Re:Farewell, Elementary
by MisterBastahrd on Friday April 01, 2022 @05:53PM
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My problem with Linux as a desktop is that it invariably breaks, and when it does, I have to waste a day figuring out what the hell is wrong with it. Windows 11 Pro is close enough to the things I like about Macs to make the switch, and I can run Linux in the hypervisor so that I never have to touch a Windows shell. Hell, I can even run Linux desktop apps right next to my Windows apps.
Re:Farewell, Elementary
by fartcannon on Friday April 01, 2022 @08:08PM
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You've got that backwards. You're going to want to run Windows in VM to protect yourself from Microsoft's bullshit spying. With Linux, at least you _can_ fix the problems.
Re:Farewell, Elementary
by thaumaturgy on Friday April 01, 2022 @06:30PM
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I suspect that recent efforts to make virtualization even more seamless is going to have a big impact on how we do daily computing in the very near future.
My next system is going to be a lightweight Linux host with a pile of VMs and something like https://github.com/casualsnek/cassowary, with juicy enough hardware to make it feel like I'm only running one OS.
my experience with windows has been that troubleshooting it is mostly a waste of time, and if it breaks the best course of action is to re-install from scratch.
which is the same as my troubleshooting procedure on ubuntu.
and i tried using windows 10 shortly after it's release and just couldn't.
people like what they're used to. if you're used to windows, linux is a tough sell. but if you're used to linux, so is windows. linux people like to worry about how it is perceived by the average user, but the average user fails all the time on any operating system.