• DaTingGoBrrr@lemmy.ml
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    1 month ago

    What’s the point of staying with Windows 10? You’re just pushing the problem further ahead in time. You might as well start leaning Linux now, instead of waiting til you have no other choice.

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      1 month ago

      I can only speak for myself, but I have always had bad luck with Linux on desktop. Something always breaks, isn’t compatible, or requires a lengthy installation process involving compiling multiple libraries because no .deb or .rpm is available.

      On servers, it’s fantastic. If you count VMs, I have far more Linux installations than Windows. In general, I use Win10 LTSC for anything that requires a GUI and Ubuntu Server for anything that only needs CLI or hosts a web interface.

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        Might try again. It’s come leaps and bounds in the past few years. I’ve been Linux only for the past few years after dual booting for many and the one thing I miss is game pass. Every game I’ve tried on steam or gog works — often better than on windows.

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        My experience with Arch and BTRFS has been nothing but great. If my system break I can just roll back a snapshot.

        I avoid Debian, Ubuntu or other distros that hold back package versions because that’s where the problem starts in my opinion. I shouldn’t have to use workarounds to install the packages I want. Arch with the AUR just work so far.

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        1 month ago

        But if you can’t run Windows 11 then you’re on your own once the support for 10 stops…

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          Ok, but if you need to use Windows then people telling you “Just install Linux” isn’t a solution.

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            Staying on an old and unsecure OS sure is a solution, but it’s incredibly fucking stupid.

            At least you could install Linux and use an old Windows version inside a VM instead of running a vulnerable system on bare metal. That way you can still use Windows when you need to.

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                People with exploits available that are unpatched are waiting for that end of support. It increases the value of their unreleased exploit.

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      Windows Mixed Reality (ie: Windows VR) was deprecated and removed from Windows 11.

      So, if you have a WMR VR Set, you’re going to be stuck with Windows 10 (or an even lesser supported Version of windows 11 - v 23H2).

      It really sucks, given the price point I’ve throughly enjoying my Odyssey+. I’ve had it for 4 years, but now I’d need to decide if I dual boot (which sucks) or see if another VR headset reaches my price point (which is also dumb, because I don’t find the O+ to be “that bad”).