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    I just felt like making this after taking that picture of my cat (slrpnk.net)
    submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by tsugu to c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world
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    The original photo, in case anyone else sees potential in this meme format

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    [–] lugal@lemmy.world 30 points 7 months ago (1 children)

    Windows 9 was peak. Nobody hated Windows 9

    [–] madeline@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    by that logic nobody loved windows 9 either

    [–] rtxn@lemmy.world 19 points 7 months ago (1 children)

    Win9 was the shit. Literally a flawless release. No vulnerabilities, no bugs, surprisingly little spyware. I don't think I ever had a BSOD with 9.

    [–] madeline@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

    well i can’t exactly argue with that one

    [–] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 1 points 7 months ago

    It wasn't a release tho.

    [–] lugal@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

    And for a reason

    [–] lessthanluigi@lemmy.world 18 points 7 months ago (1 children)

    The power of Ventoy cannot contain Windows

    [–] ambrosiaforest@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    which is ironic because afaik ventoy is the only way to make a windows installer from linux

    [–] vox@sopuli.xyz 11 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    huh??
    you can just flash/dd the iso directly, no need for ventoy

    [–] Chewy7324@discuss.tchncs.de 20 points 7 months ago (1 children)

    It's not possible to dd a Windows ISO to a USB stick.

    What way too many people fail to understand, because Linux ISOs are applying this method, but this is essentially a MAJOR HACK CALLED 'ISOHYBRID', is that, in most cases, you cannot simply take an ISO image and copy it byte for byte to a USB drive, and expect that to boot.

    https://superuser.com/questions/1527197/debian-creating-windows-10-bootable-install-usb-drive-using-terminal-dd#1527373

    [–] PlexSheep@feddit.de 7 points 7 months ago

    Thanks for the info, good read

    [–] LostXOR@fedia.io 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

    That didn't work for me the last time I tried it (and neither did Ventoy). I had to borrow a Windows PC and use the media creation tool.

    [–] vox@sopuli.xyz 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

    I've literally never used the media creation tool, i always installed windows from isos flashed with rufus/balena/dd/whatever

    [–] PlexSheep@feddit.de 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

    Aren't Rufus and balena media creation tools?

    [–] vox@sopuli.xyz 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

    by media creation tool, i mean specifically the proprietary "Windows Media Creation Tool" that can be downloaded from the Microsoft website

    [–] ambrosiaforest@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 7 months ago

    damn, really? i thought windows had some weird stuff that wouldnt work properly with dd. doesnt really matter. i have no need for windows anyways

    [–] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

    It's certainly not, there are other iso to USB drive tools for Linux. But the only way to make a Windows To Go USB from Linux is with rufus on a Windows VM with USB passthrough.

    [–] bruhduh@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

    Nah man, before ventoy was created there was this one https://github.com/WoeUSB/WoeUSB

    [–] bruhduh@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

    Akchually, before ventoy was created everyone used this to do what you're talking about https://github.com/WoeUSB/WoeUSB

    [–] imaging2162@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

    Can someone help me know what the linux distribution this symbol is?

    [–] tsugu 16 points 7 months ago

    Linux Mint. I made the logo seem worn down as to indicate that the USB has been used a lot.

    [–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

    Why would you preinstall windows 11

    [–] tsugu 19 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Manufacturers install Windows as the default OS. And it's safe to assume that a modern gaming PC would have W11 pre-installed.

    [–] femboy_bird@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 7 months ago

    And this is why we build own pcs

    [–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip -5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

    Unless you install Windows it shouldn't be preinstalled

    [–] Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

    It'd be nice if an OS pre installation option was available in the manufacturer's website. I'm sure Linux would get a bump in popularity by the average person if it led to a dip in their PC/laptop's overall price.

    [–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

    I was trying to make a joke about Linux users building computers out of mixed used components.

    It was a bad joke anyway