People who want to play games with kernel level anti-cheat won’t be happy with Linux. If that’s a must, they’d need to look for other solutions. For all others, Mint is great to get started. Most people just want their computer to work with minimal hassle. That’s what Mint excels at.
My work computer runs Windows 11, but our IT guys have turned off pretty much all the annoying bits, so it works pretty OK.
Or Mint. I use Mint because it works with minimal hassle.
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Large corporations don’t buy small companies to make better products. They buy them to eliminate the competition.
There’s probably some lightweight Linux distro you can get to run on it. It could be used for some edge computing, like Pihole.
Mint is still a great choice if just for the ease of installation. I agree they’re lagging behind a bit in the transition to Wayland but for most users that’s not really a big issue. Mint also has one of the largest communities so getting support will be easier. To me Mint is still an excellent choice for getting started with Linux. I’ve been using it for years and I see no reason whatsoever to switch.
I have no idea what any of those things are. Which is not to say, you shouldn’t post this here, but a bit of context would be nice.
I got a new laptop with Windows 11 at work yesterday. This is the first time I’ve used 11. I must say, it’s not really that bad. Once you cut out all the enshittification, which our IT department does, it’s pretty decent. I would never dream of putting it in any of my own machines, of course.
Mint is the easy and safe choice and works fine for anyone who just wants to use their computer with minimal fuss.
Next step could be installing it in a virtual machine. Dual booting can be a pain in the ass due to Windows not playing nice.
You can absolutely use Mint as a live system.
I’ll give it a shot. Looks a bit kludgy and I’ve been typing this on my phone while sitting on the toilet. What am I doing with my life?
from datetime import datetime
now = datetime.now()
year = now.strftime('%Y')
month = now.strftime('%m')
day = now.strftime('%d')
tenyearsago = datetime(year-10, month, day)
print(tenyearsago.strftime('%d.%m.%Y')
But what if she’s named Karen and drives a white Chrysler LeBaron?
And even then i always get frustrated if the full word doesn’t pop up after I’ve typed a few letters.
For gaming focused PC I’d look at Bazzite. OP wants it to be like the Steam Deck, it’s just perfect for that.
That’s a sensible approach. I used to need Windows for one particular program that I couldn’t get to run on Linux and i also put it in a VM. Luckily I’ve found a replacement since.
I tried to dual boot for a while but it was just not worth the hassle as Windows always broke something and after almost every update I had to try and fix my Linux install. Windows is basically malware at this point.
Seconded. Don’t nuke your current devices until you’re really sure you know what you’re doing. Getting started is very easy. Just take any old box you have lying around and stay tinkering.