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Weeeeiiiiird, I’d be curious what happened with his accout

Anyone else suddenly getting Reddit followers? I’ve yet to purge my account, and my account, which has no real activity, is suddenly getting an influx of followers. wth is going on over there? lol

I can get behind that, that’d work great for me. / I saw some app that allows certain apps force preventing suspensions, but that feels like a hacky solution, and I’d still rather be able to lock the screen, so a sort of trust or exemption to the viewport rule would be great

Of course! Thanks for coming to my TED talk :P
I really hope they can add that option, but I get the feeling it’s looooow on their priority list since it’s perceived as a feature. But here’s hoping :)

Same boat as UrbenLegend, it’s noticeable when playing FPS’s. It’s like the latency you experience when playing on modern game consoles, if you don’t notice it, then that’s great for you, but oncenyou get used to the low latency responses of PC gaming, it’s really hard to go back, not so much for how it impacts how well you do, but because the latency suddenly feels like you lack control.

I’m not sure if it has a different name, and I apologize if I’m saying things you already know. Viewport is basically just what’s visible on your screen.

Wayland, for optimization and security, suspends apps not visible on your screen. Normally, this is a really great feature, but it becomes problematic for me.

For instance, I’m playing an mmo, I keep a browser open on another virtual desktop so I can find things I need and the game doesn’t alt-tab very well. While I’m on the second virtual desktop, it suspends my game, the mmo assumes I’ve disconnected, and logs me out. This is becoming more of an issue with most games now being live service, so I can’t just queue for a game in Overwatch, then go browse on the other vdesktop.

Let’s say you don’t use virtual desktops. I play music from my computer while I’m cleaning the house. Screen locks, music stops. I know, I can use caffeine to keep it from sleeping, but I shouldn’t have to, and what if I want to leave the room and not have to worry about what kind of damage a family member can do without having to know my login?

It’s technically a good feature, and I would absolutely keep it on if it were on my work computer, but it just doesn’t fit for my personal rig. It’s not an optional function since it’s considered a big win for security, but I’d love the option to toggle it off so I can keep using my computer the way that I want to. It may sound silly, but it drove me back to xorg, despite me otherwise loving Wayland.

That’s amazing!!! Great news! Now just need the option to disable viewport suspension, I’d be on it 100% of the time

Basically it’s the concept that AI becomes “sentient”, has it’s own motives, and ability to learn

Congrats on your jump! May your move be a positive one!
I’m on the Arch side of things and don’t touch Gnome a whole lot, so I probably won’t be a lot of help, but one thing I might suggest is to be prepared for the sheer modularity of it all. It’s no longer a Windows issue, likewise, it’s not generally a Pop_OS issue, it’s a specific app’s issue. If your desktop misbehaves, it’s likely Gnome (or Gnome extensions), if games aren’t loading in general, it’s probably Proton/Wine. I say this because it helps immensely to narrow down where an issue or incompatibility lies.

The modularity also has some really cool benefits to it though! If you find that you don’t like your file explorer, install a different one. If you find that you prefer Plasma’s customization but not ready to make a leap off of Gnome, install it alongside Gnome so you can try it out and see what you like or don’t like about it.

The other thing I’d suggest is to be ready to rewire your brain on what apps you default to, just like you’re doing with Lemmy & Reddit, but on a mass scale. It can be subtle differences like gNotes vs. Notepad, or as extreme as Krita vs. Photoshop. Getting familiar with the FOSS replacements for many of the common apps that you use will take you much further than trying to get familiar Windows apps to work on Linux.

Gaming: There’s a lot to learn, but if you take it bites at a time, it’ll make sense. Start with games on Steam, play some Windows games on Linux, note how freaking cool that is. Start to make use of ProtonDB.com to make some games work that might not out of the box, or optimize games you currently have working based on people’s suggestions.
Small jump, ProtonUp, here you can install various runners, compatibility tools, and get your hands messy with the runner side of things. While I don’t need ProtonUp very often, understanding runners can be invaluable, since you might benefit from using a GE version, or take for instance, when Overwatch 2 came out, it wouldn’t run on Wine, but you could copy the runner from Bottles into Lutris and play off of that.
Then the big leap: Lutris and Bottles. These two are fairly similar, Lutris is predominantly for games that aren’t in Steam, and Bottles is generally for applications. I use Bottles very little, because using Linux stuff on Linux will always treat you better than trying to get a Windows thing to work on Linux. Lutris has scripts to help install games for you, but its interface allows for more exploring what those properties on ProtonDB actually are and what they do for you. At this point, you can customize some of the compatibility tools to fit your liking or contribute back to others so they can also play things that may not already have a premade script.

Last and certainly not least: 3 expectations \

1. Be ready to be a self starter: if things go wrong, be ready to read some (fabulously written) documentation, pulling up some (well organized) logs, and doing some good old fashioned research. \
2. Do not be afraid to reach out for help: The Linux community is a passionate one that wants to see others thrive in it. If you have issues with Lutris, why not hop on their discord and get help directly from them for free? Most paid services (Windows) don’t even offer that kind of support! \
3. People are people. I know this sounds obvious, but while Linux is fantastic and its community is wonderful, try not to take it personally if someone’s difficult. Most people that support the Linux ecosphere are volunteers, they’re not paid, some of them are really not good with people, and there’s always a lot to do. Be patient with folks, temper expectations, and be ready to get your hands dirty with your computer, because while someone might be able to help guide you, it’s going to be you pushing the buttons.
   
   Congrats again, my friend, and welcome to a big new world <3