nixCraft 🐧

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I dumped Windows 11 for Linux, and you should too. CheckMag With the growing number of users jumping from Windows to Linux, I decided to fully take the plunge and dive deep into the Open Source ocean. A few months and several headaches later, it has proved to be the best computer-related decision I've made in over a decade (and perhaps in my entire life). https://www.notebookcheck.net/I-dumped-Windows-11-for-Linux-and-you-should-too.1190961.0.html

I dumped Windows 11 for Linux, and you should too

With the growing number of users jumping from Windows to Linux, I decided to fully take the plunge and dive deep into the Open Source ocean. A few months and several headaches later, it has proved to be the best computer-related decision I've made in over a decade (and perhaps in my entire life).

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Show threadClwhittJan 11
@nixCraft
I dumped Windows 7 for Linux a decade ago and have never looked back. In fact, when I do have to load Windows to run some legacy software (rarely), it's usually accompanied with the repeated phrase "f'ing Windows!". 45 minutes of forced upgrades and forced reboots just to do a 5 minute task! No thanks.
Show threadmattmaisonJan 11

@nixCraft

About once a year I try a new Linux OS and every single time it fails within a few months. It's impossible for me to be a regular user until this stops happening.

Show threadWiredfireJan 11
@mattmaison @nixCraft I’m guessing you have some particular use-case it’s falling over on, which sucks. For the average, especially non-technical, person a stable distro like Mint is a solid long term option.
Show threadmattmaisonJan 12

@wiredfire

My first ever install was Debian, about 20 years ago. I've tried Ubuntu, Mint, you name it. I've yet to find something that doesn't eventually crash.

Show threadWiredfireJan 12
@mattmaison depends on what we mean by crash maybe. I’ve had Windows crash plenty of times, Linux less so (purely in my experience, not meaning to discount yours). I’ve found Linux recovers well after a crash too, generally a quick reboot and I’m back on the go. Rare though, mostly had crashes as it turned out my SSD was failing.
Show threadmattmaisonJan 12

@wiredfire

By crashed I mean: freezes, can't log in, all files gone, etc. Mostly just meaning a catch all for 'unusable and broken'. Nothing like that has ever happened to me using Windows.

I love and appreciate what the linux community does, and I for one hope that one day it will work for me personally, but the fact remains most people don't want to, don't have the technicall skills, or don't have the time to be constantly fixing their OS.

Show threadWiredfireJan 12

@mattmaison wow.. I’ve never had that, that sucks. Tell a lie, had my files “vanish” after a crash (which turned out to be failing hardware rather than the OS) which was alarming but turned out I just needed to re-mount the drive.

This genuinely doesn’t happen to most folk (which doesn’t lessen your experience). For users who are the least technical Linux is usually amazingly stable (well, certain distros like Mint and Ubuntu anyway).

Show threadWiredfireJan 12
But I appreciate that if something does to wrong it can be a bit more technical to resolve. But then again I’ve had enough Windows headaches that their support forums have been less thank useless for, but have always tended to find a useful (albeit not written for the layman) answer in Mint’s forums.
Show threadWiredfireJan 12
As Microsoft gets more sold on abusing personal data for the AI pipedreams I appreciate Linux giving us an alternative. It’s not for everyone, and Windows isn’t going anywhere, so choice is good. Linux absolutely isn’t for everyone and a world where it was the only realistic option wouldn’t be a good thing!
Show threadFuadJan 11
@nixCraft I moved recently. And now I don't have Instagram, windows, or Facebook in my life. Instead I have Linux, IRC, Mastodon and etc. linux comes with a lifestyle. And with tons of headaches to be honest. But still worth giving it a shot.
Show threadlord pthenq1Jan 11

"Bien. Bienvenido al lado oscuro, ÂĄy tenemos galletas!

AbandonĂ© Windows 11 por Linux, y tĂș tambiĂ©n deberĂ­as hacerlo. CheckMag: Con el creciente nĂșmero de usuarios que se pasan de Windows a Linux, decidĂ­ dar el paso definitivo y sumergirme de lleno en el mundo del cĂłdigo abierto. Unos meses y varios quebraderos de cabeza despuĂ©s, ha resultado ser la mejor decisiĂłn informĂĄtica que he tomado en mĂĄs de una dĂ©cada (y quizĂĄs en toda mi vida). https://www.notebookcheck.net/I-dumped-Windows-11-for-Linux-and-you-should-too.1190961.0.html "

@nixCraft

I dumped Windows 11 for Linux, and you should too

With the growing number of users jumping from Windows to Linux, I decided to fully take the plunge and dive deep into the Open Source ocean. A few months and several headaches later, it has proved to be the best computer-related decision I've made in over a decade (and perhaps in my entire life).

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Show threadGeorge SaichJan 11

@nixCraft
The writer acknowledges that the struggles they had were largely self imposed, in some cases looking for a challenge - which can be found, if that is what you want.

I was more interested in a set it and forget it experience so I opted for Mint Linux. It has been just that, running flawlessly on several different brand laptops.

Cheers.

Show threadWittynameJan 14
@nixCraft is Davinci Resolve stable on it yet?