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Do you currently use Linux, or would you consider giving Linux a shot? (beehaw.org)
submitted 1 year ago by UngodlyAudrey@beehaw.org to c/askbeehaw@beehaw.org
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I get the feeling that Lemmy has a relatively higher concentration of Linux users. I'm preparing to move over to Linux when I build my new computer. I already put Linux Mint Cinnamon edition on one of my old laptops and I like it quite a bit. I figure that since I've been wanting to switch over for years, I should just do it. The games were the thing holding me back, and Proton seems to have taken care of that(I don't really play multiplayer games that require anticheat... I'm a singleplayer kind of girl).

For me, anyway, I want to switch because Windows has been creeping me out with its telemetry. Windows 11 looks lousy, and I'd have to jump through some hoops to get my old hardware on 11, anyway.

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[–] cadillactica@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

I used to use primarily linux on my desktop and laptop but haven't in a long time. Back then it was because I couldn't afford newer hardware and so linux (I used to use xfce and then later lxqt) performed great on older hardware. But now that I can afford it, I have been using Macs though I still dip into a headless linux VM for some development when the need arises.