You can’t opt out of video streams when you’re in a voice chat. Is it really that big of a deal though? I mean it’s a problem, but not something to discard Matrix over… Unless of course you have some other complaints you haven’t metioned. Regardless, it depends on what client you use. Matrix being decentralised means you have to choose a client, and it’s up to the client devs to have the features you want implemented.
That’s weird. I’ve only had two or three old, presumably unmaintained Linux ports not launch on my PC. I use AMD hardware. It appears for native Linux ports that they need to be maintained more to continue fully functioning over many years. In that regard, Wine/Proton can be much better for old games then native, but I’ve only had that with a few games as I mentioned, all of which were 10-15yr old ports.
I didn’t disagree with their clarification of what they meant.
Isn’t the clarification of what they meant, also the exact same thing as what they originally said? They clarified what they meant by what they said, not by the context that you think they didn’t provide in the original text, so in my eyes they did say the same thing as what they clarified to you. You just didn’t seem to understand the original text, when in it, they specifically said they wanted to know what Linux distro would work best based on specs for gaming… Which brings us back to your original reply to OP. Why did you say “If you have to ask someone else whether you should switch then you should not switch.”? Because the only reason I can find, is if you misunderstood and thought they were asking if they should switch to Linux in a general sense, rather then specifically based on their specs for gaming. Many people downvoted your comment including myself (because I felt you were misunderstanding OP’s question), and I think most other downvoters did so for the same reason… so it would be good to know if we just misunderstood your point. But it doesn’t seem so when OP had to clarify to you what they meant and everyone else commenting already seemed to get it.
/s to make a point
I don’t get what you mean. I know what /s means but I’m very confused what you’re trying to say. That “I disagree” what sarcastic?
I did not tell OP that I disagreed with them, you misunderstood.
Didn’t you?.. Did I?.. What’s this then?:
You (rah):
If you have to ask someone else whether you should switch then you should not switch.
OP (WIZARD POPE):
I am asking if my hardware will enable me to have a good experience since I know nvidia has issues on linux. (Note: Exactly what I thought OP was asking)
You (rah):
Your post doesn’t ask that.
OP (WIZARD POPE):
The main text kinda does. Maybe I worded it a bid badly.
You (rah):
I disagree.
Please explain to me what part of the two-word sentence “I disagree” is not you disagreeing.
I haven’t commented on what they meant, only on what they said.
Yes, and you wouldn’t have commented on what they said if you didn’t first interpret what you thought they meant. OP clarified to you what they meant, and you disagreed with them, that they meant what they said they meant, which is what was so stupid about your “I disagree” response. I don’t see what’s so difficult to understand for you.
Fine, I’ll add to my sentence for clarification, but (no offense) it should be obvious I’m referring to gaming since the whole topic is about… gaming on Linux.
They’re asking based on their specs whether Linux will run fine for them, with Gaming.
The title was “Thinking of switching my gaming desktop to Linux. Should I?” In the post, they said:
My main question now is just what distro works best for gaming (considering my specs).
So therefore they’re asking whether they should switch to Linux (for gaming) based on their specs. OP even told you that’s what they were saying, but you said “I disagree”…
You can’t with any sound reasoning disagree that OP asked something, when not only is there the OG post as proof, but they also told you (in implication) that you misunderstood. OP knows what they meant by what they said - you can’t tell them they don’t know what they meant, when they’re literally the person who said it. I get it that you’re having a hard time understanding how what they said, means what they said it does, but you’re allowed to accept that you misunderstood. You’re allowed to be wrong.
This is why I personally think Bazzite should only be installed on devices you intend to only game on, especially if you have any intention of learning any more about Linux than the absolute basics. It’ll be fine for a while for beginners, but you’re bound to bump into some things that are a hassle to install and/or keep updated. Perfect examples being for consolafying a PC for playing on a living room TV, or installing it on a handheld PC (Steam Deck etc.)
They’re asking based on their specs whether Linux will run fine for them. Not whether they should switch based on usability. Having to ask if your specs can run Linux fine is not a reason not to switch.
Fair. If this is the Element client they’re talking about, I don’t know why they haven’t implemented that yet because they’re the biggest one. If it’s another client though, it’s a problem with the client, not Matrix.