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[-] glitchdx@lemmy.world 26 points 3 weeks ago

I switched to linux full time almost a year ago.

I have been thus far entirely unsuccessful in convincing anyone else to make the jump. Normal people do not give a fuck, will not lift a finger to improve their digital lives. I've been telling friends and family about adblockers for YEARS, and not a single one ever bothered to do it of their own volition. If I don't do it for them, then they just sit through ads like complacent sheep. None of them are going to change operating systems if they can't even install a browser extension.

[-] hydroxycotton@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

I really just don't understand this. Folks will not lift a finger or a brain cell to figure out tech.

[-] Worx@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 3 weeks ago

I was thinking about this earlier today for myself. Not specifically about computers, but the same principle. If I have something that bugs me and wastes 10 seconds of my time every single day but I could permanently fix the problem in an hour - logically it's worth fixing. Even if it eventually saves time, I have to invest an hour of time and brainpower right now. If it's something I don't really care about, it's just not worth it. I don't need that hassle, I'll just have a small annoyance every day instead of a big annoyance today. I've got better things to do. Like browsing Lemmy apparently

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[-] Madcat81@lemm.ee 22 points 3 weeks ago

Can’t upgrade because my 4 years old mobo is apparently too old (haven’t checked out the workarounds yet). Installed Linux Mint to give it a try and I am positively surprised so far.

[-] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Only semi-related: Why do they always show pictures of Gates when he hasn't been involved in MS in a long time? Why never Satya Nadella?

EDIT: Also, yes, related to the actual question already living Linux full time and when October rolls around probably gonna back up everything from the Windows side of my dual-boot and wipe the 1TB NVMe Windows is on to use as storage.

[-] UpperBroccoli@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 3 weeks ago

Personally, I think this picture of Steve Balmer is so much more iconic and should be used for every single article about Microsoft or Windows:

Developers developers developers developers! Developers developers developers developers! Developers developers developers developers! Developers developers developers developers! Developers developers developers developers!

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[-] HeyJoe@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

I was thinking the same thing. He will just forever be known as the guy. Maybe it will change once he dies?

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[-] OtherPetard@feddit.nl 18 points 3 weeks ago

I'm using 10+ years old hardware, Microsoft has already told me I can't upgrade, followed by several messages asking me to upgrade...

In other news, Linux Mint works nice and I just need to check Protondb to get Warframe running at frames per second and not seconds per frame

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[-] hperrin@lemmy.ca 18 points 3 weeks ago

I got ahead of the game a little bit by switching to Linux in 2008.

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[-] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 3 weeks ago

too late already did switch to linux :3

[-] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 16 points 3 weeks ago

I won't be doing pretty much anything about it. I have 10 pro, I don't really give a shit about what Microsoft thinks I should do. My computer is behind a firewall, and bluntly, it'll be a while before the security issues become such a problem that I need to go and upgrade.

However. I already did the legwork. I went out and upgraded the hardware TPM 1.2 in my system to TPM 2.0, and I picked up some (relatively cheap) Windows 11 pro product keys. I can upgrade if I want.

I also have access to W10 LTSC, so I can always pivot to that if I need to.

I get the security and other concerns with Windows 10. I do, but the windows 11 changes, to me seem like they're changes for the sake of things being changed. Windows 10's user experience was already quite good, apart from the fact that every feature release seemed to have the settings moved to a different location (see above about making changes for the sake of making changes). IMO, as a professional sysadmin and IT support, the interface and UX changes have made Windows, as a product, worse; it is by far the worst part of the upgrade process and I don't know why they thought any of it was a good idea. I also hate what M$ has done with printers, but I won't get started on that right now.

For all the nitpicking I could do, Windows was, for all intents and purposes, exactly what it needed to be, between Windows 7 and 10. There hasn't been any meaningful progress in the OS that's mattered since x86-64 support was added. Windows 10 32 bit was extremely rare, I don't think I ever saw it (where W7 was a mixed bag of 32/64 bit). Having almost everyone standardized on 64 bit, and Windows 10, gave a predictability that is needed in most businesses. The professional products should not follow the same trends as the home products. If they want to put AI shovelware and ads into the home products, fine. Revamp the vast majority of the control panel into the settings menu, sure. But leave the business products as-is. By far the most problems that people have with Windows 11 that I hear about, relate to how everything changes/looks different, and/or having problems navigating the "new look" or whatever the fuck.

Microsoft: you had a good thing with Windows 10, and you pissed it all away when you put out the crap that is Windows 11.

Stop moving shit around, making controls less useful, and stop making it look like the UX was designed by a 10 year old. Fuck off.

[-] Randelung@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

If it only was just moving things around. The control panel has been further castrated while the settings app is just bad. Something about their CPU scheduler changes straight up broke VMware, and obviously MS is in no hurry to fix it resp. cooperate with VMware, being a competitor.

Rounded corners? I couldn't care less. It's a functional downgrade, though.

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[-] Bristingr@lemm.ee 14 points 3 weeks ago

And 25% of users in Asia still use Windows 7. People are going to stay on the OS for as long as possible.

[-] filcuk@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 weeks ago

If only we had a reason to upgrade.
Instead, we have many reasons not to.

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[-] Lolseas@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago

I thought I read some time ago that Windoze 10 would be the last version of Windoze ever...

[-] benjaminoakes@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

Well, it can be the last version of Windows for you. 🙂

Ubuntu is nice. I use it daily. Others in my family too. And there are other options too. I hear Mint is nice though I haven't used it much.

Give it some thought. 🙂

[-] glitchdx@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

i remember it as "the last version of windows you'll ever need" and they were absolutely correct.

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[-] Culf@feddit.dk 13 points 3 weeks ago

Switched to Linux (mint) recently.

All my games run (almost) perfect and (almost) everything has been working perfectly. Overall it is much nicer than Windows and isn't that hard getting used to.

Would much recommend!

[-] TanteRegenbogen@feddit.org 11 points 3 weeks ago

Already switched to Nobara. Only have Windows dual boot because Space Engineers Multiplayer doesn't seem to work on Linux.

[-] Sabata11792@ani.social 6 points 3 weeks ago

Been perfectly happy with Nobara. Windows is dead to me and I'm free from my League addiction.

[-] Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 3 weeks ago

I'm a lifelong Windows user and tried Linux many many times but could never wrap my head around it. Recently I installed Nobara and it's exactly the noob-friendly experience I need. All of my games run flawlessly, even the VR game I play. And everything is just FASTER. I never realized how bloated Windows was until now. I can't imagine going back to Windows at this point.

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[-] baltakatei@sopuli.xyz 11 points 3 weeks ago

Most problems people have with Linux, I think, come from trying to be Linux power users from the start by performing very advanced techniques beyond their time and patience: dual booting multiple operating systems (so they don't have to buy Linux-dedicated hardware), using any graphics card (the latest and greatest GPUs are all closed source and developers who work on Linux do so because they despise closed source), using the least expensive hardware (which are typically closed source and buggy with anything except Windows), and emulating Windows apps so they don't have to learn new workflows or abandon their favorite games (technically, Proton with Steam allows Windows games like FFXIV to be played, but it's a neverending journey to get it working and keeping it working.

If you switch to Linux, accept that for a smooth experience you'll have to pay more than you would for a Windows machine (e.g. System76, Framework) And if you want graphics card support for your emulated Windows games on Steam, you're going to have to use the specific flavor of Linux the manufacturer supports.

That said, if you value free/libre open source software, then making the switch from Windows is totally worth it.

[-] hperrin@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 weeks ago

New GPUs don’t work on Linux? Where did you get that idea from?

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[-] Rainbowblite@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 weeks ago

You are right about trying to be power users. I switched to Linux recently and definitely struggled with my sudden reduction is understanding. I got everything I needed for gaming setup up in a few hours. Then I tried to set up some productivity workflows and slammed into a brick wall of my own ignorance. I definitely considered just going back to Windows.

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[-] kerrigan778@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

What does Bill Gates have to do with this, he hasn't been directly involved in Microsoft in 17 years? He hasn't even been on the board for 5 years.

[-] gerryflap@feddit.nl 11 points 3 weeks ago

I finally committed to Linux at the end of last year. Enough is working to make it preferable to Windows now. I'm still having a lot of bugs, and it's costing quite some time. But at least my computer is mine again. No more telemetry, ads, and UIs that treat me like a toddler. No more updates forced onto me instead of being done whenever I want it.

[-] FirstUser@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

Me too. Most things just work for me BTW. Laptop battery went from 4 hours to 10+, with better performance too. But most important for me is privacy, which is way better/easier to manage in Linux.

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[-] Resol@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago

Already on Linux. And proud.

[-] towelie@lemm.ee 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Already did and it's glorious! Steam works beautifully and the only final thing that I'm missing is Adobe products.

I recommend, if you want to try Linux, that you try out the 'Debian' distribution, and use the 'KDE Plasma' desktop environment. It makes for a very Windows-like experience and really assisted me with the transition between OSs.

[-] merc@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 weeks ago

I completely disagree. Debian is not beginner-friendly. Go with Bazzite if your focus is gaming.

It is a gaming-focused distribution. It's also an "atomic" distribution, which basically means it's really hard to break it. It's more like Android or IOS where the OS and base system are managed by someone else. They're read-only so you can't accidentally break them.

For example, instead of trying to manage your own video card drivers, they come packaged with the base system image, and they're tested to make sure they work with all the other base components.

I've been using Linux since the 1990s, so I've run my share of distributions: Slackware, RedHat, Gentoo, Debian, Ubuntu, etc. Even for someone experienced, atomic distributions are great. But, for a newcomer they're so much better.

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[-] Logical@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

I think I will switch to Linux, possibly dual boot with Win 11 just in case there are games I can't play on Linux.

[-] commander@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

The more people hop onto Linux the faster and better funded support for Linux development becomes. If you're a single player gamer or play Valve multiplayer games primarily, make the jump to Linux. Get on Mint, get on Fedora, Ubuntu, etc and get off Microsoft's shitboat. You already took off from Reddit. Wean off all these other money/data leeches

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[-] Empricorn@feddit.nl 7 points 3 weeks ago

Full Linux, I'm not installing that anti-privacy, ad-ridden Windows 11 OS. It's dangerous to use an unsupported system, so I'm going to be deleting my Windows partition. I know I'll run into some issues on Linux, but I'm forcing myself to learn more and work through them!

[-] MrFinnbean@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

Why Gates in the picture tough?

He stepped down as a chairman over 10 years ago and didint he leave the microsoft board like 5 years ago?

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[-] julysfire@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

Made the jump to Linux. No issues so far, very happy with the switch

[-] pycorax@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

Unpopular opinion but I'm just using 11. I deal with enough problems with Linux at work and as hard as it is to believe, Windows just work and fits my workflow too well. Linux works great on my Steam Deck but the occasional weird quirks it has with certain games/launchers means I can't use it as my main gaming platform, it's only fine on the Deck because it has advantages for the form factor.

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[-] Fizz@lemmy.nz 6 points 3 weeks ago

My friend was unable to update to windows 11 due to the TPM requirements and looking to switch to linux. I upgraded my CPU and said they should buy my old one. They finally said OK and asked if I could help them install it before they switched to Linux. I installed the CPU and they never switched to Linux because now they have a CPU that meets the TPM requirements.

Windows users really hate change. Microsoft will force them to update and the users will whine but 1 week later they will be used to it then they will stick on windows 11 till EoL.

[-] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 6 points 3 weeks ago

I have 11, so not directly affected. But with "no more security updates" being the only real reason one needs to change, the obvious question here is if there is 3rd party software that can protect a Windows 10 system?

I remember when anti-virus software was in common use.

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[-] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

I want to move to Linux, but I need to be able to use the VPN service my work uses and I'm just not sure how to get it working on Linux. I should just dual boot.

[-] techognito@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

Without prodding too much into what VPN you work uses

Most VPN solutions run on linux just fine, even Microsoft PPTP VPN solution works fine. I would probably check with your IT department what protocol they use and any connection caveats (like machine certificates used for authentication) and look into the different VPN solutions (some examples; WireGuard and OpenVPN are very well supported, IPSec (libreswan or strongswan are options here) depends on setup, PPTP/L2TP should work with most setups (I have to admin I havn't touched those enough), vpnc works with Cisco base IPsec setups and openconnect works with most SSL VPN connection)

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[-] frog_brawler@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

I run Fedora KDE now, but I’m going to keep my Windows 10 install on Windows 10.

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[-] kazerniel@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I'll upgrade to 11 Enterprise via massgrave.

Sadly with Adobe and some of my online games not supporting Linux, I have to stick with Windows :/ I'll just try to disable all the telemetry and AI crap via O&O and group policies.

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[-] Botler@feddit.org 5 points 3 weeks ago

Linux Baby, Linux 🐧😘

[-] SolidShake@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

yeah i need star citizen, ableton, fl studio, premier, photoshop and more before i can dedicate a jump to linux

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[-] swag_money@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

i jumped 🫡

[-] notarobot@lemm.ee 4 points 3 weeks ago

Ill bet right before the deadline, they will magically make TPM optional, even though they said they wouldn't.

[-] garretble@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

My Windows 10 PC's only function at this point is to play FFXIV in my living room, so I'm not super worried about viruses or anything.

But maybe eventually I'll switch to Linux on that box and do that weird set-up to get FFXIV running there.

[-] steve@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 weeks ago

Why is Bill Gates in the picture? lol

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