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LoveEspresso@cafe.coffee-break.cc ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

I understand what you say. This is my brother’s laptop, and he doesn’t have the patience to learn Linux. I believe this computer is not going to work on windows for long. When windows stop functioning on this laptop, l’d boot MX Linux straightaway. There should be no problem in creating a VM then I suppose ?

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Toes@ani.social ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Most people just use the web browser anyways. It’s not hard to learn, it’s like getting a new phone. After a week it starts to feel natural.

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Danitos@reddthat.com ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
There should be no problem I think, but will likely have non-optimal performance. Only was to know for sure is trying. Note you’ll need to enable options in your BIOS.

I insist on the Linux migration. That machine is underspecd for 2026 Windows, plus Windows 10 doesn’t receive security parches. Begineer-friendly distro are very easy to use, and you can try a dual boot setup to see if he can get used to it. For begineers I usually go for Linux Mint, or ZorinOS.

Maybe another option is see if you can upgrade a little bit the RAM.

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- LoveEspresso@cafe.coffee-break.cc ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  I know about the issues with windows 10. Probably my brother knows too. When he discards this machine completely, l shall wipe away every single data and make it tabula rasa. Then I shall install MX Linux.
  
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