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Your Computer May Soon Require an Age Check. And You Might Have to Prove It (www.pcmag.com)
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[–] 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

A year or so ago I made the leap to Linux and was absolutely astonished that it required zero skills or effort I didn't already have by being the family IT guy. I picked Linux mint because it was specially said to mimic the windows look and feel without bloat to create the least effort switch and I would say that's exactly my experience with it. It's free, and you can run it off a USB stick to test drive it any time you like. Strong recommend my friend

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    I'm not against Linux. From time to time i do try out different linux editions. Last one was POP os when W10 support was ending. Got stuck on setting up dual boot and crossing over to w10 ltsc was just easier.
    I just have a rather low tolerance for dealing with software side of PC problems. So i do put that away for as long as possible. Until keeping current system running for basic day to day tasks becomes a bigger hassle than crossing over and getting said tasks to run again.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    I totally understand that! Dual booting can be a bit of a pain. Windows doesn't always play nice on that front. Luckily I have a windows work laptop and my wife's laptop when I need windows for something specific and it's easier to just use that. I've been meaning to try some other distros and explore that.

    For me the big hurdle was gaming, and now with proton it's no longer an issue.

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