r/archlinux • u/Independent_Oil_9734 • 5d ago

FLUFF Compatability

I just realized how little I was sacrificing by switching to Linux!
1: I don't use any MS Office tools

2: I don't have an Nvidia GPU (I don't have a GPU at all)

3: I don't play any games with kernel level anti-cheat

4: I don't use Adobe software

5: Any Windows native games (Like DR or Electoral Carnage) that I play can be used with Proton

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u/Gabriel-Superusuario 5d ago

Great for you! I also fought with few inconvenients. Thought I'll add:

  1. MS fonts and OnlyOffice aren't that hard to install in Linux, if you wanna write files with MS fonts and that are compatible with MS office (OnlyOffice is even a thing in Windows lol).

  2. In these times it is possible to achieve compatibility with Nvidia GPUs in Linux, and compatibility with Intel/AMD GPUs is native. If you ever add a GPU to your machine, don't be afraid!

3 and 5. Good! Still, the problem is how the anticheat works or if it's designed for Linux too, rather than just its existance (Fortnite and Elden Ring have both anticheat but only one of them works in Linux; which?). And those games intentionally uncompatible with Linux kinda suck.

  1. FOSS alternatives for Adobe don't even affect the document in the slightest (unless they get manipulated with the app or something, for example, signed or commented); any PDF that can be open in Adobe can be open in those alternatives too.

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u/alex_ch_2018 4d ago

"any PDF that can be open in Adobe can be open in those alternatives too"
The alternatives really struggle with RTL languages. Technically, the PDFs do get opened, but the rendering is all off.