Ok folks telling me to just get a Linux Distro.
PC Gaming - Enshrouded, Valheim, BG3, Dragon Age: Origins, and No Man’s Sky, generally Steam platform. Classics like Caesar III, TIE Fighter.
Work - Data Analysis, Lots of word documents, spreadsheets
Internet - Light browsing, podcast listening, music streaming
What distro and why?
https://distrochooser.de --> find a distro that fits your criteria
https://alternativeto.net --> find alternatives to your windows products
https://protondb.com --> check if your games run on linux
Pop! OS if you’ve got an NVidia card!
I use Linux mint on my old Thinkpad and for the most part it works great. I use Kubuntu on my desktop. Asides from from weird hardware issues I had when initially setting it up, works great as well (Wayland too).
I agree with others: Linux mint, fedora, Ubuntu. Honestly, whatever gives you the least number of issues
I use Linux currently and have for many years. It is a wonderful operating system. However, if you wish to switch to Linux, it is in your best interest to understand that enthusiasts will oversell whatever they love, and they will do so without even noticing it.
Gaming on Linux is impressive and it’s getting better every day, but it is still not the same as Windows.
Depending on the games you wish to play, you may feel frustrated at times. Also, barely any hardware has official Linux support on a software level. I’m talking about fancy keyboards, mice, gamepads, cameras, microphones, headphones, and all kinds of RGB contraptions.
If something doesn’t work, the next recommended steps can range from installing a complicated third-party interface to essentially programming your own. If I read the word “kernel” as part of a solution, chances are that I’m just buying something else instead.
People also forget that even supported games sometimes malfunction, and all tips and fixes will assume you’re running Windows. Besides, not every game is on Steam, and even when they are, some may require the use of external software to install and manage mods. So using Linux for games is awesome, but significantly less if you are not an advanced user and want more than the defaults for your games.
And when it comes to work, you might find yourself restricted to LibreOffice or Microsoft Office Online. It is possible to run Office via Wine, but I’m not sure if that’s a good idea. A bit off-topic, but I’ve been trying to purchase a legit license for local Microsoft Office and I don’t think they even sell it anymore. They’re completely focused on the cloud version.
Linux mint, easy AF and has a good app store
Get steam as a flatpak from apo store. Try a dual boot.
For internet Firefox is good, try it with unlock
For work use libreoffice or just get ms office
Mint is very easy and user friendly, use cinnamon edition. It looks very similar. I can explain more if needed
Buy a second drive and boot into it for Windows gaming. Do everything else on Linux. Personally I have found this to be the least frustrating, best performing solution with the added benefit of segregating gaming from work/study and vice versa.
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Check your games on ProtonDB. But I stopped letting developers dictate which OS I used 10 years ago. If it doesn’t work on Linux, I don’t buy it.
If your OS is nuisance, maybe get a different OS.
Every OS is a nuisance, it’s about how each affect the user and the users preferences on those interactions.
I disagree
Even windows used to not be a nuisance, but dark patterns are pretty prevalent these days
100%. Most nuisances on Linux are considered issues to be fixed or improved, in windows are by design.
A bunch of crybabies.
if I need to go in to a command line and make a custom boot of the OS. I might as well be using a Linux distribution and not have the system reset my work every time it updates.
I did this about a year ago and haven’t looked back. The only thing that’s sometimes a problem is if a game has anti cheat stuff that’s super Windows specific, but I wouldn’t want to run those things anyway.
10 years strong on Linux and still the only windows laptop I have at home is the one my work gave me to use.
Windows 11 was the straw that broke the camel’s back for me as an MS specialist with 20+ years of experience.
Under Windows 10, making a golden image was all you needed to make sure that malware (yes some MS services share the same traits as malware!), bloatware and telemetry were not active, even on major updates (a couple of exceptions but overall that was the case)
Windows 11 no matter what you do, on a major update it will reset to Microsoft’s “recommend” settings even wiping out task scheduler scripts and reg entries. That is malware behaviour and should be treated as such.
Honestly, I know I will sound like a broken record but if you have any value on your privacy, get on Linux. There are distros out there that are very friendly but remember with anything new, there is a learning curve and the steepness is based on how willing you are to learn, don’t be afraid.
So when you clean windows, how long does it actually stay clean? I uninstalled a bunch of stuff when I was using windows 10 and they kept reappearing.
When I tried setting up a new computer I initially started with Windows. Going through that new setup process was such a pain in the ass with how Microsoft tries to connect you to their services. I just want to use the damn computer without any of these ‘extra’ services. Like, is it so difficult to have an OS that you can just simply install and use without any BS? Its what finally pushed me to move to Linux. Haven’t looked back since.
Set language to german during setup, back after.
Can you elaborate? Is it because Germany has regulations against all the bloatware?
It’s bad when an operating system keeps giving you a screen full of options and the best answer for every single one is No.
Mountain Dew Verification Can when?
I’ve got a whole powershell script I run these days on a new Windows install to remove eveything I don’t need and set things how I like them
Used to do that but inevitably what happens is:
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An update comes along and reinstalls it.
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Something else is broken by it’s removal because it’s a dependency of the OS.
Eventually I got tired of subjecting myself to the abuse.
When MS makes a spam-free, ad-free, telemtry-free, account-free, lightweight version of Windows, I’ll be first in line to buy a license.
The closest thing is LTSC, it still has some telemetry but less than the main version. They haven’t released LTSC for Windows 11 yet though.
I wish I could move but mac OS multi-monitor support is terrible and Linux desktop gives me endless problems
I hear ya. Personally I’d really deal with the endless Linux problems than Windows’ constant force-feeding bullshit.
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