Why is #Windows is stupid? Why can't I watch a #YouTube video in peace without the taskbar showing when I am in fullscreen... Or, why can't I tab out a fullscreen game without the taskbar disappearing? #Microsoft#Windows11#Windows10
Pour une fois, ce sera pas du Linux, mais du Windows : le fond d’écran de cette première semaine des vacances de printemps pour la zone C (les icônes du Bureau ont été masquées) !
I love this new era of MiniPCs and inexpensive laptops, but the folks at AceMagic seem to be struggling with their QA... https://somegadgetguy.com/b/449
Is it as much of a bargain if you have to sort out issues with malware?
Windows 11 is NOT an operating system, but ad-ware and spyware.
It now includes ads on your desktop
It has an A.I. to watch everything you do and type out.
Perhaps, considering, Linux is not such the crazy idea you may have once though it was? After wall, it does not incorporate ad-ware, spyware, or A.I. onto your desktop.
I game, work, bank, stream, shop, chat, and more, and I use, Linux.
If you decided to try, Linux, and someone told you: "Linux Mint is great for newbies" You were misinformed.
I'll keep it simple and ask you, have you ever tried to make a copy of a copy? That's Linux Mint. It starts from Debian which is forked to Ubuntu, which is later forks to Mint Linux. You have far too many upstream developments, and like any software, occasionally bugs happen, but in Mint it happens more frequently because you have the issue from Debian or Ubuntu or Mint or a random combination of one or more into a "hot mess".
On top of this, most of the people within the Linux Mint community are "old school" users who will insist you learn and use the terminal for everything, within that "hot mess" of a broken up system. That is comparable to a 1st computer user, being told to use Microsoft PowerShell for everything. Sure, you can, but would you want to?
There are far better alternatives, for example, Ultramarine Linux (I suggest the KDE build).
1st, all the drivers and firmware and non-free media codecs and repos, are already included. You don't have to set any of that up. 2nd, if you know how to use an app store, you can use the one provided with Ultramarine Linux. 3rd, everything from adding a printer to changing user settings or setting up an optional firewall, DNS, VPN, etc. just with a mouse click. 4th, go ahead and download an RPM package, and double-click, it will install just as easily as a Windows Setup File.
Ultramarine Linux is just 1 out of many possible distros you can use, without all the nonsense. There really are better alternatives than Linux Mint.
"But... but.... I used the Debian Edition of Mint"
Which they hardly support. The problem with their Debian Edition is they make their modification and then that's it. You're getting all your patches from Debian, which sounds good on principle, as it doesn't have so much upstream, but those modifications which Mint made are outside Debian, and whatever may be broken, stays broken, long-term, and are exclusive to Mint Debian, while they focus on their Ubuntu based copy. And of course, it is the same "old school" community that want you, a newbie, who knows nothing, and wanted an easy experience, to use the terminal for everything.
As a newbie, Mint Linux or Linux Mint (however you call it), is not the newbie friendly Linux distro you have been led to believe. I can build Linux from source, something I don't expect a newbie to do, but even I have found Mint frustrating at times, because it is a "hot mess".
But I digress. There are (many) better alternatives out there and if your 1st experience with Linux was Linux Mint and you gave up shortly afterward, I can understand as to why.
IN before the Linux Mint groupies claim how wrong I am, but YOU, who gave up after trying Mint, decide for yourself, by trying something else.
If you're a newbie, coming from Microsoft Windows, where "point and click" was the norm, and Microsoft PowerShell was something you frequently did not feel comfortable with, these are the Linux distributions I recommend.
Ultramarine Linux
Manjaro Linux *
MX Linux (KDE)
These are the suggested distros that are still newbie-ish friendly, but may require some basic skills, beyond "blissfully ignorance" -Someone who may have been a little more "OK" using Microsoft PowerShell and getting your hands drity.
Fedora (KDE Spin)
EndeavourOS
CachyOS
Regata OS
Alpine Linux *+
Recommend for systems 15 years or older with 4 GB of Ram or less.
If you are OK with a setup that will ask you simple yes/no questions, but in a terminal screen (still friendly and easy).
"it’s possible the company could decide to ditch these ads in development builds of Windows 11 if there’s enough feedback that suggests they’re not going to be a popular addition."
@thurrott First world problem, just upgrade already. Its not like upgrading is gonna have a major impact. Operating systems are solved problems. You can launch a web browser, word processor, email just as you would in #Windows10 on #Windows11. We all know that 90% of time spent in Windows. Sure, if you are a corporation specialized LOB apps, then testing and paying to maintain compatibility might be required.
@thurrott The idea of preference for me has faded when it comes to desktop operating systems. I use #windows11#macOS and #Linux Fundamentally they are all the same at this point. There are little things I like about each. On Windows, I prefer the skeuomorphic icons, on Mac I like the detail and UI gestures, Linux I like that it’s free and does 99% of the things we buy a Mac or Windows device for.
I'm really excited for new Windows on Arm laptops coming this summer, but it's time for Qualcomm to clear the air on Snapdragon X Elite performance... https://somegadgetguy.com/b/43E
Specifically, how much power does the chip consume?