I've got to figure something out with the arrangement of my bedroom/office. Right now, I have two desks in the shape of an L in the corner. This corner is necessary because that's where the outlets are. One of the desks holds my gaming PC, and the other desk holds my main Linux workstation along with my NAS and homelab machines. I'd rather have: (1) one desk for my gaming PC and Linux workstation, and (2) the other desk for my homelab equipment.

The problem with (1) is that I'd like to be able to have one set of peripheral devices that can connect to both my gaming PC and Linux workstation, and conveniently switch between them when I want to. One way this is possible is just by unplugging and plugging in each peripheral device (keyboard, mouse, monitor) into the desired machine. But this would be a pain in the fundament, because my gaming PC doesn't have any ports conveniently on the front of the machine, so I'd have to crawl down under the desk and reach into the back of the machine every time. I could also use USB hubs for this and save myself from having to crawl under the desk. I can have a USB hub for each machine. This would at least cover the keyboard and mouse. As for the monitor, my current monitor only has one DisplayPort port, so I'd have to keep unplugging and plugging in DisplayPort cables for both machines. Maybe I can find a monitor that has more than one DisplayPort, and use the monitor's buttons to toggle between them. Or some kind of splitter/switch hub thingy that has a button that I can just press to toggle which machine uses the monitor (if such a thing exists?). Another way would be Bluetooth peripheral devices that I'd have to keep charged and paired constantly – but that idea can go straight the fuck to Hell where it belongs.

What's wrong with using the Windows 11 gaming PC as my main workstation like a normie instead of having a separate Linux workstation? Honestly, I've seriously considered this, as it would sure make all this easier. But the answer ought to be obvious to anyone who cares about digital rights[1]. Why don't I just dual boot on the gaming PC, then? Because reasons.

[1] Maybe there is a way I can isolate some things similar to Qubes OS, and try to keep personal data off the Windows host OS as much as possible. Maybe I can leverage WSL for this somehow. I can look into making Windows less privacy-invasive without breaking certain functionality, if that's even possible these days.

Of course, none of this would be a problem if I had more space in my bedroom/office with outlets at convenient locations, but that's not possible for the foreseeable future, so I have to work with what I've got. I think any arrangement I come up with is going to have an entropistic Cyberpunk 2077 look, and, uh, that's supposed to be a dystopia best avoided. (Ironically, my Secret Lab Magnus Pro desk has a Cyberpunk 2077 theme lol.)