I wrote this piece 6 years ago, and I believe most of it is still relevant today.
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Seasons of Jasonwrote last edited by [email protected]
I wrote this piece 6 years ago, and I believe most of it is still relevant today. But with Windows 10 going EOL next year and the privacy nightmare of Recall, it's time for a fresh version of this article. I'm curious if you'd add anything else to it?
5 Reasons You Should Switch From Windows To Linux Right Now
Linux isn't the obtuse, command line driven operating system it used to be. Not remotely.
Forbes (www.forbes.com)
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@killyourfm I needed to help my daughter study ... Windows (yes, really) for school so I fired up my Win11 virtual machine and ... WORKING ON UPDATES ... so when we were finished I shut it down. Next morning we continued the study and what do you know ... WORKING ON UPDATES (yes, again!).
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@killyourfm Definitely adding in more about Flatpak and Proton, which (for their own respective reasons) have changed a lot about the experience that makes it appealing to the average non-technical user.
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@darth I despise that screen so much. But, I suppose it's a good education for future Linux users to have
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@ernie It's kinda blowing my mind that when I penned this article in 2018, Proton wasn't even released yet.
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Aaron In Minnesotareplied to Seasons of Jason last edited by
@killyourfm Firmware updates have gotten really good for a lot of popular hardware brands, a small nugget to include in the "updates aren't a headache" section
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Aaron In Minnesotareplied to Ernie Smith last edited by
@ernie @killyourfm Yes, this. Gaming is so good, and easy on Linux nowadays.
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Seasons of Jasonreplied to Aaron In Minnesota last edited by
@aeischeid YES, thank you for the reminder about this! Also makes me about things like the Surface kernel project, the great work being done for ASUS laptops, etc. Appreciate it.
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Seasons of Jasonreplied to Aaron In Minnesota last edited by
@aeischeid @ernie Truly amazing how much this has improved in 6 years.
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Aaron In Minnesotareplied to Seasons of Jason last edited by
@killyourfm @ernie If you have a AMD or intel graphics card that you will basically never even have to think about graphic driver install or upgrades cause it is all built in is maybe worth touching on. overlaps with that upgrades not headache and gaming is easy stuff
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Seasons of Jasonreplied to Aaron In Minnesota last edited by
@aeischeid @ernie In truth, actually easier than Windows! Gaming definitely needs its own section now -- probably its own series of new articles.
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@killyourfm Timely. I just got a new (to me) laptop with Windows on it. No more excuses to not finally get a harddrive partitioned (that’s… that’s what one does, yes?) and get Linux set up with a dual boot option to dip a toe in.
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@reay oooh, that's exciting! Will it be your first desktop Linux experience?
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:spinning_pinwheel: PreCosmosreplied to Seasons of Jason last edited by
@killyourfm My main reason for using Linux is that I can have my own personal workflow. Personalized and optimal for me. Whether it's TWMs or custom keyboard keybinds, immutable or classic distros Linux is so versatile and agile in its usage everyone can have their own personal workflow, so that using your PC is a joy and not a hassle.
That's what sold me Linux initially and it still does so today.
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Seasons of Jasonreplied to :spinning_pinwheel: PreCosmos last edited by
@ReverseModule "Linux: Make Your PC Personal Again"
