The Courage to Try Linux

[@Qcorner1]

Recent convert to Linux…will leave M$ behind forever! Tried a few distros and will recommend Linux Mint to those that are tentative. Totally recommend this channel as well…

[@TechnoMinded-qp5in]

They have the nerve to tell people to throw away their computers lol I wanna see them try and make me I'll sue them.

[@fabricio4794]

Linux Mint is Life,Everything works,if some troll reply,its a crybaby

[@markgholson9222]

@@fabricio4794 I'm replying. All my clients, I put mint mate on their machines.

[@Adam-rs4en]

Switched probably 2 months ago. So far it's a better experience than Windows has been for a long long time.

[@in_haunt]

Just fully converted yesterday. I'd been running a dual-boot for a few months, and had converted my two laptops to Linux. I think the most annoying part was the temporary loss of RGB control, as my headphones (Logitech 733) have RBG on each ear, that I could hear cycling through its default rainbow setting. Super distracting, and I'd lose my mind if I didn't have anything playing to drown out the electronic whine. Just got OpenRGB running, and isn't an issue any more. Just running Mint, nothing fancy - but that being said, any Linux distro is better than Windows. Distro snobs can bite me.

[@Lizard_of_Linux_Lane]

Backing up important data before attempting to switch is always advised.

[@Kenshinshop22]

Am surprised he forgot to mention something so important like that.

[@fabricio4794]

Back up is the Main "system"the computer you will use is just a detail.

[@Kenshinshop22]

@@fabricio4794 Dude backing up is so important we don't want new users erasing there windows by accident and not having a backup this happened too me when I first installed Linux it wiped windows this is pretty common mistake new users make and can totally put them off of using Linux I know it did for me as that scared me and I had no backups not a good time lol

[@LinuxIsForAll]

I've fully switched to Linux 5/6 months ago and I'm never looking back, Linux not only fullfills my needs, it does even more, it made excited to use my computer again!

[@GaryGiffin49]

I put linux mint onto this computer, works really well

[@Exiztential]

Linux DEs have come a long way in the past few years. Linux Mint works nicely out of the box and Windows users will feel at home with the UI. If you prefer MacOS, something like PopOS works very well. Plenty of choices out there for everyone, all with great community support.

[@markgholson9222]

I did tech support starting on Windows 95! There were some problems, but windows didn't fix them. Instead they added system file checker to search for corrupt system files. Nothing has changed over the years. Windows still has the same problems.

[@serviteccompletojimenez8995]

Windows sucks!

[@markgholson9222]

I switched 22 years ago, I bought a dual layer dvd burner but windows didn't have a driver for it. Whereas Mandrake did.

[@bigmango202]

Linux definitely had a learning curve but I definitely don't regret switching

[@johnsmith-gs4qf]

I used to use Windows 7 all the time. I switched when Microsoft stopped security updates. I switched to Linux Mint full time about 10 years ago (using Windows 7 only for a couple apps in a virtual machine). Linux has all the apps that I need and they're all 100% FREE! Bonus is I don't need to deal with Microsoft's horrible lack of privacy and spam!

[@markgholson9222]

As a windows technician, I can attest it has never been secure, even since the beginning and now up to v11.

[@WilliamShinal]

I've been using Linux alongside Windows for a long time, and am currently entertaining the crazy idea of dual driving Windows 7 and Ubuntu (even stripped win 10 bootlegs were unable to help). Great show, but due to the nature of the endless flow of "corporate progress", I'll have to stick to Linux solo eventually. As for me, why did I switch to Linux? I actually decided to look into Linux myself, first experiencing Ubuntu 12.04 and really enjoying what was available. The games it did run, like OpenArena, ran great, and there were little complaints to be had with the Unity desktop, save for the odd graphical glitch. Nowadays, my experience with lots of distros, including Arch, is going to be needed to get further away from the foolishness Microsoft is participating in. I also smell a trap with AI becoming near mandatory on Windows 11.

[@markgholson9222]

I still use some windows apps. They run better in Linux Wine, than they did in Windows.

[@classicrockonly]

I love having a cheapo eBay computer. Used Thinkcentres and Dell Optiplex for usually some over $100. I've been able to do so much with mine. HP Z440 and other servers too. Run Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, SmartOS, OmniOS on all these and it doesn't break the bank

[@SandcastleDreams]

I just bought a dell optiplex mini tower for $83. Has Win10 loaded on it. Probably Win7 with a 10 upgrade. It was a refurb on Ebay. Am I correct in understanding the tower has 2 hard drive bays? I downloaded the pdf from Dell and that's how I'm reading it. I don't know much about the mechanical parts of computers. I was hoping to load Linux on one drive and keep Win10 on the other. That way if I run into problems getting Linux installed I've still got windows to get online with.

[@classicrockonly]

@@SandcastleDreams Really can't say for sure unless you open it yourself and look. You probably only have 1 drive in there anyway

[@SandcastleDreams]

@classicrockonly Yeah, but I thought it had another bay for another drive. Oh well, I decided just to get another tower. I'll wipe one and install Linux Mint and keep the other one with Windows 10 until I get everything on Linux set up. I got a Linux book that tells you how to do all of that but if I chicken out, I've got a computer guy that can install and set it up for me.

[@tda0626]

For the people on the fence and already have Windows installed, get a small SSD drive and install Linux on it and dual boot. Start using it and get an idea of what it can do and get familiar with it. Gamers can try a gaming distro like CachyOS, Garuda, or Nobara. Most of the games work except some of the anti-cheat ones. HDR works too.

[@saltedcaramelnutcoffee]

Suggesting a used computer for tinkering (11:25) is pragmatic and doable. Good info all the way through, thanks.

[@OldieBugger]

Heehee, I have never had any fear for switching OS's. I guess that's because I'm so old. I started my computer-driven life with Sinclair Spectrum and Commodore 64. My first PC (clone) was provided with DOS 2.11, I've used most of the Windowses up to 7. I hated Windows, it was so unreliable. At my home I reinstalled Win 98SE every few weeks, just to keep it from hanging up every other hour. Switching to Linux (Mint, thanks to this channel!) has been an easy step to me.

[@k.b.tidwell]

Ha I started with a Timex/Sinclair 1000, moved to my C-64 in 1982, then a C-128 around 1987, then my first PC clone in 1993, same DOS progress and Windows from 3.1 up through Windows 10. I thought that would be the last of it, but I bought a Win11 laptop for gaming. I'm writing this on a T430 Thinkpad running MX Linux with Cinnamon added because I fell in love with it on Mint. I think you're my long-lost brother lol!

[@OldieBugger]

@@k.b.tidwellQuite the road there, bro.

[@terrydaktyllus1320]

I started with the ZX Spectrum at a time when I was also doing a college course in Z80 assembly programming that ended up with my cousin and I "looking into" Spectrum game protection mechanisms in order to copy them. From there I went to the Commodore Amiga and always remind myself about "perspective" when I tell people that my first computer to connect to the Internet was a Commodore Amiga A1200 running at 14MHz with 8MB RAM using the iBrowse browser over a dial-up modem. I'd been dialing up BBS systems for a few years before that too. I'd been doing some work on (mostly SCO UNIX) PCs in the telecoms and call centre industry but got my first PC at home when I met the now wife around 1992 who worked as an accountant and had an MS-DOS PC running Lotus 1-2-3 that I "commandeered" for a few games like Theme Park and UFO: Enemy Unknown that ran better on the PC than the Amiga. I enjoyed my time on MS-DOS, Windows 98, Windows 2000 and Windows XP but started to lose interest in PCs with Windows 7 which I felt was a step down from XP, had an ugly version of the Windows Classic interface (the only Windows interface I ever liked that was great on XP). After I witnessed first-hand the travesty of Windows 8, Windows 7 became the last Windows I would use in my home environment. Fortunately I'd discovered Slackware Linux back in 1996-ish and after distro hopping (and getting an RHCE) for 6 years, I settled on Gentoo Linux, which I am still using to this very day. I came through those great computing years of Amiga freeware and shareware - Fred Fish disks, Aminet, etc. - and continued them in those initial PC years. Computing for me has always been about "having a fun hobby" and my "messing around" with computers has given me great experience in jobs also. In the mid to late 90's when it looked like all personal computing would be locked down by Microsoft and Apple, along came Linux that saved it for me, and let it remain as a hobby that I love. I'm therefore very grateful to and for Linux.

[@terrydaktyllus1320]

@@k.b.tidwell Got to love those Thinkpads on Linux, the perfect match. I refurbish and collect the things to the point where the wife has banished them from the house to the garage "man cave". I love the T4** series, I've a couple each of the 410 and 420, a T430, T440p and T450, not to mention the smaller X2** series as well.

[@SandcastleDreams]

​@@terrydaktyllus1320LOL! Sounds like my addiction to sewing machines. I even have two manual sewing machines to sew leather. Last count, I've got 11 sewing machines? 😂 I walk by a sewing machine and my husband audibly ground. I have to walk by repeating, "I have enough sewing machines...I have enough sewing machines...I need a bigger house if I get another sewing machine" 😂 And I only have 2 laptops and 2 towers.

[@mikecrabtree8200]

Lol 25 years ago I switched to Linux because I was so tired of all the viruses and malware in windows. Later I just kinda moved from Linux/PCs to iPads. Wasn't intentional, just happened. At home I haven't touched a PC in 4+ years and feel no need to. But if I ever did dig my old laptop out. It would still be running Linux Mint.

[@leemanwrong]

I got an old Dell optiplex earlier in the year and put Ubuntu 24.04 on it and it's been running so well it's become my main system.

[@haint7709]

Left this past April. Been a M.S. hog since they went to Windows. I understand what M.S. is doing, but it's not for my home. Mint v.22 is my current operating system. Nice thing is, is Linux has so many distros that you can travel it for the next 10- or 20 years.

[@Vlish]

I personally use Fedora KDE for now. After that, it's either Ubuntu or PopOS.

[@ZacharyNoah]

I switched from Windows 11 to Linux Mint on my two-year-old Beelink SER4 4800U Mini PC during the final days of its lifespan, and then, the inevitable happened. In other words, my Mini PC has succumbed to internal hardware failure and died. Instead of throwing my deceased Mini PC into the landfill, I sold it on eBay as is. It's a good thing I've already backed up all my personal files to a USB hard drive before my old Mini PC died. I'm thinking about getting a new Mini PC, and my next one is going to be the barebones version of the Minisforum UM680 Slim, which runs on an AMD Ryzen 7 6800H processor and costs $239 USD at the Minisforum Store. I'm thinking about getting the Crucial brand 24GB (2x12GB) DDR5 SODIMM kit, and I'm also thinking about replacing a MediaTek MT7902 M.2 Wi-Fi card with an Intel AX210 M.2 Wi-Fi card for compatibility reasons. The barebones version doesn't have a Windows 11 license embedded into the BIOS, but I'm okay with it. I'm more likely to install Linux on my new Mini PC instead. Instead of Linux Mint, I'm going to be installing CachyOS, an Arch Linux-based distro that has recently gained interest among Linux gamers and content creators.

[@anthonywalker6268]

External hard drive really helps.

[@BsktImp]

01:47 I think you might need to tell Manjaro that; telemetry opt-in _by default._ The fear is real, but Linux Mint 22 Wilma made it very easy.

[@theoriginaldylangreene]

My Steam Deck has Trojan horsed me into Linux. I've hated Windows since the end of 7, but have been resistant to change. So I've been running outdated 7 on my home PC, but never doing anything involving my personal info on it because of (the lack of) security. I used the Steam Deck for a few weeks with the Steam frontend only, before wanting to do simple stuff like watch a KZbin video on it. Played around in the full desktop and realised that it was easier to use than an out-of-date copy of Windows 7. My next step is picking an OS for my desktop. I'm torn between going easy with something like Ubuntu or Debian. Using Arch with the KDE shell like Steam OS because it's familiar. Or picking something stupid (for me) and hard (Gentoo, Fedora or Slackware) knowing that I can always use the Steam Deck for a while if (when) my tech skills run out. Easy OS's will make me lazy, the harder one's will force me to learn more.But I have more of a chance with sticking with an easy to use OS. Choices.....

[@stevenrosscarpenter]

MX linux is great. I didn't find Antix as easy, but i needed something for a 2gb mini laptop and was impressed with Bodhi. Have you tried that distro?

[@fabricio4794]

The First Two Pillars of Switching to Linux are = Adapt the Workflow and the GamingFlow..as im a casual Gamer,not so Windows Games but Emulation/retro(a lot of games to play btw)im ok To Replace Windows on my Desktop and not come back,i begun with Xubuntu on 2015 and im on Linux Mint since 2020.

[@noam65]

I recommend, if possible, get an inexpensive RISC like computer on a board, such as the Raspberry Pi, or a small computer. Don't spend a lot of money. Install and try several distributions for that processor. Start with Ubuntu or whatever the manufacturer says it supports. Get a little comfortable. Then when you are ready, install it on a laptop or PC. Try a live version first, so you can get an idea of that hardware is compatible. A live version can be used without affecting the hard drive, by not using the install option. Do a full backup before altering your hard drive.

[@paulmann3692]

Switched years ago. I used windows for years at work but ended up detesting it. Initially used Mint but have been using Zorin for a while now. Love using Linux will never go back I can do everything I need to do in a much more stable environment

[@flops141]

hey all, i switched to linux before few weeks on my laptop, but i am having an issue with my usb sticks one of them dosent even show on the file explored the other one it does but it cannot be mounted. Does anyone know any possible solution? or what i do wrong? maybe the usb format is for windows only? any reply will be appreciated.

[@stefanbrunder6329]

Hi :) sooo i am learning Linux for the past 2 years in my free time in VMs ... so far the experience depends on the distro tested ... but maybe i switch soon when 24H2 Win 11 hits ... currently i am learning Mint , Endeavour, Pika, Cachy and Nobara since i also like to game .. i am looking into gaming distros.

[@Todd_Coward]

i'm personally of the opinion that dual booting is a bad idea. Jumping between two OSes is a pain in the ass and people will more often than not just start using their windows install exclusively. Everyone i've ever met that tried dual booting gave up on it, I know I did. The thing that got me to switch was after my computer was updated to windows 10 without my permission I simply wiped my drive and installed ubuntu 15.04. I haven't looked back since.

[@classicrockonly]

I’m an 11 year dual booter and I don’t see myself switching any time. I run OpenBSD/Windows, not Linux. Even if I went full time Linux only I’d dual boot 2 Linux distros. One for trusted software only and one for untrusted software, like games

[@Deimos_Fresh]

Dual booting since 2018. Which system I'm using is dependent on what I need, but in general I use Ubuntu a little more than Windows.

[@WilliamShinal]

Dualbooting via two drives instead of doing a single drive dual boot is what I do. I avoid the occasional spiteful deletion of GRUB or BSD's boot system that way, and both OSes have more wiggle room.

[@JustherefortheLOLZ]

I’m a Mac user but I see myself on Linux desktop in about 3-5 years. What I’m really waiting for is (1) downtime and (2) a dominant distro to emerge. I’m familiar with Linux.. not afraid of it… just lazy.

[@SwitchedtoLinux]

There will not be a "dominant" Linux distro. It is antithetical to the model of Linux.

[@BWGPEI]

Just grabbed an ACER laptop at a Value Village. I have no fear about installing GNU Linux on that little mouse and letting it roar again.

[@Lemurion287]

For me, I'd been messing with Linux off and on (mostly off) for about 20 years. A couple of years ago I built a new computer, and this one could run Windows 11. I left Windows on my old laptop, and switched the new one to Linux and have been daily driving it for over two years.

[@dwayneg99]

No need to pull drives out. Simply enter BIOS and set the USB as boot.

[@YatesNet]

When dual booting make sure you disable Windows in the UEFI Firmware when not in use. Just have a single operating system enabled at a time.

[@dobias28]

I sideloaded LINUX MINT some time ago and been using it on and off but since 5 days ago, I'm using Linux for everything. I love it but GIMP seems to be less intuitive compared to Photoshop than I thought. I'm still learning.

[@ernesthader1109]

Have you tried PhotoGIMP? It basically changes the UI to somewhat like those of photoshop and added more brushes.

[@SandcastleDreams]

Pick up a Gimp book. I switched to GIMP as they were going to renting and I refused to.

[@ernesthader1109]

@@dobias28, the definitive guide to gimp is the grokking the gimp(hope I got the name right). Migjt be years old as it was the very first and most popular written guide on gimp at the time.

[@stevenjohn350]

Following channel for a while. Still haven't given up switching to Linux process. Currently stuck with networking issue. Yet to find answer. Still trying..

[@JohnnyHughes1]

The only thing I have done on Windows over the last 21 years is I had one active 'gaming rig' that had Windows. I have replaced that 'gaming rig' several times over the lst 21 years. The last one was upgrade from Windows 11 to Nobara 40 about 3 months ago now. I have had zero problems. It is true that almost all my games are on Steam and that I do not play any games that have a kernel level anti-cheat required. I own 240 steam games and not one of the games I have tried to play failed to work. Proton 9 and Proton Experimental using the Steam Client is great for me. I already did all my 'professional' things via Linux nad have since 2003, when I signed on as a Developer for the CentOS Project. The only reason to use Windows now is if you are tied to a spacific program that will only run on Windows. Heck, even Microsoft Office can now run on Linux (or online via a browser).

[@PaulG.x]

There is a very good chance windows will make you lose everything anyway

[@javiergt]

But it’s probably easier to recover information from windows than from linux

[@PaulG.x]

@@javiergt No reason for that to be true at all

[@commietube_censorship_sucks]

@@javiergt Nonsense.

[@terrydaktyllus1320]

@@javiergt I don't even know what that statement means. You need a good backup strategy whether you use Windows, Linux or anything else. That's it, there's nothing else to say.

[@JohnnyHughes1]

A CentOS Developer here. I have been using Linux as my Daily Driver since 2003. I have every email I ever sent as well as everything from my home directory that I cared to carry forward since then over many computer upgrades. I have no idea why people think Linux is harder to backup data. it is infact, much easier. rsync -av ~/ server: That simple command will back up your home folder to a home directory on a backup machine (in my case, named server). You can run scripts to take snapshots and compress the data to takle up less space, etc, but it is dead simple.

[@Nooneyouknow1980]

Would you recommend using a mini pc over a dual booting on windows?

[@terrydaktyllus1320]

If you're a Linux newbie, yes. Many people dual boot successfully but if you can put Linux on a spare machine then you can learn it at your leisure rather than having to constantly boot back into Windows as your daily driver because you have something on Windows that you need to do.

[@Nooneyouknow1980]

@terrydaktyllus1320 I know windows had a problem with one of its updates that missed up alot of people's setups so I been holding off.

[@Nooneyouknow1980]

Dualbooting Linux and windows so I been using a VMware for a year or two.

[@serviteccompletojimenez8995]

With more than 20 ys experience in tech service, I switched 100% to Linux in all my computers almost 8 ys ago. Going back to Win? No way boy!

[@chase_cichorz]

The only hard part for me, switching to Lennox as a completely blind person is the lack of someone to help me through it, and to know which distributions come with the orca screen reader

[@ardithconley2628]

I do not think you can help me due to it is not the OS that is my problem. My problem is I am going blind. I have to use high contrast dark mode to use a computer these days. I am ooking for computers to read for me out loud. I build a Ryzen B450 mb and a 3900X Cpu 16gb of ram for my Linux Zoirn OS. I had to get help to get the basic install done. I still can not get the desktop right to where I can use it. zi hurdd zi sm dyuvk eiyh einfoed 10 that I got to looka and act like windows 7. Text is just to small. and does not scale to my y needs,

[@fredc3543]

15 years switch and never looked back. Rarely use Win for some proprietary apps. Otherwise, it's better on linux.

[@alex_c5848]

I'm not sure if I should move to Linux Mint or should I use Windows 10 iot LTSC for a while after the EOL of Windows 10. Does somebody have any experience with Windows LTSC? I would appreciate any advice.

[@STONE69_]

You will have to activate LTSC and thats the problem. You go to the net and find some shady script with malware., that will run in the back ground without you even knowing it.

[@alex_c5848]

@STONE69_ Thanks for the reply. I installed Linux Mint on my father's pc and it runs very well...I just had a problem because I wanted to install TeamViewer quicksupport and it didn't work, that's what made me thinking about...what if I'll have this problem with other programs if I switch? Plus a friend told me that I can use windows 10 after eol with an antivirus and I won't have any issues, but I don't know if that's really a good idea...

[@leemanwrong]

I use the windows 10 ltsc 2021 version which has support until 2026. I activated it using the massgrave activation script a have had no issues using it. There's also a 2019 less version who's has support until 2029.

[@josephnorris4095]

I will keep my gaming PC, of course, with Windows 11 installed. However, I just picked up an M4 Mac Mini and have been using that, at home, almost exclusively now.

[@terrydaktyllus1320]

If those work for you then good luck to you - but what does any of that have to do with Linux in a Linux channel?

[@STONE69_]

I tried MAC, its the worst garbage and was just a waste of my money. I installed Linux on my MAC PC.

[@terrydaktyllus1320]

@@STONE69_ I was given a very nice Core i7 Macbook with a 2K screen from 2012 and I installed Gentoo Linux on it (as I do with all my machines) and it works extremely well. My wife has "all Apple" stuff including a Macbook M1 and I find it unusable when she asks me for help with any issues. I stay away from her Apple stuff otherwise, I have no interest in it.

[@gunslingerzach]

Welcome back Luke Smith

[@jimmydroid7838]

Its not lack of courage is the lack of compatibility between Windows and Linux. 100% of the work we do at the office is done with Windows. I can't even find Splash in Linux.

[@ulfjansson7686]

I have wubuntu, a good transition to Linux.

[@billysherman2702]

I recommend people go get a cheap Laptop with at-least 8gig of ram and a 256gb ssd from a pawn shop to load Linux on and play with until they're ready to replace Windows on their 'main' computer. I suggest they re-load it several times and even try at least 3 different distros.

[@Toa-Ignicus]

I tried Linux, hated it and went back to Windows

[@rm9sbg93zxjzg]

fear? lol its ok, the people in linux are the issue, insisting in over the top solutions and always use of CLI, or go back to windows! Any recommendations on firefox replacement, since its selling out to adverts

[@jocix84]

Brave. :)

[@classicrockonly]

I understand the fear of the blinking terminal, but I have to say, these days I have encountered many more issues in Windows that have required I pull up a command line to fix it. And a lot of problem solving for Windows issues requires command line tools that your average normie would not touch, but the tech fixing their computer is

[@SwitchedtoLinux]

Most Linux users will NOT be steering people to always use the command line, there are just a few. For now, I think LibreWolf is the best firefox alternative.

[@CowboyTrucking61]

Use UBlock Origins, I have no ads anywhere on computer. Not even Firefox while watching youtube

[@danwl9708]

Mullvad, Floop, Vivaldi (chromium-based, made private), Ungoogled-chromium

[@constantinovalverde9299]

Y try for long time to install linux but. Linux are impossible to install, they may work on something easy to install..

[@eliinthewolverinestate6729]

Try it you won't get addicted the first time. It's strange, wonderful, and confusing the first time. Careful your first taste of freedom can leave you wanting more. FYI Linux gamers are not cheaters. Many are admins.

[@Chrono000616]

Funny i just bought a refurbished mini PC to learn Linux.

[@Unknown-y9v]

Linux Mint is pretty nice

[@TechnoMinded-qp5in]

I managed to connect my phone to KDE Connect and can talk to people like I am on Windows my only complaints is lack of VR Support and software support but I can manage to make work arounds if possible I blame Microsoft why things don't work a lot on Linux. It's really not that bad when you get to install Steam on it and can run some games on it I've been seeing a lot of people work on Linux lately and I am slowly trying it out moving away from Windows 10 because Valve is addicted to cancelling Windows and screwing people over a computer I might get an upgrade anyway if Valve keeps it up I am probably gonna end up cancelling them. I've been even thinking about a dual boot since I finally figured it out this whole spying thing needs to quit or I might live off the grid in a tent or something enough is enough with these evil and deceptive practices these companies are doing.

[@D.von.N]

Earlier this year I had one AIO PC on Win10 and one old Asus F5RL series with a broken hinge, with reinstalled Vista that didn't connect to the wifi. Now I have the same PC still on Win10 on the original HDD, with added new NVME with installed LMDE, one Dell Latitude business laptop that came with Win11 now running on LMDE or Ubuntu, dual booted and manually partitioned (thanks chat gpt), I bought it second hand on ebay as my learning bitch, and Asus had a major makeover, with replaced broken hinge, upgraded RAM and SSD sata, cleaned and repasted, and after a few experiments with 32bit Linux distros I settled it down on 64bit Wilma. If you told me in January I'll switch to Linux, I would laugh at you. I am in mid 40s, no formal computing education, extremely positive about sustainability and frugality. No more rip-off, Microsoft! You can only thank yourself for another lost customer. I can still run Win11 on bith newer machines, but that will only be either from a bootable usb or a virtual machine. Going to upgrade the AIO with 64GB ram, the max it can take (came with just 8GB), and replacing the old HDD with another sata SSD for data storage. Old HDD has a new enclosure waiting, for backups. I am a proof that an old dog can be taught new tricks. And I love the terminal, btw!

[@Mrneilthompsonuk]

Parachute out - James bond style. LOL

[@OceanusHelios]

Watching your video from Arch. Yeah, I feel your pain. The cycle of upgrades and newer hardware is planned and forced. Microsoft and Apple? They are using your machine more than you are, and it is YOUR machine. This is what happens when you get a bunch of fools who agree that no businesses should be regulated in any way. Your story reminds me of the computer salesman in 1984, "256K memory? Son, that is all the computer you are ever going to need."

[@Dawsatek22]

yeah i courage i remember i tried to install rasppberry pi os in my windows 10 laptop funny start

[@IONLYBOWTOGOD]

I know a Video you could do @Switched to Linux One on all the Linux DISTROS and advantages vs Disadvantages or who they are more geared towards.

[@terrydaktyllus1320]

Do you not know how many Linux distros there are? Do you not realise how long that would take? And all the while you sit there just waiting for a video, as opposed to putting in some time and effort yourself to doing some testing and research into various distros?

[@IONLYBOWTOGOD]

@@terrydaktyllus1320 OK ALMIGHTY KNOW IT ALL WISE ASS. How BOUT one that does a QUICK BREAK THROUGH FOR DIFFERENT OPTIONS for BEGINNERS INTERMEDIATE and ADVANCED USERS. By the WAY this is the YOU TUBERS JOB, and HOW they MAKE MONEY by SUPPLYING VIDEOS. and THE VIEWS they GET SO INSTEAD of BEING an A HOLE. This MIGHT ATTRACT A LOT MORE PEOPLE, VIEWS and SUBSCRIBERS. AND YOU WONDER WHY PEOPLE AREN'T SURE ABOUT TAKING the LEAP TO LINUX. CAUSE NO ONE WILL HELP THEM FURTHER THAN A YOU SHOULD SWITCH and WHY.

[@IONLYBOWTOGOD]

@@terrydaktyllus1320 BY the WAY if THERE ARE SOOOOOO MANY DISTROS guess what then a SERIES CAN BE MADE. MORE VIDEOS MORE VIEWS MORE SUBSCRIBERS MORE MONEY. FUNNY HOW THAT WORKS.

[@terrydaktyllus1320]

@@IONLYBOWTOGOD I do not respond to shouting and I did not read your reply. If you wish to engage in an intelligent conversation with me then turn the capitals off and be polite. Over to you, off you go then.

[@IONLYBOWTOGOD]

@@terrydaktyllus1320 Im NOT SHOUTING THIS IS HOW I TYPE, PERIOD.

[@redalucard3154]

Win11: What is my purpose? You install Linux.

[@justliberty4072]

I don't buy subscription software except for annual purchases of tax software.

[@geoman1420]

it is not a big deal! I installed Linux Mint to my wife's PC (after removing Windows) and in 2 days she was working with Mint with no problems at all! And she hates computers...

[@constantinovalverde9299]

Every vody talking about linux,.works graet ja ja try to install a pain in the neck.

[@laurentitolledo1838]

Too late.... already 'knee-deep in the hoopla' lol

[@Kverkele]

2025 year of the linux! 😝🤘

[@geraldkoth654]

I tried loading up a separate computer with Linux Mint. I thought something went wrong and I got thrown back in time 30 years and was staring at what looked like the DOS command line. Even with some willingness to mess on the command line, the compatibility with the world was even worse than with iOS which is downright useless.

[@BWGPEI]

I suspect you got a distribution without a desktop. Mint w/Cinnamon desktop will be much more helpful to you.

[@dare2bdifferent1]

Maybe that was the GRUB you were looking at? Linux Mint distributions all come with a fully functional graphical user interface (GUI), with a start menu listing all programs. I've rarely had to use the terminal, except to perform an upgrade.

[@BWGPEI]

@@dare2bdifferent1 The other bit i use the terminal to do is remove the excess kernels, as in "sudo apt autoremove"

[@JDMorris81]

You can start with a dual boot setup like I did and adjust your work flow to do as much in Linux as possible. When you find yourself rarely booting into Windows, you can finally delete it and make the jump.

[@calholli]

It shouldn't take courage.. linux just needs to fix the the things that don't work. For example, I installed Garuda and my mouse scroll wheel speed was way too high, yet there's no way to adjust it in the GUI.. and I couldn't find anything on how to do it in the terminal, even with AI helping me... Also, for whatever reason one of my screens has horrible overscan and refuses to pull up the correct resolution.. and I tried to have modelines and all kinds of terminal madness that I found online, and nothing worked.. Also there is no screensavers in wayland?? WHY?. So, I ended up throwing in the towel and installing Nobara, but I had the same overscan issue.. but LUCKILY: Nobara has a built in slider for adjusting overscan... and a built in slider for adjusting the scroll wheel speed. So it has been doable so far. I tried firefox for a day or two, but it was spiking my cpu usage to 80% just to play a youtube video?? Not good. So I installed edge through the terminal (with the help of AI) and now it's running pretty well. Without AI's help, I would not be able to do this. I have done more things in the terminal in the past week than I have ever done in my life before this. lol.. I was using Mint in 2016................ The point is: Linux just needs to fix these little thiings that we take for granted in Windows. Nobara is actually doing it-- but so many other distros are falling short. EVERYTHING needs to work, or poeple are not going to switch...... Granted, I may have a strange use case with old 720p screens, and if I just had a 1080p screen, none of these things would be an issue; but I'm too lazy to buy another screen. lol.. we have too many already.

[@rohanyt09]

problem for me is not that i fear switching to linux . i want to switch but i am a 3d artist who works with maya , zbrush ,substance ,marmoset. if only they had support for these softwares i would have switched years ago.

[@LionRoars918]

I just want grub to work.

[@terrydaktyllus1320]

It does. You're doing something wrong.

[@tridens6708]

Linux foundation is sending more money 12 times more on AI than Linux curnal support 😢

[@terrydaktyllus1320]

The kernel seems to be getting on perfectly fine with the money it already gets, does it need more money? I do agree that AI is a gimmick and being exploited for marketing reasons only, I think that money would be better spent on marketing Open Source applications to encourage Joe Public to take control of their privacy and escape from using closed source software.

[@STONE69_]

There are over 300 Linux PC operating Systems they call Distros. There is no concern with the Ai fad and plenty of non Ai options.

[@orcaflotta7867]

Anybody seeing dead pixel in Tom's beard? I was concerned, checked against other videos and a neutral desktop background. Everything is fine so the dead pixel must be in Tom's camera.

[@tridens6708]

What's going on with Fedora they want AI in everything 😢

[@terrydaktyllus1320]

AI is a marketing gimmick. It is just "probability engines", there's nothing "intelligent" about it - just mathematics and statistical analysis.

[@STONE69_]

So don't use a Corporate Distro, there are 100s of Distros LOL

[@ayikart]

The best I did was dual boot before I switch.

[@MrZarono]

I tried to switch and went back to windows. I tried PopOs, Nobara , and cachyos. All of them had issues with not correctly mounting my extra HDD's. They would seem to work ok at first, sometimes working correctly for a while, but eventually in every one of them I would end up with an unmounted disk and have to get them remounted. I tried several different ways of doing this and finally just gave up when for the 20th time my Heroic Games launcher or Epic or whatever would suddenly not be able to update my library. Installed I have a 2TB, 4 TB , and 1 Tb NVME drives, and one 8TB HDD. Win 11 I don't have to do anything and all my drives just work. Other things like getting MangoHud to work with Pop Os, for example, were just a PITA. I never got it to work with PopOs despite religiously following several guides. Back to Windows for me.

[@fabricio4794]

Use Linux Mint,or is trolling?

[@rimenahi]

Linux needs more software. I just can't.

[@TechnoMinded-qp5in]

I might turn my computer into a Linux gaming desktop already installed quite a few emulators on it give it time games like Runescape have ALREADY moved to Linux if Microsoft makes it harder to upgrade they might not be around much longer.

[@nicoleking772]

What could you need that Linux doesn't have?

[@terrydaktyllus1320]

I presume you mean "games", particularly of the AAA kind. I do wish people would be more honest, there seems to be a stigma about admitting to be a AAA gamer and trying to conceal that is what they mean. For the record, the AAA "games as a service" is complete rubbish, I refuse to buy into it and play no AAA games after 2010 for that reason. I do play more modern indie titles and all of those I do play run fine in Linux, and on older hardware - so I don't need to get mummy and daddy to donate a kidney each Christmas for the latest piece of proprietary and overpriced NVIDIA crap just to play "Cybersplatt 4044" or "Starfailed".

[@no1be4me2]

Boycott windows for being so stupid...

[@ricciozztin]

Hey kids, Linux is fun Taylor Swift