6* months away now. If you're on 10, do you plan to upgrade? Make the jump to Linux?
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If they are ready by then, it would be perfect timing to grab a TON of users.
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I've been on Kubuntu for a while, but snaps are starting to bug me. When I build a new PC, I'm in the market for a new distro. Do you have a solid recommendation for a KDE-based distro that doesn't have a Windows-esque update step during shutdown and restart?
To choose your distro you must first decide whether you want a a stable distribution (debian) or a bleeding edge one (arch). Then you have to decide whether you want it to be a rolling release (tumbleweed) or a fixed point release distribution (fedora).
There's a lot more that could be said about each of these distros, but they all have KDE sessions.
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I couldn't name another Microsoft employee if a gun was to my head. but I can still vividly remember myself in 4th grade reading about Bill Gate's mega mansion in Popular Mechanics for Kids
Holy shit I remember that article too!
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Installed kubuntu on the laptop so I can get used to it.
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Basically my plan until I can scrounge enough money up for a new computer. My current one literally won't let me upgrade due to some component/driver it lacks.
You can pay to keep getting windows security updates and prolong the upgrade even further.
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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?
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:
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Bazzite? Bazzite Steam OS?
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I couldn't name another Microsoft employee if a gun was to my head. but I can still vividly remember myself in 4th grade reading about Bill Gate's mega mansion in Popular Mechanics for Kids
Gabe Newell?
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for newcomers, maybe this is the best combo. Debian stable with KDE Plasma.
Unless you're using NVIDIA. Didn't work out of the box for me and required a couple hours of fiddling. Mint worked seamlessly.
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I'm sticking with Linux due to the bullshit that Microsoft is constantly pulling. Currently, my PC is running Fedora 41, and I love it quite a bit; currently I can't imagine a future where I return to Windows 11. Proton Compatibility Layer makes gaming on any distro fairly easy!
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Already did and it's glorious! Steam works beautifully and the only final thing that I'm missing is Adobe products.
and the only final thing that I'm missing is Adobe products.
I miss Affinity Designer! Bought a license and I like it but no linux port
I can't get used Inkscape, it's so different and confusing for me
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and the only final thing that I'm missing is Adobe products.
I miss Affinity Designer! Bought a license and I like it but no linux port
I can't get used Inkscape, it's so different and confusing for me
Have you ever seen how to draw a circle in GIMP?
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Already did and it's glorious! Steam works beautifully and the only final thing that I'm missing is Adobe products.
I went with Mint but I'm thinking about KDE (or maybe KDE flavored Arch? Idk I'm new) on my second computer. Pretty painless?
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Most people won't budge. It doesn't matter if Win10 is unsupported or isn't getting a security update, I reckon a solid 40 of 43% will just stay on it until programs they use stop working.
Yeah I'm just going to stick on Win 10 for a while. Apparently the enterprise version is getting support for longer so maybe I'll see if I can get on that.
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It's not like Windows 10 will magically stop booting or something..
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Bazzite? Bazzite Steam OS?
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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?
I'm here, so I'm more likely to know who that is or what he looks like. But I don't. I do now because you mentioned him and I looked up how he looks like. Your average Joe is gonna be even less likely to know who that is or what he looks like. So I'm guessing that's why. Some CEOs just avoid the spotlight. Or maybe I've just been avoiding MS news, dunno
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I went with Mint but I'm thinking about KDE (or maybe KDE flavored Arch? Idk I'm new) on my second computer. Pretty painless?
So Mint is the 'distro', which is actually based on Ubuntu, which is based on Debian. In simple terms, a distro is a bundle of programs and configurations assembled for you. Basically, Debian is a stripped down version of Mint.
A 'desktop environment' is a separate program(?) that changes what your desktop looks like, and they can be downloaded on any distro. So you can try out KDE Plasma on your Mint installation! The one that you're likely using right now is called 'Cinnamon', which I personally didn't like and turned me off of Linux my first time trying to switch over years ago.
Something cool about KDE Plasma is that you can download themes and make your desktop environments look really cool. For instance, sometimes I like to rock this Windows 7 theme: https://gitgud.io/wackyideas/aerothemeplasma/
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Made the jump already since I built a new computer and there were lots of missing windows 10 drivers for the new hardware and there was no way in hell I was going to main on windows 11.
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Unless you're using NVIDIA. Didn't work out of the box for me and required a couple hours of fiddling. Mint worked seamlessly.
PopOS (scroll down to the "Pop_OS with Nvidia" link).
It is tailored for Nvidia cards, is Debian(Ubuntu) based, & super friendly for new users.
