Tbh, in my experience installing Linux on a -new- PC was never as easy as it should be. I really can't wait to play it, be looking forward to it since I first saw it released on Windows. It's really great to see a developer talk about Linux, and not in a ranting way, but a productive "here's what happened" sort of way. There's also the fact that Mir and Wayland are coming within the next year or two likely as the default, and this could cause headaches for him. The reason the 3rd party library's tend to be bigger, is that they handle all the sore spots for you.
QuoteWhen said and done the X11 code I had to write was far far smaller than any 3rd party library that handled the same things, has no extra dependancies, and compiles fast. Any time this happens multi-monitors become an absolute pain. I am concerned he is using X11 and OpenGL directly, instead of using a library like SDL. But really, all I need is to create a window, and render OpenGL into it, and get some keyboard/mouse input. QuoteSo when I told fellow programmers I was going to deal with straight X windows and GLX, they told me I was crazy and would regret it. I've never heard of it, so worth pointing out as he seems pretty happy with it. He ended up settling with a program called SlickEdit for doing code on Linux. He is still trying to get Intel/Nvidia working together with Optimus, I thought that wouldn't have been an issue by now, as last time I tried it (last summer) the Nvidia drivers were capable of switching, but he didn't give specifics on that. Plugged the drive into SATA0 underneath the video card, and we’re running! After two days I figured out that for some reason the install wouldn’t work with the drive plugged into easy-to-access SATA5. But then the installer fails to make partitions on my brand new SSD! That was ok, nothing is ever easy – so I decided to setup the partitions myself using gparted. QuoteGetting linux going should be easy right? Download ISO, burn disc, install in new machine. A few annoyances like an installer failing to create partitions on his SSD: Sounds like overall he had a reasonably positive experience. The developer behind Banished, a city builder/survival game coming to Linux has written up their thoughts on Linux.
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