Notes on switching a workstation from Windows to Linux.
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Turning my headset's mute button into Play/Pause
Doing natively on Linux what G HUB does on Windows — a small investigation, and an AI sidekick that did the heavy lifting.
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A few days in — Windows asleep, Zorin moves house
First check-in after a few days on Zorin, and moving the OS onto the fastest NVMe in the machine.
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RTX 5080 on Zorin — Cyberpunk, NVIDIA drivers, and Heroic
First real gaming test after the move. A recent card, two games, two launchers — and a few rites of passage on the driver side.
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Do I really need Windows?
The question that comes before all the others, gaming as the long-standing blocker, and picking a distro for a soft landing.