AMD CPU improvements like INVLPGB for broadcast TLB invalidation, Zen 5 load latency filtering with perf, AMD P-State driver improvements, initial support for the AMD Versal NET SoC, and more.
On the Intel side is early work on the kernel-side preparations for Advanced Performance Extensions (APX) and continuing to enhance the Trust Domain Extensions (TDX) support.
Sure, but the original context was a new user wanting to try Linux on their gaming laptop.
Both Bazzite and SteamOS will result in headaches from their limitations.
If you’re assuming the user will have trouble with SteamOS’ write protection, which I totally agree with, Bazzite is also surely going to cause headaches. The idea of a locked down system that gets most apps as Flatpaks sounds appealing, until the cracks start to show up.
I strongly suggest going with your other proposal, something like plain Fedora with KDE.
Which is the entire point of the design, so your comment pointing this out becomes a bit weird.
(I haven’t downvoted you though. I’ll die holding the belief that downvotes should only be seen as an indicator of a malicious or off topic comment, not as a simple ‘disagree’ button)
No? Why would they?
Microsoft pulls the plug on Windows 10… Great, people won’t even notice it. Most will be glad to be less annoyed by reboots caused by Windows update.
“Oh but you shouldn’t use outdated software!”
You’re lucky if an user is even aware updates are important, let alone care about official support. People used Windows 7 years after support ended simply because they liked the visuals and didn’t feel the need to go about upgrading their computers.
Users don’t care. Never did. Microsoft officially sanctioning the product or not is irrelevant. Windows 10 was there when they bought the computer, Windows 10 will remain there until the day they upgrade.
It’s delusional to expect otherwise.
What’s the last time you’ve bought a board game? A mix of the pandemic, more people in the hobby and a few big examples becoming so popular they defined the new norm on pricing, means $150 for a board game is extremely common. It’s not even the most expensive example.
Always has been
Using an Apple device sounds insufferable
you’re not explaining how that works
My brother, search “how to purchase DLC on Steam”
You’re a bit slow my dude.
This software is free to download, but includes an additional optional purchase.
Guess what, old school RuneScape on Steam is also free to download, but includes an additional optional purchase.
So…?
I can download a free game on Steam and not download the paid DLC that unlocks whatever feature. How’s that hard to grasp compared to this piece of software?
Yeah? That’s how every purchase on Steam works? I don’t recall being forced to buy any game or DLC
What do you mean?
“Optional non-recurring purchase” means buying something once lol, of course Steam lets you buy stuff.
GabeN once leaked his password on purpose to prove how secure Steam Authenticator was, before people were familiar with 2FA.
if the MS store and UWP apps worked out for Microsoft
Interestingly, that’s exactly what prompted Valve to invest heavily into Linux compatibility. They saw a future where Windows became an iPhone-like OS where most users only obtained apps and games via Microsoft’s store, and they absolutely did not like that idea.
That future never came, but later on the project would pay dividends by allowing the Steam Deck to exist.
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Yep, and they’re still quite troublesome. But installing Nvidia drivers is not the only problematic aspect of an immutable distro, so it doesn’t matter at all if Bazzite makes it easy as far as my point goes.