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[–] LeZero@hexbear.net 20 points 22 hours ago (3 children)

Why I switched to Fedora earlier this year,

I still technically dual boot with Windows, but I didnt boot it for months now,

The biggest stumbling block I had was gaming, but frankly it kinda is smooth sailing on Linux nowadays, I even got Escape from Tarkov to run on my machine, which wasnt really guaranteed, and I don't have any problem using Steam (or GOG through Lutris)

I will probably just completely get rid of Windows in the future

[–] GenderIsOpSec@hexbear.net 14 points 22 hours ago (1 children)
[–] LeZero@hexbear.net 7 points 21 hours ago (6 children)

I indeed made good use of this thread

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[–] urmums401k@hexbear.net 6 points 19 hours ago

I had an easier time getting fonv to run smoothe on Linux than I did on windows 8.

And 11's compatibility is even worse.

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[–] ZWQbpkzl@hexbear.net 59 points 1 day ago
[–] Frank@hexbear.net 43 points 1 day ago (7 children)

Fucking right? I need to get better at linux. My mint install keeps crashing in weird ways but i haven't cared enough to fix it.

I'm lucky in that almost all software i use that isn't games is foss already.

Fucking "ai"

Hey what if you had a personal assistant who couldn't do anything right and was always slpurnned out of their mind on halucinogens?

[–] moondog@hexbear.net 2 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Anyone else have their firefox keep crashing on Linux Mint? Particularly when I'm on websites like discord or youtube that aren't just text.

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[–] toys_are_back_in_town@hexbear.net 25 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Hey what if you had a personal assistant who couldn't do anything right and was always slpurnned out of their mind on halucinogens?

i'd be okay with this if they were human tbh

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[–] BobDole@hexbear.net 50 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Hi :-)
We installed an update while you were asleep. Do you want to upgrade to Windows 11? How about sign in to your Microsoft account? Oh, I see, well we turned all of the ads and tracking back on so have fun finding the settings page to turn them off again!

[–] Mindfury@hexbear.net 32 points 1 day ago

buried in a microsoft support forum post somewhere:

we also moved where that settings page is. enjoy

[–] belligerentkitten@hexbear.net 17 points 23 hours ago (8 children)

my partner @Anvil_Lavigne@hexbear.net was last on windows 10, we finally got them a new laptop and they were so against windows 11 we installed linux and they’re taking to it so so well

like usually when i help someone install linux i am literally running tech support for 6 months

[–] someone@hexbear.net 3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

like usually when i help someone install linux i am literally running tech support for 6 months

I do the same. I like to think of it more as the computer equivalent of an ML reading group. A privilege to help, not a chore to wade through.

[–] belligerentkitten@hexbear.net 2 points 13 hours ago

i am up for it and i know that it's likely to come when people switch. and i warn them as well. but particularly if it's someone remote, i find it hard to help and they don't always give me enough infos to help tho partner is not remote but it's like i say "give me laptop" and they ask me to tell them how instead. they're learning so fast and being really proactive with learning terminal and finding commands online etc i'm just proud of them

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[–] ALoafOfBread@lemmy.ml 18 points 1 day ago (5 children)

I recently switched to linux mint and have had no serious issues at all. In fact I like it more than windows and it isn't full of crap and spyware

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[–] Aradina@lemmy.ml 37 points 1 day ago (1 children)

using windows is basically like having a fed standing behind you at all times but also the fed likes to gossip with anyone that asks

[–] Tabitha@hexbear.net 26 points 1 day ago (1 children)

but the most annoying part is that the fed is also trying to gossip with you while you're trying to do shit on your computer

[–] urmums401k@hexbear.net 5 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

And gets in the way and fucks everything up if you misclick and select the little unremovable fed button instead of tgd thing you wanted to do. Also replaces random shit like your file explorer with the fed button sometimes.

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[–] Evilsandwichman@hexbear.net 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I haven't even read the comments am I'm 100% sure it's been flooded by the illinuxati being like "hah, you use a WINDOWS?"

[–] MineDayOff@hexbear.net 35 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Fuckers installed co-pilot on mine when I was away and now my laptop has "no available device" for audio out. Like there's no option in settings for the speakers. Can't even plug in an audio cord. Nothing. They broke my shit and installed AI

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[–] imogen_underscore@hexbear.net 35 points 1 day ago
[–] OrionsMask@hexbear.net 4 points 18 hours ago (6 children)

I am open to trying Linux, but how can I make it as close to the Windows 10 experience as possible so I can baby step into it?

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[–] tactical_trans_karen@hexbear.net 25 points 1 day ago (16 children)

Please, for your own sake and sanity, try Fedora. You can test drive it on a live disc.

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[–] Yukiko@hexbear.net 23 points 1 day ago

I'm so glad I switched to Linux full-time years ago when Proton dropped. penguin-love

[–] KrasMazov@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 22 hours ago

Bazzite is great.

Join the Linux atomic side, comrade

[–] plinky@hexbear.net 26 points 1 day ago

I got 10 years until steam drops win10, if win7 is any guide comfy-cool

[–] barrbaric@hexbear.net 20 points 1 day ago (3 children)

We're going to keep installing clippies until you get the point :bill-gates:

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