Just booted up Windows for the first time on my laptop (Mint Linux is my main OS). OH. MY. GOD. 40 minutes to go through numerous screens, decline lots of crap, wait for updates to install, reboot five times... and that's with Windows pre-installed. Linux takes about 15 mins, including installation
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(of course, then you would be running a tiny Linux image that you use to connect to your cloud desktop)
I was so close to get an image of W10 during the process...
I can't get how this passes QA
It doesn't work for everything (neither does Windows) but the use cases are becoming extremely diverse, and anything Linux is built to do, it will do efficiently.
Linux can be fiddly and there are still times when I need CLI to do something. THAT can be scarey!
But for me, it was the right choice
Most of what I do these days is Internet, Email, & document writing. Linux easily does all of these
Open Office does everything I ever used MS Office to do (not a power user here), and I tend to use Firefox browser instead of Chrome because... Google...
I do run it in a VM for university though and, yeah, it's a pain. Everything on Windows 11 takes way more steps to do than it did on 10, let alone on Linux. At least it finally has a tabbed file manager.
Linux is now just as easy or easier to use as either of the other evil OS $$$ options that scrape your data and your wallet!
Dual boot :)
It takes me about 12 minutes to find the flash drive I have Linux on, then 3 minutes to install it.
If W11 says it is up to date, you have no idea if there are zero or 150 updates remaining or how many reboots it will take to get the system current.
do you hear yourself?
Valve has really done a good job with proton/wine and the Linux kernel is at par or better in most areas than the once amazing NT kernel
If you have enough space, you can dual boot. If you can afford it, get a second drive and install Linux there. You can
But let's compare in another 5 years again.
As for pre-installed software you mentioned, I'm surprised to hear about bloatware on Linux
Every few years I try to get into Linux, thinking naively that it should be easy, being a programmer. But every time it disappoints me - being cumbersome to use, limited for my windows apps development and useless for gaming purposes without emulation
The list goes on, if you don't need any of that stuff good for you! As both a musician and a game dev, I simply need windows, unfortunately.
VMware fusion.
Some boot up speeds may be hampered by hardware. All my Windows and linux vms boot up within 30 seconds. I use Mac mostly but I think all OSs can have their purpose and benefits.
Linux has good sides. Windows has good sides. Acting elitist about an OS in 2024 is always a bad side, lol
CUPS found and installed my Brother laser printer drivers on Arch instantly; Windows 11 can’t play sound out of my sound card.
I make Linux print servers from old laptops, so I can keep using my old printers that HP et. al. won't support. NEVER had trouble with printers like from Windows.
What year are you from??
Modern linux is as turnkey as you want it to be (until Canon sees you've run out of magenta...linux can't fix evil).
And-WHY did you boot up Windows?
I use linux, I use Windows, I use iOS they all have benefits and drawbacks.
Being an elitist doesn't make a persuasive argument
First Zoom call, no audio in Chrome. I eventually got her on Firefox and it worked.
It was solvable, but not everybody knows a Linux guy, and the Linux guys don't want all those calls.
It messed up all my pics/documents.
I wish I was smart enough to have a Linux.
Easier than Windows.
He said it was hard to get used to.
But also that it was harder to hack/get viruses.
are you saying I can download Linux onto my windows computer?
The only hard was unlearning the windows-way of doing stuff.
Your brain just auto-does that. After a bit, new stuff clicks and you're fine.
Yes it takes some getting used too, but that's the same with anything new.
Linux on Windows? You can try WSL2 (search!) but generally don't.
Best thing is to find a cast off computer and install it on there. No mistakes then.
Play. Get used to it. Read a lot.
Go play. Be patient. Don't judge too quickly.
Find some forums to hang out, ask sensible questions, get some help (meet new friends locally!!)
RTFM 🤣🤣
You can try out a live install to play without touching your drive
It is really not hard at all
If you decide to install, you can have a duel boot with windows if you have the space, or just get a new drive
It is not hard and there are good guides
One hint: Use KDE Plasma, do not use Gnome
Told them to run dnf update, install Nvidia driver, and enable rpmfusion. Done 5 min later.
That evening they were playing FFXIV with better framerate than win
snap just ain't good enough.
I'd prefer to use Linux, but I need those apps to work.
Must be fast processor, SDD and lightening Internet link......
Windows gets a lot of hate when it tries to change things, but the stuff that's been broken forever gets ignored.