Ending support for Windows 10 could send 240 million computers to the landfill. Why not install Linux on them? - eviltoast

With support ending for Windows 10, the most popular desktop operating system in the world currently, possibly 240 million pcs may be sent to the landfill. This is mostly due to Windows 11’s exorbitant requirements. This will most likely result in many pcs being immediately outdated, and prone to viruses. GNU/Linux may be these computers’ only secure hope, what do you think?

  • Wermhatswormhat@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Exactly. I tried using Linux and I just don’t understand how to use it, and I consider myself fairly tech savvy. It would bring my productivity to a grinding halt if I had to switch to Linux.

    • TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      I’m like this with windows these days tbh

      I get to the desktop and I’m like how the fuck do I even use this thing

      • TrickDacy@lemmy.world
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        11 months ago

        Exactly. I’ve not used many Linux flavors that are as confusing as what they have done to windows since v7

    • BCsven@lemmy.ca
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      11 months ago

      Did you install gentoo or something? Zorin or Mint is just install and use it (just like Windows)

    • smileyhead@discuss.tchncs.de
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      11 months ago

      There are many many outdated patterns how to do things in Windows that are cemented in public knowledge. Running random executable installers from the web giving them superuser permissions is I thing the most popular one.

      How to share all user settings between system installations? How to change the logo in the desktop bar? How to add a directory to an applications bar? How to change system build-in keyboard shortcut? How to reinstall just the system keeping the programs? How to make a file run on a shortcut? Those are things I use daily, that are impossible or need some hacky programs to work on anything other than Linux, I would die if I had to switch back now.