So i have a gaming desktop that not the best or the newest. What takes up most of my drive space is games, updates, and software’s. Im wondering if i should switch to linux and if linux will improve any performance for my main machine? If you believe i should switch what os should i go with or why or why not should i switch?

I mostly game and do mess with ollama/ai tools because i think that’s cool. I want to do more things in the future but that might beyond my drive space?

What would you advise?

    • okamiueru@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      5 hours ago

      Microsoft/Windows has a habit of messing up for Linux in despite being on separate partitions. I’ve experienced:

      • overwrite existing grub
      • write its boot sector on a disk it didn’t identify (was part of a software raid setup… So that was fun)
      • acquire a lock on devices and not release it even when restarting, so on Linux the “WiFi adapter suddenly doesn’t work”. -… Probably more.

      IMO, try out a live USB. Dual boot if you want. But as soon as you can, ditch windows entirely.

      • bigb@lemmy.worldEnglish
        11·
        3 hours ago

        Setting a BIOS password is one of the best pieces of advice I’ve read on Lemmy. Once you set that password, Windows shouldn’t be able to overwrite grub. That doesn’t help with devices and storage locks but that removed the biggest frustration for me.