6* months away now. If you're on 10, do you plan to upgrade? Make the jump to Linux?
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I've been on Windows 11 since it was released. The only problem I had were NVIDIA drivers sometimes causing a bluescreen (mainly my fault).
Linux doesn't work for me currently, since I use RDP to connect to systems for work, and RDP clients on Linux are ass.
RDP clients on Linux are ass.
Remmina is better than windows native remote desktop shit imo
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I'm running Linux everywhere incuding the machine I am writing on right now. I have one single dual boot machine with Windows 10 as the mainly used OS for the simple reason that I need to run one specific software (and some of the "ecosystem" around it) that is not available for Linux. The only alternative is Apple which is even worse in my opinion. So I think I'll be forced to update. All the rest of my daily computing stuff has been moved to Linux for a long time.
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I gave Linux Mint a try last week when I received the news about the obligatory MS account for W11. Not that I'll "upgrade" to W11 but anyway.
Very smooth installation experience. The OS and software like Steam, Brave, Nvidia drivers and some audio & video stuff installed through the package control in no time. I could actually work with it.
Half of my game library is made only for W though. Or the small blocker things like GTA V that works well in Mint in story mode, the Battleye thing won't start of course, so expect no GTA Online in Mint either.
I think I'll keep Linux Mint and Windows under dual boot and use Windows only when necessary. Or run W10 in a virtual box in Mint
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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.
It'll let you upgrade to Linux. It doesn't play those stupid games with you like MS does.
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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.
For some of the hardware requirements, there are edits you can make to get it to install, but you do have to also force it every time there is a major release, minor updates go through fine.
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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
It's a vicious cycle. The media don't use Satya Nadella's name or picture much, so people don't know who he is or how he looks like.
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Krita > Gimp
Krita and GIMP are tools for different use cases.
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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:
It's weird how MS's putting developers first became a joke. Back in the 80's, companies like HP and IBM had open warehouses with coders at desks lined up like factory workers. MS was the first big company to give a private office to every programmer.
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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).
I'm using Garuda and it has a setup specifically for gaming. The gamer look it comes with out of the box is ugly in my opinion, but that's easy to change.I highly recommend it. It's Arch based, so the AUR and Arch wiki work great with it. It's really great and (in my opinion) user friendly.
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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?
Because he set the general, evil directions for MS. Like keeping users uninformed and locked in, smearing the competition, sabotaging open standards, taking your control over your hardware and data away from users, etc. All happened during evil Bill's reign.
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It's not like Windows 10 will magically stop booting or something..
Right?
I never understand why people are so obsessed with not getting updates. They usually just break everything and bloat the OS.
"But my security!" OS updates are going to protect you from 99% of the bad actors out there. They do nothing against social engineering. They don't make you use strong passwords. Most of the security flaws OS updates are addressing are the kinda of attacks that only state actors or organized crime rings have the resources and abilities to exploit.
Governments? Heck yeah they need to be concerned. Large enterprises? Definitely. Small businesses? Eh it's probably for the best to protect your livelihood even if you aren't the juiciest target. But for an individual using their PC for gaming, social media, streaming content, online shopping, etc... The cost-benefit analysis is different.
It's not different from physical security. Theres a reason you don't need to go through TSA to get on a bus.
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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.
The bleeding edge distro is called "unstable", not "Arch". /s
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Make the jump to Linux and loose 90% of the games you play as well. If all you play is steam games and don't care about many that can't be played then sure.
I get the appeal. But windows 11 is the same thing as 10. -
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.
Well, I guess that Gates can't fill their own shoes too
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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?
Snaps are a pest and Ubuntu is more or less a failed experiment. I had way less trouble installing and maintaining a couple of plain vanilla Debian hosts than Ubuntu machines for years. The killer argument for Ubuntu was easiness of installation. Nowadays a standard Debian install is a matter of a few clicks. Sure a custom install like encrypted LVM over several partitions is still a demanding task even for an ecperienced user - but at least it is possible.
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Make the jump to Linux and loose 90% of the games you play as well. If all you play is steam games and don't care about many that can't be played then sure.
I get the appeal. But windows 11 is the same thing as 10.90%?
Do you only play games with kernel level anti-cheat? Because those are literally the only games i haven't been able to play, and fortunately for me I don't want to play those games.
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I will dualboot to keep a windows 10 for software that only runs on it, but I really hope I will be able to be gaming on linux only.
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Build new computer. Old computer to be a home server running Linux or something fancy.
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I can't afford a new computer right now and tariffs meaning higher prices means I can't anticipate affording one in the near future. My plan is to see where everything's at when they stop doing updates. Unfortunately.
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I might get downvoted or whatever but Windows 11 is fine. I get it if your PC straight up can’t run it, that’s a tough spot. But as an OS it’s fine, even has a few handy features (besides all the AI crap shoehorned in). I actually like the File Explorer changes and the window snap stuff can work in the right setting.
