Comment on Anon tries running live USB Linux on his dad's computer
bathing_in_bismuth@sh.itjust.works 5 days ago
Switching from windows 7 to Linux really was a good call from me, as in, the timing. I’m glad I have never and will never experience horrors like this
Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 5 days ago
Since about Windows 7 each major windows release has been a bunch of new annoying things you have to learn how to work around, and a couple of fixes for older annoying things that now work better. For example, Windows update on 10 and 11 is actually pretty decent at actually updating everything and finding drivers for fairly common hardware. Windows 11 has some nice window management features built in, etc.
Its easy, just make sure you select the right options during OS setup, hit an unmarked key combination to open a terminal and enter an undocumented command that Microsoft might remove at any moment to bypass certain online/account requirements, uninstall Candy Crush every 6 months or so, enter these registry values to fix the right-click menu, windows search, etc.
Y’know what, thinking about it, its been about 7 years since I last gave Linux a shot on my primary PC, might be about time to try it again…
JigglySackles@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Zorin is a really nice and easy transition so far. I just started my exodus and have Zorin on a couple laptops and I like it. The phone companion app is nice too.