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[-] daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com 37 points 4 days ago

Why would a OS need an online account?

We truly live in the stupidest timeline.

[-] ksynwa@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 4 days ago

How will it know which ads to show you without knowing who you are?

[-] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

Oh nooooo whatever will I do now

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[-] Carvex@lemmy.world 44 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I use Lemmy and Steam games, someone please recommend a Linux OS and a browser to end this stupid shit for me.

[-] the_q@lemmy.zip 35 points 5 days ago

Linux Mint and Firefox should be good starting points.

[-] Dettweiler42@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 5 days ago

Went this route a few months ago. The switch was incredibly easy.

I'd like to add that librewolf is a great privacy focused browser based on Firefox.

[-] VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Pop!_OS, PikaOS, CachyOS, and Bazzite are the top gaming distros right now.

I recommend Pop! if you have Nvidia cards. If you have AMD, any of them will work.

PikaOS or Bazzite with the KDE Plasma desktop are going to be closest to Windows 10 in terms of how you use them.

Pop! has a super different UI, almost Mac-like. But it's based on Ubuntu, the most-used distro. Which means that if anything goes wrong you can search "[problem] Ubuntu" and get hundreds of solution pages.

CachyOS is based on Arch, which is the big, scawy Linux that all the nerds say they use. It's easier to break than the other ones, and won't officially offer some of the apps that something Debian/Ubuntu based might have. I would recommend it when you're looking to get a bit more technical.

That said, I haven't broken my install yet and CachyOS is like the fastest OS available right now. Serious FPS gains for a LOT of games compared to Windows, and even other Linux distros. I also have not had to sit and troubleshoot it over anything. I was shocked at how smooth it was for an Arch system.

So, there's not really a bad choice in those 4. I'd recommend Pop! if you never want to have to tinker, Pika or Bazzite if you want to feel like you're still using Windows, and Cachy when you feel comfortable taking some training wheels off (and that could be right now!).

For browsers, try LibreWolf. It's a locked-down version of Firefox. Or just use Firefox. It ain't perfect, but then again it ain't Chrome.

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[-] unwillingsomnambulist@midwest.social 11 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Linux Mint. If my 85-year-old dad can get used to it after over 30 years of Windows, you’ll be fine.

/edit Also Firefox comes with pretty much every Linux distribution, but if you need something Chromium-based, I’m partial to Vivaldi.

[-] Whitebrow@lemmy.world 11 points 5 days ago

https://yearofthelinuxdesktop.net/

According to the flowchart there, cachyOS or bazzite, also some other tools and recommendations, good luck!

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[-] dragospirvu75@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 days ago

Another big reason to switch to GNU/Linux.

[-] PanArab@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 days ago

Even at my workplace I asked HR for permission to switch the office desktop to GNU+Linux. They required the installation of a few ~~malware~~ spyware but otherwise didn't mind.

I have been using GNU+Linux on and off since 2007 only using Windows when needed to. Now I'm fully Windows-free and intend to keep it this way.

[-] belated_frog_pants@beehaw.org 18 points 5 days ago

Ok! Moved to linux for gaming 2 years ago and havent looked back. Eat shit, MS.

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[-] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 16 points 5 days ago

I've been very happy with no windows on my computers for over 15 years now.

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[-] Kallestar@lemmy.ml 19 points 5 days ago

Lol too late. I already moved to Linux and love it.

[-] Deflated0ne@lemmy.world 16 points 5 days ago

Lol.

If I ever use windows again. It'll be a cracked version.

[-] amju_wolf@pawb.social 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

You don't need to "crack" anything. Massgrave can activate any version of windows through the official process.

It technically probably breaks the EULA but no one gives a shit (including MS).

[-] RotatingParts@lemmy.ml 14 points 5 days ago

"As far as Redmond is concerned, this is all for the user's own good. " What a joke!

[-] Doublenut@lemmy.zip 11 points 5 days ago

Ok fine Linux it is. As a person who mostly uses a computer for 3D modeling, drafting and invoicing.... what are my options?

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[-] the_q@lemmy.zip 12 points 5 days ago

sudo apt purge windows

[-] herseycokguzelolacak@lemmy.ml 7 points 4 days ago

More people will switch to Linux

[-] eldavi@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 days ago

i used to think this too; but seeing tech literacy rate drop since the widespread adoption of smartphones makes me wonder if people will go with whatever works well enough and for the least about of effort.

and linux still takes effort.

makes me wonder if people will go with whatever works well enough and for the least amount of effort.

This has always been the case. People want something that just works right out of the box, and familiarity will keep a lot of people from considering anything else.

I've been talking for a long time now with a friend of mine about how sick we are of Windows, and more recently about how I'm planning on installing Linux on a spare HDD I have before making the commitment to getting rid of Windows entirely, and he's decided to go to 11 despite hating it because he's afraid of trying something new and having to learn a new system.

And it's not just a computer thing. People can and will hurt themselves by repeating the same mistakes because it's the familiar habit and doing something new - even if it's for your own good - is scarier. Been there, done that, plenty of times.

[-] eldavi@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago

People can and will hurt themselves by repeating the same mistakes because it’s the familiar habit and doing something new - even if it’s for your own good - is scarier. Been there, done that, plenty of times.

i know too many people who are hurting themselves because they genuinely can't afford iphones or macbooks; but they keep borrowing money to buy another one each time something happens to their current one and only because "it just works"

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[-] kablez@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 days ago

Linux has been a superior OS for a while, especially since Steam's efforts to port games over to it.

Only reason many people hang on, including some in my household, is platform exclusive tools like Adobe.

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[-] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 2 points 3 days ago

I am waiting for an official SteamOS Desktop release. If I am switching to Linux, I would prefer a gaming-focused PC distro that has the support of an 800lb gorilla.

If I have to migrate early, say, at the start of a 2nd American Civil War, I will probably use CachyOS. I don't expect Microsoft to be neutral or to work for the good guys.

[-] ano_ba_to@sopuli.xyz 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

The meat of the work Valve did was with the compatibility layer, not SteamOS itself. This means you can choose any distro you're comfortable with and games will work as well as they do in SteamOS. I recommend Bazzite.

[-] zebidiah@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 days ago

I ran steamos for a few months on my gaming PC.... You can download the iso and run it on just about any hardware (so long as it's team red).

Cachyos is better

The immutable nature of steamos made sure i wouldn't ever be able to fuck it up, but it also means you cant really sudo anything, plus it's missing basic PC functionality like printer drivers etc.

[-] tiramichu@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

For anyone else on the fence, you don't need to wait. Lots of distros support gaming right out the box. I switched my gaming desktop (nvidia card) to Pop_OS!, installed Steam, and it just works.

What factors lead you to select Cachy?

[-] ook@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 days ago

Bazzite is another one. Super easy install, you could dual boot it but you need a bit of tech affinity to follow those instructions. Just installing it by itself and deleting windows is easy as though.

[-] BillDaCatt@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Deal! (i'm swithing to Linux)

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[-] imetators@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 4 days ago

Great strategy to force users have a bad experience while your platform is in decline to a free and user friendly alternative. Very smart of MS, as per usual.

[-] whoisthedoktor@lemmy.wtf 0 points 2 days ago

gets out iPhone with forced crApple account: "MICROSOFT SUX"

[-] dzajew@piefed.social 6 points 5 days ago

Good riddance

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