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    [–] KISSmyOSFeddit@lemmy.world 112 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children)

    Oh boy, now's the last chance to stop before it's too late.
    Don't, under any circumstances, ever install something called "EndeavourOS"!
    It's the gateway to Å̸̧͉͝R̴̫̮̅͠C̷̪̘̬̓̿H̴̡̏, and once you set foot on that path, you won't come out the other side without Unix socks and a Blåhaj.

    [–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    Which way do I gotta go for the Unix beard?

    [–] KISSmyOSFeddit@lemmy.world 46 points 1 year ago (2 children)
    [–] Barbarian@sh.itjust.works 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    Linux from Scratch and Gentoo are also pathways to abilities some would call... unnatural

    [–] Buelldozer 4 points 1 year ago

    Big truth right there.

    [–] Fisch@discuss.tchncs.de 18 points 1 year ago

    The socks were in my cart, my mouse pointer right io the order button but before I could click the mouse, I changed my mind. It was almost too late but I installed Fedora just one moment short of being unable to turn back for good...

    [–] mzesumzira@leminal.space 12 points 1 year ago (9 children)

    If gaming is a priority, Garuda is a nice one to avoid as well

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    [–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Don't forget a apple fan boi level of false superiority.

    [–] KISSmyOSFeddit@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

    ~~false~~ superiority

    [–] jaybone@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    Is hackintish still a thing? I haven’t looked at that in like 15 years.

    [–] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    With the new Apple silicon going on it's killing Hackintosh by literally having non-Apple silicon going to be no longer supported.

    So basically the EoL date for a Hackintosh is when Apple goes EoL on non-Apple silicon with their OS.

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    [–] Hedlosa@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 year ago

    Me but opensuse tumbleweed, have it on my PC and Thinkpad now.

    [–] nexussapphire@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    My first distro was arch btw. It's not hard if you approach it with a mindset to learn. That's the whole point of Linux anyway, it's a tool and the better you know your tool the more capable that tool becomes.

    It's like a lathe with interchangeable parts and gears. You don't know what your doing it might throw some metal at you but it's also capable of crafting a precise and finely finished part in a short amount of time.

    I also throw fedora on my laptop because laptops are an ergonomic nightmare. Plug and play is nice for when you don't have time to really learn your tools or do setup and just need any hammer to get the job done. You can still smack your thumb though, it's not a cordless drill with proprietary batteries like Macos or windows.

    [–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 43 points 1 year ago (8 children)

    I've been on Linux Mint for two weeks now AND I LOVE IT. It feels like computing from back in 2010, just the way I like it.

    [–] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 33 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Straight up it reminds of of being back on Windows 7 and it's so goddamn cozy to be back there

    [–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

    It's glorious, and as more people are driven off Windows by MS's shady practices, Linux is only going to get better and better.

    [–] NutWrench@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

    (re: learning curve) I'm actually enjoying the process of learning a whole new OS that isn't constantly getting in my way. I like having software that's logically designed, like a Word Processor (Libre Writer) that actually has the "Print" button right on the main screen and hasn't buried it at the bottom of a sub-menu that's not even on the menu bar.

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    [–] Sami@lemmy.zip 33 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    Just made the switch to Nobara Linux on my desktop and ill probably go with Mint on my ancient laptop tomorrow. My only hang up was games but it seems like compatibility is a lot better nowadays so hopefully I can fully switch over. Same for windows only programs and Wine.

    [–] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    I only had a couple programs holding me: Fusion 360 and Windows 3D Builder.

    Then I found out there's a functional snap pack for Fusion 360. Now I just have to come up with a solution for Windows 3D Builder.

    And the reason I use Windows 3D Builder is for 1 feature: it's model repair function is far and away the best I've used for broken 3D models.

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    [–] Successful_Try543@feddit.de 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

    As Nobara is Fedora based and Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu/Debian, perhaps stay in this eco system and use some Fedora spin/derivate on the Laptop as well.

    Good luck with the transition away from Windows!

    [–] frostycore@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    Run Fedora KDE on my 2016 MacBook Pro, runs amazingly.

    [–] Successful_Try543@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    Personally, I use KDE on Debian and it works great on my 2011 Laptop.

    I just think, especially for a beginner, remembering the 'under the hood' commands, e.g. package managers, different preconfigurations of installed packages e.t.c., for such different distributions is probably quite challenging.

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    [–] secret300@lemmy.sdf.org 27 points 1 year ago

    Welcome to the Linux side of things

    [–] NutWrench@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago

    If you've recently installed Linux, you're probably going to be making a lot of changes and installing a lot of stuff over the next couple of weeks. I recommend using TimeShift (comes pre-installed on Linux Mint) to make a snapshot of your system. (It works like System Restore on Windows). The first snapshot takes up the most space but later snapshots only contain the changes you make to your system.

    It's a good idea to take a snapshot before you update things like graphics card drivers or additional desktops. Then, you can always go back to where you were if something gets messed up. You can even rescue a system that won't boot by booting from your Live Linux USB and running Time shift. It will find your hard drive backups and restore them for you.

    [–] mypasswordis1234@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)
    [–] Molten_Moron@lemmings.world 10 points 1 year ago

    Green Ubuntu best Ubuntu

    [–] nexussapphire@lemm.ee 13 points 1 year ago

    Welcome, if you need any help feel free to ask! Also don't let the few bad eggs in our community ruin your time, there's plenty of us who really care about building a strong community.

    [–] tkk13909@sopuli.xyz 10 points 1 year ago

    Hell yeah! Welcome brother!

    [–] fishbone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (15 children)

    I figure this is a halfway decent place to ask, and it's on my mind. If there's a better place to ask, I'd love a point in the right direction, cause navigating lemmy well still eludes me.

    Looking to test out linux for the first time and I know fuck-all about the basics, and I have a couple of questions:

    spoilergaming is my main use for my pc, and I've seen Bazzite and Pop_OS as recommendations, are these good starting points? Relevant system specs (I assume):

    • CPU: Intel i5-9600K (overclocked in BIOS)
    • GPU: NVIDIA RTX 2060 (overclocked with MSI afterburner)
    • 2 monitors setup, with my main setup for gsync ('adaptive-sync/freesync'). Both are ASUS monitors
    • I almost universally don't play games with anticheat, so I'm not concerned on that front (I've heard that's a big wall for linux gaming)

    spoilerI plan on using an SSD for testing linux because I have a spare available, but I'd like to eventually use my NVME that my current windows install is on for linux (after swapping windows to a different drive of course). Could I expect any issues by doing that, or should I set up NVME for linux before starting the dive?

    spoilerI'd like to be able to boot into windows or linux regularly (at least until I get my bearings and settle into it), but I've heard windows like to fuck with boot processes in some way? Any tips for avoiding boot issues?

    Again, if there's a better place to ask (I'm sure there is lol), I'd appreciate a mention for that too.

    Edit: collapsible spoilers are a damn godsend.

    [–] NutWrench@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    I recommend downloading the latest Linux Mint .iso file and using Rufus to create a bootable, live USB drive. Also, if your computer has an internal d: drive, I would recommend using that entire drive, instead of dual-booting from c: (I had a bad experience removing Linux from a dual boot system and getting the partitions back to normal). This way, you're not touching anything on your windows (c:) drive.

    If you’re really worried about messing up your c: drive, you can physically disconnect it while you’re installing Linux, so the Live installer only has one choice for installation. After you've installed Linux, change your boot order in BIOS to boot from your d: drive first. Once you’re sure Linux is working correctly, you can run “sudo update-grub” which will add your c: drive to the boot menu on the d: drive. This allows you to dual boot into either OS without touching anything on your c: drive (so the boot menu will be on d:, your linux drive). Grub will let you choose between continuing to boot from d: or to boot windows on c: without you having to change the boot order every time in BIOS.

    If you use Steam to manage your games library, you're really going to like that Steam has been developing a proprietary Wine wrapper, called Proton, which lets you run all your Steam games from Linux. Steam also has a native linux client. So all the Steam games you backed up on windows, you can restore on Linux. I've run everything from Unreal Gold, to Witcher 3 to Techtonica to Fallout 4 without any problems.

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    [–] Zink@programming.dev 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    Ever since we got the OK to dual boot our machines at work, I’ve been daily driving Mint Cinnamon unapologetically and with no plans to change.

    I’m looking to close tickets rather than tinker with my install. It’s nice to start with something fully featured working great out of the box. But it’s still Linux, and based on Debian/Ubuntu at that, so I can run/install/change whatever I want. I don’t feel restricted just because somebody else did a ton of configuration for me before I installed it.

    If this were 20 years ago, I’d totally be an Arch/Gentoo user, constantly breaking things and troubleshooting, distro hopping, and all that. But the busy middle aged parent version of me currently speaking is extra grateful for all the effort volunteers (and some companies) have put into making new installs so freaking easy.

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    [–] Sebbe@lemmy.sebbem.se 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)
    [–] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    If I wanted to be violated as much as Windows 11 wants to violate me I'd reinstall Grindr

    [–] ikidd@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

    Grab your ankles and bite the pillow, Microsoft is going in dry.

    [–] JATtho@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    Mint was the distro that converted me. After 8-10 years, I'm still using the cinnamon DE, but just on top of Arch. Next hope is the devs port it over wayland so I can also ditch xorg. (There is a demo/alpha available)

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    [–] sundray@lemmus.org 3 points 1 year ago

    "... now, how do I reverse scrolling..."

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