Year of Linux on the Desktop - eviltoast

2024 is the Year of Linux on the Desktop, at least for my boyfriend. He’s running Windows 7 right now, so I’ll be switching him to Ubuntu in a few days. Ubuntu was chosen because Proton is officially supported in Ubuntu.

  • Kecessa@sh.itjust.works
    81·
    11 months ago

    In this case they could have switched to Windows 10 years ago and even 11 is perfectly fine, especially if you install it in English UK so a lot of the cleanup work is done for you.

    • moonburster@lemmy.world
      1·
      11 months ago

      This only is true if you have a pc that supports it. In my case windows 10 was the end station for my workstation

      • Kecessa@sh.itjust.works
        1·
        11 months ago

        And it’s still getting updates until 2025 (more if you want to pay) and Windows 11 can be installed on hardware without TPM 2.0 (witch will be more than 10 years old when Windows 10 stops getting updates)…

        At some point people have to accept that the world is moving forward and technology is continuously improving… At what point do you consider that your machine is old enough that it’s acceptable to retire it? Should I be able to install Windows 11 on my Pentium 150mhz?

        • moonburster@lemmy.world
          1·
          11 months ago

          Kek. I mainly use it for a little gaming. It has an i7 2600 and an rx6700xt. Works stellar for my usage, so if I can keep using it for the next 10 years I will.

          We should stop retiring hardware that still meets demands