• virku@lemmy.world
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    9 个月前

    Been on lemmy for a while. Since the first reddit exodus. I don’t get this one?

    Edit: typo

      • Owl@lemm.eeEnglish
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        9 个月前

        oh yeah, the very pretentious kind too. had to block multiple linux subs because of how obnoxious they were

            • perfectly_boiled_pizza@lemmy.world
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              9 个月前

              I think I started with Mint 13. After hopping around for years I’m now on Debian.

              I recommend Mint to people in general. It’s perfect for most people. We shouldn’t be required to learn about everything in the world.

              I don’t expect anyone to become a mechanic just because they need a car. If that were a requirement then most people would just not get a car. It’s also okay to continue driving and never becoming a mechanic later.

              • bruhduh@lemmy.worldOP
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                9 个月前

                True, i have the same opinion as you are, also started with mint, then arch, then debian, then opensuse tumbleweed, also yes, people shouldn’t have to learn complex things just because they want to use their pc, i completely agree with you

  • BlueFootedPetey@sh.itjust.works
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    9 个月前

    So where does a lifelong windows user get started with making the switch?

    I prefer reading to videos, but ill take any suggestions. I seem to find only broad strokes for beginners, or stuff that is a couple steps ahead of me.

    • oppy1984@lemm.eeEnglish
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      9 个月前

      Linux Mint, as someone who switched about 10 years ago it’s what I always recommend. I tried several distros, but mint has been my daily driver for the last 9 years.

      Also it’s set up similarly to Win 7, so it’s far more intuitive for a Windows user. And Mint seems to have the best documentation and community when you can’t figure something out.

      *And before anyone says anything, I’m speaking of the Debian based distros, I know REHL has some distros that also have great documentation and communities, I’m just a Debian guy so that’s what I’m comfortable speaking to.

    • sorrybookbroke@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      9 个月前

      I’d suggest the hands on approach personally. It may take some time to get up though.

      You can install a distro onto a USB stick and boot from it to play around and see if you like it.

      Here’s a quick tutorial:
      https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fedora/latest/preparing-boot-media/

      And separately the distro I’d reccomemd using:
      https://fedoraproject.org/spins/kde/

      After you create the live CD you should be able to keep it plugged in and boot to using this method from howtogeek:
      https://www.howtogeek.com/129815/beginner-geek-how-to-change-the-boot-order-in-your-computers-bios/

      To be clear if you stop there Linux will not installed, you won’t lose any data, and you can just unplug the USB stick to allow windows to boot up when you restart.

      One note, sinceit’s installed to a USB stick it’ll be a bit slower than if you installed it on your PC. Still though, it’ll be the same idea.

      Here’s a full guide on how to install it:

      https://www.howtogeek.com/693588/how-to-install-linux/

    • Omega@discuss.online
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      9 个月前

      Get a new drive, install Linux on new drive, be too lazy to move all your shit from windows to Linux so just use your windows as a scuffed way to store everything else.

      • Omega@discuss.online
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        9 个月前

        Benefit is you don’t lose your windows drive so you can always go back

        The bad thing is windows doesn’t let you see into your Linux drive even though Linux can see into your windows drive so it forces you to move your files to windows fully if you don’t like linux

        • sorrybookbroke@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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          9 个月前

          Or do like me and install to a 200gb partition, then carve down the window partition to create a third partition to keep new files, repeat untill you have 5 partitions on your drive. After that, find that you haven’t touched windows in forever and wipe it now that everything is spread between an unethical amount of partitions.

          At least I can give them funny names

          • Omega@discuss.online
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            9 个月前

            my folder management is so bad but yours might just be worse.

            For context mine is:

            media/drive/archive/important/archive/misc/programming/archive/misc/sdk

  • Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    9 个月前

    It worked for me. I was convinced to switch to Linux after joining Lemmy and I’m blown away every day at how much better it works. It’s just faster, smoother, and even has better compatibility with my monitor.

    • RobotZap10000@feddit.nlEnglish
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      9 个月前

      What do operating systems have to do with monitor compatibility? I thought that you just needed a working video output and HDMI/DisplayPort/etc did the rest.

      • Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        9 个月前

        I’m using a Samsung Odyssey Ark and use PIP or PBP to have my desktop and work laptop displayed together. No matter what I try, text becomes illegible on Windows in this mode, but it works flawlessly in Linux.

  • tetris11@lemmy.ml
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    9 个月前

    “Ey C.J! Me and Big Smoke are hitting up an Arch Linux warehouse. Where are your colours, homie?”

    • pleasegoaway@lemm.ee
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      9 个月前

      I miss what Reddit used to be, before it became overrun with shills, bots, dumbass moderators, and corporate policies that stifle free speech.