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Re:Creating my awesome Windows 10 dev setup by dehrmann on Saturday January 30, 2021 @02:54AM (#25967195)
I've gotten annoyed by some of the Windows bloatware recently, and I realized most of what I do should work fine on Linux. As others have said, I have hardware compatibility concerns, am not sure how a high dpi or external monitor will work, have battery life doubts, and am not looking forward to using Wine.
Re:Creating my awesome Windows 10 dev setup by woodruffw on Saturday January 30, 2021 @11:56AM (#25970661)
I don’t use a HiDPI laptop but, for what it’s worth, getting a 2x4K setup working on my desktop was nearly painless on Ubuntu 20.04[1]. It would probably have been even easier had I stuck to GNOME instead of switching to i3.

[1]: https://blog.yossarian.net/2020/12/24/A-few-HiDPI-tricks-for...