Also, it’s likely to drive sales for Bethesda, considering

the requirement of owning Skyrim Special Edition and Oblivion GOTY Deluxe.

$1300 CAD on games over 15+ years with a current value of $8350.

Yeah, I’m cool with that.

Ok, not angry. Tossing constant accusations of lying and gaslighting rather than answering.

Your position was “Linux not supported by platforms”. You never explained what that means and no one understood you, clearly.

Almost like… gaslighting to say that you explained your position already.

Jesus, Buddy. It’s not gaslighting to explain how I interpreted your comment, and it’s starting to sound like your angry responses are to avoid explaining your position.

Please explain to the class exactly what you mean by services not supporting Linux. No “obviously you know and are just pretending to make me look bad” stuff.

Explain like we’re 5.

I’m… lying?

No, it’s pretty clear now that you’re quite confused about the difference between apps and services.

And they do support Windows.

Oh god, tell me you’re not using the windows store apps for these services on a PC. Even my Alpha kids know better than that.

Seriously, how can someone be even a little familiar with Linux and be so wrong about internet services working on Linux?

And your attitude is just… something else.

It was the next sentence after the list of distros referenced in the response to you, and it is still very misleading at best.

But, yeah, the second sentence. There’s a huge difference between an HTPC and an Amazon stick, Roku, or “smart” TV.

Those have apps and must be supported by “platforms” because they are limited hardware with a limited OS.

YouTube and Netflix don’t need to “support” Linux any more than they need to support Windows for an HTPC.

If that’s not what you’re saying, you’ll probably want to elaborate because I expect there are plenty of readers giving your comment a “wha…?”

The next sentence that incorrectly implies AMD is at all a necessity for those distros?

… You know there are menus with search in Linux just like Windows, right?

We’re only talking about the people who want to use the command line.

It’s less than the difference between windows CLI and poweshell. And if you’re like “I don’t use those”, guess what? You don’t need to in Linux either. You can run the update app.

A new language? It’s one app.

And if you learn it, you are back to the same level of usage, not “okayish”.

But yeah, no one HAS to move from Ubuntu/Debian to another flavor. (Which is what OP is talking about).

No one has to move off Win 11, either, if that pain doesn’t make it worth it to them.

One thing I have noticed, however. When I search for how to fix or do something, nearly all websites and forums reference Debian/Ubuntu commands, so the fragmentation there is a little annoying

I’m using Nobara, which is based on Fedora, so I hear you, but the only thing you really need to do is learn enough about DNF to translate “apt” commands in your head.

And maybe set up a few aliases you’re used to.