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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Trying to ditch windows (lemmy.ml)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I really want to switch to Linux, up to this point there were two things keeping me on Windows, gaming and work.

Gaming nowadays is a lot easier than a couple of years ago thanks to Valve and Proton, so that's not a problem anymore; with the other one I don't know if I can make something work enough and that's why I'm asking here.

I work as a fullstack software developer with windows products I don't fear for the frontend part because typescript, angular, react, .... those I know I can run on linux with no problem on VS Code; for backend thought: dot.net, visual studio, sql server, ... I think there is no Visual Studio for Linux and I don't know if I can run & debug .net 8 applications on a linux machine? I can use docker for things like databases. Does anybody else has a similar scenario and things that had to overcame? Tips, problems that I may not see now before making the switch, and solutions to my current problems are welcome

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[–] breadsmasher 45 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

.NET is now fully cross platform. you can absolutely run and debug applications on linux as you would in windows.

However Visual Studio IDE is windows only (theres a mac version but isn’t the same).

You can use vscode + .net development pack.

Personally I use Jetbrains rider (for home and work)

SQL Server has a linux version I believe, but its been years since Ive done an install (for development I run sql server in a container)

[–] [email protected] 13 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

.NET is now fully cross platform. you can absolutely run and debug applications on linux as you would in windows.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this limited to just console apps - as in you can't yet run GUI apps, unless you're using a cross-platform toolkit like Avalonia, or it's a WinForms app running under Mono?

[–] breadsmasher 10 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

To be more specific, yeah I think you are correct. The core of .net (hence the old name net core) is cross platform. Theres a lot of other stuff that isn’t (ie WPF won’t work on linux)

~There are alternatives, such as MAUI~

https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/apps/maui

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Note that MAUI doesn't officially support Linux.

But there are third party alternatives like Uno Platform or Avalonia UI that do.

[–] breadsmasher 7 points 7 months ago

woops! good point thanks!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

(theres a mac version but isn’t the same)

There was a mac version. But it is hitting EOL in August