Comment on "You should probably just throw it away"

hellfire103@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• Psythik@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I’m trying but the girlfriend refuses. She watches YouTube on the TV and does everything else on her phone; literally only uses the laptop to play The Sims 4 (which her 1080ti can handle just fine), yet she’s convinced that she will need a brand new gaming machine with a 4090/5090 as soon as Microsoft dumps WIn10. She’s afraid that she’ll completely break the OS if she switches to Linux. (Which is plausible, though unlikely.

  I’m hoping she’ll change her mind as soon as she realizes just how much more GPUs cost these days, especially mobile ones.

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  • vii@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Create a live USB stick and demonstrate it to her, without deleting Windows. Bonus points if you rice the fuck out of it with some kawaii shit for your GF and make Sims 4 work with Wine.

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    • beastlykings@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Wine need not apply. That’s old school. Sims 4 works great in proton. Basically just install steam and the rest is handled.

      Better yet, install bazzite as your distro, gaming works out of the box.

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      • CatLikeLemming@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Proton is a fork of Wine, when people say Wine in a gaming context, there’s a decent chance they just mean Proton. Also there’s absolutely no need for gaming distros in this situation, gaming works out of the box on any (semi-normal) distro, the most you’ll have to do is flick a switch in Steam.

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  • unlearned0653@startrek.website ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Use an immutable distro so even if she breaks it it’s easily fixed

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  • thermal_shock@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Install win 10 LTSC

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  • nullroot@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    en.m.wikipedia.org/…/Windows_10_version_history Windows 10 ltsc 1809 will be supported until late 2029 if you or someone you know is set on continuing to use Windows 10

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  • _carmin@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Is she stupid?

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  • toddestan@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    If all she uses the computer for is playing Sims 4, another option is just let her continue to use Windows 10. If she’s running it through Steam she’s probably got another 3-4 years before that stops working.

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    • Psythik@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      As others have suggested, I’ll probably just throw LTSC on it and call it a day. That’s what I did for my DJ laptop (the mixing hardware isn’t compatible with Linux), and it works phenomenally. It’s the perfect Windows OS for a single-use PC.

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  • EarlGrey@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Introduce her to Immutable OS’s. They’re effectively idiot proof. She would have to research how to break them.

    Bazzite comes with Steam/Proton preconfigured and everything

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• Fredselfish@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I have Linux on a jumpdrive can I install it on my main drive without it effecting my other drives?

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  • meliaesc@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Only the drive you install it on will be affected, but the other drives likely won’t be formatted to work with Linux.

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    • Fredselfish@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Then how do I upgrade to Linux on my gaming computer.

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      • meliaesc@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Actually, Linux does support NTFS, although you won’t be able to run executables from it. I suggest getting an external HD/SSD to make a backup of all of your drives, then proceed with the switch to Linux.

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      • LoveSausage@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        I always had a fat32 partion available for sharing stuff when i did dualbooting. Just for saving some stuff, but limited to 4 gb files then. Ntfs works as well so either partion or separate drive

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      • conditional_soup@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Are you just wanting to back up save files? I agree with the other person here, just backup the files that matter to you onto an external drive and then install Linux

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  • mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    It’s called dual-booting, and yes there are so many tutorials availiable. But you have to be a little more careful in that process. I do dualboot but almost never uses windows. I have heard situation where windows updates messing linux installs on same drive. The safest route might be to do what others suggested but it is possibe to install that way. Be careful with partitioning and formatting. You also have to determine the sizes for each partitions yourself too

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  • hellfire103@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I think so?

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• MisterFrog@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  This is me. I’ve always been too lazy to switch (I have some of the worst hardware for it. I’m running my old surface pro into the ground and have hardly any internal storage so hard to dual boot for testing).

  But now, well hey, Windows 11 is stupid, windows 10 has been spying since forever.

  Linux it is, thanks Microsoft for giving me the push I needed.

  You know, later in the year. When I have to.

  I’m only human

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