I mean, if you have the gui enabled and are just using it for web browsing it’s no different than windows.
Yep, so why even use Windows nowadays?
Because a handful of programs and likely my job will force me to use Windows. I’m interviewing next week for a position where they’ll give me “all IT equipment”, and there were several technical questions about Windows in a prior interview, so no Linux there.
Still, whenever I can choose to do so, e.g. at home, I pick Linux.
Just go ahead and ask them. I mean I don’t know anything about your job, but usually nowadays there is little reason to stick to Windows with Office 365 and stuff.
Most of the time it just never got challenged because no one cared enough. So it’s not like they “insist on Windows”. It’s “they didn’t bother yet”.
Of course you’ll likely be faced with the myth of maintenance. Counter that with security (homogeneous environment is very good against malware and such) and missing license costs to convince the C*O. Done.
Because sometimes one has no choice, be it for your job, or hardware support, etc.
Unfortunately, there is some scientific and medical equipment that only supports Microsoft Windows (often obsolete versions, which is even worse).
I feel you… some machines in my previous lab were running on windows 98.
as much as I love Linux, some softwares don’t work with it
haven’t dualbooted windows yet though because I have a small drive and I don’t need Windows update fucking with my bootloader
To make the Microsoft PC go faster?
(Toss it out the window….)
For general use, Linux is fantastic. But as other people have said, some software only works on other systems. Also, some software does run on Linux, but not acceptably so (for example, SteamVR).
But as other people have said, some software only works on other systems.
For most of the general tasks that people have traditionally used computers for, it seems that most people nowadays generally just use their phone. Usually when anyone decides to use an actual computer for something, it’s because they have a task that requires them to use some specific piece of software, and that software is unfortunately often only available on Windows/macOS.
Yep, my kid is just starting to fool around with Minecraft and every time we play, I launch the client from the command line. Planting the seeds…
My wife’s uncle did this for his 90 year old mother. He just put Solitaire and a link to her email on the desktop and she was good to go.
When I have kids and they begin using computers, they’re installing Gentoo with dad.
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This made me laugh out loud.
I have a friend who’s 91. He just started using Linux, and has had only minor issues that I was able to fix in seconds.
It’s nowhere near as difficult as it was 10 years ago.
my (based) parents introduced me to lubuntu on a netbook as a kid
Ages 0-99
I think you mean ages 0-255
Fuck 100+ year olds I guess?
Best option for someone who’s only ever used Linux on servers, and who plays at least 1 game that does not run on Proton bc of EAC?
Split my m2 for a Linux partition and dual boot? Vm windows in Linux?
If dualbooting, advice on not accidentally overwriting my primary drive (again)
I already know I should use arch, right?
Don’t partition the same drive for dual boot. Use an entirely different physical disk altogether and boot from there. It’s logistically simpler and less prone to failure (maybe you’ll need to finagle with UEFI secureboot). Maybe just use an SSD for Windows (no, don’t whine, you won’t notice the speed difference while in game).
For virtual machines, be aware that performance takes a massive hit. You can pass-through a graphics card, but you better be very comfortable with whatever virtualization solution you’re using because it’s the most technically complex and involved thing you can do with a VM. And you most likely will need a separate dedicated graphics card than the one your host system use (I think it’s hardware dependent now).
I like Debian, tho GNOME isn’t my piece of cake
Is that an intentional malaphor?
Use Nobara as a beginner arch will destroy you. And nowadays EAC works with proton most if the time so don’t forget to check your game on protobdb
A before and after of a young woman installing all the necessary packages for her work.
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Eww Ubuntu.
