It's time to move to Linux
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ค. 2024
- Just a rant about how Microsoft has lost touch with it's retail customers and what you can do about it....
=== Timestamps ===
00:00 Introduction
01:06 MS doesn't respect settings
03:10 What about Mac?
04:09 Time for Linux
05:20 Modern Linux is good
06:20 Gaming works (mostly)
07:20 Linux isn't perfect
08:43 I don't trust MS and I'm sick of AI
09:30 Conclusion - วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
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As someone who has used Linux for many years now I love it and im a computer engineer, the one thing I would suggest and it is down to yourselves is that I send the developers a little bit of money as a thank you for all there time. There are people who work on these distros in there own time and a little bit of money goes a long way to helpin them continue.
Hi! I'm new lo Linux. I just wanna know, if there's a way to run .exe files in Linux. I'm a student so I need the MS Office to work in Linux. Thanks in advance.
WINE on Linux, look it up. Even WINE Bottle if you are technical enough. You can run windows software in either of these without needing an emulator, VM or dual boot.
@@AhmadMahirShadab_1why? Run it in your browser
@@b.bradley6525 Will do!
I second this. I did install Mint on my 3 computers and sent money to the Mint team. It's a lot less than MS used to charge for their licenses and will go a much longer way.
Today: Kernel Level 'Anti-Cheat'
Tomorrow: Kernel Level Ads.
Tomorrow after: brain ads in your microsoft brain chip. 😔
Tomorrow in a different timeline: Linux Kernel Level Ads.
One minute after tomorrow in a different timeline: 2 forks get made of the Linux kenel, to remove the ads.
Soon you will be reading ads from AI answers
@@xanderplayz3446Ha, why bother forking Linux, hop onto a BSD, there are several already.
@@slaapliedjeWhy BSD over Linux?
I realized today that Linux's main selling point right now is that it has _less_ features: no integrated AI spyware
Linux has all the features the user wants in it. Just because there isn't AI spyware yet, one could make it if they so choose. But that's the thing, it is the user's choice to do so.
I think it's main selling point is that it's customizable with less malware/bloatware/spyware baked in- though that might be the same. General selling point is that it's not apple or windows
No, the selling point is that companies can't abuse users, because of the licensing scheme.
What is the spyware on windows PC's?
@@vadski3469 the everything and more specifically ai spyware is co-pilot
With the latest Adobe ToS update, I don't think Photoshop's absence from Linux is an issue any more.
I just use the web version of photopea
It's not recent, really. It's been like this for a while. The only difference is that people are starting to get tired of Adobe.
Some people will still defend Adobe and Microsoft for some reason. Especially on r/pcmasterrace
@@minecraftlord189 Yup! Just wanted to say that. It's a fantastic software - and super cheap.
true
It’s not Microsoft recall. It’s a KEYLOGGER. Plain and simple.
It's even worse than a keylogger, because it records the screen, not just keys.
Imagine you have to watch 30 sec Ad to log into desktop💀💀💀
It’s coming
Into YOUR OWN Desktop Computer
they'd call it a "premium feature" and offer to let you pay to get rid of it. That is after you pay your monthly subscription fee to use Windows.
They call it the "Future".
Replace "desktop" with "electric car." It's coming.
Unlearning Windows was more complicated than actually learning Linux
This was my experience as well; once I figured Linux out I found it to be far more user friendly (for most things) than Windows ever was.
cant Switch because music software in linux is kinda nonexistent...
(no, Audacity and ardour are not valid option for serious music making ...)
@@Arkansyareaper? i know camellia uses reaper (not on linux, just a serious artist who uses reaper)
@@Arkansya I agree. I use FL Studio 21 with wine/Bottles on Linux. I have Kontakt 7 and Serum working fine
Wait…did that Co-Pilot response say “It’s always safe to leave a dog in a hot car?”
I would switch to Linux just based on that.
fun fact, Recall has an infant form in Windows 10 that was found not long after it's release by a Russian user who proved that Windows 10 takes periodic screenshots among other things. Telemetry has been a massive problem in WIndows since XP. The jump to Copilot and Recall may seem extreme, but the biggest leap they took in breaching your privacy was in Windows 7, with 10 being the runner-up. 11 is just the icing on the cake.
It just showed up on my laptop yesterday. I disable updates and yet it still found its way onto my laptop. 😒 I want it get rid of it asap
source? i cant find any evidence of windows 10 doing this.
if it's true, it'd be one hell of a motivator to some of my more stubborn windows user friends to finally switch
"Windows Killer Feature," is surprisingly right word usage here.
well the pun was INTENDED ig.
They were damn right with that one lmao
they were right, it kills itself
Microsoft CEO: windows is ready to fight with Mac again.
Me: how bad is your AI to make windows even consider macOS as a competitor????????
A feature that kills
Trojans have been programmed to do EXACTLY this for decades... now it's baked with the operating system * maniacal laughter * 🤣🤣🤣
LMAO!!!!
You misunderstand...
When megacorps starts doing it, it's no longer malware, it's a FEATURE! (sarcasm)
@@marcusjohansson668to improve user experience
Perfect comment.
This is on a much higher level than just a Trojan.
This guy was warning us and we should've listened.
As a Linux and Windows user myself, I think people need to use the OS that fits their needs.
Windows has a fantastic user experience and out of the box features for the extremely large majority of users, which is probably a bit annoying for enthusiastic power users, understandably.
On the other hand Linux based OS is really lacking in a lot of out of the box tools and user experience, but the freedom and ease of customisation is amaizing to set up and environment perfect for those who know how to.
Choose what's right for you, not what people say you should use.
I would describe Windows as bloated crippleware, especially out of the box. I couldn't get anything to work when I bought my parents a new laptop...
Familiarity goes both ways.
@@mikoserbousek4987 I give Linux a go every five years, have a miserable experience, then give it up for another five years. I recently tried installing Linux Mint on a seven-year-old laptop. Didn't work as the screen just went black immediately post login. Windows works right out of the box first time, every time and it supports the applications I need.
@@mikoserbousek4987weren’t you able getting a laptop with the most easy, boring, user friendly OS up and running? Dude, maybe you should consider a career change.
Been using Linux for almost 20 years, windows is like a toy for me.
me: uses both
The way Ubuntu deals with multi-tasking out of the box, separate taskbar on each screen, how snappy it is, how fast it searches files is UX that's a decade ahead of Windows. I have never had the need to customize it. I disabled animations on Windows to try to emulate that and all I discovered was the animations are there to hide the laggyness. I have a samsung nvme SSD and a 5600X and still takes several to dozen 60Hz frames to populate tiles when I window key+tab like I am loading a web page.
You buy the computer, you buy the OS, still get ads and lose control of your computer. I've been on Linux for more than a year now and oh boy, I don't plan on looking back.
in the future governments also control your computer from what programs you can run on your computer to what computers that legally you can use
@@punkofthedeath And I would want to watch the world burn if that becomes the case.
I've been on Linux for somewhere around 8 years now. Never have I felt more vindicated...
Actually I only buy the computer, as the OS is included, no extra purchase.
And what ads are you talking about? The recommendation feature which is easily turned off.
Don't you remember that Windows 95 even had ads or are you not that old? It was included with the product called Active Desktop and it was easily turned off again.
I don't agree with your guys's definition of the word "Ads". I don't consider OS recommendations to be ads, but I do recognize third parties trying to sell products as ads just like on TV.
Same. And I hope there's some similar alternative soon for Android too. It's just too much
Windows is following the tech trend of Enshitification.
Microsoft *created* the trend. Their strategy of abusing lawfare and taking short-term losses to gain market share, then abusing their customers, has been going on since Facebook and Netflix were just a glimmer of imagination in some college kid's subconscious.
Late stage capitalism my dude! a.k.a cyberpunk dystopia. We gotta start anarchy-pilling users and switching to open source or we'll soon find ourselves having to pay $29.99 monthly for our AI powered organs' battlepass lmfao
Windows 8 was when windows died, people just stuck with it because back then Linux wasn't close to as good as it is today and nobody had the money for a mac
I don't think it's just a tech trend sadly.
@@s1nistr433And Linux is so much more advanced today? Not so sure. And Mac, you mean that MacOS that sends every key stroke back home but nobody dares to talk about because … hey… it’s Apple? Yeah, it’s so much better …. Not.
i feel like yesterday's debacle is gonna be a net positive for Linux availability
Changes are coming for sure
I'm new to this so can someone explain please:
Mac & MS produce actual computers with their own OS. Are you saying to use a Windows computer and download Linux as a Virtual Machine? Or is there actually a Linux computer you can buy?
Can I just use any computer with a VM for a Linux distribution?
Thank you if you answer my questions, I appreciate it!
Apple makes most of their own hardwares now and develops MacOS to work with those specific hardwares.
Microsoft partners with other brands to ship windows as the default OS. Most brands ship with windows anyways because it's the most used OS currently for PCs.
You can wipe out the default OS and install any linux based system. Then every time you boot you PC it will run linux without any VM.
And yes, you can also buy some prebuit linux desktops or laptops.
@@moon_crescent Thank you very much for explaining that to me, I appreciate your time! I didn't think anyone would actually help explain that to me.
@@djlclopez128 all computers i know of that ship with windows you can install linux on.
In practice, you use your windows computer to install rufus and then use it to install the linux distro of your choice on a usb, then you reboot using that usb, choose how you want to install linux (dual boot with linux and windows, or remove windows), and you are done !
@@djlclopez128 Adding to this: The linux installer allows you to install linux side to side to windows ('dual-boot'). Then every time you boot your pc, you're asked which OS you want to start. So if you still need some program from windows, you can keep windows. You can access all your files from both systems.
Windows partners with brands yo ship their PCs with Windows. But that doesn't mean they are "Windows PCs", and that you have to buy a Linux PC. A PC is just a collection of components, it can take any OS that's compatible with it (Which is basically all of them), as the OS is just a piece of software whose purpose is to interact directly with the computer so that you don't have to.
Much like they can install Windows, you can uninstall windows and install Linux, or install both and switch between one and the other. The computer is just a collection of rocks that think, there's nothing inherent to Windows that you can't strip away! :D
I moved to Mint three years ago. Every time I hear something about a Microsoft product, I'm confirmed in the choice I made.
Mint is a solid choice, after years of being stubborn i moved two of my pc's back to mint this last year, its been fantastic!
I moved to QNX in early 2000 then moved to Linux in 2006. Life is good.
Moved to Mint three months ago. Yes, I know that warm and fuzzy feeling :). But if Microsoft had gone for "Windows 7 with faster and better engines under the hood", I would probably have had no reason to switch.
Mint is the distro that made me love Linux.
I just changed to mint from win11, I'm having a blast
Recall will be local for about five seconds before onedrive decides to upload it to the cloud for you as a backup.
OneDrive gives you cloud storage for your personal files. Even to this day it does not back up OS specific settings or files or history. You're overreaching in your projection.
@@SpaceCadet4Jesus You missed the joke I guess. The bottom of it is that MS could send it to the cloud in the future and you will most likely have no control.
@@Kabodanki funny, your original post didn't look like a joke. It lacked any material that led me up to a punch line.
Regardless whether MS COULD or WOULD, is mere conjecture, but there is a real truth, however, that Microsoft is working on a cloud only PC. You retain the monitor, keyboard and mouse connected to a terminal like device. It's likely, but not known, that there will be a subscription based model.
Can you imagine the Bruhaha that's going to erupt when that finally gets closer to release? 😁
"Privacy, what privacy? We dun need no stinkin' privacy!"
@@SpaceCadet4Jesus that is the intended behavior, but it backs up a whole lot more by accident sometimes.
@@SpaceCadet4Jesus Respectfully, it's incredibly naive to think that MS won't just do this at their own discretion
I was using linux mint since a week and leave windows 10, after the update made an boot error. Some parts need to be tweaked and some windows software can run via lutris or bottles on your linux mint. So did I miss WinDOOM 10? Not really🤔
i have a windows 11 home laptop and its full of windows bloatware. it was fast like for 2 years then these windows updates keeps adding bloatwares that i dont even need. im thinking about buying an external ssd and install mint linux there since this will be my first time installing linux. i need some recommendations for some of the best external ssd you guys know. the cheaper the better
You can customise windows with answer file
I ran a version of Linux on a literal USB memory stick for a while. You don't need to go searching for the best external SSD, just pick a reliable brand (maybe Seagate or Western Digital) and go for it. As long as you're mentally prepared that you'll have to spend some time to unlearn Windows and learn a new operating system, and allow the learning process to take its time, you'll be fine. :)
As an AI/ML Engineer and researcher, i'm getting incredibly frustrated with the current state of AI usage. Big corporations are integrating AI into every conceivable area without clear purpose or use just to say "We're an AI driven company". AI models used to be an interesting and potentially useful linear algebra abstraction used to solve real world problems and now we have subpar ChatGPT clones on every single website doing the exact same thing.
One of my bosses desperately wants us to integrate ai into our products. It wouldn't benefit anyone, but hey, gotta have the newest buzzword. Hate it.
couldn't agree more!!
This!
AI seems like Icarus' flight incarnate. We need more jobs, not less, and giving over tasks to computers that actually learn is just a recipe for disaster. Countless sci-fi stories are about how AI overthrew humanity.
Computers should calculate, not think.
It's the new gold rush, investors fully believe AI is the future so, of course, every single tech company is going after that money. It's a bubble waiting to burst.
is there a reason you can't keep running win 10 with an antivirus software well past the support end date?
Hackers constantly find vulnerabilities in computer system software that cannot be secured with antivirus. It's simply the way the software is made. So the only way to fix these vulnerabilities is with a software update. 0Patch looks promising as a third party security patching service but I haven't tried it myself
Yes, because there are security flaws in Window 10 that will not be patched once support stops, so hackers can exploit them to hack your PC. You can keep running it after support stops, but disconnect form the network to be safe.
@@TangBengYong As if hackers would be interested in a random machine from a nobody
no, not really, other than you don't have to. you don't have to stick with the same OS past it's updates and you don't have to upgrade to Win 11, but if you want either, then go for it
@@anameyoucantremember hey, it's your call. if you don't care, you can keep running the same outdated OS for many years to come, for as long as hardware still give it kernel support, up to you. just know that you don't have to AND you don't have to give Microsoft your data either
I was doing some research about windows 11 before wanting to buy a surface pro 11. My question is to all the computer nerds is can I switch to a linux operating system while using a microsoft main computer? If so how can it be done?
You can totally do that, Ive done it myself
The process is the same for all computers
First choose a linux distro
I recommend fedora if you are a developer
Then dowload the iso and put it on a usb with rufus to make it bootable
Specifically for the surface you need to deactivate the secure boot in the uefi
Then just follow the steps for installing the distro
@@txxn7 thanks and I appreciate your input! Reason I was looking into these computers was mainly for the reason for work since I do engineering work and didn't want Microsoft playing with my data for the wrong reasons
So nice of Microsoft to add Recall, for malware to be able to access without having to record your usage! Thats so thoughtful for their ecosystem partners!
The only way you're going to get Recall is buy a brand new (not available yet) copilot plus PC with the neural processing unit.
Microsoft never said that malware is going to be able to dig into Recall.
Edit: More than likely that information "should be" OBFUSCATED, and encrypted. There are early reports that the stored info is obtainable easily. Time will tell.
@@SpaceCadet4Jesus Encryption is not nearly as safe as you think. All you need is the Key. MIcrosoft is not some behemoth of defense that no one has ever gotten into. They are hacked regularly. Your data with them has never been safe. It probably wont be safe on your home PC either. Its just about who I want defending me. Me or the other guy. I think I want me. Becuase I have 1 goal, they have what billions of people to protect?
@@Salmacream To date no one has been able to get far enough to hack into Microsoft's storage to obtain any encrypted Bitlocker key. Besides, the Bitlocker key has to be used at a local console, not remotely.
Any recent Microsoft hack was due to email phishing attempts to corporate officer accounts, not into the protected separate client databases. Microsoft caught on and eliminated the threat.
Microsoft has teams of IT security pros that have a much better handle on data separation and security than you or I will ever have. To assume you or I are smarter than they are would be ludicrous.
I have a Security+ and a Network+ certification and I know I'm not up to their league.
I'm sure your defenses aren't watched by a human and machine alert algorithms 24/7, nor are you sniffing data packets, monitoring IP locations, etc..
1 person to protect or 1 billion to protect, it's all under the same umbrella regardless the number of users.
@@SpaceCadet4Jesus Well your chrome passwords are obfuscated too but there's plenty of stealer malware that can access it.
@@hunterzone4846 Saving website passwords in Chrome or Edge is a joke. Actually, it's a security problem. They should have NEVER offered that.
Unsure if it is being breached remotely, but I do know it's easily taken if I'm at the local console.
"That's the magic of the modern day EULA, you've already given them permission to ignore that choice if they want to."
on point!
Yeah. If our politicians were of any use that loophole these companies give themselves would have been made illegal by now.
Someone please give me advice. If I’m using windows 11 primarily for gaming, should I switch to Linux? I’m concerned on whether I’d be able to download third party software games (like emulators) to Linux since most of them don’t support it.
What emulators are important to you? Most of the good console emulators work on Linux. Retroarch runs on Linux. Batocera is a Linux distro focused exclusively on emulator gaming.
I'm new to Linux, and read you can "try out" Linux on a thumb drive or cd/dvd. But wasn't explained how that works.??
Also, what about running older games thru emus? Would that work here? Eg epsxe.
Lastly, what's a good software to use for ppl that used photoshop Cs6, on Linux? Or I may just do a dual boot and use win 10 for ps work.
Gimp for photoshopping.
Yes. The try out is a live session that runs off your USB. It basically works as if you installed it. So u can try things and mess around. Once you're done u can power down and remove the USB stick.
On TH-cam you can see live installations and what OS is best for beginners. :)
@@ulrik12nd how do you like gimp?
I know there dosbox pre installed on my Garuda build
@@archniki_ I had been thinking of mint
A few years ago, after installing windows, I tried everything to uninstall edge... After about a dozen attemps i finally succeeded and it was in unable to start. (I think i had to do edit the registry or delete some windows files, not sure but it wasn't straight forward.) You can imagine the horror on my face, when last week some link i opened in a random application opened the website in edge and it was perfectly functional.
Enjoying Microsoft Windows? ;-)
r/twosentencehorror
Zombieware
Damm i tought i was crazy lol i tought i uninstalled it and suddenly i sawit again :/
It's strange because since Edge was installed back in the day webpages ran FAR better for me than with any other browser. It was far faster than Chrome or Firefox for me. I have no clue why especially seeing as these are my comp specs are considered low these days (was mid-range back in 2018):
460W PS
intel i5 Quad Core CPU
Only on 8GB RAM because the motherboard is locked
Nvidia GTX 960 GPU
2021: You cant use windows 11 without upgrading to new hardware
2024: you have to upgrade to new hardware again to use our new and amazing AI features
features that only leverage the cloud aka someone else computer
@@FascistTrexThey are actually running some stuff directly on the client, if you have a compatible NPU.
I'm using AI in Debian... in Firefox. Why would they put it in the OS... oh collecting data, right.
2026: The death of Windows
Gpt 4 clone
Just a note here. What OS does the PlayStation run on? It's a hacked up version of FreeBSD IIRC
I have a windows 11 laptop. What would it take other install Linux on it?
Not much, there's videos and guides out there but it mostly involves you trying out the different versions of Linux until you find one you like. I use virtual machines to try out operating systems since I don't want to lose any of my data and those are very easy to create. If you're new I recommend sticking with a Ubuntu or Debian based distro since they tend to be more user friendly. Currently I use Linux Mint which is based on Ubuntu and it gets the job done for my needs, and I've used things like Arch, Manjaro, Raspberry Pi OS, and even Fedora at one point. There are different desktop environments for each distro and they give a look and feel similar to anything from windows 9x, LXDE, to windows 10/11, KDE and Cinnamon.
To actually get started installing Linux you will need three things, a USB drive, the disk image file also called an ISO file, and a program like balena etcher or rufus. Back up any and all data you want to save, games and programs should be skipped but you can copy over things like save files or user preference files, to another external drive like a hard drive backup, disconnect it when you are done to avoid deleting it later, or cloud provider. Insert your usb drive and open up balena etcher, rufus, or whatever program you downloaded that creates a bootable USB drive. Make sure that you're using the correct drive, and where it says boot selection you find the ISO you downloaded, it should take care of the rest once you hit start. You'll then need to access the UEFI settings using a neat method in windows, holding shift click on the restart option and then find the advanced options tab, here there should be a UEFI Firmware Settings option.
There are two options that need to be set in the UEFI, boot from USB must be enabled and secure boot needs to be off except in a very select few cases. Secure boot requires a signed key from Microsoft, and I think only Ubuntu proper has that right now, so it's better to turn it off. Once you get done with that, you'll need to get into the boot menu by exiting UEFI and finding out which key on the keyboard your specific motherboard uses, a quick google search will help with that. Once you get into the boot menu find the USB partition and run through the installer. If you want to keep Windows there is an option for that, or you can just go full Linux and overwrite the Windows partition, it's up to you.
What would it take time-wise? For me it's 2 hours, including downloading the linux, writing live-iso, installing it, configuring it to my liking, setting up: apps(messengers, browser, etc.), terminal, shell, development environment, and code editor.
Knowledge-wise? Well, you'd probably be following a guide, so it's all up to you, but it shouldn't take more than an hour to install Linux even for a newbie. Then you'd explore everything, learn basic terminal commands, setup it as you like. This will take as much time as you are able to adapt to new things, it also depends on the distro you will choose.
But more importantly, do you really need to? What are you going to do with your computer(gaming, work, study)?
TH-cam tutorials are your best ally. You can have both systems in the same laptop and work wonders. Basically you partition your disk in 3: one for windows and its programs, one for your linux system and its programs, and a shared one for your files. You can do only 2 if you choose to store files in an external drive or a separete one in your laptop (some sturdy laptops have the space for a second one).
Just remember backing up everything first, it's a safe process if you're following a guide, but the best practice is always back up.
While open-source may not be our first choice, soon it will be the only choice
opensource actually is better than propetairy, and should be second choice. the thing better than open source is Free Open Source, with Free as in Freedom).
but Free Open Source, is more secre, privacy respecting, relyable, ethically correct, pure, functional, etc.
The hole Internet is Open source based.
Imagine it wasn't xd
It is my first choice, and my only choice. They are all doable with maybe the exception of DAWs. Those all suck ass.
The stuff I use daily is all very good nowadays. Firefox, Blender , Godot, VSCodium, Gimp, Audacity, etc. they get better every year
The one thing you can say about open source is it never gets worse
Open-source is the people's source. ✊
We would get serious acceptance of linux if we could get public schools to switch over
this absolutely, along with promoting companies that sell systems for end users with linux installed already, that way people will learn linux and be used to it in the same way that people already do, but with windows
you're absolutely right
Gen alpha can't read, you think they could understand Linux? Maybe if there's a skidibidi distro...
@@RezaQinLiterally just look at Estonia. There’s no excuse for not putting programming and tech literacy into elementary or even kindergarten curricula.
And on top of that, it would both incentivize companies to sell linux laptops out of the box, which is another huge hurdle to get over for most folks, and institutionalizing it would inject an excellent source of funding for the organizations that maintain the ecosystem(The Linux Foundation, KDE, etc.).
4:58 What font is this?
Futura
And Liberation Mono, probably
I have custom PC build coming up in a couple of days (RX 7600xt and ryzyen 5 7600x) that's being put together for me by the tech store I bought the parts from and for a while, I thought about just contuing onto windows 11... but then I heard the news about Recall and... now I'm both ways: do I keep using windows 10 until they end support or do I switch to Linux and not give microsoft the satisfaction in the first place?
Keep using Win 10 until the end of support and if you want you could just stay on Win 10 for as long as you want but the main negative to that is there will no longer be any security updates, if you are careful then there is no problem but if you know that you may make a mistake then just move to Win 11 when the support ends for Win 10.
Linux will require a lot more effort to do things and you will have to search for the answers like an alternative to MS Office, yes it's going to be less of a nice experience than Windows but you have the security of Linux if you have the patients and the know-how then it will be a worthy compromise.
Note that sometimes you may find solutions to disable these unwanted features in Windows.
I mean if you want to play online multiplayer games with anti cheat, linux isn’t really an option
@@madlad4206 That's not entirely true. I've played plenty of multiplayer games on Linux that have had anti-cheat.
@2urh I would dual-boot your machine right now, and slowly ease into Linux. Learning a new operating system takes time and energy, but as long as you've made up your mind (and be patient) then you'll make the transition no problem.
@@fredrikbystrom7380 yea you can play some games, but if you want to play some of the most popular online multiplayer games, you won't get comparable performance to windows (CS2, Apex) or outright won't work (Fortnite, Valorant, R6S)
I moved to linux full time in 2015. Still using linux and no windows today.
As someone who closely followed linux since 2012, you must've dogfooded it a lot, or maybe just really lucky to have really compatible system
Im now a full time linux user for like year and a half
@alexstone691 I've done well with linux because I stuck to it for many years. I've been there from the good and the bad. I even learned bash scripting and python from using linux to create my own custom script. I will be a linux user for life. :-)
Linux has become way easier to use in the last five or ten years, I'm not gonna say it's perfect, there's still the odd thing you have to get a degree to make work, but chances are high your sound, network, and GPU will "just work" in some capacity out of the box now at least. It's important to note that's actually better than Windows, where your GPU only has basic functions until you install the driver, Linux has 3d acceleration out of the box, although you might get better performance with the proprietary driver for Nvidia cards, AMD is more cooperative with the open source crowd
I using Linux on and off since 2012. While linux community keeps improving the user experiences for the operating system once they tell you it is for nerds, nowaday, even a grandma can use it without hassle then we got Microsoft here to made their products become user nightmares.
@@Burbun yes and if you try to debloat windows 10 ore win 11 it still takes more time and work then using and setting up linux.
Switched to Linux Mint, couldn't be happier. My computer feels like my own again.
That is what i am struggling with. Bought a Dell laptop and because of how Windows behaves it does not feel like I own / control the hardware. The problem for me is actually putting the time into switching. I have 4-5 development build / toolchains I would need to setup on Linux. Hard to make the leap.
@@GuyTraveler I understand your situation, moving from one system to an other can be hard, especially if your primary source of income relies on it. If you want to switch to Linux I would suggest that you try out Linux on the side and try to find solutions for all your needs before you make the big switch, then when the support for W10 ends you have a backup plan.
i switched to linux mint as well after 30years of windows.
Am on mint on my laptop and win 10 on my desktop. I find myself using the desktop less and less. I will eventually switch over completely
nah, Debian.
I was thinking about moving to linux for my next pc, should I start with mint?
Yep, it's a great choice for beginners since it has a familiar windows 7 style look and feel.
But keep in mind that linux is not windows. You should know why and how linux is different. So keep an open mind for that.
It seems that most "Windows" users are unaware of and indifferent to these changes. Whenever I see someone’s PC, the desktop is cluttered with icons, and the start menu is still filled with default tiles, showing no sign of personalization. People aren't seeking customization; they prefer a plug-and-play experience where the company takes care of the OS. This explains Microsoft's seemingly trivial decisions.
Do the toggles REALLY turn anything off in Windows, or are they there JUST to make you FEEL safe?
They're just a placebo for the user , yeah
This is answerable - people (smarter than me) have looked at exactly what the OS sends out. The toggles can be demonstrated and checked.
@@avwholesomegamer You can check if the toggle changes some parameter in the registry. Other than that, if that particular registry entry is actually read, if it gets toggled by something else... You can't guarantee anything. Every windows update screws with something on my system, and I generally don't know 99% of what it screws with.
@@PaulSpades And more importantly, it won't be the first time an update turns things you turned off back on... I feel the same way, already with Windows 10. The Bloatware removal tool is used on first installation and than the microsoft bloatware blacklist is run to wreck all the pre-installed shit, ads and apps microsoft really thinks I want on my PC out of it. Yes, it means I have to revert to more serious workarounds if I want to update 1 or 2 apps I can only get through the microsoft store, but for the rest it works a treat.
Where I work, privacy is a very, very big thing (aviation industry) and I am already glad I'm not a system administrator, as these days this would probably be a big headache. What I really don't understand is why our CORPORATE machines, get the same ad-shit and apps pre-installed or added to the start-menu as private licenses...
Since Windows 7 was replaced with Windows 10, I already said to myself 'this will be the last version I use...' I'm afraid that will be the truth...
@@weeardguy Let's not forget the update that maliciously removed flash player from every windows system that had it installed. And it was a mandatory "security" update.
When I got my steam deck it made me realize how easy it is to use linux. It was no longer this weird frightening OS that I couldn't understand. Went cold turkey from windows with all my computers a mere month after I got the deck. Never looked back.
Steam deck isn't a good example because it is a closed architecture and updates are better tested before release. Gaming on Linux, especially with nVidia is a pain in the ass (but at last it is getting better)
Steam deck did the same for me. It was a real nice introduction to a non-windows OS. If it was available, I'd use steam os (holo os?) On EVERYTHING. I think it's fantastic.
You got balls, good for you!
Steam deck is running a flavor of arch linux, so you can now say "I use arch btw"... xD
I have been gaming on linux with my nvidia for more than a year without any problems.
People with problems using nvidia is usually on a distro not up to date with latest nvidia drivers. The nvidia drivers has changed a LOT to the better just in the last 3 months, but to get that, you can NOT use something like Ubuntu because they do not pull the latest drivers as soon as they release, you could be on drivers more than 6-12months old and there is not much you can do (other than break your installation trying to implement the nvidia drivers yourself, I do NOT recommend doing that).
If you want the latest drivers, use a distro that PROVIDES the latest drivers decently fast.
@mafioso12dk you severely overestimate how complicated linux is. You can MAKE it complicated, but my open system desktop has very few differences from steamOS closed architecture. The difference amounts to me not having to unlock shit to install wine or something on my desktop. Linux is linux. If you can use a steam deck comfortably you can use a desktop
@@fanglespangle110 bazzite is a steamOS fork made for desktop use. Check it out.
I really like how in the background you show headlines and texts from various sources that illustrate the topic you're currently talking about. It's both a proof of support for your words and a cool style of presentation :)
I do lots of work on Microsoft PowerPoint, is it possible to install MS Office on Linux Mint? What about Adobe Photoshop CS6?
Adobe products don't work on Linux. What you could do is have a virtual machine for windows within Linux though. Then you could still use your programs
For MS Office what you want is something called OnlyOffice. It's a 1:1 open source recreation to MS Office. I have not used their power point. But the word and excel are near identical. I say near because I am an excel power user and somehow they missed ctrl-d fill down. Other than that identical.
How about LibreOffice Impress? It's part of the LibreOffice package and it's free!
I don't know how much of an expert you are in PowerPoint, but I'd like to answer with a question: Do you do "lots of work" as in "much amount of work" or as in "expert in specifically Microsoft PowerPoint and uses all its advanced features"? If you merely do large quantities of work, I am confident you'll find LOADS of other software to present information to other people. If you're an expert in PowerPoint, perhaps your transition will be more difficult. Regardless my answer is the same: As long as you've made up your mind and have accepted that making a transition will take some effort and time, anybody can leave Windows and their applications.
If you want the exact same windows software on linux, no, it's not possible. You'll be better runing a virtual machine or dual-booting if you don't want to use those programs "alternatives".
I use Libre Office Impress and Google Slides on the browser. For PS you could try Krita or Gimp as alternatives and see if they fit your design needs.
If more people jump to Linux they will start porting software over to it.
Absolutely!
Yup, because marketing to freeloaders is the future of Corp.
@@ojoshiro Good boy. Paying full price for your garbage software helps them collect the most accurate and up-to-date info on you.
@@ojoshiro I'm willing to pay for Windows if it wasn't shit.
unfortunately fortnite wont coz of their anticheat :(
I've been a Windows user for about 30 years. Early adopter of Windows 3.1. A couple of years ago I had enough, I felt that I'm losing more and more control of my compute environment. Switched to Linux Mint, and never looked back. Yeah, little adjustments, but a lot of cool benefits that cost me nothing. When I hear about Windows 11 forcing HW choices, configurations, telemetry, and now shoving AI down people's throat - I'm so glad it's not my problem anymore.
AI is one of the best things that's happened to computers. I use it extensively and I love it. It's very helpful and very useful. But then again, I embrace change and the future, making the most of opportunities. Change always brings opportunity. What a great time to be alive.
Same. I'm glad because I know I don't have to deal with it anymore. I'm an arch user btw
@@SpaceCadet4Jesus Tell me what can AI do that a simple google search can't.
@@xpdatabase1197 Try AI, see what you get. Ask it questions, have it make stuff. Convince yourself is the best method.
@@SpaceCadet4Jesus "I love AI. Now I know to adhere cheese to pizza using glue, that it's okay to leave my dog in a car on a hot day, that i should eat around one small rock per day, that if i get pregnant I should smoke 3-6 cigarettes per day, and much more! My life has never been better!" 🤡
I am going to dual-boot between Windows 11 and Ubuntu or Linux Mint before I make the full shift to Linux.
I still want to play Fable and I don't know if it will be supported on Linux.
Shouldn't be an issue.. just look up how to make it run (I found it on the very first search result)
If I installed Linux on my desktop PC tomorrow, would there be a way to make my transfer from Windows as simple as possible? What I mean by that is that it might be difficult for me to unlearn how to use a Windows PC because I've been using them ever since I can remember and the thing that keeps me from using Linux is the way of using it. Could I set it up for the interface to be similar Windows as possible? And will there be no complications with my hardware either?
There is just so much to worry about when switching away from the mainstream OS so I hope someone can help
Linux Mint has probably the closest Windows-like interface of Linux distros out of the box, so I'd go with that.
As for hardware problems, I think that really depends on what you're using your PC for and what hardware do you have. Gaming with Nvidia can be more problematic than with AMD, as drivers are closed source. I didn't experiment problems with that so far though, as I use my Linux system mostly for web browsing/university. I just dual boot Windows for most gaming.
I think you're overthinking it quite a lot. Yes, Linux does do a few things different from Windows and you may, or may not have to learn to use the Terminal depending on your needs, but in most cases if you run into a problem, that's easily solved by just copy/pasting some lines from a forum where the question was previously asked.
Regarding unlearning Windows, that is actually what prevents some people from switching over, because people end up trying to use Linux like Windows 2.0. But Linux is not a Windows-like system, it's a Unix-like system. My opinion is, if you approach it with an open mind, and not run away at the first error back to Windows, you should be more than fine with it, especially if you don't depend on Windows software.
People generally recommend dual-booting. My opinion is that, for learning purposes, dual-booting Windows is basically poison, as it drastically reduces your incentive to troubleshoot issues the moment you encounter them, if you can just boot back to Windows. Try to solve the problems you encounter, set up Timeshift (Linux's most popular backup and restore tool), and try to get the most out of it.
As for potential problems, no-one can anticipate those for you, unless some hardware you're running relies on proprietary drivers that are not available on it at all, or doesn't play along with Linux at all, but that's rare. NVIDIA tends to be a bit more problematic for Linux due to their proprietary drivers, but until you start using it yourself, you won't know for sure what works and what doesn't.
Generally, for an easier transition, I suggest distros which emphasize ease of use and accessibility, such as Pop_OS, Zorin, Mint, Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, and if you feel braver, mainly due to their rolling release model, Manjaro or, if you're a gamer, Garuda, both of which are based on Arch with plenty of pre-configured things and a fairly developed GUI experience. Do note that you will have to disable Secure Boot to use Arch derivatives at all, though, as they do not support it.
Do backups for files on separate storage hdd. For me it was very complicated or almost impossible to recover files .
Also you just need try Mint or try different builds to actually start getting. As you was a child and watching windows first time.
You wouldn't realize how much Windows spoiled us until you try Linux. The Linux is like hopping into the time machine and travelling 30-years back in time.
I don't know what you are doing with your computer to tell you how easy it is for your to perform on new OS. If you are talking about how OS works, than it depends on the Desktop Environment that you'll choose, many of them are inspired by windows(KDE, Cinammon), some MacOS(gnome), most of the mainstream DE are easy to navigate. File explorer very similar, unless you step out of the home directory, everything is similar(downloads, documents, pictures ...)
As for hardware, it depends, if you are running on the newest tech you might want to choose a Rolling Linux Distro, to have the newest driver update(linux has drivers in it's kernels, you most likely won't need to install it yourself unless you have specific hardware or nvidia GPU. Some distro have proprietary nvidia drivers included but most of the time you'd need to install them manually, look for guides for that for your specific linux distro) if it only comes down to computer components then you should be fine, if you are talking about peripherals(software like Logitech hub isn't available, there are alternatives on Linux, but they don't offer such functionality as a specifically made app by the vendor), all those stream decks and stuff than I don't know, many people complain that they don't work, or that they aren't able to configure them.
This is the reason why 3rd-party tools are a godsend. Microsoft is gonna get sued by the EU for this at some point. I can feel it.
They can settle it
They did it before with Internet Explorer
EU will never sue Microsoft... Because till now Microsoft should be sued at least 100 times but it never happened, so it won't happen
I mean, in the German government, I believe they swapped out Windows OS for Linux instead. I can definitely see a bunch of people simply transitioning to something else.
@@voogarix - A single google search will reveal that they have in fact been sued in both Europe and America for enormous amounts of money.
@@voogarix EU has been cracking down on a bunch of big tech.
Did you notice the iphone charging port?
I was a MS MVP for Windows in the 90s. MS has lost their mind. I recently bought a new laptop. It even has the nasty CoPilot key on the keyboard taking away the right control key. Taking away control.. a recent Windows update ran and suddenly my clipboard manager that I use no longer worked, and the awful windows clipboard manager was back in control. So I disabled it the same way I always had in the past with Windows 11 and nothing changed. I dug up more aggressive methods that involved deleting the executable file so I went hunting for it and lo and behold it's gone! So I dug more. They moved their clipboard tool to a damn. Windows service! So I got aggressive and ripped every bit about it from the registry. This worked.... For 2 days. Then it was back, fine, tried to disable the service. No dice, even as admin. So gutted it from the registry, switched the ownership of the dll for the service to me, blocked all Windows users and service from access to it and removed inheritance, then replaced the dll with a text file having the same name as the dll. We will see how long that lasts.
I feel your pain. I tried the same methods to disable Windows updates in the past. Removed all the entries from the registry, even did changes to the group policies, and managed to completely disable the updates. A few weeks later I noticed windows update was somehow miraculously back, and it was slowing down my system at the most inconvenient time as usual. I went through the list of services and noticed something called Windows Update Health Tool. That thing actually somehow installed itself on my system without me even knowing, and restored all Windows Update functions to its original state. It's crazy how far Microsoft is willing to go just to shove their stupid updates which no one even asks for, down your throat. Thank god I've made the decision to go back to Linux after their dumpster fire of an announcement about their new garbage AI "features".
Removed the R ctrl/took away control… that’s accidentally poetic
I honestly genuinely think it's easier to switch to linux and learn that operating system... Not even being a over-the-top linux fanboy here, like, you really seem very very frustrated about something that you wont encounter in linux... Is there anything holding you back?
This kind of thing is what tipped me over the edge in the end: it kept becoming harder and harder to just use my computer how I want. Microsoft not only have extremely stupid defaults a lot of the time, but they don't let you change them - or they let you change them then take that away without your permission. It was the lack of respect that drove me to Linux.
Microsoft doesn't own the computer, but they sure as hell try as much as they can to wrestle with all the choices you try to make ON YOUR COMPUTER
But how about the simple, everyday user? Like my mom. 88yo, used to windows. And me myself, teacher of 61yo. Used to Windows, tried sometime to use linux Mint and some other distros, but not really able to easy install programs like in windows. It's just a bit to complex to switch.
Not easy to install programs ?????
Open software manager in the menu, then select the program you want, click install.
How much easier do you need ??
@@terryhayward7905non-complex enough for an almost dying elder to use, as he said.
most of the time its "sudo apt-get install (insert app name)" if that helps..
@@Luquinha-qf4kbhow does this elder install software now? I’m willing to bet she doesn’t.
If you're used to one certain thing, you'll have to accept that learning something else is going to take a bit of effort. Once I accepted that, and patiently took the time to learn Linux properly (on and off for a few months), things are actually quite easy. Maybe even easier in Linux than in Windows, it's just different.
i have been both linux and a windows user i love to use linux but it frustrates me that i can't run adobe apps and as a developer i'm forced to use shitty windows which when i turn off updates turns it on automatically
You THINK you need windows, but you don't.
I actually do to play Fortnite but even as a long-time Windows user I'm already getting tired of this bs. I can already do my work on Linux since .NET is now cross-platform so only thing really keeping me back is games.
i do need it, at least for face tracking in VRChat that's why i still use a windows computer for gaming and a macbook for the rest
The only reason I used windows was once upon a time laptop support was shakey. These days I just buy a unit from System76.
@@washington6986yes its tough used to switch only cause apex got ported. I lost access to my ubi games like for honor and r6 but I wasn't playing those much anymore either.
I do for music production & DJ software 😐
"Killer Windows feature" or Windows killing feature?
Yes.
Yes.
Both.
...that's the joke
For me it is MacOS killing feature. If Apple will not introduce it to MacOS soon, I will switch to Copilt+PC just becouse of Recall
So do you buy a laptop with Linux installed? I thought every laptop/desktop came with either windows or Mac
Hello! There are SOME laptops with Linux installed (for example the Pop_OS laptops that have a version of Ubuntu installed on them). There are plenty of computers you can buy that don't have any operating system on them, for example the Framework laptops.
¿Can i play starcraft in linux?
Yes, and quite easily
Yep. This has done it for me. In the future, if I need anything that will only run on windows, it will be in a vm with no internet access.
nicee yeah i still use it but use a vpn and my own Hardwarebased Firewall o boy it blocks a lot of crap even using a browser with Firefox and Ublock still things get blocked.
How are you supposed to work on wi dows without internet?
@@raandomplayer8589 If you just need an app for running windows, e.g. photoshop 2010, you don't need internet. You just need to have a public samba folder to share files between the host and guest OSes. That's what I do.
@@raandomplayer8589what would be the issue?
Activate and disconnect. Even at that I think office 2019+ is the only MS thing that really wants activation and refuses to do it offline.
To share files you can use VM lan, connect local storage to VM or switch back and forth external drives.
@@raandomplayer8589 Depends on how we define "work." But ddkj said that "if I need anything that will only run on windows," without specifically mentioning the word "work." If by "work," we mean as a job, then it could become pretty inconvenient to use Windows without internet access (and also doing it in a VM could be inconvenient somewhat too), since that would likely slow down work. But if they just have a program that they want to use, that only works on Windows, and the program doesn't require internet access, then I think it is possible to move that file over from the host into the VM, and then use it.
I will be extremely surprised if Recall doesn't get annihilated by EU legislation in fairly short order.
The GDPR issues alone make it a non-starter.
I hope they'll take care of this, I don't want to be able to have a "when did you nut?" button on my computer
exactly what I thought
I hate to tell you but all the information that Recall offers is available for at least the last 6 to 7, if not 10 years, if you know what you're doing.
Recall is only collecting some of that information and making it presentable to the normal user.
GDPR doesn't cover spyware.
Sadly companies have found a way around GDPR, and that's to just make opting-out difficult and make opting-in easy.
I know this because I'm one of the few people who do opt out every time a website asks me. The same website will ask me again and again every time I visit it, sometimes even when I just go to a different page. Of course if you accept, it never asks you again.
Microsoft would likely do the same. Every time you boot up your PC or use any Microsoft services, you'd need to individually opt out of everything, or just click once for it to go away forever.
Or even stick it in the terms and conditions. GDPR doesn't state that a website must be accessible without agreeing to data collection, just that the user should have the choice. Microsoft could always refuse your access to Windows unless you agree to it
I really like linux but I have constant errors and problems and its a hassle. Tried installed davinci error, I use bluetooth to connect my jbl I hear a chopping noise. Sometimes you can just find out why, sometimes you cant. So I have linux for everyday stuff and windows for video editing work and gaming.
All I want to know is how well does Linux play with DAWs? If it can work with Ableton, maybe StudioOne or Cubase if I ever care to try those I’ll be the first in line since that’s the most computationally-intensive activity I would do on a computer these days. And don’t suggest Reaper, it’s not my taste. Haha
it's still a problem as a musician trying to use linux the same way gaming on linux needs alot of configuration the music needs it to if you want to use ableton with wine or something like that but if you want my advice try some of the daws that are available to you in linux like bitwig reaper ardour lmms qtractor or traction waveform
Why are you using DAWs on Windows and not macOS? I thought Macs were the go-to PCs for music creation
@@TheDanielLivingston mac has the right support and the software but the problem is it's pricey and also some people like to build their own strong pc so windows is the way to go for them
Does Reaper work on
Iinux? I can't remember, but it's worth checking.
@@yurkshirelad it does!
i moved to linux. now i don't have headache every time i start my pc
i had the same experience when i switched 2 years ago
but you have headaches when using it, right :-)
@@slavic_commonwealth The only people that fear things like the terminal are people that don't like to read.
@@slavic_commonwealthда 😂
@@ZEROxDEADDEAD but I don't want to learn something new everyday with Linux.
I switched to Linux in 2014, on the day that Microsoft stopped supporting Windows XP. Haven't looked back.
meanwhile i'm watching this on win xp
You laying@@CHF_Cars
@@CHF_Cars how does it feel to time travel? 🤣
@@CHF_Cars I am watching this on my Windows XP Linux Mint dual boot system.
I actually started using Linux just out of curiosity a few years ago and now I have a dual-boot setup, but when W10 support ends next year I might actually finally get rid of Windows for good.
I've been running a Linux laptop for many years (Dell XPS 13 developer edition circa 2015) but finally decided to convert my gaming desktop just the other day. I had to tweak game settings a little but overall it runs pretty well (CS2 on Steam), and when I'm using the machine for software development it is noticeably faster than when it was running Windows 11.
that AI rant at the end is so fucking real. not to forget AI being used for disgusting military operations overseas.
I'm impressed with the intensity & speed we as a species are determined to live in full-on dystopias.
that is where you get it wrong, those multi billionaires do not think as a species they only think about themselves.
you can't be filthy comically rich if you give a fuck about other human being
We have rulers and their sycophants forcing things on us.
Every time I see some moron crying about MS "spying", they're an iPhone or Android user who has no problems with them recording every word they say, face scanning every photo they take, and scanning every document on their phone to upload to iCloud and GoogleDrive. Hypocritical idiots pretending to care about privacy, in reality they're just manchildren fanboys hating on their chosen enemy corporation while taking it up the ass from their favored corporation.
1984 already happened 10 years ago on iOS and android.
@@robertbeisert3315 It's not like they have to try very hard.
@@GeistInTheMachine I disagree. It takes a lifetime of mandated indoctrination and constant reinforcement via all avenues of entertainment to make it work for as many as it does.
Correction at 7:03
The Nvidia userspace driver is NOT open-source, the only component going open-source are the Kernel Modules. On the topic of open-source Nvidia drivers, Red Hat has announced Nova, a replacement for the Nouveau driver, and there are some other folks creating a driver called NVK which is an open-source Nvidia Vulkan driver
what’s the best route to download linux, i do game on steam. I’m new to this linux stuff but im high intermediate when it comes to tech not because i want to be but because of crap like this that microsoft pulls.
Most distributions just let you download an ISO right from their website or via torrent.
Good luck with listening to music with your AirPods on.
Was the sleep mode feature ever been fixed?
Watched the video with AirPods on. What's the problem?
This is what I'm thinking too. Steam Deck blew away my previous assertions on Linux. The OS is ready for prime time.
Valve is doing a lot for linux gaming, I just hope more people move away from windows so devs start taking it seriously as well.
The SteamDeck was my first experience with Linux too and I was shocked at how much easier it is to use in desktop mode than I thought it would be.
Nah, the desktop needs a lot of work, and I'm saying this as a Linux user of over 4 years straight. Linux itself is great but the desktop later is just that, a layer. It doesn't work nearly as well as an OS designed from the ground up to be a GUI, such as NT which has a much cleaner architecture than people give it credit for
@@SomeRandomPiggo I'm curious what you think are the biggest pitfalls in that regard. Say the UIs of popOS/Ubuntu (Gnome DE, different WMs), or KDE's Plasma? What do they still miss that Windows does right?
@@john_paul_r I don't think they're explicitly missing anything, it's more like death by 1000 cuts. Sometimes Pulseaudio will break, Pipewire is no better. When going to sleep/suspend, sometimes it stops halfway and I have to force shut down. In demanding applications, the GPU driver (AMD btw) crashes after an hour or two. X11 has framerate and vsync issues, Wayland breaks everything. I really want the Linux desktop to succeed, but for the piece of software that is the sole way to use your computer it needs a bit more polish
So with Windows 11, Microsoft will bring us amazing things like
- advertisements in the start menu
- total surveillance with "Recall" which has of course, like, totally, zero potential for abuse by hackers or corporations
- automatically enabled Bitlocker disc encryption which will make a lot of people lose their data because they don't realize they should write down the recovery code
I wonder what the next great news will be?
No that's Copilot Plus PCs. You can get a Windows 11 PC that doesn't have this feature
@@gilbertpillbrow6978 You understand that all computers will eventually have a NPU built in and in turn make all PCs "Copilot +"
Hopefully the next great news from Microsloth will be that it's going bankrupt! No, that'd be too good to be true, alas.
@@gilbertpillbrow6978
You mean so far. And totally optional at first. Then mandatory a year from now. And ooops we removed any way for you to disable it.
*abuse by hackers or corporations OR GOVERNMENTS
My thoughts on linux is that I just don't know when the time will be for me to switch, I use my PC for gaming only basically. the problem is its kind of half and half on what games of mine are supported on linux. So I don't know what to do about that information.
Really, only half? I've gamed for the last several years on Linux only, and I've barely had any problems at sll.
I think this is a good time to mention the 3rd option: extended kernals.
Extended kernals allow older versions of windows to run SOME of the more modern softwares. This may be risky, but if you got backups and don't mind a lack of software updates, it's a REALLY good choice. (windows 7 still receives windows defender updates AFAIK)
You use Linux because of privacy
I use Linux because of penguin mascot
We are not the same
I use Arch btw
Is Club Penguin compatible with Linux?
Lol of course you use arch
@@aqdrobert its a browser game wdym is it compatible
@@icyman11_26it’s a joke
You use Linux because you like sucking knobs and wearing programmer socks
I don't use linux.
I am superior.
Welcome to Linux brother!
he didnt switch he just hemmed and hawed
Old Linux veteran here... This is probably the best video I have ever seen on the state of Linux in a long time. Thank you for doing it justice. Your opinions and points were well-researched and fair. Side note: Windows 7 was my favorite as well! 😄
What about Windows 11 LTSC?
I switched to Linux a few months ago and haven’t looked back. It’s so nice to barely worry about malware (Linux isn’t technically immune to malware, it’s just that no one bothers to make malware that works on Linux.
I think I've been basically Microsoft-free (and Apple-free) for about 10 years now. It's so nice. Sometimes I see my colleagues doing something on Microsoft Windows and all the crap they have to go through just makes me want to cry.
As more people switch to Linux more malware will be written for it. A form of Linux (Android) already has a large market share on mobile devices so expect expect more viruses in future.
You are aware of the number one operating system for servers and appliances out there, yes? Hint: It is Linux. It is BY FAR more profitable to create malware for servers than for desktops. What powers your TV? Your router? Your phone? (unless you are an iPhone and AppleTV user)
Ofc people can build malware, yet it's not that easy to 1) run it in confined user space, 2) elevate privileges, 3) distribute it unnoticed given the fact that vulnerabilities are actively monitored and constantly fixed, and 4) have these vulnerabilities running in an ecosystem, where the code base is being worked on by a enormously bigger number of people than the Windows code base.
@@leoniscsem I cant see why you’d be wrong. But when I got started with Linux I did a decent amount of research into what antivirus I would need. And by far the most common answer I found was none, people don’t make malware for Linux. Something that does occur to me though is maybe hacking servers is less likely to involve trying to trick a human into downloading and running malware, but more likely to revolve around existing flaws. I also wonder whether it’s easier to try and sneak malicious code into Linux, as recently happened
@@Lege19 Searching for antivirus software for Linux makes no sense. You don't need this.
Servers are per se more vulnerable because - duh! - they serve data, thus they have to have interfaces that are open to connect to the world. Exploiting servers most of the time happens by finding vulnerabilities in runtimes (e.g. PHP, Java, Ruby, node.js), and elevating privileges. That's why the whole server world moves on to containerized applications to keep these applications confined in their own space.
The main reasons why servers get hacked or attacked are sheer incompetence or laziness of system administrators. Other sources are poorly written plug-ins for content management systems (*snorts at WordPress*)
A successful exploit depends on attack vectors. With Linux, there are just very little attack vectors in comparison to Windows. It starts with the problem of "downloading and installing some bullshit" - nope, thanks. I do not download any .deb package from any random website and then $ sudo dpkg -i rapemefrombehind.deb or just have to doubleclick on anything shady.
To sneak milicious code into a repository is a very, very difficult task. When you want to publish malicious code, then you need to create something popular. If something is popular, your code gets scanned and WILL be reviewed (sooner or later). Your code also depends on a ton of other libraries, that are monitored and being reviewed. So you must be very lucky to circumvent all these obstacles.
I grew up with windows but honestly the last time i liked windows was windows 7. I think the biggest part of why i didnt switch earlier to linux is just because i dont know how to start and im not a software engineer. Gonna play around with linux on an old laptop now
It depends on what you do. I think 90% of people just do e-Mail, surf the web, watch TH-cam, and write some letters. That is about it. Frankly, for these people, a tablette with a keyboard would work fine. They don't need a desktop computer.
Do you work in teams where everyone expects high levels of office compatibility? Do you want to play any game (not just those that were built to run on Linux)? Do you need applications like Photoshop or SOLIDWORKS? Then forget it. You end up wasting so much time.
The very fact that there are 40 distros and 10 different application distribution mechanisms, makes Linux an absolutely horrible end user experience, particularly once you need software that isn't in your distros native distribution system.
A good distro for those coming from windows is Linux Mint, for an old laptop, use Linux Mint Xfce edition. The user interface is similar to Windows 7 and it is light on system resources. If your laptop is really old (like 1GB RAM or less) try Bodhi Linux or AntiX.
I tolerated 8 but it wore me down to the point I abandoned Windows a few months into 10.
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But are you really being honest here? Even for Windows, far too many people still need help from some IT savvy family member, and Linux is far worse on that front. If you're an IT person, sure, different story, but for everyone else the notion that Windows will result in fewer gray hairs than Linux seems absurd to me.
The very traits that make Linux inherently great for IT folks and server side systems, make it inherently atrocious for the normal desktop user. That problem will never be solved, as the traits are mutually exclusive. I know many still don't want to accept this. They think adding another package manager, or some new shell will change the fate of Linux on Desktop, but every such attempt just makes the situation worse, as yet another choice prevents Linux from ever having a standardized user experience.
Frankly, all current desktop operating systems are awful. They all fail in some area.
@@a5cent absolutely being honest. It helps I don’t game on a PC, but I haven’t used Windows outside of admin help for family in 9 years.
I just to play my pc games... And how will this affect me?
I've been using Linux for gaming for years now. It was a bit of a pain in the beginning, but since Steam and Proton have kicked things off, I can't notice a difference gaming on Linux vs Windows anymore for the past 2 years. Answer: It won't affect you much or even at all if you want to switch to Linux (possibly with the exception of some anti-cheat multiplayer games, but I've played several of those on Linux as well).
Great vid. Loved that you described the problems you had and what you went through in looking at solutions. Also very balanced 'discussion' (thought process). I moved to exclusive Linux use decades ago and my feelings/thoughts were much the same as yours. It took a while to become comfortable with Linux's 'ways'. It has (as do all OS's IMHO) ongoing issues to iron out and some kinks but no more or less than what I've experienced with Windows. I can also get my hands quickly on the software I need to solve a particular problem without bloatware and the often myriad license forks for Window offerings. For my money the next major hurdle for myself (and others?) is to wean myself off majority Google product use. I feel like I am sharing wayyyyy to much with Daddy G and putting all my eggs in that basket feels inherantly dangerous. Good luck with your future move.
I've been Windows free for 25 years. As someone who doesn't have any special hardware or software requirements, using Linux has made my computing experience much better, even surpassing the Amiga in the '90s in some ways. With Linux, the user is in control, not some corporation.
I really have no excuse. I need to move to Linux by the time 2025 rolls around.
It's very simple and easy my friend. I downgraded from win10 to win7 a few years ago until one day I just finally had it due to the gd activation or something. Downloaded a Zorin distro and everything worked. In ten minuted I got rid of Windows forever. I went to MX Linux and now I'm on Debian 12. I don't ever remember having to use the Konsol for anything other than something I wanted to learn how to do. Windows just copied that feature from Linux btw. So don't listen to the scary Linux stuff all over the internet if you can learn how to comment on TH-cam you can get rid of Windows forever and then realize how much you didn't need it in the first place!
Linux Mint is a really painless experience IMO
Couldn't be happier that I switched a bunch of my systems to it and a bunch of my tech illiterate family to it as well
some software and "need" for invasive anti-cheats is a valid excuse imo. not for me though, since i don't need those
@@Gormadt i wish i could switch my family to linux, but they are too used to windooze and can not bothered to learn something new, if windooze works. i guess they will stay on win10 even years after it's out of support
@@dyenire For my family they basically use their machines as Facebook and TH-cam machines so it was really easy to swap them over.
Basically just sync their Firefox accounts to the new machines and go.
I personally refuse to play any game that has kernel level anti cheat, I ain't giving some rando gaming company that level of access.
Can I run Dassault programs, solid works, python, plc coding on linux? Because that’s the main reason I don’t have a Mac
Python comes with most distros when you install it and it is my preferred language while on Linux because it can run on nearly anything. I looked up solid works and it looks like you would need to either run Windows in a virtual machine, or use a compatibility layer like Wine to run it, there are alternatives on Linux that you can try before fully switching off of Windows using dual booting. I'm not familiar with PLC coding, if you are referring to Programmable Logic Controllers then there should be some version of software out there that someone has created to perform that task. I have no idea what Dassault is outside of aviation so I'm afraid I can't help you there, but try looking around google as usually the results are pretty useful and you may even find videos helping you get exactly what you need. Heck Reddit has saved me from switching to Windows on a few occasions.
Python is better on Mac (and Linux) than Windows, btw, and by a LONG shot
Programming is actually much better on Mac and especially Linux. Windows is absolutely not the choice for developers unless they are working in the Microsoft ecosystem itself.
@@shringe9769 Right. For certain classes of programs Windows is best: game development, .NET development, and... that might be it? But web dev, data science, machine learning, app development, backend dev, physics simulations, and much more are SO much easier on Linux / Mac.
All right for programming is good but how about CATIA, or similar CAD software?
Im a graphic designer who uses the suite of adobe creative cloud (legal not cracked) and i need to use daily apps like ps 2024, indesign... I want to change to linux but seems too dificult because of this
I've been a Documentary and Street Photographer for over 35 years, started off working at small daily newspapers as a photojournalist. Dabbled in Tech during the mid/late 90's. Since I have similar needs as you, I'd say build a dedicated Linux box and run a virtual machine with a copy of Winblows to run your Adobe Apps, although Adobe has become evil IMO. None of the creative apps available on Linux are nearly as user friendly/polished as those available on Windows/MACOS. Davinci Resolve is the only video editing app worth considering IMO but even then, the free version lacks common codec features on Linux that requires you to spend $295 for the Studio version while the same features are available on the other 2 platforms for free.
Recently moved to Linux full time with no dual boot shortly after CoPilot was put on my Win11 machine. After the Recall announcement, I'm glad that I decided to finally try to make it work. There ARE compromises, but luckily most of these are gaming related as no software that I run, needs windows.
playing OpenRA on this Linux Mint for my RTS needs
I was the same way. As soon as I heard about recall I hopped over to Nobara linux and haven't looked back I do all the same content creation here that I did in windows 11 and just use a vm for my affinity photo and that's it
Pop!_OS has virtually no gaming compromises outside of games with anticheat or DRM crap that accesses the kernel to work, and the junk makes games actively perform worse so you're better off pirating cracked versions that remove that stuff than buying them anyway.
@@laurentitolledo1838 - I highly approve of this
@@YouTubdotCub pop os is kind of outdated at this point iirc
The fact that you can't install Windows 11 without an internet connection is also a final straw. I moved to Linux Mint/Ubuntu about 4 years ago. Haven't looked back ever since. It's a joy to use it now. Get out of Windows.
I recently (March 2024) installed Windows 11 Home without an internet connection, even if you plan on using a Microsoft account I would recommend installing both Windows 10 and 11 offline first, as then you actually get to choose the name of your user folder instead of just the first 5 characters of your email (The **weirdest** choice Microsoft ever made...)
O_O that's absurd. glad I left
Microsoft also plans to get rid of the WSA as means to say to statistically use Microsoft store as alternative. Can anyone say roofies?
If Linux becomes mainstream, they'll start to implement the same crap.
Due to the magic of Open Source, if you don't like it, fork it and modify it!
Is Linux good for gaming with Nvidia cards and drivers
The newer Nvidia cards have Linux drivers, but they are not as well supported for Linux as AMD/ATI cards. This means Nvidia cards will work in Linux, but perhaps not as well as they work in Windows, whereas AMD/ATI cards will work at max performance in both Windows and Linux.
Just because a game turns on, doesn’t mean it “works”… if it’s not a playable FPS, how can it be claimed it works?
i think AI is a fancy term used for data collection these days.
It is literally the pay day for the AI hype. Apple incorporates it on OS level and gives it to OpenAI. Result: OpenAI gets closer to user data than google ever did. Good luck messing that data with addons. OpenAI will be much bigger than google ever was if this goes to the end game.
After having used Linux in parallel with Windows since the mid-to-late 1990s, I've been on Linux exclusively for 10 years, 1 months, 3 weeks, and 1 day, exactly. How do I know? That was when Windows XP went EOL. I never looked back.
I have been on the wagon since August 7, 2007. That's the day I no longer needed to dial into AOL to get the internet and could use an Ethernet connection to connect to the internet. Switching from Windows to Linux is like when you had a ice cream 1 mile from home on a hot day and you have no car and explosive diarrhea and you have your butt cheeks tightly clenched as if you are a man in prison trying to keep the monday night football game in your colon from going thermonuclear, you are all sweaty and sticky and have a hill to climb...then Tux in air-conditioned car drives you back home so you can wash up and use the toilet so there's no danger of pumping feces into your underwear the way that heating oil is pumped into a basement with no oil burner with the pipe still attached to the side of the house....
@@brentfisher902woah 😨
@@brentfisher902 i had a minor brain hemorrhage reading this but thank you for the contribution
@@brentfisher902 in this scenario, Windows be like "heres a diaper, have a good walk"
@@drako_claw Actually, windows would give you a pair of shoes with the laces tied together.
Since i switched to linux my main issue was that Discord screenshare doesn't share audio in Linux.
I have Windows and Linux computers. I very recently factory reset my windows install. I then made sure to only have a local login so I do not sign into the eff'ed up cloud drive that they plan to use to force you into a subscription plan.
This whole recall thing is what finally pushed me over the edge. There's a lot of useful quality of life things that AI can be used for, but it should always be optional, not crammed down our throats. So between recall, and the impending loss of support for windows 10 next year, I have chosen to wave goodbye. Pop_Os! Has been a really smooth experience for me.
I guess nobody can get this distro's name right, can't blame you though
@@lllIIIlIllIIll what did I miss?
it's Pop!_OS and honestly i think it's borderline malicious of System76 xD
Linus attempted to install PopOS. Needless to say it was a recorded multi-day nightmare just to get it installed. His audio still doesn't work and his gaming controller only works on very certain games. He's trying to track down so many weird problems. He'd have been much better off going to Linux mint.
@@lllIIIlIllIIll i just write popos and anyone that says otherwise is wrong.
NVIDIA's drivers are only partially open source. The only open source component is the kernel driver however the usermode runtimes are still proprietary.
Wonder how this works legally regarding client confidentiality with professions such as realtors and attorneys. A lot of really sensitive information on screen at any given time there
I'm a beginner and i don't know anything about computer so can you make recommendation for a linux distrous for beginners
Mint will get you there.. or if you have some computer experience then Manjaro is a babe.
use mint, stay *away* from manjaro. definitely one of the worse arch-based distros to use from experience. i just run arch, but my worst times with arch-based were always with manjaro
I wonder if it’s a complete coincidence that my PC running windows 10 just so happened to really up the ante on trying to get me to upgrade after this update was announced.
the thing about linux is that it’s as complicated as you want it to be. if you respect your time, you can pick Ubuntu or Mint. if you need something just a little more intense, pick Pop!_OS or maybe Fedora. if you actively hate yourself, pick Arch, NixOS or Gentoo.
Arch based distros (not arch itself) are literally the most user friendly distros I've ever used out of all distros you mentioned.
To me an OS is for letting me run programmes and control the computer. I don't need it to have lots of fancy bells and whistles, just to let me do the things I need to do to like copy files, install software, open apps. As someone coming from Windows I find Mint the easiest to get started in as it looks like Windows, just runs faster without built-in spyware, ransomware and ads.
@@thanosfishermanagreed. They do exactly what you want. Except you have to know what you want, but hey, if you're a bit tech savvy you're good
My current distro of choice is Debian. I guess that just means I'm old.
@@SiimKoger that’s totally fair, and even though it has made a whole lot of progress it still isn’t quite ready to replace every other OS for everyone yet. it has a long way to go. i’m glad that you tried it out though!
my dad gave me a laptop in the 00's with linux on. He experimented a lot with it while he was learning how to run the servers at work but the one thing as a kid I wanted was to play games, and it just couldn't at least not the ones I really wanted to. I wonder if Battle for Wesnoth is still around.
When you launch games for the first time under proton they run really slow because none of the shaders are cached, they usually run great after 5-10 minutes