GreatWhite_Shark_EarthAndBeingsRightsPersonDec 21

Gifted A Frame Work PC, Windows Included, but Hate Windows

I do not have the skills to work-on/repair OSs alternative, if something goes wrong.
Are there any top alternative Computer OSs that have IRW computer repairpeople that was work on computers that use their OSs? If the answer is yes, then around what USA cities?

Thank You, for everyone seriously trying help me. Which is most the replies:)!

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Gifted A Frame Work PC, Windows Included, but Hate Windows

I do not have the skills to work-on/repair OSs alternative, if something goes wrong. Are there any top alternative Computer OSs that have IRW com…

Show threadbrucethemooseDec 21

You don’t really need a computer repair person for a Framework. It’s designed to be trivially repairable: if something breaks, buy the part from their website, unplug it, and change it yourself.

If your operating system breaks, here’s what you do:

  • Put anything important on a USB drive. You should always do this anyway.

  • Hit “refresh my PC” in Windows. This will reinstall Windows for you.

I’m not directly answering your question because it’s kind of unanswerable. We have no idea if there are local “computer repair people” that can work on Linux (which is what you are talking about); only you would know that based on phoning up people around you where you live. Ask them “do you guys fix Linux stuff?”

You can install Linux yourself easily, and get a system that’s basically not going to get a virus on it anyway. You can even do it and keep windows: it’s not either/or.

Show threadGreatWhite_Shark_EarthAndBeingsRightsPersonDec 21
I hear you on that, but if we are just talking about Linux (that appears to be the one to go with), then I should have been able to go to Linux’s official website & get them to provide me with licensed/trustworthy option(s) for me. Like any other services-product,
Show threadJumutaDec 21

Linux is a volunteer project (mostly). There is no “support” like a commercial os, you’ll have to figure out your way around it yourself.

There are Linux User Groups (LUGs) around the world though, which are volunteer groups that help people with their Linux problems. Have a look at if you can find one around you

Show threadGreatWhite_Shark_EarthAndBeingsRightsPersonDec 21
That sucks,
Suggestion for improvement, have (only heard of such volunteer-COOP product repair shops) Linux create such shopsaround as much of the world as possible.
Thanks
Show threadbrucethemoose

The above is using a lot of technical jargon that might be misleading.

You can get plenty of support for linux just fine. Including here on lemmy. Plenty of computer repair people should know how to do it, you honestly you’re better just talking to people on the internet instead of taking your whole computer to a repair shop. In other words… you’re kinda going in with the wrong mindset.

You can, indeed, pay for support for some linux operating systems. It will be over the internet though.

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Show threadGreatWhite_Shark_EarthAndBeingsRightsPersonDec 21
Is that first sentence a joke?
Show threadbrucethemooseDec 21

I meant “Linux User Groups” and “volunteer project.”

That’s a sort of perplexing way of saying there are free operating systems with good online support. And paid operating systems with paid support, if that’s what you prefer.

Show threadsorghumDec 21

No, you can pay for support like from RedHat on their enterprise workstation Linux. I would only recommend if downtime on that laptop would be more detrimental than the amount you pay for support. Otherwise self help and a bit of google-fu would usually be all you need to do any troubleshooting.

So I guess your solution depends on how much you want to spend and how you value your time.

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