6* months away now. If you're on 10, do you plan to upgrade? Make the jump to Linux?
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Starting to plan my next build and will likely go full Linux
Same. I just gotta figure out what distro I want to run. Nobara, Bazzite, Mint, Zorin, Kubuntu, idk. I get analysis paralysis. I’ve run Ubuntu, Fedora, and even tried Arch once, but it’s been a long while since I’ve been full Linux. I’m definitely done with Windows tho (at least outside of work, but I can’t control that).
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Well, Mint is still one of the top recommendations for new users. It gets support for the newest hardware at a bit of a delay, so if you wanted to follow suit with your new gaming PC, it might not be as great of a choice for that for now, but for your laptop, that's what I'd recommend, if you're not looking to experiment.
I'm probably not going to be doing much gaming on my laptop, if any. I could be persuaded to experiment if you have any other suggestions.
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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.
for newcomers, maybe this is the best combo. Debian stable with KDE Plasma.
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My home (gaming) pc is going back to linux for sure., on the very day they drop support for 10.
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I don't think so. Gate's shoes are big ones.
You're right, it's really hard to fill the shoes of someone who abuses their power and position to try to hook up with women.
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I wonder if Steam OS will be ready for desktops before this
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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I wonder if Steam OS will be ready for desktops before this
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..
