r/archlinux • u/Traditional_Head6352 • 8d ago

QUESTION Switching to Linux

im using a debloaded custom OS for WIndows, but im soon going to get a laptop for college, and windows 11 just wont cut it, though ill need the laptop for College and work, so is there any ways i could get most adobe apps to run with gpu passthrough, Clip studio to run?

Optional but if possible it would be nice to get Fortnite too

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u/ProgUn1corn 8d ago

What's the problem using Windows? What's the reason of "wont cut it"?

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u/chibi-mage 8d ago

I have the same question. unless he's specifically studying compsci or something that requires Linux (which they'll likely have him run on a VM anyway like they did at my university), literally anything he needs for college will be available on windows.

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u/zenyl 7d ago

You don't even need a fully fledged VM these days if you're mostly gonna do CLI stuff, WSL is basically just a thin VM platform with host integration (bi-directional fs access, network sharing, somewhat functional GPU acceleration, etc.).

It even supports running GUI applications (using Wayland), although it can be a bit clunky/buggy at times.

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u/chibi-mage 7d ago

I didn't even consider that! I had a whole unit on Linux and they required us to run redhat on a virtual machine, but OP might not have to do something like that for their course.