Why Linux is Better Than Windows 11

[robust_mirror@aussie.zone]

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/10/privacy-ubuntu-1210-amazon-ads-and-data-leaks

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/10/ubuntu-pro-terminal-ad

[zarkanian@sh.itjust.works]

I'm all for using "theme" as a replacement.

[golden_zealot@lemmy.ml]

Off only the top of my head.

-Potentially faster installation

-Free

-More control

-Many distributions from LinuxFromScratch to Mint, making it meet the interests of nearly every demographic

-Wonderful sense of community

-No spying

-No bloatware depending on distro

-No ads

-Many window managers supporting different workflows

-Incredible command line power

-Easy installation of software with package managers

-Less malware

-Fully customizeable ux/ui

-Can uninstall anything you don't want

-Will help you learn how a computer works at a deeper level if you want to

[wuphysics87@lemmy.ml]

Could be worse could be luke smith

[yonder@sh.itjust.works]

I switched my server from Ubuntu to Fedora, partly so I don't get sold Ubuntu pro on every login lol.

[shirro@aussie.zone]

What is socialist to Linus is libertarian to Eric Raymond. In huge collaborative communities people need to learn to get along and be tolerant but if they can't handle that they also have the freedom to fork so there is room for everyone to find their own space.

[deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz]

Potentially faster installation

Particularly when you're flashing the ISO you downloaded from MS to USB and it doesn't work unless you use MS's magic tool. Thus dropping you into the bootstrap paradox.

Especially because it gets partway through the install before failing to load NVMe drivers complaining there is no installation media to load them from.

It turns out it's faster to install Ubuntu and download one of MS's windows VM's and use that to download and flash a USB than actually install Windows 11.

[slacktoid@lemmy.ml]

True but also don't conflate Ubuntu with Linux

[meliante@lemmy.world]

Why is my T440s so much slower on fedora than w11?

[terraroot@sh.itjust.works]

How about "farkle" to take another term from the motoring world?

[foobarrington@lemmy.world]

Sure, but it also means we shouldn't blindly recommend Linux and let users run into the arms of another Microsoft. Recommend good distributions.

[tux0r@feddit.org]

-No spying

depending on the distro

-No ads

depending on the distro

-Can uninstall anything you don’t want

How can you uninstall systemd?

[geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml]

Is there a Linux OS nobody told me about?

[viscloreader@lemmy.world]

What's wrong with Mental outlaw?

[t4v0@lemmy.world]

While installing Linux is faster you can use the Windows ISO directly with Ventoy instead of the Microsoft tool. At least, that's how I do it.

[god_damn@sh.itjust.works]

-Potentially faster installation

Installed CachyOs yesterday that must have been the longest install I have been through. I'm liking it so far though.

[golden_zealot@lemmy.ml]

It will differ by distro, but generally for debian, you begin uninstalling systemd by installing something else like SysV init:

apt install sysvinit-core sysvinit-utils
cp /usr/share/sysvinit/inittab /etc/inittab

Then you may need to configure grub by editing /etc/default/grub changing:

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="init=/bin/systemd console=hvc0 console=ttyS0"

to

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="init=/lib/sysvinit/init console=hvc0 console=ttyS0"

and then executing update-grub as root.

Then you can reboot so that the system boots off of sysvinit instead and then purge systemd with apt-get remove --purge --auto-remove systemd. This also removes packages that depend on systemd.

Then you pin systemd packages to prevent apt from installing systemd or systemd-like packages in the future.

echo -e 'Package: systemd\nPin: release *\nPin-Priority: -1' > /etc/apt/preferences.d/systemd
echo -e '\n\nPackage: *systemd*\nPin: release *\nPin-Priority: -1' >> /etc/apt/preferences.d/systemd

Depending on if the distro is multiarch, you might also need:

echo -e '\nPackage: systemd:amd64\nPin: release *\nPin-Priority: -1' >> /etc/apt/preferences.d/systemd
echo -e '\nPackage: systemd:i386\nPin: release *\nPin-Priority: -1' >> /etc/apt/preferences.d/systemd

[tux0r@feddit.org]

Wow. Honestly, thank you! I had entirely forgot that this wiki even exists. I’ve bookmarked your reply.

[slacktoid@lemmy.ml]

Maybe it's wrong of us to recommend Linux, maybe we should be recommending a specific distro. Mint comes to mind.

[slacktoid@lemmy.ml]

There are a lot of them out there dude. It's a world out there