• OldChicoAle@lemmy.world
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    16 minutes ago

    How do I even get started? Do I just install Mint and figure it out from there? Linux seems so complicated but it’s been a decade since I last tried. Nowadays, I feel old and this seems like it needs too much research

  • Frieren@lemmy.world
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    42 minutes ago

    Made the upgrade last week to Linux mint and I’m loving it. Got my Arr stacks and stuff setup as dockers and it’s never worked so well. All the connection issues I’ve had on windows is now gone.

    The interface is nice and not bloated. And I’m not being tracked which feels liberating.

  • Benchamoneh@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 hour ago

    I’m going to Linux because I have an older i5 (I think 5th or 7th gen?) which isn’t compatible.

    I only really kept Windows for gaming but Valve has put a lot of effort into making Linux gaming more accessible and I’m willing to try it out now

  • taanegl@lemmy.world
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    27 minutes ago

    I have no idea. I rely on music software that doesn’t have a Linux port. This sucks, because that software cost money, and if I can’t get it running reliably on Linux I might have to… either that, or get a Mac :/

  • MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works
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    1 hour ago

    My gaming pc has just switched over to bazzite (as I use it like a console/htpc). Been wanting to do it for ages but needed to get an amd card beforehand for the best experience. Windows really started to grind my gears in the last few months too.

  • Firipu@startrek.website
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    2 hours ago

    I run Linux on a small mini pc for some casual browsing.

    I run windows on my main pc.

    As long as some kernel anticheat (fortnite, cod, etc…) doesn’t run on Linux, I won’t be swapping.

    30+y of windows use also makes me infinitely more comfortable with windows. All the complaints I always read about are totally moot for me (I understand the issue of privacy in windows. It’s the price I pay to have an OS that “just works” for me) .

    While I enjoy tinkering, Linux is a royal PITA to use if you’re not used to it. I spend hours trying to figure out how to fix something that takes me 5m max in windows. I understand it’s a more a me than a Linux problem. But I’m certain many people struggle with the same things.

  • elFlexor@lemmy.world
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    32 minutes ago

    So 43% of Steam users are the kind of stickler that refuse to update their Windows to an objectively better version because it’s something new and different and breaks their habits. What would make you think these people would possibly just switch to a different OS altogether if a simple update was too much to ask for the past years?

  • CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world
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    3 hours ago

    Jumped to linux for a test on an old laptop, currently on windows on my main PC but got parts on the way for a new build that’s going to be Linux.

  • FrostBlazer@lemm.ee
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    3 hours ago

    Is there an easy way to port all my stuff to Linux? I would not have made the switch in the past, but all the good will I attributed to Microsoft is pretty much gone. I’ve heard Mint is petty easy to hop onto?