kirk781@discuss.tchncs.de to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 hours agoWhat I learned from 3 years of running Windows 11 on “unsupported” PCsarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square113fedilinkarrow-up1214arrow-down18cross-posted to: arstechnica_index@rss.ponder.cat
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minus-squarex00z@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down7·7 hours ago“just use linux” is great advice. Not everybody has the money for PC upgrades. And the amount of people that require specific Windows programs and can not switch to an alternative that works on Linux is extremely small.
minus-squarestephen01king@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 hours agoNo, it’s useless advice for people who don’t already have knowledge about Linux.
minus-squareimecth@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 hours agoWhat kind of knowledge do you think linux requires? Installing is like a 5 step process. Once installed any grandma can use GNOME or KDE just fine.
“just use linux” is great advice. Not everybody has the money for PC upgrades. And the amount of people that require specific Windows programs and can not switch to an alternative that works on Linux is extremely small.
No, it’s useless advice for people who don’t already have knowledge about Linux.
What kind of knowledge do you think linux requires? Installing is like a 5 step process. Once installed any grandma can use GNOME or KDE just fine.