Microsoft tells Windows 10 users to just trade in their PC for a newer one, because how hard can it be?
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Someone has to say it: I bought a MacBook!
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The problem is there are a billion versions of linux, idk what one to choosex idk if i can play my steam games on linux, everyone who talks about linux seems to be a programmer /coder, and uses jargon that i don't even understand, so idk if I'll even be able to USE linux. And if I ask any questions I feel like it's all gonna end up sounsing like another language to me.
The whole idea of moving to linux is overwhelming.
But I'm starting to hate windows 11. And fuck Apple all together.
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Lots of suggestions here. Here is mine peppermint OS. Simple and doesnt brake (debian based)
Peppermint OS and Pop! OS are my top favs.
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sigh does it at least come with ranch or peanutbutter? Celery is better with one of those.
I can't recall ever trying it with peanut butter, that sounds interesting
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Someone has to say it: I bought a MacBook!
A MacBook is on the upgrade treadmill even faster than windows lol
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The problem is there are a billion versions of linux, idk what one to choosex idk if i can play my steam games on linux, everyone who talks about linux seems to be a programmer /coder, and uses jargon that i don't even understand, so idk if I'll even be able to USE linux. And if I ask any questions I feel like it's all gonna end up sounsing like another language to me.
The whole idea of moving to linux is overwhelming.
But I'm starting to hate windows 11. And fuck Apple all together.
Try them here: https://distrosea.com/
I suggest Cinnamon Ubuntu for a combination of Mint and Ubuntu. It's got the Mint Windows like front end, with Ubuntu in the back. Most help online is for Ubuntu anyway.
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From games with anti cheats exclusively functional on windows I'm assuming. Otherwise gaming is on par
Gaming is 100 percent not 'on par' I've exclusively used Linux for years now, and consistently run into issues not present on windows.
Is it good enough? Almost, but there are hugely critical aspects missing.
Lots of simulators (I racing, fanatec) lack support
Anti cheats as mentioned.
Plain old poor performance.Protondb only lists 20 percent of titles as 'platinum' rated, with most gold games needing tweaks.
30 percent of titles are silver or lower.
I still to this day get hitching and stuttering as data is streamed into memory in many games, sekiro recently comes to mind, making any level transition exceedingly annoying.
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The problem is there are a billion versions of linux, idk what one to choosex idk if i can play my steam games on linux, everyone who talks about linux seems to be a programmer /coder, and uses jargon that i don't even understand, so idk if I'll even be able to USE linux. And if I ask any questions I feel like it's all gonna end up sounsing like another language to me.
The whole idea of moving to linux is overwhelming.
But I'm starting to hate windows 11. And fuck Apple all together.
everyone who talks about linux seems to be a programmer /coder, and uses jargon that i don't even understand
I've been pointing that out for a while, but unfortunately there is a vocal subset of the community that thinks referring people to just read technical manuals is fine (if you can't, just learn to read it, duh).
Some things are concepts you'll learn easily, don't worry, and for the rest, you'll always find someone willing to break it down if you manage to look past the snobs. If you want, shoot me a DM if you just want to understand a specific term without someone making you feel like an idiot.
The problem is there are a billion versions of linux, idk what one to choose
There are plenty of suggestions here. Ubuntu is what got me started and I still think it's a good start*. Mint is from the same family, "Pop! OS" too (the name sounds silly to me, but it's legit and popular for a reason). Just look at pictures and see what seems prettiest to you, then go with that. The usage won't be too different.
The grandpa of that family is Debian, but I'm not sure it's quite as user-friendly out of the box. I'm mentioning it in case you come across the term.The other big families are Fedora and Arch. I personally use a Fedora-Child, but to keep things narrow, I recommend the three mentioned above as starters.
* If you come across people hating Ubuntu - including myself - it's usually for ideological reasons rather than usability ones. Don't worry about that for now. Getting into the weeds of things is a skill you don't have yet and that's perfectly fine.
if i can play my steam games on linux
Steam, fortunately, is the one platform that works best with Linux. For their handheld, they decided to flip off MS and made their own Linux, along with a wrapper tool to make all the games run on it anyway.
You may hear the terms "compatibility layer", "Proton" and "wine", which is exactly that: A tool to make Windows stuff run on Linux. Again, don't worry about the specifics, just believe me: I'm playing almost all of my steam games just as I used to.
If there is a specific game you care about, https://www.protondb.com/ has a large store of knowledge. Some things run out of the box, some may require a few extra settings that are usually easy to add, and if there ever is a thing you don't understand, my offer stands.
The whole idea of moving to linux is overwhelming.
It's a scary plunge, a leap of faith, but I assure you: There are people ready to catch you at the bottom. The reception wasn't as warm when I jumped off of Win7, and the snobs are still around, but things have improved a lot over the past few years. Trust me, trust us: You won't be left alone.
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I can't recall ever trying it with peanut butter, that sounds interesting
Celery stalks with peanut butter and raisins is the bomb!
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If you are living on the coast and the water is rising due to climate change, just sell your house and move.
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jokes on them i just erased my windows and put mint on it
My Acer Nitro with OpenSUSE says hi
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Try them here: https://distrosea.com/
I suggest Cinnamon Ubuntu for a combination of Mint and Ubuntu. It's got the Mint Windows like front end, with Ubuntu in the back. Most help online is for Ubuntu anyway.
Sounds like Mint but worse.
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And I now I use Linux. Will never go back to Windows after this nonsense.
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Hi from a Thinkpad T14 G1 running LMDE, as god intended
"In the name of our Lord I implore thee to embrace Linux Mint. For it is a software that shall free thy computer from its earthly shackles and grant thee access to infinite knowledge of the cosmos."
John 5.11
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DoN't YOu gUyS hAvE TPM?
Hilarious.Tpm I do have, the annoying thing is secureboot I need to enable to play league on win11 and that wont work with when dual booting with my main os linux.
I hate win11 so much man -
If you are living on the coast and the water is rising due to climate change, just sell your house and move.
At least with OS you have a choice.
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Hi from a Thinkpad T14 G1 running LMDE, as god intended
Arch heretic here (long time Mint user).
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everyone who talks about linux seems to be a programmer /coder, and uses jargon that i don't even understand
I've been pointing that out for a while, but unfortunately there is a vocal subset of the community that thinks referring people to just read technical manuals is fine (if you can't, just learn to read it, duh).
Some things are concepts you'll learn easily, don't worry, and for the rest, you'll always find someone willing to break it down if you manage to look past the snobs. If you want, shoot me a DM if you just want to understand a specific term without someone making you feel like an idiot.
The problem is there are a billion versions of linux, idk what one to choose
There are plenty of suggestions here. Ubuntu is what got me started and I still think it's a good start*. Mint is from the same family, "Pop! OS" too (the name sounds silly to me, but it's legit and popular for a reason). Just look at pictures and see what seems prettiest to you, then go with that. The usage won't be too different.
The grandpa of that family is Debian, but I'm not sure it's quite as user-friendly out of the box. I'm mentioning it in case you come across the term.The other big families are Fedora and Arch. I personally use a Fedora-Child, but to keep things narrow, I recommend the three mentioned above as starters.
* If you come across people hating Ubuntu - including myself - it's usually for ideological reasons rather than usability ones. Don't worry about that for now. Getting into the weeds of things is a skill you don't have yet and that's perfectly fine.
if i can play my steam games on linux
Steam, fortunately, is the one platform that works best with Linux. For their handheld, they decided to flip off MS and made their own Linux, along with a wrapper tool to make all the games run on it anyway.
You may hear the terms "compatibility layer", "Proton" and "wine", which is exactly that: A tool to make Windows stuff run on Linux. Again, don't worry about the specifics, just believe me: I'm playing almost all of my steam games just as I used to.
If there is a specific game you care about, https://www.protondb.com/ has a large store of knowledge. Some things run out of the box, some may require a few extra settings that are usually easy to add, and if there ever is a thing you don't understand, my offer stands.
The whole idea of moving to linux is overwhelming.
It's a scary plunge, a leap of faith, but I assure you: There are people ready to catch you at the bottom. The reception wasn't as warm when I jumped off of Win7, and the snobs are still around, but things have improved a lot over the past few years. Trust me, trust us: You won't be left alone.
The fact that people HAD to learn to use Windows, too. It's just in the past and appears easy because they already can. If a person used computers with Linux from the start, it would be as easy for them as for Windows users.
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I don't know anything about Lightroom or what similar software would be, so unfortunately I won't be much help. But I hope you can find a decent alternative.
Basically Lightroom is for editing photos in a specific format, there's a couple alternatives that work well on Linux. Primarily Darktable and RawTherapee.
It's really good at what it does and is basically an industry standard.
But Adobe being Adobe I really want to stop giving them money but I need to replace it first.
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The problem is there are a billion versions of linux, idk what one to choosex idk if i can play my steam games on linux, everyone who talks about linux seems to be a programmer /coder, and uses jargon that i don't even understand, so idk if I'll even be able to USE linux. And if I ask any questions I feel like it's all gonna end up sounsing like another language to me.
The whole idea of moving to linux is overwhelming.
But I'm starting to hate windows 11. And fuck Apple all together.
Install Linux Mint Cinnamon. You don't need to be a coder and there is a discord for any tech support needs
