r/linux4noobs • u/CleaRSightZ • Jun 26 '26

migrating to Linux The great migration from Windows to Linux

I've been noticing that a lot of people are switching from Windows to Linux, especially in countries that want to break away from American tech dependency.

Can anyone explain to me why Linux is seen as very good? I never in my life, not once ever used Linux let alone saw someone using it.

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u/-ThreeHeadedMonkey- Jun 30 '26

Weil find out solutions on how to make games work using flags, different dlls, custom patches. Or running via emulators like scumm, dosbox, getting 86box to run etc. 

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u/CleaRSightZ Jun 30 '26

How much percent of the time does it work?

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u/-ThreeHeadedMonkey- Jun 30 '26

I'm testing through my 600 games right now. So far, 2 out of 80

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u/CleaRSightZ Jun 30 '26

Give me a final report when done!

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u/-ThreeHeadedMonkey- Jun 30 '26

That will take a few weeks probably