Flatpak is a fully open source technology. You’re thinking of Snaps.

Why?

Are you sure about that? You still have to step through a dozen setup screens and forcefully sign into a Microsoft account. Then, you have to update your new computer and reboot 4-5 times to install all updates often sequentially.

Meanwhile, in Linux-land, it installs the latest packages and updates during install when using a net installer.

Thanks for the PTSD.

You can turn that off and apply patched live, if you prefer. It’s just a toggle.

Technically rebooting and installing updates is “safer” but I’ve never had an update applied to a running system fail catastrophically, because unlike Windows, operating system components are compartmentalized. As such, restarting most system components causes no issues with functionality for everything else.

There are rumors they plan to do this with the first Xbox handheld.

Yeah it’s basically Arch with KDE Neon/gamescope that runs Steam in Big Picture mode with an immutable file system. That’s why Bazzite is able to make a StramOS-like experience. The hardest things are the hardware-specific tweaks.

I was specifically referring to games as a subset of software in general. Generally, I haven’t run into a game that doesn’t “just work” on Linux unless the developer has non-working anti cheat. Are there any major games you’ve tried that that wasn’t the case?

As for all software, we still have work to do there.

SteamOS is purpose built for gaming. Windows LTSC is specifically not for gaming, but many shoehorn it into it.

Arch is a stripped down version of Arch.

Linux isn’t monolithic like Windows, so it can be purpose built for anything.

Windows LTSC is designed for things like kiosks, ATMs, etc that have a long service life. It’s not made for gaming. It doesn’t even include things like DirectX by default, IIRC. You have to add it.

Pretty much everything will run on Linux now. It’s just the companies behind the games being dumbasses and blocking it with their anti-cheat.

A performance uplift plus double or tripled battery life compared to running on Windows…hot damn that’s impressive.

Get rekt Windows.

IMHO you shouldn’t have to run a stripped down Windows to get good results. It should just work that way out of the box. LTSC is not supposed to be a consumer OS.

Neutral and Ground are bonded at the first point of disconnect, which provides two paths to ground in the event a ground is lost was my point. Not that there are somehow “two Earth’s”.

Except with proper arc and ground fault protection on a circuit, which is mandatory on basically everything in North America now, you could half insert a plug and stick your tongue to it without getting a shock.

American electrical systems have bonded neutrals and grounds at the point of disconnect, so in the event of a ground fault, there are multiple layers of safety involved.

Lower voltage by using half of a split phase 240V means shocks are less deadly.

Electrical code also requires Arc and Ground fault protection on all circuits.

The biggest advantages to European electrical systems are smaller and fewer conductors, due to higher voltage, and appliances like kettles can draw more watts as a result.

Both systems have advantages and disadvantages, but saying that American Electrical systems are “the most unsafe electrical systems in the world” is bullshit. Visit India where people regularly hook up unsanctioned taps to live power lines or Central America where they put electric hot water heaters literally in the shower, conductors and all, almost always by Handyman Juan who doesn’t hook up any ground fault protection.

Lower voltage is less deadly.

Having a multi grounded approach provides multiple layers of safety for shorts.

Just to name a few.

American electrical systems are split phase 240V. If you want 240V, you just connect between both halves of the phase.

America has a lot of stupid, but the majority our electrical systems are very much NOT one of them.