This morning, I talked myself out of installing #linux as I thought of all the scenarios which I would need Windows. It irked me quite a bit, Dual Booting is certainly an option; as I have invested a large chunk of my digital life on Windows, I would spend a lot of time on the Windows partition because so many programs are easier to run on that OS.
Investing in an iMac or Mac Mini would be a safer option. As I wouldn't be using Windows, I could keep access to my iPhone troubleshooting tools.
Adding myself here: I'm happy to chat about #Linux and answer what I can or help find resources. I don't know a lot about the latest, fanciest KDE and Gnome desktops but maybe you don't want that anyway and want to run something like xfce or another lightweight desktop (and yeah, for better or worse, there are lots of options with this stuff). Or #BSD. OpenBSD has been the daily driver for years now. One starting point might be https://fedoraproject.org/spins/ to easily try different desktops...
Folks who might be looking to move from Windows to Linux: another option, if it’s financially feasible for you and you don’t want to mess with installing Linux, is to sell your Windows machine and buy a Linux one.
:afire: CS2 / CS:GO | Popular eSports game is available for Linux - Pro player vouched for it! :linux:
CS:GO star EliGe slammed Microsoft after news about Windows' photo AI-memory feat called "Recall" (constant screenshots of everything you do) - no joke.
"We need to get Linux functional for FACEIT so we can get off this shit (Windows) ASAP".
FACEIT? An online competition / PvP multiplayer game platform.
I see there's some sort of "how's Linux now" discourse going around Mastodon and so I'll give my brief summary:
To be blunt, Linux is just the least-shit option to run on your PC nowadays lol.
If you want a good start, try Kubuntu https://kubuntu.org/, I get along great with it. Familiar interface, without all the shovelled shit Microsoft constantly try to force on you. Same KDE Plasma interface Valve use for Steam Deck's Desktop Mode.
Interesting local / #private#AI#search in-progress project worth watching: Perplexica. Aims to be similar to #Perplexity but has a ways to go yet. Works with #Ollama, which is what I’m using on #Linux to test local AI.
Der riesige Unterschiede zwischen #Linux und #Windows ist auch:
Wenn irgendeine Distribution auf die gleiche, völlig bescheuerte Idee käme, wie #Microsoft alles zwingend an online-Accounts und AI-Krampf und sogar automatisierte Screenshots zu tackern, könnte man einfach die Distribution wechseln oder auf einen Fork warten, der vermutlich innerhalb kürzester Zeit entstehen würde und den Murks nicht an Bord hätte. Auditierbar.
Bei Microsoft ist man auf Gedeih und Verderb dem Konzern ausgeliefert.