I'd say one advantage is simplicity. I like WINE but otherwise I do not need any multilib setup. Maintaining a multilib setup would be an additional hassle.

I don't use Lutris so running WOW on Steam Proton is too much work so for that I use WINE with Vulkan but lately that's the only game I run on WINE. SteamDeck is shooting for running virtually every Windows game in Proton. That reach may possibly exceed their grasp but Windows games that run with Proton on Linux IIRC now run in the thousands. I don't consider Steam overly complicated and multilib is pretty trivial with slackpkg+, but to each his own.

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Hi, enorbet...

I'm not much of a gamer anymore these days. I've only played one game for about the last 15 years or so... S.T.A.L.K.E.R., all sequels, versions, and many, many mods. Currently playing a mod called Call of Chernobyl, which is a much improved version of the original game and also merges all the maps/play areas from the three sequels into one game.

I actually have Call of Duty, Far Cry, Deus Ex, Hitman, and many others on the shelf above me right now, but haven't had them installed on a computer in years.

I've never done "virtual" anything on my Slackware system. Never really needed to. Slack does all I need it to do as is. I actually get very good performance from my old Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 vid card w/ Nvidia proprietary drivers in Windows. I used to install the Nvidia drivers in Slackware, too, but got lazy on my last install and just went with Nouveau, which is fine for what I do in Slack.

My main system, as with all of my computers the last 20+ years, is a custom built machine. It's getting a bit gray around the edges these days, though. I built it 5 years or so ago with parts that were already old. I call systems I've built like this one "Frankenputers" because they're put together from parts I've dug up from the computer graveyard in the dark of night.

ericsbane07 - Built Nov/Dec 2016

System:

Gigabyte 890FXA-UD5 rev. 2.1
AMD Phenom II 1090 6-core cpu
Cool IT ECO r120 water-cooled cpu cooling system
12 Gig RAM
WD Blue 500G SATA III (Slackware64 14.2)
Maxtor 500G SATA II (Slackware64 14.2 rsync backup)
Seagate 320G SATA II (MS Windows 10 Pro + common storage)
Seagate 320G SATA II (MS Windows 10 Pro + common storage - mirror)
IO Magic DVD RW
LiteOn DVD RW
Rosewill Multicard reader and USB 2.0 hub
Antec Continuous Power 750W - Modular
Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 vid card

Peripherals:

Samsung 22" LCD monitor (native 1680x1050 resolution)
Logitech 5.1 sound system
Logitech G610 mechanical keyboard
Logitech TracMan wireless mouse
HP Envy 5643 All-In-One printer/scanner/fax/copier

--updated 051620

Computering is definitely NOT my life. When this box goes the way of the dodo one day, I'll probably say adios to computers and Internet altogether. I'm one of the few these days, it seems, who could actually live without Internet.

Anyway, thanks for the info above. You never know, I might build another system one of these days, and try gaming in Linux.

~Eric

Relax, the thread is only two days old. Give the OP a chance to get back to it. Besides, divergent conversation on threads like this often offer excellent sources of information. That's what makes LQ.org such a great place.

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Finally, I have found that it is possible to install Windows 11 without Secure Boot (and TMP) modifying the register :

In [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup], create the key LabConfig

In this key put the values ( DWORD 32 ) :

BypassTMPCheck 1
BypassSecureBootCheck 1
BypassRAMCheck 1

I will try to do that

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I am running Win 11 and slackware64 -current. There are some small advantages of win11 over win 10
Secure Boot is disabled.

I am using elilo and ReFind to manage the boot process but there are many options.