I have been converted. After going through so much bullshit to get Windows 11 configured the way I want it, I experimented with Linux Mint on an external hard drive and I have to say it’s been amazing. I think we have finally hit an inflection point where the effort to install, customize and use Linux Mint is now less than installing Windows 11 IoT LTSC and running the debloating scripts/reinstalling default apps, and it’s a better experience.Open source software has also matured to the point that I have found sufficient alternatives for ALL of my windows programs including Paint.NET with the recent Pinta update.Once I customize the look and feel of Cinnamon/Firefox a bit more I will probably be switching to Linux full time. After years of retarded bugs, obvious features not being implemented, dogshit communities, etc. I think Linux finally made it.
>>107848601>recent Pinta updateQRD? I miss paint.net, but I tried Pinta a long time ago and found it inadequate.
>>107848601cachyos just werks. i tried it on a lot of computers
>>107848639A lot of bug fixes, crash fixes, etc. the biggest one preventing me from switching was massive stuttering when doing close up zooms and edits on an image usually past 500%. Like multiple seconds for changes to be applied. This was fixed with the recent update.It is still inferior in terms of mouse workflow for things like adjusting zoom and moving simultaneously while making a selection but serviceable and good enough for me to switch over to using it.
>>107848669I will say I mainly use it as a glorified screenshot editor and nothing like photoshop or anything like that the way some people use Paint.NET but I think it goes to show for bad OSS has been to where I couldn’t find an adequate replacement even for a workload like that until now.
>>107848601>we have finally hit an inflection point where the effort to install, customize and use Linux Mint is now less than installing Windowswhat year is it, 2015?the only reason to stay on windows is the same as it has been for decades, the lack of some big proprietary corpo bloatware support like CAD, Adobe, some niche shit. the alternatives either don't exist or are different in various minor ways that the normongroid brain can't get over
>>107848601>Open source software has also matured to the point that I have found sufficient alternatives for ALL of my windows programsBeen this way for 10+ years now. You late cunts being late just created the tech dystopia and it's ogre now.
Welcome home babe. Firefox is shit. Google Chrome is also shit. Use ungoogled chromium or even just regular chromium ublock origin.
>>107848697>>107848683flatpaks weren't popular enough 10 years agolinux is unusable without themtoo many errors when installing and uninstalling
>>107848669Cool, I think I'll try it.>Looking for matches...When flathub is working again, that is.
>>107848601Yeah, I never moved to Linux beforehand because I was just too fucking lazy to backup any of my shit, but I actually went out of my way to buy a laptop just so I would have something to install Linux on, intending it to be my daily driver.
Cant move on to Linux on my Main rig because i am playing niche games like iracing and DCS...Go on without me bros...
