I mean you probably want to have internet when you install any OS…
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lung@lemmy.world 4 months ago
I just got a new laptop and was genuinely gonna try windows 11 and wsl for my coding needs. But in first boot, it demands internet to do updates. Ok, I connect to coffee shop wifi. Nope, won’t do it because it can’t handle the click through screen to accept wifi ToS. Fine. I take it home, where my Internet is great but has a glitch where it drops out for a few seconds now and then. Turns out that windows will literally cancel updating and demand I reconnect and restart for the kind of drop that I barely notice day to day. So I gave up, plugged in my ArchLinux thumb drive, and mkfs.ext4 before rsyncing my entire old computer to it
helenslunch@feddit.nl 4 months ago
Jocker@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
Haha… NO
helenslunch@feddit.nl 4 months ago
Right. Having your OS up to date is not important, I suppose?
Jocker@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
There is a difference between asking nicely and shoving down the throat.
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
the fact the install media can’t provide a working desktop by itself is pathetic.
lung@lemmy.world 4 months ago
I’m down but if it can’t handle a 5s dc then rip
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
The fact that it’s a requirement - and moreover automatically creates and integrates with MS cloud services - is what people don’t like.
Nobody is arguing that it’s a bad idea to let your chosen distro installer automatically pull the most up-to-date packages.
helenslunch@feddit.nl 4 months ago
That’s great but none of that was mentioned in the comment I replied to.
barsquid@lemmy.world 4 months ago
They gave it access to the internet twice.
nexussapphire@lemm.ee 4 months ago
doodledup@lemmy.world 4 months ago
You use Arch Linux but can’t fix your wifi?
Shardikprime@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Actual autism I know