The amount of bullshit there is to make things work is… not that bad. When it comes to games, I just can’t. Having to reboot just to fix common FPS issues is too much. I’ve had a bunch of things that require a config change, which then has caused other issues.
The state of Linux Desktop is the best it has ever been and I’ll be back the moment Wayland works better. I love Linux, but for now, it’s not working out for me… Just needed to vent, thanks for reading.
I get it, and have switched back and forth myself a few times over the years…
I’m a Linux sysadmin who is also a PC gamer.
I run Windows for my main desktop as a gamer. Greatest choice, best compatibility, it’s the primary focus for game developers, etc. I use debian on my laptops and home servers as I don’t game on those and otherwise Linux is better in most other areas.
At least for me, it doesn’t matter a huge amount what OS I use as a desktop provided it’s stable and not annoying. Sometimes lilnux is annoying because of compatibility or bugs or specific software isn’t available or work poorly, sometimes Windows is annoying because of monitoring, design choices that favour Microsoft instead of the user, changes - often hidden - to existing practices, or any of the thousand little annoyances. Neither is painless 100% of the time but they’re not really so different from a day to day driver if the software you need works well on both, which for many people is basically just a web browser.
I applaud those who game under Linux, you’re doing great stuff and opening the doors for everyone in the future.
While I’m far from being a sysadmin I’m in the same boat. Main study laptop is Linux but I just end up using Windows on my gaming PC for the same reasons.