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Windows VS Linux (lemmy.world)
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[-] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 month ago

Ubuntu install takes 20 mins, including download and burning the USB. Make it 30, maybe?

My only windows 11 install took 7 hours, multiple days, BIOS visits, searching for documentation and hair pulling, all with the same machine.

Yeah, there is a difference

[-] tsugu@slrpnk.net 0 points 1 month ago

How the fuck. I seriously want to know. My W11 IoT installed under half an hour.

[-] bluewing@lemm.ee 0 points 1 month ago

Did you also get most of the extra software installed at the same time or did you need to spend extra time getting all your non-OS software installed to make your computer actually useful?

[-] tsugu@slrpnk.net 0 points 1 month ago

Windows itself was installed during that time. Additional software installation took a few minutes. I installed stuff when I needed it thorough the day.

[-] bluewing@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

So nothing to really make Windows actually useful on reboot. In nearly the same amount of time with a Linux distro, you get a system that may well not need anything extra to be productive with on 1rst reboot.

(And yes, I have installed both OS systems from scratch dating back to dos).

[-] Honytawk@lemmy.zip -1 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

And how many hours more to get all the drivers working properly?

If it takes multiple hours to install Windows for you, better to stick to OSes you do know.

[-] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 weeks ago

9 out of 10 times?

Nothing, it all works out the box

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