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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Tell one thing that you miss after switching from another OS to Linux. (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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For me, it's Shared GPU memory.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

But the biggest improvement coming from Windows?

The thing that got me to switch from Windows to Linux (the straw that broke the camel's back) was Window's "Eco Mode". Eco Mode is a cute little thing that (at least at the time) cannot be disabled. It automatically slows down apps so your computer draws less power to help the environment. What did that mean for you? ChatGPT (which was just starting to boom at the time) would become barely functional because Eco Mode would slow down the browser. You could only temporarily disable it per-process, but it will enable itself right back again whenever it wants.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Wow that's irritating!

That's what bothers me too: It's so opinionated. I guess so their "support" can suggest the same solution to every problem.

But geeze, things like fastboot, Cortana, Edge, Onedrive, or this eco-mode, or secureboot, or other features tied to deals they strike especially with laptop hardware vendors that simply assume THIS Windows is the only thing that will ever be run on this device.

That's the worst.

At least I haven't heard of them clobbering your bootloader with an update recently but I probably jinxed it now LOL.

I try not to just be a *nix-cultist. I grew up with Windows and had a lot of fond experiences with it. It just feels like it serves shareholders over users anymore.

I feel like it's trying to make its users even dumber, while I feel like we learn things while using Linux.