Some people are switching to Linux because Windows 10 is EOL, others are simply fed up with Windows, and some are just curious to try something new. What about you?:>Current Windows Version?>Opinion on Windows 11?>Usecase?>Have you ever tried Linux (distro)?>Why don't you daily drive Linux?>Bothered by MS and privacy stuff?
>>107029256I already switched to Linux Mint as my daily driver. I do keep a laptop with Windows 10 just in case, but I barely use it.
>>107029256>Current Windows Version?10 LTSC>Opinion on Windows 11?Basically a 10 reskin with more telemetry and "features">Usecase?Gaming, Internet, Emulation>Have you ever tried Linux (distro)?Linux Mint>Why don't you daily drive Linux?Kernel Anti Cheat Games and Software>Bothered by MS and privacy stuff?Yes thats why I'm on 10
Anyone who thinks Windows won't just keep getting worse is delusional. They have no incentive to do anything but squeeze you for more data and forcefeed you more adverts.
main PC (for trading) runs win 7, still getting security updates through ESU program (they are meant for server 08 but work for win7). I'll keep using it until some piece of software I need stops working on win7. when that does, I'll switch to a win 10 PC I just built. The win10 desktop runs LTSC IoT, so I'll get security updates until 2032. laptop runs win10, there's apparently patches to get the ESU updates for free on mydigitallife, but no one will know if it works until November. if I can easily patch, I'll keep it. if not, I'll reformat to win10 LTSC. worried what will happen after that. I can make win11 look and function like 10, but what happens after win 11? MS is assuming the future is just you talking to an AI, so their OS will be made around that. I'm worried I'll have to switch to Linux in the future. not looking forward to that.
>>107029256>Current Windows Version?None>Opinion on Windows 11?Dystopian dogshit>Usecase?General daily computing and gaming.>Have you ever tried Linux (distro)?Dailying Kubuntu>Why don't you daily drive Linux?I do!>Bothered by MS and privacy stuff?Not just the privacy stuff. The whole OS has no respect for the user. Dark patterns, EULA roofying, manufacturing consent, shoving ads everywhere. The stability has gone downhill too. According to Microsoft themselves, Windows is 30% AI generated slop code, the consumer versions are basically unstable QA rolling releases. Chances of booting after a major update? Not 100%.Software for Windows is similarly designed corposlop. Libre software is such a refreshing breathe of air! Finally something respecting and designed for the user.
>>107029256>current windows versionWindows 10 on a pc that will never see the internet ever again. The rest of my machines are linux now because of recall/copilot>opinionimagine thinking one needs to give their opinion on that steaming pile of horse shit.>usecase?animation.>have you ever--yes>why don't you--i literally use it every day>bothered by privacy stuff?Who wouldn't be outside of the ignorant?
>>107029256I already switched to Arch (which I use, BTW). Good enough for Valve and the 'Eck, good enough for me.
>Reading this thread...>There is still hope!Or just loonix shills?
>>107029327>Not just the privacy stuff. The whole OS has no respect for the user. Dark patterns, EULA roofying, manufacturing consentjust words>shoving ads everywherefalse>Windows is 30% AI generated slop codesource?>Chances of booting after a major update? Not 100%.windows always boots, unlike troonix
>>107029256>Current Windows Version?10 LTSC>Opinion on Windows 11?They still haven't rewritten Windows from the ground up. There's still an app store. Why are they pushing microsoft login? UI context hell just keeps getting worse.>Usecase?Native gaming without emulation layers (specifically, two games that require ring zero invasion). That's it.>Have you ever tried Linux (distro)?Yeah, started on Arch in 2010. Moved to Debian. Then moved to Ubuntu. Then moved to Linux Mint. Then moved back to Ubuntu. Then moved back to Debian. Then moved back to Arch.>Why don't you daily drive Linux?I do. Windows 10 is in my KVM. 13 of my 14 computers are linux. The 14th computer being Mac OS 8.1 on a G3 Beige.>Bothered by MS and privacy stuff?It's the only reason to leave Windows. Besides the fact it's a really heavy OS with forced updates and forced MS accounts (soon).Even my mother who's technically inept and still records HD TV with VHS tapes and plays music on a record player is disturbed by MS's privacy invasion that she wants me to install Linux Mint on her computer but make it look like Windows.
>>107029256>Current Windows Version?11 Enterprise. Need the better scheduler for my 13900k. Won't buy an Intel CPU again>Opinion on Windows 11?I launch my programs and don't think about the OS at all.>Usecase?Video games, Excel, lil bit of 3D design>Have you ever tried Linux (distro)?I run Gentoo on my laptop, I like it a lot>Why don't you daily drive Linux?Excel, and my flight simulator addons don't work>Bothered by MS and privacy stuff?Yeah. I turn as much of it off as I can, block some on the router. If they ever actually force me to sign into a MS account I'll probably switch my desktop.
>>107029256im trying to switch to linux.so far>kubuntu krashed. i thought this was a meme>mintabsolute dogshit. so slow, everythign feels sticky and like honey>fedora KDE plasmaim tinkering with this rn but firefox couldnt run youtube.com so im already ready to fucking call it quits and just go back to windows
>>107029495Did you try the nonfree media codecs from RPM fusion? Fedora can't ship functional codecs by default since they're sponsored by Redhat. It's my biggest gripe with the distro, but it's a quick enough fix:https://rpmfusion.org/Howto/Multimedia
>>107029495What are you trying to do, run them in a vm? Mint is bone fast.
>>107029495seems like your hardwares bad, what desktop environment did you run mint with?xfce4 is the lightest
>>107029495>firefox couldnt run youtube.com... what the fuck."run"? what?
>>107029266my man! mint has been great. zero complaints and the updates have been pretty smooth. I remember trying different distros a few years back and had to hunt down random drivers, but mint just had everything already. most of my gog linux games work and the older windows ones run pretty decent through wine. I really haven’t missed anything. part of me still wants to give the DHH distro a go, but not enough to drop mint. maybe on my next machine.
Linux is great for anything that isn't gaming or multimedia editing. It's better than it has been in the past, but it still feels like amature crap compared to windows in these regards.
>>107029256>Current Windows Version?Windows 11 Pro 25H2>>Opinion on Windows 11?It's okay. I don't like the dumbed down UI but it's either this or linux so...yeah :p>Usecase?roblox and random ms paint drawings. i also have basically everything on here from family pictures to personal notes and whatnot so if this thing dies im in a lot of trouble lol >Have you ever tried Linux (distro)?i tried linux mint and i really liked it but i couldn't run stuff like flash 8 on it :c>Why don't you daily drive Linux?I cant run flash, also my friend plays pirated dayz and i cant install the launcher>Bothered by MS and privacy stuff?a little, yeah. i kinda miss the old microsoft where they didn't feel like a soulless megacorp (and the UI didn't reflect that because holy jesus these icons look awful). not that they weren't one anyhow but they at least tried to give windows a homely vibe like in 7. that's obviously gone with 11.
>>107029672>amature crapshut the fuck up you ESL faggot.
>>107029589I'm guessing it's that gotta enable DRM thing or whatever
>>107029769what? no.its the wrong goddamn verb entirely.
>>107029564thank you this worked
>>107029256>>Current Windows Version?Win11 with AllStartBack enabled>>Opinion on Windows 11?its shit but its the only thing that runs the software i need to run>>Usecase?elden ring coop with friendsCUDA>>Have you ever tried Linux (distro)?yes, mint, ubuntu and fedora>>Why don't you daily drive Linux?It "feels" less smooth than win11. the tinkering is kinda gay but ill admit satisfying when you get itanti cheat doesnt work for the games i need to play>>Bothered by MS and privacy stuff?i turned off all the telemetry shit, local account, firewall so no.
>>107029778>linux 99% of userbase in india
How does one cling to win 10 for as long as possible without getting screwed by hackers and malware?
>>107029913its opinion-size-age-shape-colour-origin-material-purpose Noun.what the fuck is wrong with you.
>>107029923Windows 10 IoT LTSC is supported until 2032, I believe. The friendly windows thread has a guide on how to get it, but you'll need to wipe your computer since it can't upgrade from existing PC's.
windows 11it's like driving shitty automatic carsvisual studio 2022, gamesyes, kubuntu, xubuntu, fedora, centos, all of em ar crapbecause troonix is somehow shittier than windows 11 with spywares and bloatyeah, i dont give a shit anymore
>>107029948>troonixwhen did people start uwu-ifying the slur anyway?
>>107029701>muh gaymez
>>107029256>>Current Windows Version?Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 21H2>>Opinion on Windows 11?I won't make a Microsoft account. Every element of the UI has too much padding. Unsurprisingly, they are unable to completely revamp the UI, there are already enough different legacy UIs in W10 without adding another layer.>>Usecase?General computing, programming, academic research software, office suite, watch anime and playing SNES games with bsnes? I don't even have Steam installed.>>Have you ever tried Linux (distro)?Yes. I've always had a secondary computer with a Linux distro, and, of course, all the servers I have managed ran on Linux, but the longest I've used it on my main PC was a few years ago with Fedora.>>Why don't you daily drive Linux?Sadly, I have an NVIDIA GPU. Honestly, I mostly play *retro* games on *retro* consoles, and for modern shit I also have a Switch 2 now, so I shouldn't care either way.>>Bothered by MS and privacy stuff?Yes, but I also have an iPhone. So Mossad already knows everything I say.
>>107030174>Unsurprisingly, they are unable to completely revamp the UI, there are already enough different legacy UIs in W10 without adding another layer.this is the biggest lulz ever. i just use allstartback and switched everything to win 7 so everything looks like win 7 now lol
>>107030174Finally a good one
>>107029256I am switching to Linux. Already installed it on my side laptop. Fedora KDE. I works great. The only instance I will use Windows in on my gaming PC, which will always run the oldest LTSC possible for games. I still am on W10 LTSC 2021.But I plan on making sure my next PC I build has the most compatible hardware for Linux and I will start messing with Proton, Wine, emulation, w/e, to not have to use Windows at all, or at least as little as possible. I'm sure I will be able to get rid of it eventually.And if Linux ends up not working, I will buy a Mac for work.
>>107029913I wish dualsense updater was on Loonix. I got a firmware update notification via Steam, so I logged into windows and used playstation accessories to update.
>>107030204yeah it really sucks how linux is neglected. really sucks. cuz as a linux user you always have to have a windows boot handy for just what you said type of occasion
literally about to start learning linux this week. going to start w/ an old laptop and then my main once I get the hang of it. can't wait to gtfo windows and then shit on it for the rest of my life. I have used linux just never made the leap.
>>10702925610, in just one of my PCsIs shitWindows exclusive softwareYes, 10 years Linux user at thisI doYes, but mostly MS and not really the privacy stuff. All my sensitive data and important stuff is on my laptop with Linux and other devices. I hate Windows because ever since 8 Microsoft has this fascination of making the OS shittier and shittier>Two control panels, the regular one and settings>With 8 and 8.1 that horrible push for touch screens UI>Ideas that go nowhere, like the Start Screen, two Internet Explorers, Paint 3D and Cortana, just to mention some stuff>Adding Copilot to everything just because>Fucking around the task bar>Fucking around the start menu>Fucking around the context menus>Making the installation of Windows shittier and shittier>Telemetry consuming several GBs of RAM>You have to always clean new installations because Microsoft always makes sure to install a ton of useless bloatware>You can't remove Edge, Windows Media Player and other shit >A ton of configuration settings are buried in mazes of menus>PATH is a pain in the ass to deal with in Windows, while in Linux it takes me two seconds to modify >If you actually deal with Windows settings, Registry, Group Policy and so on you will notice that everything has its own UI, standards, themes, way to do things, and so on. At least in Linux is just the fucking bash and learn where the fuck are the config files>Windows 95 and 98 legacy stuff still in Windows for whatever reason>Updates that can be painful if you don't play safe. And sometimes, that doesn't even matter because somehow Microsoft still makes botched updates>Ring 0 Kernel third party software>Having to deal with Windows Update fucking up your GPU drivers >The glorious XP games never returnedI would never understand the people who say Windows just werks, do they only play games, browse 4chan and porn and use their wageslave software?
>>107029256I moved my old machine to Debian and eventually bought a replacement Windows 11 machine but I’m an Apple main anyway
>>107029256>Current Windows Version?Windows 10 IoT LTSC 2021>Opinion on Windows 11?I used Windows 11 from 2021 to 2024. It's dogshit and it's getting worse after every major update. Every SKU of Windows 11 is now pozzed with AI bullshit. >Usecase?I use Winblows to run Winblows only software packages that I use for my job. I don't like to use WINE on Linux.>Have you ever tried Linux (distro)?I tried Linux Mint, Debian, Devuan, Fedora, Manjaro, Arch Linux, and Artix Linux.>Why don't you daily drive Linux?I have a heavily riced Linux installation on a separate SSD but I don't use it much because I get worse performance and less battery life on Linux compared to Windows. Linux still has major driver issues and can't properly handle my 10 year old craptop. libinput, which is a Linux driver for input device like touchpad, is so bad that it is one of the main reasons I don't daily drive Linux.>Bothered by MS and privacy stuff?Yes and it is the main reason I a became interested in Linux in the first place.
11 proits slow, bloated, spywareold games/simulation gamesran arch (btw) exclusivly for the last 10 yearsthe infiltration is almost complete so im abandoning shipyes
>>107030473TLDR keep coping
>>107029256Windows is dead to me. I enjoy the irony of developing .NET apps in a Java-based IDE on Linux.
>>107029495fake and esl
>>107029256Swapped to LMDE on my laptop, Nobara on desktop. Working good so far
Current Windows Version?11 home and 10home esu. >Opinion on Windows 11?Its allright, and I find W11 after some fiddling quite a clean experience. Really like powertoys. >Usecase?Work, games, browsing, tv/plex>Have you ever tried Linux (distro)?Yes, Mint, Fedora. Used them exclusively for a while. >Why don't you daily drive Linux?I need office products for work/student colab and I found it too finicky to get games/software going through wine. >Bothered by MS and privacy stuff?Yes, but also not too much. I don’t regard them worse than Google or Apple, and I even use outlook calendar/contacts/mail privately. My family want to use onedrive and office privately as well, so we share a family account. If I would switch, it would be to a European alternative, and not to some rando’s open sores app which has privacy and especially security risks of it’s own. I do plan to get a linux machine or dual boot for fun.
not one post calling op out on being a datamining kike
>>107029256No, some baby ducks (they aren't people) are trying out Linux. This happens every time a "beloved" version goes EOL.Well over 99% of them install Windows n+1 within the month.>>107030473Your spew is nothing but cookie-cutter whining from Reddit retards who broke their systems with memescripts. If you're this filtered by babby's first OS, go back there.
>>107031526you are terminally online and getting pressed about nothingi will not read your reply
>>107029256>Current Windows Version?11 Enterprise>Opinion on Windows 11?Pretty good. UI is more consistent than 10 and looks nicer. Haven't had any performance issues, crashes etc in over 2 years that were not related to failing hardware.>Usecase?Gaming, browsing etc>Have you ever tried Linux (distro)?Yes, Ubuntu, Fedora, Amazon Linux, several others for work.>Why don't you daily drive Linux?It doesn't do anything better than Windows for my use case.>Bothered by MS and privacy stuff?Nope. I don't do anything where telemetry might be an issue on my Windows box.
Something I don't understand about 10 IoT LTSC fans is why do they trust Microsoft not to fuck up security updates? 10 IoT LTSC already has a glitched update page which tells you you are no longer receiving security updates. 11 keeps receiving updates that fuck shit up. Microsoft isn't keeping a room full of white people pushing security updates exclusively to 10. It's the same Indians who are responsible for it.>b-but I don't update!Cool, then you might as well run Windows XP.
>>107029256nobody is going to stop using windows 10 until steam support gets nuked
>>107029256I haven't had a Windows machine since 2011. It's all xubuntu on my own machines and a work Mac.
>>107029256NoGod nolmfao holy shit absolutely not at this point. they're funding the tearing down of the wbite house.
>>107031078Why LMDE over regular Mint?
>>107031961More street cred
>>107029256I'm still on windows 10. I haven't bothered to reinstall LTSC over it on the cloned drive because I can't be arsed to open up the case and connect the drive.
>>107029256>>Current Windows Version?Windows 10 Home>>Opinion on Windows 11?I'm not running a bitlocker on my system, or secure boot for that matter.>>Usecase?Playing video games, making video games, making porn, archiving porn, pirating entertainment media.>>Have you ever tried Linux (distro)?Mint, Kali, ParrotOS, Slackware.>>Why don't you daily drive Linux?Because I've used Linux before and I need an OS that won't shit itself at random.>>Bothered by MS and privacy stuff?Quite, but I'm not wasting processing power emulating windows programs that can brake at any time because a tranny hat a hissy fit and decided to nuke a dependency or something.
>>107029256Already switched to Gentoo from W7, back in the mid/late 2010s.Vista had been trash, 7 was really mid, and 10 seemed even worse than 7. So I got off the Microslop train.
>>107029317why don't you buy a cheap mini pc and start learning linux on the side?
>>107029256>Windows 10 is EOLwoot u r bout
>>107032108or a pi or a knockoff pi or an old laptop kicking in a drawer or those "use linux in a browser" sites or--
The final redpill is just that normies have already created their MS Account and upgraded to Windows 11. Microsoft knows that Linux will always be the "escape valve" for the paranoid minority, but normies don't care.
>>107032143>normiesall normies i know have been on macos for years now
>>107029256>>Why don't you daily drive Linux?Because despite everything it's a bigger pain in the balls than Windows
>>107029495>Linuxfag here, have you tried complex and time-consuming troubleshooting?>Trust me, it's worth it>Once you're done, it'll be approximately as functional as Windows, with only ten to fifty times the effort
>>107030473>I would never understand the people who say Windows just werks, do they only play games, browse 4chan and porn and use their wageslave software?Yes, you dumb motherfuckerThat's like saying>Do people really only use their cars for transport of people and objects?Fucking Linuxfags I swear to God
>>107031509I was hoping that OP is Linux market research trying to find out how to make a product that people want to actually use
>>107029256I unironically like windows 11. > Use caseOffice, job interviews, knowing it, "just works" and always boots up just fine. I signed into an outlook email and use the connected features. Privacy shit? There's telematics shit on Linux and osx. Microsoft isn't in the ad game. The telematics stuff is being used for product development.
>>107031755The hope is that since hospitals are relying on 10 LTSC Microsoft might double-check the updates for fear of lawlsuit
>>107029256I'm dual booting and my disappointment with Linux is immeasurable.
>>107029256windows 10 is working, so I will stick with it on my laptop and desktop.I kept using XP until 2016 or so.>Current Windows Version?10>Opinion on Windows 11?I did not like it the last time I tried it. Buggy, laggy especially in context menus, often with weird random issues settings made in one control panel dont reflect in the other etc etc. >Usecase?Mostly just MS office and Web Browsers at this point. I might play a game once in a while.>Have you ever tried Linux (distro)?Yes, from 2007-2012 when I stopped using macOS and went PC after the intel switch over.>Why don't you daily drive Linux?It was buggy especially with GPU and Wifi Drivers, did not support software I liked or offered a severely hampered immitation of the real thing.>Bothered by MS and privacy stuff?I am bothered by the amount of data on actions and telemetry that every company seems to push to their software these days. MS is no exception.
>>107029256Windows 10 Enterprise with ESU (kindly given free of charge by massgrave folk), guarantees at least three years of full blown support for everything, practically guaranteed that since both the OS and security will get three years of support for consumer/enterprise grade workstations and that 22H2 is crosscompatible with 25H2 for 99.9% of software/drivers, means that up until October of 2028 there won't be any compatibility issues, as W11 25H2 will also be supported until October of 2028. Now after that, ESU seems to have Patches for years 4-6 too, but they obviously haven't been confirmed by MS, but I see no reason why they won't just cross over patches from LTS builds as 21H2/22H2 are compatible and give us support until 2031 too, but at that point you'll start seeing issues with third party software and hardware having potential incompatibility issues and lack of support.I'll just stick to W10 Enterprise with a local account and EEA region until 2028, then I'll see about upgrading my entire PC, as my motherboard/cpu are at this point pretty aged, 10th gen Intel, and W11 isn't a pleasant experience on that hardware, and I still can't stand the fact that they butchered the start menu which I had neatly organized and optimized for my workflow before, but that might change in three years, who knows. Linux isn't an option, video games are my primary hobby.
>>107029256I left it like a coward a long time ago, but i cheer for people that keep trying to tame the beast and use it in ways microsoft don't want you to.People still using and updating Windows 7 manually are heroes
>>107029256No. I've been switching over devices to Linux and I'm now fast-tracking it because of microsoft funding the destruction of the white house and just letting them use Halo for weird shit on social media.
Already switched to Fedora months ago.
>>107032017>Playing video games, making video games, making porn, archiving porn, pirating entertainment media.Garbage human being detected.
>>107029266Ditto. I saw the Windows 10 EOL stuff like 5 months ago and decided that I'd jump in to Loonix Mint on my daily driver since I've already tinkered with that stuff on some other 'pooters. NVIDIA driver shenanigans and VR were like a red hot nail in the dickhole, but otherwise a solid jump.>picrel: gag I rendered fairly recently>>107029327You baiting or something? Mint's (almost) flawless.
I'm gonna get a mac mini for graphic design & music production, but use linux for motion graphics, 3D, Video editing & compositing, and vidya. I don't really want to leave behind a couple of my commercial apps, and if I'm going to give money to a shitty company, it's going to be the one with good audio drivers.
>>107031961>Why? Because i can, why the hell not?
>>107032108because i dont like linux. i just dont care about it. i worked with it for my job, i understand the benefits, i just don't care about those benefits so it seems useless to use it. people like linux because of the way they structure their file system, handle permissions, and the perks that come with their terminal. i dont utilize any of those things in any meaningful way. im not a developer, and i like the availability of software. if i needed linux in any meaningful way, i would use it, but i dont.oh and the font rendering. its awful on linux. even mac. i know thats very specific and particular, but i cant use an OS with bad font rendering, i rather eat a dogs dick.
>>107031609>Nope. I don't do anything where telemetry might be an issue on my Windows box.can someone explain?
>>107031755>why do they trust Microsoft not to fuck up security updates?Because normal users and people that got tricked into preview channel (beta testers) get those updates a month earlier. Then MS takes just the security updates and crucial bug fixes and deploys it a month later on LTSC "Patch tuesday" every 2nd tuesday of the month, never install optional updates.>10 IoT LTSC already has a glitched update pagethat was a 24hr bug, but yea MS update policy is hell, they trick basically anyone into beta and preview updates (they even try that on 11 LTSC now) so everything beyond 10 LTSC is GARBAGE.
>>107029256No.They sided with the rotten orange man.
>>107032017>Playing video games, making video games, making porn, archiving porn, pirating entertainment media.I want to be your friend...>Quite, but I'm not wasting processing power emulating windows programs that can brake at any time because a tranny hat a hissy fit and decided to nuke a dependency or something.that hurts -_- and it's not really emulating, it's translating. And some games run even better, at least on AMD.
I need to keep a windows PC for some work-related stuff but 3 out of my 4 computers are already running Debian.
>>107029256>Usecase?Video games that have kernel-level malware anti-cheat. Fuck, I don't even know why I keep Windows installed at all, I barely even game anymore.
>>107037395Same, I just keep it for "just in case"
>>107029291if you think of it that way every version of windows is just a reskin of the original NT 3.1
my windows 10 ltsc sata ssd is just there dangling and unused and i'm maining cachyosi'm planning to build a new pc come zen6 and udna and if i never have any major issues until then i'll stick to it on my new build, otherwise i'll go for something debian or fedora based
>Current Windows Version?No>Opinion on Windows 11?Absolutely disgusted>Usecase?Everything (Games, Devel, Consooming, Producing, Media, Server, Networking)>Have you ever tried Linux (distro)?Since 2006>Why don't you daily drive Linux?Since 2008>Bothered by MS and privacy stuff?YesI put my wife on Linux as well. > Inb4 no wife
>>107036063>can someone explain?I do not care if MS jeets know which children's video games I play.
>>107029256I'm purchasing old but potent hardware to run windows 7 and all of the based, non AI slop software on it. The PC will be a home PC strictly for office and production. The modern PC will run Linux exclusively since no drivers for older windows are available. Microjeets at Jeetmond can go fuck themselves.
we at 4chan do not use the tranny computer
All media consumption and browsing will be done on Linux. All serious work will be done on windows 7 without having to deal with all the bullshit of modern, New Normal OS. Imagine having zero distractions, zero lag, instantaneous right-click menus, the final form of desktop, made by people for people. Why make compromises? Have the best of both worlds.
>>107038405>>107038421proof or gay
>>107029256>WindozeHaven't used it in almost 2 and a half decades.
>>107029256I love the irony. I installed Linux a couple weeks ago on my side machine, while putting IoT LTSC 2021 on my main at the same time.Today windows decides to shit itself and BSOD boot loop, Meanwhile Linux works stable as a fucking rock, on hardware not really ment for it, to top if off.
>>107030281i have had maybe 10 hours on linux total before i switched this monthi've installed cachyOS and now i have basically everything i wanted, i download all the relevant shit off bazaar which is basically a google play store but without the jeetware and AURthere's nothing to really learn unless you're delving into turbo autistic power user shit
damn... saw some people on Windows 10 OS version 1809 >windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC
>>107029256i dont think anyone cares about eol anyone who has a working system will just keep using it.but microsoft enshitification has reached a point where if you are setting up a new computer/os or are formatting for whatever reason and you install windows 11 you get hit with such a shit experience that every alternative mogs it hard
>>107039551This pretty much. Nobody likes the OOBE of Windows 11. I personally can't stand using it for more than ten minutes. Everything is so hostile towards the user. The fact that youtube is plagued with videos about workarounds, fixes, hacks and tricks just to reach the fucking desktop is crazy. Not even iOS, Android, MacOS or whatever other pozzed OS limits you this much, they let you use the fucking hardware you bought, even if "limited". Microsoft needs to step the fuck back at least 15 steps. Go back to the Windows 7 era and make the OS fucking accessible to anyone. If they're gonna sell a literally piece of spyware/adware at least make it so people want to use it. God damn.
>>107029256>Current Windows Version?11 Home>Opinion on Windows 11?It's ok, has gotten more stable over time. UI hell sucks. Still doesn't have a proper network manager and the ability to connect to multiple vlans with non-server/enterprise versions>Usecase?alt device with input-leap while working, wayland/libei doesn't work well also light gaming>Have you ever tried Linux (distro)?yes, years ago>Why don't you daily drive Linux?i do>Bothered by MS and privacy stuff?certainly
>>107038348I tried it anon, it's not worth it. Too many workarounds needed to get basic shit going.
>>107032644Nothing that's worth it in life is easy.
>>107029256>Current Windows Version?Windows 10 Enterprise IoT LTSC>Opinion on Windows 11?Garbage>Usecase?gooming, watching videos, shitposting, a bit of work>Have you ever tried Linux (distro)?Ubuntu, Arch, Debian, Mint, suse, fedora and couple of meme ones in a vm>Why don't you daily drive Linux?Lacks some driver/utility stuff that windows have, annoying compatibility issues with some software I use for video editing>Bothered by MS and privacy stuff?A bit, but not really. I don't really care about western surveillance, I'd never use shit that my own country made though.
>>107040224>A bit, but not really. I don't really care about western surveillance, I'd never use shit that my own country made though.I mean fair, if you are not in the 14 eyes countries agreement
>>107029256I started preparing the switch to linux as soon as MS announced Windows 11. It was somewhat clear to me what they'd do with 11: take ownership of my computer, with forced online accounts, extensive telemetry and AI. I was already using linux on my Laptop for years, so the idea of switching to linux on my desktop wasn't that daunting. I do a lot of music recording and production. That was the potential weakspot. But my DAW works natively on Linux and a lot of plugins had substitutes or could be used with wine. I finally switched about 2 years ago and never looked back. Linux isn't perfect but at least my computer is still just that, mine.
>>107029256>>Current Windows Version?IoT LTSC 2021>>Opinion on Windows 11?Biggest piece of jeetware ever created. I avoid it like the plague.>>Usecase?Everything. I've used Windows for almost 25 years now. But each day I feel like using it less and less.>>Have you ever tried Linux (distro)?Yes. In fact, I'm using it right now. Fedora Kinoite. It is a really good breath of fresh air.>>Why don't you daily drive Linux?I'm starting to. Out of my three machines (1 PC, 2 Laptops - old and new) Only my PC has Windows on it. I use it only for gaming, watching stuff connected to my main TV. The old laptop has Zorin and the new one, which I'm posting this from, has Fedora.>>Bothered by MS and privacy stuff?Is that even a question? jeetcrosoft can fuck the right off. They've gone full retard.
>>107038951Just waiting on a few more pieces to arrive then it's building time, custom water loop, OC, stripped win 7, a library of tried and tested software, no more suffering, no more complaining, pure orgasm and satisfaction at every boot.>>107040169It will stay offline for the most part. The mobo doesn't have. a built-in wifi. It would be a set-it-and-forget PC. Perfection frozen in time.
>>107040217By disregarding this cope, Steve Jobs became a billionaire
>>107029317MS is obviously aiming towards perpetual cloud computing, there won't be future desktop windows it will just a be a terminal on the cheapest possible chinkshit imaginable to access their server side OS which you will have no control over.
>>107029256I run gentoo. fuck cuckrosoft fagdows
>>107029672cope. multimedia editing is better on linux
>>107029256The hate for Win 11 is overblown, more or less every single issue people screech about it has is also present in Win 10, and both needs to be heavily configured to be usable to begin with.That said after dual booting for like 7 years I switched to exclusively using Linux a few months ago since Windows kept blue screening on me. I was planning on re-installing Windows on an old SSD just to have as a backup for Photoshop and shit, but I couldn't be fucked. Maybe I'll get around to it some day.
>>107029256I'm observing a trend towards linux systems
>>107029256>Current Windows Version? 11>Opinion on Windows 11? Similar to 10, not bad but nof great. After running usual scripts for debloating/antitelemetry everything works. Recent updates are fucking up the OS though.>Usecase? Everything. >Have you ever tried Linux (distro)? Yes.>Why don't you daily drive Linux? Because Linux is shit as a desktop OS.>Bothered by MS and privacy stuff?No.
>>107029256Hahano.
>>107029256I'm on linux since whenever ubuntu 14.04 came out but switched away only because i really disliked them ditching unity for gnome. I'm on fedora with KDE ever since then. I switched originally because windows 10 was such a downgrade compared to 7 and 7 was a insufferable spyware too.
>>107041308Until the company collapses from jeeting and a better competitor emerges
>>107029256>Current Windows Version?10>Opinion on Windows 11?10+1,same shit as 10>Usecase?games,photoshop,video editing,prorgramming,broswing internet,>Have you ever tried Linux (distro)?yes>Why don't you daily drive Linux?iv used linux on and off through the years since college it does alot I like, but it lacks the software I sometimes need>Bothered by MS and privacy stuff?yes very I still remember every shitposting windows 10 about it back when MS was forcing it down everyones throat,if MS is going on this data collect decade I might as well buy a new windows PC or laptop only for work again
>Current Windows Version?Currently none. I used windows 11 for 3 years on my 2022 Acer Nitro 5 but I made the switch to pop! _os a few days ago because windows 11 mad my computer very slow and full of bloatware. >Opinion on Windows 11?It was usable in the beginning but overtime the use of copilot and Xbox game bar and more got pushed on my face and I prefer to use chat gpt instead of copilot. Also, it started taking 15 minutes just to fully turn on and it became painful to Even use my computer. Pop!_OS makes my computer feel good as new again and I finally don't dread using it anymore. >Usecase?Gaming (I was an extremely heavy Skyrim modder for 2 years and I also love emulating games and always have since 2013), I used to use it for college before I started working in a bank, discord for calling and texting>Have you ever tried Linux (distro)?Yes, I tried elementary os, lubuntu, manjaro, and now Pop! _OS and I've been using linux to resurrect old computers and speed up decent ones since 2017.>Why don't you daily drive Linux?I daily drive linux now because Pop! _OS runs my games and emulators and stuff from steam and also runs chrome and discord fast as well as no more bloatware. I didn't daily drive linux in the past before pop os because in the 2010s, it did not really support games that much so I dual booted with windows. >Bothered by MS and privacy stuff?Not particularly, I just hate bloatware that came pre-installed and the artificial obsolescence that windows did each update to my Acer Nitro 5.
>>107040224I agree with you about windows 11, I only put up with that flaming garbage bag for 3 years just so I could mod Skyrim properly but once I finished the quest mods (I finished some of the biggest and best ones), I realized I wasn't going to put up with windows 11 anymore and just switched back to linux completely which I was using before windows 11. I also think that windows 10 was the last tolerable windows.
>>107029256Current Windows Version?11 Pro>Opinion on Windows 11?It is better than 10 and is the best since 7.>Usecase?VRC, Adobe Creative Cloud, Streaming>Have you ever tried Linux (distro)?I tried Mint>Why don't you daily drive Linux?I have things to do>Bothered by MS and privacy stuff?I have an M5 MacBook now that handles my communication and privacy needs.Using both PC and Mac effectively is the best way. Linux is a really fun autism experiment.
>>107029256>just datamine urself broXd
>>107042820What is the appeal of using a Mac? I'm curious. For me I can't bring myself to buy one due to the price in my country and the lack of USB ports for my many usbs, however if someone one day gave me a Mac, I would simply install linux on it anyway and make it my secondary computer alongside the 2022 Acer Nitro 5.
upgraded my "unsupported" Dell 5577 to 11 and it works perfectly, no slowdowns at all after benchmarksi feel like a moron for buying a new laptop a few months ago just because of Microsoft's fake end of support scarewhat can i say, it has games, the UX is better, and for work WSL is a killer featurerunning Alpine (i3) on my 2 core, 4gb oldest potato
>>107041389Exactly, I get what you mean, another reason why I switched to Pop! _OS is because windows 11 caused so many bluescreens for me and this is the reason aside from the bloatware for me fully switching to linux.
>>107029256>Current Windows Version?10 LTSC>Opinion on Windows 11?Unusable, buggy, laggy, restrictive, spyware-ridden steaming pile of shitEvery single thing is worse than 7/8/10 except for a few kernel jerry-rigged patches for newer CPUs made by indians or LLMs forced by deals with Intel>Usecase?Gaming>Have you ever tried Linux (distro)?Started tinkering with it around 2006Started actively using it around 2010>Why don't you daily drive Linux?I do, in all devices + dual boot on gaming PC>Bothered by MS and privacy stuff?Of course, who isn't? They're on an unacceptable trajectory so congratulations to them for slowly pushing out their user baseSoon enough I won't even bother dual booting anymore, either I will use Proton or Windows will be reduced to a pirated copy inside a passthrough VM just for gaming
