David Gerardyeah so microsoft just fucking lied about not forcing copilot, cos of course they did https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/windows-10-gets-copilot-as-part-of-mandatory-update
SMHS@davidgerard ...anyone need a hand installing linux, you are welcome to bother me.
ShadSterling@smhs @davidgerard I know just enough to be dangerous, and I’ve never been able to figure out how to choose a distro for desktop use. I’m using at least 5 different ones for various headless purposes, but every time I’ve looked at the options for desktop Linux I can’t even figure out which sets of problems I’d be choosing between much less which set of problems I’d rather put up with. It leaves me with no idea how to plan to buy a Linux laptop
@ShadSterling @smhs honestly just start somewhere. Mint is probably inoffensive. or just plain Ubuntu or Xubuntu.
most run off a USB stick so you can try out desktops and see if any particularly appeal or annoy.
a usb stick is also useful cos you can check it supports all your hardware. linux hardware support is extremely good these days, but it's always nice to check.
@ShadSterling @smhs oh yeah and definitely get an AMD video card, Nvidia has bursts of actively hostility to Linux but AMD are really good at making sure their stuff is supported
@davidgerard @ShadSterling Yes, AMD all the way. I personally would say CPU too. You can play CP77 on a Ryzen 7 5700g and no videocard at all.
@smhs @ShadSterling a cheap ex-corporate business laptop off eBay but with an AMD chip gives you a nice setup that works quite well if you check compat
@davidgerard @smhs that sounds a whole lot more time consuming than making my next laptop one that has about the same specs as I’d get without switching but comes Linux. Learning all the GUI quirks would be time consuming enough, but returning to the bad old days of hoping not to have driver issues and having to figure out what to do with incompatible hw, and aftermarket upgrading the storage, and…
Sure, it’s more flexible, but more yaks than I can shave
Sure, it’s more flexible, but more yaks than I can shave
@ShadSterling @smhs that's fair, but i can tell you it's way better these days and mostly shit just works