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People switch to Linux because of privacy, only to realize that the hardware itself can see everything you do (very likely the NSA is using these backdoors).
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People switch to Linux because of privacy, only to realize that the hardware itself can see everything you do (very likely the NSA is using these backdoors).

In short, Intel ME and AMD PSP are effectively autonomous mini computers that reside directly on the CPU or chipset. Both subsystems run below the operating system and possess highly privileged access to memory, firmware, and hardware resources.

They both run a closed source OS (Intel ME runs a fork of MINIX) which can even run when the PC is turned completely off. For Intel ME, it can also access the network when power is turned off. Whether you’re on Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, etc. the NSA or some other big intelligence agency likely knows everything we’re doing. Or exploited by an attacker with a zero day exploit unknown to the world.

u/8640p — 6 days ago
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Me whenever I hear a Linux user preaching about their obscure OS

u/8640p — 7 days ago
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Why Loonix still sucks in 2026

https://youtu.be/D9WqaTRN64k?si=cBY2xsiVq907Ceyz

Main reasons why timestamped:

0:39 - Application distribution is still bad. Self updating apps don’t exist. No universal way to install an app from a publisher.

1:23 - Over-reliance on the terminal. Simple things require commands that aren’t needed on Windows.

2:02 - It's janky. A simple update, package installation or uninstall can lead to your system breaking.

2:43 - Little profession software. Professional software doesn’t exist on Linux and FOSS alternatives are shit.

3:28 - Bad Support. When something breaks on Linux, it’s not as simple as clicking repair or installing a driver. It requires support from forums which require you to run random ass commands that *fingers crossed* hopefully fixes the issue at hand.

I would have added on:

Gaming still sucks on Linux. Games with kernel level anti cheat don’t work and gaming performance is worse on it compared to Windows. Crimson desert literally stopped working on Linux after a game update. So many games only work properly on one version of Proton. Startup commands are frequently necessary. Linux gaming is not plug and play.

u/8640p — 14 days ago
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I showed my coworker my new laptop with mint. He said he never seen anything like that before and that l probably have a bunch of viruses of malware already on it. He also said that I couldn't do anything with it, because it wasn't Windows and called it knockoff Apple.

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u/8640p — 14 days ago
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50-60 fps less compared to windows

EDIT: TRIED CACHYOS AND HAD 50-60 LESS FPS COMPARED TO WINDOWS!

Tried 3 Linux distros so far cause I'm pretty much pissed off from windows due to the updates now.

CachyOS refused to install at all for some reason my router will die the moment cachyos starts installing packages from the internet for the setup installation (have no idea why this happens but when I restart my system router fixes.)

Downloading BazziteOS rn and will give it a try aswell.

But no matter what distro I try I don't get par performance to windows or less 20-25 fps is acceptable. But I get near 60-50 less fps when comparing to windows even if the windows is not debloated at all.

So far I've tried: Linux Mint, Nobara (gave more fps compared to mint) but still not acceptable.

Games I play: Bloodstrike and Kovaaks. On Kovaaks performance is acceptable I get around 190ish fps on windows and on nobara got around 160ish fps but on bloodstrike where things change, I get around 144 stable in bloodstrike in windows but when it comes to linux I get nearly 50-60 less fps compared to windows and even larger if the map has tons of players which doesn't occurs in windows. I've seen people play bloodstrike in Linux and they get similar performance to windows but in my case this does not happen for some reason.

My laptop specifications:

Amd ryzen 5 5625u

16gb ram

Vega 7 (apu)

Have tried most of the tweaks like

setting high performance

Changing proton versions (GE experimental Hotfix.)

Setting high priority

Checking for updates

Gamemode

Disabling Pre Shader Cache

Using these as my steam launch options (PROTON_ENABLE_FSYNC=1 DXVK_ASYNC=1 mesa_glthread=true gamemoderun %command%)

Making sure my apu drivers are upto date (I think the performance loss is due to driver versions cause in windows the driver version is higher than compared to linux)

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u/8640p — 5 days ago