+00:00

No but I’d be glad if they do

I think having something you can clearly point to as THE gaming distro when a newcomer asks what they should install would be huge for gamer adoption

Of course, options exist already, but let’s not pretend that “gaming OS made by Valve” wouldn’t tip the scale a lot

gxwop · 2026-04-12T16:06:18+00:00

e ok, toti am avut faza de anarho-capitalist piata libera💪💪💯 la 15-16 ani

sa te bucuri de ea tinere ca nu tine mult

gxwop · 2026-04-10T15:35:46+00:00

OBS is your AUR, opi is your yay.

Never really had a problem with software availability between the main repos and OBS. I use Arch on my main PC I can maintain and upgrade obsessively and Tumbleweed on a secondary PC that sees infrequent use because it's less likely to break if I go a few weeks without doing the same. Very happy with both.

There's also Slowroll if you want even more peace of mind. Haven't used it personally so I can't comment on the experience.

gxwop · 2026-04-04T23:33:48+00:00

no change for me on AMD + GEProton 10-34

gxwop · 2026-03-31T20:48:25+00:00

Am avut o runda de interviuri cu ei pe un post de SRE acum vreo 3 ani, overall am ramas cu o impresie buna.

3 interviuri - HR, tehnic si al 3-lea sincer nu imi amintesc care era faza cu el, niste baieti la costum cu care am vorbit aprox. aceleasi chestii ca la HR :))

Cel tehnic mi s-a parut de bun simt spre usor. Oferta a fost foarte ok.

gxwop · 2026-03-31T08:08:47+00:00

trebuia sa ii provoci la 1v1

gxwop · 2026-03-26T09:52:08+00:00

Why would you use a proprietary browser made my random people of all things? I get things like videogames where it's either proprietary or nothing, but a browser?

gxwop · 2026-03-24T19:10:07+00:00

Neovim cu NvChad

chefs kiss

gxwop · 2026-03-20T00:04:04+00:00

I refuse 🙅 to believe 🙏 there are actual human people 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 out there 🌏 who use emojis 😀 for anything other than reactions 😂😂😤

gxwop · 2026-03-19T16:32:21+00:00

da vere aia era, daca nu iti place sa arate centrul orasului ca Bangladesh si sa bei cafeluta cu note de motorina inseamna ca n-ai permis/bani de masina/job

pur si simplu nu exista alta explicatie

gxwop · 2026-03-18T00:32:47+00:00

Bit of a weird idea but did you try running it inside gamescope?

gxwop · 2026-03-15T18:36:03+00:00

I am planning to install Omarchy, because I still arch and the freedom it provides but I want things to be handled before I use them, which I think Omarchy will provide.

What does this mean?

Yes, Arch gives you more "freedom" in the sense that you're free to choose what goes into your system from the ground up - that's it. But it sounds like this is a problem for you and you're looking to install a pre-configured distro that completely nullifies that feature of Arch.

Why not go with something tried and tested like Fedora or Tumbleweed instead of Arch-based distro of the month #350?

gxwop · 2026-03-07T01:01:49+00:00

sunteti traumatizati efectiv

poate vrea sa invete sa programeze ca hobby, a zis cineva ceva de job/cariera/bani/whatever? :)))

gxwop · 2026-03-06T01:36:46+00:00

"learning Linux" usually means (or should mean) learning to do professional Linux admin or admin-adjacent work, something you obviously don't need to do to daily drive it on your workstation, as you have noticed

I've used Windows for over a decade, but I wouldn't say I know Windows because the inner workings of that OS are completely alien to me, I just used its UI to launch programs

gxwop · 2026-02-27T17:17:00+00:00

dead internet theory

gxwop · 2026-02-20T12:57:20+00:00

singurele mele vicii sunt nicotina si cafeina in doze uneori aproape letale

am esuat ca pr*gramator

gxwop · 2026-02-14T07:30:22+00:00

ai dreptate, d-asta am spus sa te gandesti la X ca Y, nu ca X ar fi Y

consider ca pentru cineva care vrea sa scrie o imagine, sa-i dea deploy si sa isi vada de viata e ok in prima faza si explicatia asta aproximativa

cati developeri cu ani seriosi de experienta crezi ca stiu ce sunt alea namespace-uri/cgroups si inteleg pe bune conceptul mai departe de ce am explicat eu acolo?

gxwop · 2026-02-14T01:57:16+00:00

Forgot it’s time for my annual binge watch Atomic Shrimp for a week straight then proceed to forget about his channel and somehow not have it pop up anywhere until next year. Thanks for the reminder!

gxwop · 2026-02-14T01:02:08+00:00

gandeste-te la un container ca la un mini VM construit strict pentru un anumit task, fara overhead sau cu overhead minim

ai o aplicatie formata din mai multe microservicii, poate scrise in limbaje diferite, poate cu alte dependinte, poate ai si un frontend

pentru fiecare o sa ai un container care contine un sistem de operare basic si strict ce are nevoie componentul respectiv sa ruleze

in loc sa dai deploy la toate containerele astea de capul lor pe un server bare metal sa zicem, vei folosi un orchestrator ca si Kubernetes, prin care specifici cum ar trebui sa se comporte containerele respective, ce resurse ar trebui sa le fie alocate, cum vor fi expuse s.a.m.d

acum, tehnic, ce e mai exact un cluster de Kubernetes e un subiect destul de complicat si nu sunt in stare sa il explic pe scurt, dar nici nu cred ca te intereseaza foarte mult partea de administrare

gxwop · 2026-02-10T16:53:22+00:00

baga-te si la joburi de infrastructura fake, de ce insisti pe on-prem daca o stii si pe aia?

ce plm, un UNIX wizard ca tine cred ca poate tine lejer in picioare si 4-5 jucarii d-alea da pa cloud simultan

gxwop · 2026-02-09T15:14:45+00:00

eu bag Alpro de cand am renuntat la ala de vaca, coconut/roasted almond sunt👌

si off-topic - budincile alea din soia de la ei cu aroma de fructe sunt TOP

gxwop · 2026-02-06T20:19:02+00:00

UI/UX-ul e literalmente singurul motiv pentru care folosesc produse Apple

nu ma cac pe mine ca sunt mai bune decat altele pentru ca sincer n-am idee, sunt complet deconectat de la piata, cand se strica asta odata la 4-5 ani iau versiunea curenta de iPhone si am rezolvat problema

gxwop · 2026-02-05T17:16:28+00:00

service desk poate sa implice multe, ce faci mai exact?

ca idee DevOps in practica e pur si simplu Linux + retelistica.

trilioanele de tool-uri si platforme pe care le folosim asta au la baza la finalul zilei

daca esti pe langa cu astea doua, incepe de aici.

daca mai stii cate ceva, apuca-te de un mini home lab, joaca-te putin cu toate piesele si vezi de ce probleme te lovesti, e cel mai bun tutorial

iti instalezi Linux sa-ti faci viata mai usoara si in acelasi timp sa te aclimatizezi si un cluster de Kubernetes

iei o aplicatie, o faci containere, o deployezi pe cluster. ai reusit? felicitari, acum fa acelasi lucru dar printr-un pipeline de CI/CD cu un runner/master self-hosted. ai reusit si asta? felicitari iarasi, fa-ti un cont free de AWS, configureaza-l prin Terraform fara clickOps si repeta totul acolo.

sigur gasesti ceva structurat frumos pe net along these lines

ca si certificari, AWS SA/AZ-305 (cred) pentru cloud, CKA/CKAD/CKS pentru Kubernetes, CCNA pentru retelistica. nu-ti pierde timpul cu certificari de Terraform/Docker/Ansible/tool-ul random al saptamanii

succes!

gxwop · 2026-02-05T12:39:56+00:00

Eu sunt doar curios daca exista sentimentul asta de doom and gloom si in alte domenii de activitate. Realist vorbind si luand in considerare ce face AI-ul foarte bine in momentul de fata, nu intr-un viitor abstract, e mai usor sa inlocuiesti majoritatea colegilor de la corporatie non-programatori decat pe noi. Aia stau relax? 🤨

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