Well, Microsoft is getting ready to annoy its faithful Windows 10 user base with yet another prompt. This time, Microsoft wants Windows 10 users to switch from using a local account to their online Microsoft account.

  • BombOmOm@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    46
    arrow-down
    4
    ·
    8 months ago

    2023 was the year of the Linux laptop for me. 2024 is shaping up to be the year of the Linux desktop for myself as well.

    • RickyWars1@lemmy.ca
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      4
      ·
      edit-2
      8 months ago

      Still sad because my Precision 5560 (same as XPS 9510) has this floaty trackpad bug on Ubuntu and Pop OS for whatever reason! (I haven’t tried any other distro). Much easier for me to swap to Linux on my laptop than my desktop because my laptop is just for Python, LaTeX, and MATLAB.

      Dell even sells a 5560 with Ubuntu preinstalled, but they don’t make it available for users. But I have not for the life of me been able to get the track-pad bug to go away.

        • RickyWars1@lemmy.ca
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          5
          ·
          edit-2
          8 months ago

          Sadly I’ve been at this thread and done this already, did not work :(

          People think it’s just due to the trackpads being crap (and somehow Windows gets around it). I’ll probably never need to buy another laptop, but if I do I will probably not buy a Dell again regardless of how much I love every other aspect of this laptop.

    • ZeroPoke@kbin.social
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      4
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      8 months ago

      Funny, I just picked up a Laptop for Linux. To help bring my self to a Linux Desktop.

        • kescusay@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          6
          arrow-down
          1
          ·
          8 months ago

          I’d say that depends a lot on what you want it to do. Are you looking for a very simple and easy desktop experience? Go with Ubuntu or one of its many derivatives. Do you pine for the glory days of RedHat? Go with fedora. Do you want maximal control over every facet of your computer? Arch.

          • umbrella@lemmy.ml
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            8
            arrow-down
            1
            ·
            8 months ago

            the only reason i wouldnt recommend ubuntu nowadays is snaps. they make the system so sloooow.

        • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          4
          ·
          edit-2
          8 months ago

          I recommend Mint Debian edition. It’s pretty easy to get into, without a lot of the nonsense Ubuntu comes with.

          I personally use openSUSE Tumbleweed, which has worked pretty well for me for the last 5 years or so. However, it’s a really bleeding edge distro and not Debian based, so you may have issues finding help (I’m available if interested).

          Look around and find something you like. Anything Ubuntu, Debian, or Fedora-based should be pretty safe in the “getting help” department.

        • GladiusB@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          3
          arrow-down
          1
          ·
          8 months ago

          Mint Virginia. It’s easy distro to navigate. Has all the drivers. It’s quick and simple.

        • Refurbished Refurbisher@lemmy.sdf.org
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          2
          arrow-down
          1
          ·
          edit-2
          8 months ago

          Every person is going to have different opinions as to what distro works best for them. What exactly are you looking for in an ideal operating system?

          Best would be to try different ones and see which one works best for you, but if I had more of an idea of what you’re looking for and what kind of hardware you’re using, I’d be able to recommend some distros to try out.

          Are you a power user? Do you prefer stability or always having the latest software? Do you value ease of use or do you consider yourself more of a power user? Do you want to learn how to use the Terminal, or whould you rather avoid it and use graphical tools instead?

          Also different desktop environments, even on the same distro will provide vastly different experiences.

        • iopq@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          3
          arrow-down
          6
          ·
          8 months ago

          NixOS is the tidiest. Having all your configurations in one or two files is excellent