Comment on Windows 10 will start pushing users to use Microsoft accounts. How to turn it off.
just_another_person@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Man, Microsoft really seems like they don’t want power users on their OS anymore. Forced AI junk, Ads, MS accounts, and all kinds of other junk. Waiting to see what the Linux Desktop adoption numbers are this fall.
As much as I like to see this sentiment, I think now as ever the people who actually follow through with moving to Linux will be few in number.
Most users who get fed up and decide the hell with it are likely to just buy a Mac instead, as revolting a development as that may be.
yeah this was me. swapped to Mac. Couldn’t bring myself to sign up to all the debugging that would go into having a Linux based laptop. I left windows due to the overhead of disabling the bloatware, popups and general bullshit. I didn’t want to swap that for other ongoing issues. Just give me something that works. It’s an OS, not a hobby project
Yeah, but Mac is actually weird and unintuitive. Like, I never figured out that to install programs you have to drag them in. I just clicked on the icon after opening the .dmg
My brother got a Mac for work. He couldn’t get used to the fact that a simple press of the Home key wouldn’t go to the start of the line; it goes to the start of the FILE.
Why??
It’s so funny that you use the word “unintuitive” and the describe the most intuitive way of adding a program to your computer. 😁
Adoption rate is increasing from what I’ve heard. But you’re right, Linux/a Linux distribution isn’t going to take over anytime soon.
But I think once those users truly switched to Linux, very few will switch back. Sure there’ll be the odd gamer who absolutely “needs” to play that one game which has anti-cheat that’s unsupported on Linux. But other than that, once you’re in, you’re likely in for good. And long-term you pass it on to your family, mainly your children (my first computer was a DOS/Windows machine mostly because my dad used the OS himself then).
Yeah, I switched to Mint back in 2019 and can't imagine going back. I have a Windows dual boot for certain games, but whenever I use it it feels like such a terrible experience compared to Linux. I don't think I've used it in a couple months because of that lol.
are likely to just buy a Mac instead
That's fine, actually. I can talk to a Mac user. I can say things like "it's in a folder under your Home directory" and they will know exactly where that is. Windows users will just stare at you, slack-jawed and drooling.
Windows user A will not know what their home directory is and will respond as described. Windows user B will assume that it is their “my documents” folder, which may or may not be the case, because: Windows user C will know that there are effectively three home directories in Windows (/users/username, /users/username/documents, and /users/username/appadata/local) but that won’t help anybody determine which one some program actually put the goddamn file in.
Sounds more like they don’t want any users
they dont, they want subscribers
The modern software industry is a blight upon this world. I should know; I’m part of it.
BombOmOm@lemmy.world 5 months ago
2023 was the year of the Linux laptop for me. 2024 is shaping up to be the year of the Linux desktop for myself as well.
RickyWars@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
Still sad because my Precision 5560 (same as XPS 9510) has this floaty trackpad bug on Ubuntu and Pop OS for whatever reason! (I haven’t tried any other distro).
Dell even sells a 5560 with Ubuntu preinstalled, but they don’t make it available for users.
thequantumcog@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Here’s the fix (yoinked from archwiki)
RickyWars@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
Sadly I’ve been at this thread and done this already, did not work :(
just_another_person@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Try a more modern kernel. Lookup installing mainline kernels on Ubuntu. Pretty easy.
ichbinjasokreativ@lemmy.world 5 months ago
You could wait a couple of days and try ubuntu 24.04
with its much newer kernel it might not have that issue
ZeroPoke@kbin.social 5 months ago
Funny, I just picked up a Laptop for Linux. To help bring my self to a Linux Desktop.
ABCDE@lemmy.world 5 months ago
What’s the tidiest distro these days?
kescusay@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I’d say that depends a lot on what you want it to do. Are you looking for a very simple and easy desktop experience? Go with Ubuntu or one of its many derivatives. Do you pine for the glory days of RedHat? Go with fedora. Do you want maximal control over every facet of your computer? Arch.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
I recommend Mint Debian edition. It’s pretty easy to get into, without a lot of the nonsense Ubuntu comes with.
I personally use openSUSE Tumbleweed, which has worked pretty well for me for the last 5 years or so.
Look around and find something you like.
GladiusB@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Mint Virginia. It’s easy distro to navigate. Has all the drivers. It’s quick and simple.
iopq@lemmy.world 5 months ago
NixOS is the tidiest. Having all your configurations in one or two files is excellent
refurbishedrefurbisher@lemmy.sdf.org 5 months ago
Every person is going to have different opinions as to what distro works best for them. What exactly are you looking for in an ideal operating system?
Best would be to try different ones and see which one works best for you, but if I had more of an idea of what you’re looking for and what kind of hardware you’re using, I’d be able to recommend some distros to try out.
Are you a power user? Do you prefer stability or always having the latest software? Do you value ease of use or do you consider yourself more of a power user? Do you want to learn how to use the Terminal, or whould you rather avoid it and use graphical tools instead?