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Its time to switch to Linux!

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[–] Aceticon@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Bullshit!

I've been using Windows 7 for years well after end of support and my computer never got hacked!

Oh yes it did

[–] M137@lemmy.world 30 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I'm absolutely certain the grammatical clusterfuck in so many memes and posts is done fully consciously. Like, someone sat there and actually thought about how to make it grammatically fucked yet get the point across, just to get those extra comments pointing it out. And it's fucking horrifying that this is where we are, deliberately making things dumb to get more "clicks".

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Its all about teh enjagement.

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[–] Marx2k@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 2 days ago

were got hacked

Just a casual couple thousands of tons of perfectly usable computing hardware going to a landfill for literally no reason but greed and lack of accountability.

[–] RangerJosie@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago (5 children)

Yeah. Gotta find a distro soonish. My 3-4 year old laptop tried to update to W11 and has failed twice. Guess it doesn't meet the hardware reqs. (Thank you RNGesus)

[–] thawed_caveman@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Currently writing from a Mint laptop, works perfectly with minimal setup and no command line whatsoever, the only annoying thing is that the caps lock key behaves differently. Though Linux's reputation is that it can probably be modded out.

I also installed Diodon to recover the cool clipboard function that Windows has.

I could probably get the customizeable start menu, but i actually don't miss it that much

[–] RangerJosie@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Can I "emulate" like Windows98 UI while keeping all the new functions?

[–] ordellrb@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

absolutly, for win 95 there is a xfce (like xubuntu or mint xfce) Theme called "chicago 95", not sure about 98 tho

[–] RangerJosie@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

95 is just as good. I just really like that old ass UI. Nostalgia ya know?

[–] Zink@programming.dev 2 points 2 days ago

A default install of Linux Mint Cinnamon has a classic windows layout of a taskbar and start button.

But things like searching and updates actually work smoothly and quickly.

[–] thawed_caveman@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

I don't know, but Linux’s reputation is that it can probably be modded out.

[–] A_Chilean_Cyborg@feddit.cl 6 points 2 days ago

Ignore everything else, go linux mint.

[–] Zink@programming.dev 3 points 2 days ago

Another recommendation for Linux Mint here. Just live boot off a USB drive and try it out. Maybe dual boot for a while if you’re unsure about just getting rid of windows cold turkey.

I use it daily on my work machine (2 year old Dell laptop) and it feels pretty flawless and polished. Even for basic desktop stuff I like it better than windows, but then all the techy Linux shit it’s still there if you care to use it. I use this “user friendly” distro to stare at plain text in monospaced fonts all day, usually between source code files and command-line stuff.

[–] Rolive@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 3 days ago

Any distro will do. I suggest using one that has a complete installer like Mint or OpenSuse and then use KDE Plasma as desktop, which closely resembles Windows.

[–] agnomeunknown@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I can vouch for mint, I picked it up recently after not touching Linux for almost 20 years and it was very intuitive and Windows-like. Haven't dug very deep into it yet but it was at least easy to setup and get the necessities working

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[–] VinesNFluff@pawb.social 7 points 2 days ago

I feel like Microsoft fully intends to remove the TPM 2.0 requirement in the nearish future

Otherwise it wouldn't be so easy to disable when writing an iso to a USB drive.

Looking at it from a capitalistic point of view, they gain nothing by keeping people from installing their OS on the long term, the lock out was just for the short-term gains they got out of OEMs selling new computers for Windows 11 and such.

[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 88 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Windows 10? I'm on Linux Mint 22, which is more than double the number.

Checkmate Microsuck.

[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 48 points 4 days ago (1 children)

MFW I revert to Windows 2000

😎

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[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 92 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 58 points 4 days ago (3 children)

no longer receive security update

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[–] shasta@lemm.ee 21 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Is this post from the future? Windows 10 still has support for another year.

[–] figjam@midwest.social 25 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] shasta@lemm.ee 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

In the title, not the image. So confusing

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[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 23 points 3 days ago (2 children)

bully everyone into upgrading to Windows 11 so you can force data scraping in the guise of AI down their throats. nice game

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[–] Katana314@lemmy.world 17 points 3 days ago (11 children)

In the last month, I made a genuine effort to switch to Linux Mint, then Bazzite, as my daily driver. Mint could not run Hitman 3 for unexplained reasons. Bazzite frequently got graphical corruption issues when returning from sleep. Neither could run niche indie games and gave no error codes.

I knew I’d be doing some tweaking to get Linux working how I wanted, but it was missing configuration as well as being unreliable by default. I like the principle of using a non-MS OS, but I need it to work.

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[–] ohellidk@sh.itjust.works 39 points 4 days ago (11 children)

Linux can also be susceptible to attacks and breaches too.

[–] grandel@lemmy.ml 1 points 19 hours ago

I have yet to read news of it actually happening though

[–] MY_ANUS_IS_BLEEDING@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago

Rarely happens though because who the fuck uses Linux?

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[–] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 31 points 4 days ago (13 children)

I have a crazy idea.

What if y'all get together, and make a guide on an easy way to switch to idk Arch, since Valve is working with it.

You know, so that they don't have to spend a lot of money, and don't have to worry about losing all their data, and hopefully so they don't have to learn everything about Linux so they can enjoy using it right away.

Ha, I almost believed that was realistic rereading it.

[–] foo@feddit.uk 22 points 4 days ago (12 children)

Exactly. Us Linux users, as a collective, tend to shoot ourselves in the foot here because we can't decide on the "best" distro for beginners. If we all just said one thing, with confidence and without arguments, and without saying "it depends...", more would probably make the switch.

No major outlets that the average user would frequent are likely to sell laptops with any Linux distro pre installed. Many non-technical users wouldn't even reinstall Windows by themselves, let alone Linux.

Any of the usual starter distros would be a good choice because once they are in the ecosystem they can find their own path. When a non technical person asks how to get Linux, there is no worse answer than a barrage of information followed by more questions. Just pick one, say it confidently, and assist them to make it happen.

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[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

DHS is still no-go on Windows 11.

That date may get pushed back.

[–] trouble@lemm.ee 32 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Pretty sure w10 still receives updates

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 58 points 4 days ago (11 children)

It's scheduled to stop receiving them October 14, 2025.

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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 1 points 2 days ago

unplugs PC from router

Try hacking me now, bitches.

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 14 points 4 days ago

They were got hacked?! Where is has the media been has in all this??!1!

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