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    [–] ordellrb@lemmy.world 7 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

    Windows 11 without a Microsoft-Account = terminal required. Linux Mint = terminal not required.

    [–] renzev@lemmy.world 4 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

    Isn't debloated windows just a regular windows install after running https://github.com/Sycnex/Windows10Debloater ? Is there more to it?

    [–] uncertainty@lemmy.nz 3 points 16 hours ago

    I prefer LTSC and Raphire's debloat script https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat and I wouldn't say it's onerous. A nit-picky peeve with ad-hoc Windows installs is that setting the keyboard input for the installer doesn't define the default, and that Windows 11 has gone backwards in terms of setting up default user profile settings, much more single user focused.

    [–] thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

    brother, 99% of users will never even consider installing their own os. the issue isn't that Linux is hard to install, the issue is that pretty much anyone brave enough to even mess with their operating system is either already on Linux, a boomer, or trapped by professional software that isn't available on Linux (that's me, a videographer)

    the only way Linux is breaking out of extreme obscurity is if it starts coming pre-installed on commercially available and desirable hardware. the steam deck did more for Linux in a single product launch than the entire decade of combined efforts before that. before the deck i would have said it was simply never going to happen, but who knows. maybe it'll be up to eccentric billionaires that never went public with their companies to push the Linux future we all want.

    [–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 3 points 17 hours ago

    The Steak Deck motivated me to finally make the jump to Linux. Until people can buy a Linux PC at the local electronics store, Linux will always be in a niche. And that's not happening any time soon because of anti-competitive practices by Microsoft.

    [–] VitabytesDev@feddit.nl 1 points 16 hours ago

    There is no way Gentoo is that low.

    [–] jaschen@lemm.ee 13 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    Um... My grandma installed Windows 11 on her computer and then ran a simple script I gave her after. You guys are delusional.

    [–] abbadon420@lemm.ee 13 points 1 day ago

    Was it a script to install your own crypto miner?

    [–] variants@possumpat.io 8 points 1 day ago

    oh damn that sucks, thats why you dont click suspicious links

    [–] spujb@lemmy.cafe 41 points 1 day ago (10 children)

    would love to see some actual market research on this. sit down a sample of users, have them install then use some OSs. interview them on their experience. rather than yknow making up data

    [–] mr_right@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 day ago

    well people dont actually install OSs

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    [–] SloganLessons@lemmy.world 51 points 1 day ago (34 children)
    [–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

    This community (we're not that other site) has just delved into "windows bad" to the point of nauseating.

    Probably going to filter this now especially after that idiotic chart that showed windows 8 being better than 10 with Linux having absolutely no problems whatsoever

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    [–] Viper_NZ@lemmy.nz 32 points 1 day ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (4 children)

    Install windows, run debloat powershell script. Done.

    Microsoft give no shortage of things to complain about without needing to exaggerate.

    [–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 15 hours ago

    The first thing that has actually been useful here. Thanks!

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