I switched to Linux Mint a long ass time ago. Micropenis can go fuck themselves.
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Don't be euphemistic. Shame them by their actual name. It's Microsoft. Microsoft makes software that is dangerous to its end users. SAY IT.
I'd also endorse calling them Microslop, half because their software seems to be rapidly ensloppifying and half because it pisses off their CEO
The mysticism of many cultures throughout history has assigned a power to knowing, saying and writing a demon's true name. The earliest example of this I can think of is from the Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead, the obscure god Medjed, "The Smiter" whose physical appearance can't be known so when he's depicted in heiroglyphs, he's drawn as a bedsheet ghost with eyes and feet..
Call evil by its true name.
I know that concept, but I believe it is more about unambiguity and transparency: I know who and what you are. There is no disguise or deflection to hide behind.
In that vein, I also believe that there is power in intentionally corrupted mockeries of those names, so long as those twists preserve clear lineage to their originals and are somewhat apt to the creature being described. They not only identify their subject, but also taunt it, essentially boasting the power that the subject has no recourse to your mockery.
"Micropenis" is a generic schoolyard insult that could just as well mean a certain president or a buddy you're looking to tease.
"Microsoft" is the true name.
"Microslop" is clearly related to that name, so you know who I'm talking about, while also calling out the sloppy character of their work and taunting its executives who object to describing the digital offal they peddle as the slop it is.
Voldesoft, get 'em Harry!
Its doesn't have a off switch but you can generate a new one.
Elaborate, Please...
Microsoft fucked their customers for the #69514026th time, will it be enough to make people switch to Linux, or do they just like being fucked? Who knows.
I switched recently because they fucked me in a way I couldn't deal with. To be fair, I've been experimenting with Linux on and off for 10+ years. But this was my kick to fully transition. Microsoft no longer serves convenience.
I legitimately tried to switch to Linux a few days ago. Got virtual ox running, got one of the recommended noob distros (cinnamon?) and then got an error message that I cannot make sense of during install. Even googling it didn't help
I'm not a computer guy, and I'm legitimately concerned that if I ask for help on the Linux forums I'll be the punching bag of the week.
PM me and I'll help, no punching.
Just ask here! Lemmy is full of us Linux nerds!
Do you have any external storage? You do not want an NTFS formatted drive for food backup if you're going to switch; just recently, the NTFS support has finally improved, bit I still wouldn't trust it. Exfat, or any other fat filesystem, should work fine.
But, my advice? Just backup everything important, and then just follow a tutorial for installing Linux (probably Mint Cinnamon, unless you game a lot - in which case you might give Bazzite a try).
Make sure you have a USB windows installer ready before; if you have to, you can just go back to windows that way.
Get a small SSD that you can install Linux on and go from there. Starting with a virtual machine is definitely the hard way.
As much as I hate to endorse an AI (and I'm going to get hella down voted for it)..it's one of the few actual good uses for it...
You can ask plain questions, copy\paste error codes, and it will actually walk you through fixing problems like a non-judgy person would. ;-)
Perplexity is my go-to when I'm troubleshooting something I can't figure out.
"How do I open and edit a word document in Linux?" Is a perfectly acceptable question to ask, things like that.used it when I was building this server to work through some concepts I wasn't familiar with.
I had been using duck.ai for a while and found it to be a frustrating experience. Switched to free Claude and ended up with way better answers and a better experience overall. Still made a couple mistakes, but not nearly as many as duck. My only complaint is the limitation on the length of the sessions for the free version.
How is perplexity in that dept?
You've got two things going on:
- If you are trying to switch, a virtual machine is a bad way to start and it's the hard way. What you really want is to use Rufus or something (easy Google) to make you a bootable USB and you just boot in and play around. It MAY require you to change boot order in BIOS if you plug it in and reboot and nothing happens, but that's an easy fix
- You want to ask for help. You only get "beat up" if it looks like you did nothing first and you are asking people to do it for you. Pretty much every place you go if you can say, "I want to do X, it doesn't work so I tried Y and Z." Nobody will say shit to you. Also, on Lemmy if you say you're new, people like me and the other guy who replied will probably offer to just DM us directly (which for me you can).
Might try the boot USB route. I wanted to do a virtual box so I could easily test to see if my current games/programs work
You can also just search game name + distro name. Highly recommend looking at the newest results possible because A LOT of games now work on Linux thanks to steam and proton
Going to second dream_weasel's suggestion. Don't try to game in a VM. That is going the ultra-hard route while you are still unfamiliar with the OS.
My suggestion is to take a side/old computer you don't use every day, format it, and install Linux on it. Completely blow away Windows on that machine. Then use it regularly until you get comfortable with it. You still have your main computer to lean on.
Once you are comfortable enough with it, flip the script. Put Linux on the main machine and Windows on the side/old machine. You will find yourself turning on the side/old machine less and less.
So I don't really have an unused side/old computer that is operational. I'm an engineer, but not the computer kind.
Goodwill is your friend
I think that will require you to do some passthrough for drives and hardware which may not be trivial. If you're close to something working, stick to it. Otherwise I think that VM road is mostly pain. Caveat: I have not tried to do VM stuff in probably 10 years so it could be easier now.
What was the specific issue?
Error code Somethingxsomethingsomethingsomething hexadecimal-like
Edit: Hx4d3cim4l
I'm switching. I've been intimidated by the command lines but jfc these people are cartoonishly evil.
I'll say that I only touch command line when I want to on nobara (I hear bazzite is the same). In general the days of command line being necessary are over
It's clearly been way too long since I've looked into this
The world has changed a lot. Linux Usability has come a long way. It's not perfect, but it sure isn't as bad as it was for non-techies.
Mint was my first Linux distro away from Windows. Command line stuff is essentially optional if you're just using the computer for web browsing, gaming through Steam, basic desktop usage, etc. No regrets, fuck Microsoft.
I've enjoyed mint the last month or so. My previous dabbles with Linux were much more command line necessary than it is now. And on the rare occasion I need to, there's usually good info out there to read.
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