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Thanks! This format is awesome!
And you have the name to boot๐
If you're used to Windows, I really recommend Linux Mint. I found it pretty easy to install, and once installed you sometimes almost forget you've changed your operating system :)
Linux Mint pairs really well with my 13 year old thinkpad.
Fedora is a product of an US company
The point is to stop sending money to the US, not to be religiously anti-american. Using Fedora doesn't make any oligarch richer. The US trade deficit isn't made smaller either.
Plus the fedora community is global.
That's true but at least you can review the code and they don't collect data on you like microsoft does.
Yes it is miles better then windows, I even used it for a while, but we are in the Buy European sub.
Open Source and free products aren't counted in boycotts because the point of a boycott is to not financially support something
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Same as not every American is bad, not every American product is bad. This one is free and open source, so its ok. And its competition to Microsoft.
Can we hate on Windows because of what it is, not because itโs a US company that actually claims(ed) to be an Irish company for tax reasons?
I may be wrong or outdated on the country affiliation, but an everything past windows (arguably XP) deserves hate on its own merit.
Do not go to Arch Linux if you are a Windows user though. I made that mistake 2 years ago. It is a Distro for experienced Linux users.
Gentoo Linux is another distro that beginners should avoid.
Please god newbies avoid Slackware!
I'd also say OpenSUSE is better if you've been using Linux for a couple years first. It has quirks.
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Which ones are european? I only know about linux mint and openSUSE
Country of origin is a bit of a fuzzy concept when we talk about Linux. For example, Linux Mint (Ireland) is based on Ubuntu (UK), which is based on Debian (Global, but founded by American). So is Linux Mint Irish, British, Global or American? Also, every Linux distribution comes with software that has been written by numerous people all around the world.
@ClassyHatter
While I generally agree, one should beware if the project is backed/owned by a company, foundation or somesuch, as it would be legally-bound to their country's laws.
@skitazd
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@ClassyHatter @skitazd I also contribute to Linux mint sometimes. So it's also Dutch.
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Doesn't that make it better, that we have an operating system unattached to any particular geographical area?
Mandriva OS ๐ซ๐ท and Ubuntu/Xubuntu/Kubuntu ๐ฌ๐ง are also European.
If you would like to learn more:
Linux Mint and Zorin (not in the image sadly) are developed in Ireland!
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Everybody seems to hate Windows but then...
Come on! It's good, it's free, without ads nor legal corporate spywares, if you want to resurrect your 10 years old computer it will work, if you want gaming on your super PC it will work too, what else can you ask for?
If someone needs help to do the change just tell me :)
There are apparently a lot of people still using Mac OS El Capitan or lower.
Macs are crazy expensive and nothing has gotten cheaper in terms of cost of living. Most people will assume that if it keeps working they don't need to upgrade/replace.
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How are Linux users handling software that doesn't exist on Linux. For example I bought the affinity software (photo, designer, etc) and I'd rather not lose that to use gimp or something.
- Wine
- Windows in a virtual machine
- Cross-platform / web apps, e.g. Photopea
- Alternatives, e.g. Krita
You can use Wine to run windows programs
I don't have experience myself with affinity software specifically but here I found a step to step guide on how to run it on Linux:
Like the other person said, Wine is the way to go to run Windows specific software on Linux.
The cool thing about Linux is that you always find a guide for whatever problem you may have and also the community is huge and super nice to help you with any issue.
Also you can always have Linux + Windows with dual boot and try out things until you are comfortable to do the change, or just abandon Linux if it is not your cup of tea, but at least you have tried.
While I applaud the effort, the collage needs more NixOS.
No NixOS? ๐ฅบ
Aha! So there are the "non-tariff barriers" coming from the penguin island! This giving away an OS for free is so unfair to poor Microsoft and Apple.
The penguin at the top, that's the tarifed penguin ๐ The penguin on the bottom is freeeeeeeee
WOOO puppy /woof !
Not spoken about enough, every chart about european digital alternatives hasnt included windows/macOS -> Linux
didn't mandriva close down like 10 years ago
Open Mandriva would have been better here.
I wanted to try dual booting for a bit to try getting used to it before Windows 10 loses support, but last time I tried dual booting I accidentally wiped my drive lol
I now have an Ubuntu installation on an external SSD. I only chose it because itโs the distro Iโm most used to, although that experience is only on servers. Is it good, or is there a better distro to potentially migrate from Windows to at some point?
I have a Panasonic Toughbook CF-30 with Ubuntu on it. IIRC, it's 18, and the specs don't support upgrading it anymore with Ubuntu. I was thinking of going to Mint, but I haven't really kept up with the various available Linux flavors, for the last few years. 2 of the 3 USBports have stopped working, but that's a $30 part replacement. The wifi see,s really slow as well, but I'm not sure whether that's a hardware or software issue.
Try MX Linux
It's not European, but antiX and by extension MX Linux (as @[email protected] also mention) are great for lower spec computers if you want something somewhat modern (Debian packages are a little crusty, but workable).
The 'MATE' edition of Mint is basically Gnome 2 with a lick of paint. That'll be worth a try.
No Cachy?
Void Linux Origin: Spain https://voidlinux.org/ https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=void+
If you're a gamer like me and you play a wide range of games and vr, dual boot mint on another drive to test it. If you enjoy tinkering and learning, it's awesome. If you want to jump in and instantly game, you won't have a good time. I treat it like a classic car. Sometimes you want to tinker and get things running good, but you don't want to daily drive a 69 Chevelle, unless it's restomodded. Move slowly away from windows and bolster the linux community !
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