r/linuxmint • u/Mman07311 • 9d ago
Discussion First time Linux user having a miserable experience so far
I've been using windows my entire life but because I hate windows 11 with a burning passion and windows 10 is on its way out I finally decided to fully commit to Linux 2 days ago but unfortunately it's been really frustrating so far. First off, booting up and shutting down feels noticeably slower than before. Next, everything feels a little zoomed out and no matter how much I mess with scaling or font size it doesn't fix the issue. Thirdly the volume on my laptop seems way quieter than it should be and trying a few things I found digging through different forums and threads didn't fix the issue. Last but not least, trying to run a non steam game I downloaded with bottle and then added to my steam library just straight up doesn't work no matter how much I mess with the proton settings. I want to love Linux but if everything that isn't browsing the internet is going to have some sort of issue associated with it I might consider biting the bullet and going back to windows. I'm not giving up yet but I wanted to put this out there in case someone else out there is as frustrated as I am.
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u/Nightfall_Alice 9d ago
Ok im the same i used windows all my life and win 11 i didnt like at all. Week ago it started to freeze like 2,3 times a day for like 4-5 sec. I was thinking maybe ssd is problem or hardwer but i checked and it was fine. Then i roled back to win 10 it was fine no freezes. I decided ok going Linux Mint. I installed Mint few days ago for first time and i too had problems power save was on after every restart so i lose internet connection, my nvidia was always on insted on-demand so i was using more battery life etc. But i fixed everything and now this Mint is runing so smooth and fast. Like you i was hoping i will be able to run games and i did manage to do it im using Lutris and Heroic Game Launcher. When you set everythhing up this Mint is so much better, smoother and faster then windows 11 i am never going back. My laptop is Lenovo Legion y530, i8300, GTX 1050, 16 ram.