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    [–] Supervisor194@lemmy.world 3 points 51 minutes ago

    Reminder for Windows 10 users who can't upgrade to Windows 11

    /s/can't/won't

    God I hope there will be a good enough solution for professional audio stuff when Win 10 is done. This and when will the new proper CAD software.

    It sucks ass, but I don't see how one will be able to change to Linux in those spaces on a professional level. All my private stuff is on Linux systems, though.

    [–] JackLSauce@lemmy.world 18 points 2 hours ago

    Weird to use a game that decided to drop its official Linux support for this meme

    [–] Lumisal@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

    Weird everyone suggests Mint, when it's way less user friendly then KDE Fedora. I mean, I guess on old hardware Mint is good, but anything newer (like the last 4-5 years) Fedora is pretty much set and forget.

    Same with gaming, Bazzite is a WHOLE lot better than Mint.

    [–] kekmacska@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

    what are the opinions on Bazzite, Garuda, Trisquel? are these ideal for those coming from windows?

    [–] deanne@lemmy.world 1 points 51 minutes ago

    the first two can be, but i don't recommend trisquel to those coming from windows

    [–] NutWrench@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 hours ago

    Microsoft added a CoPilot icon to my Windows 10 Taskbar yesterday. It looks to me like they're not going to take "no" for an answer.

    They also added a "it's time to upgrade to Windows 11" full screen message on my login screen (with the option to decline in tiny text).

    [–] Switorik@lemmy.zip 12 points 3 hours ago (4 children)

    I will likely go back to mint once Windows 10 is done. 11 is pure trash.

    The major hang up I have is gaming. I have an Nvidia card and it's never behaved well with Linux. I also like GTAO but I will no longer be able to play it. Most of my other titles work fine.

    I don't know what I'm going to do yet.

    [–] kekmacska@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 hour ago

    i heard good things about Bazzite abd Ubuntu/Pop OS with nvidia support

    [–] nublug@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

    pop!os reportedly packs in and handles the proprietary nvidia drivers for you, which can be a pain to handle yourself. i haven't tried it nor do i have nvidia but i see it highly recommended a lot.

    [–] unwillingsomnambulist@midwest.social 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

    Am using Pop!_OS for video editing (DaVinci Resolve Studio) and gaming with nvidia GPU. I don’t have to think much about the operating system or GPU drivers, they work perfectly fine and get out of the way when I need to do some work.

    Also have it installed on both kids’ PCs (both with nvidia GPUs) and my wife’s laptop (AMD iGPU). My son has installed a few GNOME extensions to customize; my wife and daughter have left it pretty much stock. It’s about as unobtrusive as an OS can get.

    I will always have a special place in my heart for EndeavourOS, but right now, I feel like I have a more solid foundation with Pop!_OS.

    [–] kekmacska@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 hour ago

    have you tried Kdenlive and Olive? i heard those are very advanced and open-source. I will also switch to those from InShot

    [–] NutWrench@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 hours ago

    I switched to Linux Mint several months ago. Thanks to Proton, All my Steam games that I bought for Windows run great. (I'm using an nVidia RTX 3060). And any older games like "Deus Ex" or "Giants: Citizen Kabuto" run under Wine, using the default settings.

    [–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

    I too am in a conundrum. I like the idea of Linux a lot, but pretty much all I use my laptop for is a) Excel and b) very rarely games, neither of which make sense to use Linux for.

    I'll build a home server at some point and I think that'll be my start.

    [–] daggermoon@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

    Have you tried Libre Office? It's an open source Microsoft Office alternative that works pretty great. You can try it on Windows.

    [–] alsaaas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 48 points 4 hours ago (3 children)

    This is the first time I've seen a Roblox meme template 💀💀

    [–] cm0002@lemmy.world 18 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

    The future is now old man!

    [–] alsaaas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

    I'm in my early 20s 💀

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    [–] AFC1886VCC@reddthat.com 19 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

    I'm a Linux noob so I put Mint on my PC. I like it a lot, very smooth and clean looking.

    [–] kusivittula@sopuli.xyz 7 points 4 hours ago

    i have been using mint (cinnamon) too for like a year and a half. every now and then i try another distro and a few more, but i always land back where i started. it even looks pretty with the "sweet dark v40" gtk theme.

    [–] felykiosa@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 hours ago (5 children)

    Serious question from someone who is in this situation: What the best os for someone who want to switch from window 10 to Linux because of the eol? Is it really mint ?

    [–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 1 points 2 minutes ago

    Such a decisive question. I wouldn't say there's necessarily a "best". Mint is an EXCELLENT choice. So too would be Fedora (Fedora KDE Spin I'd recommend for most) or OpenSuSe Tumbleweed.

    Just pick what looks decent to you and give it a shot.

    I switched from Win10 to Mint, and am quite happy. You can get a lot of stuff done through GUI, so you can put off learning how to use the terminal a little. If you are worried about using it, I can recommend using ChatGPT. Helped me troubleshoot a lot of issues and learning a few tricks.

    [–] nublug@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 hour ago

    mint is good, pop!os is also good, i use and recommend endeavouros as arch-but-easy. tbh just about any popular distro these days is prolly gonna do fine for the average user.

    [–] Grian@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

    Mint is the best to start tbh.

    And you could stay in mint for years and barely have to use bash, and when you do there is a well stocked forum, so it is sometimes even easier than windows to troubleshoot.

    [–] daggermoon@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

    Mint is fine, Kubuntu is also great.

    [–] AntY@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

    Kubuntu uses snaps as default and I’ve had some trouble with that. My dad is using Kubuntu and there are problems with how programs communicate. Mint is probably a better choice.

    [–] daggermoon@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

    I'll admit I'm biased because I think Cinnamon is ugly. Most people seem to like it and I get it. I just wish Mint hadn't abandoned the KDE edition. Mint is definitely a great choice though.

    [–] JelleWho@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

    Ow I can upgrade, I just blocked TPM motherboard side to stop windows from doing it.

    But in the end I really would like to give Linux a shot, these days I basically only play steam game or watch a movie, most of it should be easy enough nowadays in linux

    [–] EABOD25@lemm.ee 9 points 4 hours ago (3 children)

    Damn. My 10 year old HP all in one is gonna be bricked? Damn shame

    [–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

    Fuck it man, I'll take it, you can still spin that up with Linux and run a bunch of microservices on it. Not a great form factor for a server, but guess what, if these China tariffs take off, you're gonna be so glad you have a 10 year old machine to have around for extra compute power, since buying new compute will be obscenely costly. (Assuming you're in the USA of course, if you're in Europe you'll be fine)

    [–] EABOD25@lemm.ee 2 points 4 hours ago

    I gotta figure out how to transfer my PLC software first lol

    [–] trespasser69@lemmy.world 4 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (2 children)

    Install Linux if you still want use your old computer

    [–] kekmacska@lemmy.zip 1 points 55 minutes ago

    nah, for old computers, you can't get anything better than MenuetOS or its fork, KolibriOS. That will run on my flipflops too. recommended system requirements: Pentium MMX (this is literally from 1997), 32 mb ram (yes, you read that right), 1.4 mb (entire operating system size with preinstalled programs, yes it is something else), any vga adapter released after 1995

    [–] EABOD25@lemm.ee 3 points 4 hours ago

    Not particularly lol. Probably gonna retire it and give it a heroes funeral for lasting as long as it did

    [–] tsugu 2 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

    Download the Windows 11 ISO and tick an option to mitigate the new requirements in Rufus. That's all you have to do. Or download the Windows 10 IoT iso from massgrave. Supported until 2030-something.

    [–] EABOD25@lemm.ee 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

    I think it needs to be retired. I strictly using it for streaming shows and it's about a 30% chance that I have to do a hard reboot for that to work. It's had 2 factory resets and a number of internal cleanings. It's dying bro. It's time to put it down

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    [–] cm0002@lemmy.world 4 points 3 hours ago (4 children)

    Does anyone else find these OS wars silly? To me an OS is a tool and you should be using whatever tool is best suited for the job. For me I'm regularly switching between all 3 major OS's.

    I've got windows systems, Linux systems and MacOS all under regular use at home

    [–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 hours ago

    Well, most people don't have spare computers at home, so they do actually need to decide. It also means that they can't easily try out different operating systems, so even when they're unhappy with their current OS, they'll rarely inform themselves about alternatives.

    [–] OpenStars@piefed.social 0 points 2 hours ago

    Uh oh, prepare to be downvoted to oblivion for such a balanced take (j/k... I hope).

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    [–] theskyisfalling@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

    Linux doesn't run what I need, getting some form of LTSC is my only option.

    [–] blaue_Fledermaus@mstdn.io 3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

    You can get the LTSC ISOs directly from Microsoft, and activate with https://massgrave.dev/

    Thanks for the link, that is where I will be going to do just that.

    I would use Linux if I could but sadly I can't.

    [–] 21Cabbage@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 4 hours ago

    I put Mint on a PC for my dad because it's first thing easy for him to use and second a 32-bit machine and Mint the best choice I found that runs on that.

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