Windows 10, upgraded from Windows 7 two years ago (I would still be on Win7 if it wasn't for steam being chromium based slop)
I will say I do like Win10 though, it's basically just an upgraded version of Win7.

>>6458
>I will say I do like Win10 though, it's basically just an upgraded version of Win7
naruhodo

>>6459
my only kvetch is that I'm too retarded to know how to turn off the telementry bullshit that it does sometimes.
Like I have task manager open so I just close the process.

>>6460
Telemetry even after you unchecked the telemetry options when installing Windows? Because I know they give you an option to disable it when you install Windows, but don't know if there's any option post-install.
I would help you, but after years of using Linux in my disdain for Windows, I have forgotten most of everything about Windows...
Had to use Windows for a recent project and was completely lost as to how the settings even worked.

I'm enjoying the last bit of Windows I can before I'm forced onto Linux come October.

I'm in the middle of preparing a dual boot for the first time right now, gonna upgrade to windows 11 first I guess so it doesn't fuck up linux boot afterward. Was thinking of doing a clean install of 11 since I already used the upgrade from 7 to 10 and am starting to wonder how rickety my current system might be getting.
The idiot-proof(?) atomic distros for linux that can easily roll back updates look neat so I wanna try one. Was thinking Bazzite or otherwise a different KDE one.

Window 10 as a daily driver, though I'm not sure yet if I will stick to it once I have enough money for a new system. I absolutely need to work with Adobe software and can't afford to spend too much time on getting used to a new ecosystem and workflow. I don't like the idea of having to dual-boot just to have access to the suite.
Can a Linuxkissuer tell me if it's possible to use regular Windows software like that on Linux without putting any additional unnecessary stress on the system through things like a VM?

Windows 11 sucks but I'm too dumb to use Linux.

>>6457
I've been involuntarily using Windows 11 after my laptop was forcibly upgraded from Windows 10. I've been meaning to try out Linux Mint for a while now, but I've been putting it off due to a combination of business and laziness. I can just boot it from a USB stick, right? Will I still able to access my files and programs on my other drives?

>>6462
I feel like the Windows 10 support lasted a lot shorter than Win7...
>>6463
>I'm in the middle of preparing a dual boot for the first time right now
Nice! Hope you have fun!

>>6466
>I can just boot it from a USB stick, right?
Yeah.
>Will I still be able to access my files and programs on my other drives?
I think you can, but it's not very straight forward. The filesystem for the two OSs is different: Linux is ext4 while Windows is NTFS. I think you can mount NTFS drives on a Linux if you install the support for it, but not sure how reliable it is.
>>6464
>Can a Linuxkissuer tell me if it's possible to use regular Windows software like that on Linux without putting any additional unnecessary stress on the system through things like a VM?
There's Wine, but couldn't tell you how good it works with the Adobe suite. Looking at the WineDB entry for Photoshop (what I assume are) 20xx releases, the support doesn't seem very good.
Having to use Windows only program sucks. It's like you're stuck in an abusive relationship. Everything else is shit, but you can't leave because you need the software.
>>6465
>too dumb to use Linux
I wouldn't say anyone is too dumb for Linux, it's pretty simple once you get the hang of it. Everyone is just accustomed to Windows. But yeah, you'd have to be willing to spend some time getting used to it if you do want to switch to it. Still, worth it if you don't have any reason to stick to Windows. Ever since I switched to Linux, I'm frustrated every time I try to use Windows.

>Daily
Android...

I am using Windows, because I am not unemployed.
I might set up a laptop with some linux shit, it looks vaguely fun, but also it might just be more work.

>>6469
Should I count that as Linux?

>>6464
>I'm not sure yet if I will stick to it once I have enough money for a new system.
If you're planning to get a new system for Linux, and if you Windows PC is adequate enough for gaming and other resource extensive stuff, you can get by with some cheap second hand stuff for linux. And I mean cheap. I'm currently daily driving with an old xeon chip off of 5400RPM HDDs and I couldn't ask for more. Well I could but that would be for gaming on Windows... Other than the slowness of having to load programs from an HDD, the experience is very smooth.

Chrome

Too many W*ndows users... I've been daily driving Linux in one form or another since 2018, settled with Arch in 2020. Dived head first into Linux not knowing a single thing about it but I survived. The only time I've had problems with Arch breaking was after an update that broke X11 somehow, but I fixed it downgrading one package. It's mostly foolproof if you know how to follow instructions from the wiki.

Still using Windows 7 since 2009, but will probably be forced to upgrade to Winblows 11 sooner than later. I tried Linux once when I had to recover a dying HDD and it's definitely not for me.

Distros I have used:
Linux Mint - too boring. It's like I'm Linuxoiding wrong.
Raspberry Pi OS - it's Raspberry Pi OS, what else there is to be said?
Gentoo - it's all fun and games right until you try to use it for serious business. Not for my workflow.
Ubuntu - all about srs bzns, but it's God-forsaken abhorrence.
Kubuntu - in theory and practice, it's closest to perfection for me, at least as far as my experience goes. Sadly, its development has been degrading for the worse.

I should also try Xubuntu and Lubuntu sometime. I just want Ubuntu's compatibility with the experimental stuff I mess around with, but GNOME and optimization towards GNOME give me same kind of nausea I had when I heard how Cortana greets you through speakers after Windows 11 is installed. I don't care about distros that can't satisfy these conditions for me.

no option for temple OS?

I use W10 LTSC on my desktop, macOS on my work laptop, FreeBSD on my home server, and Debian and OpenBSD on some VPSs.
I like them all about the same for the jobs they do.

Just switched my laptop to Ubuntu after Windows shit itself. My desktop is still running Windows 10 but if I like Linux enough (and my games work) I might switch it too.

>>6457
I dual-boot Windows 7 and Windows 10 LTSC, the former I use for retro and non-steam gaming and the latter is more of my daily driver OS.

I've tried Ubuntu and 20.04 was great but then 22.04 was terrible. If I ever decide to dabble in linux again I'll probably go for either Debian or Mint instead.

xubuntu

>>6464
one possibility is to use Windows as your main host OS and a Linux VM

I have windows because I must game

I just keep it basic with Windows as I'm not a programmer guy and I just want to do stuff. I tend to stick with the version past its "support" and might actually still be using 7 if local AI didn't require 10 or above. I lucked out there since my motherboard (or was it cpu) was doing its artificial rejection thing when I tried to install 7 a few years ago.
I'll probably be on 10 for at least another 3 years unless they restrict some amazing new technology to 11, which doesn't seem to be on the horizon.

Windows because I'm not a NEET

>>6460
https://github.com/undergroundwires/privacy.sexy
I haven't used this, but it's what the cool kids use these days.

I use Linux Mint and have been for the last 10 years. O don't remember the impetus for switching away from Windows 7 or 8.1 or w/e it was, but I asked a classmate from uni after I started wanting to switch away and it's what he recommended for Linux newbies. I liked it enough to keep using it by default. Right meow I use Linux Mint Debian Edition to be a contrarian, and it's on version 4 because I never update my shit. Also because all the random tinkering I did broke Python and broke other stuff and the auto-updater to LMDE 5 doesn't run anymore.

I used Linux for years but grown to actually dislike it. So last year I switched to Windows.

Win 11 because I have a job and need Photoshop and since I'm already here might as well do all my gaymin without having to jump through hoops.

Debian for my server and Mint Debian Edition for my casual use laptop because it's prettier and needs less set up than plain Debian.

>>6483
There is no reason to do this. Nobody migrates to Linux (on desktop) because there's something on Linux they absolutely must have and can't get anywhere else, they do it because they don't need any of the Windows-exclusive software and thus can escape all the Microsoft bullshit. You might have a Windows VM for that one application you can't get away from, but doing things the other way around is a ton of hassle for no gain.

i use debian myself desu
recently i installed linux mint on my mum's laptop and she loves it, much faster and easier for her to navigate than windows 10 ever was

all she does is browse facebook, and yet it struggled to even do that...

>>6504
Surprise boxes are mean.

>>6496
Interesting. I have never heard of someone disliking Linux and switching to Windows. What made you switch? In either of the OSs.

>>6505
Do not open <==3

Been using linux for years, likely getting near a decade now. Ultimately settled on Debian after messing around with Arch for a good bit. I am increasingly becoming of the opinion that Debian is in fact perfect (for my needs), and that I may never need another OS in my life.

>>6503
>Nobody migrates to Linux (on desktop) because there's something on Linux they absolutely must have and can't get anywhere else
That's me.

>>6503
- Having a linux VM allows you to try linux without committing to a dual boot. It allows you to familiarize yourself with desktop environments and the applications they're made for -- for instance, using a distro that uses KDE lets you quickly try out preinstalled apps like Kolourpaint, Krita, and Dolphin (file manager).
- You can do dumb things in a Linux VM that are easy to revert, like playing around and bricking your install by deleting important folders. You can quickly reinstall, to test a set of commands to do something and see if it works on a fresh install.
- Before WSL, I'd use a linux VM to compile with gcc and practice using bash.
I know I sound like chatGPT... Anyway, this isn't a big issue, there's not much at stake. Anyone can easily make or delete a VM.

>>6510
These are all temporary things that aren't really exclusive to Linux anyway. Fucking around with an OS is just a VM benefit, not a reason to specifically establish a Windows+LinuxVM setup.

Use switches to toggle between laptops running different OS.

VMs are a major inconvenience. If you've got an extra computer you can just switch OS easily for no performance penalty by putting your monitor on a HDMI switch

>>6513
Nice setup.
Is that a laptop keyboard you have under your mac? What is that for?

>>6514
Mint. Server development and everything hasn't been moved off of it to either Windows or Mac

Basically the hinges on the laptop broke and I took the monitor out and used it as a keyboard+computer to hook up to the monitor

>>6515
Naruhodo. A headless server.

>>6517
punny

It seems like most imageboards, or at least the ones I look at, have a higher percentage of UNIX-like operating system users especially Linux which is nice.
What were the numbers in the past? I wonder if recent events changed the ratio.

Honestly surprised at how many Windows users there are here. For some reason I thought everyone would be a Linux freak.

>>6506
>What made you switch?
Didn't like Linux CLI
Didn't like any of Linux's options for GUI
Didn't like package management. I would go far to say that it's stupid in a desktop context. It's a glorified app store type experience but even worse because you have to update everything which brings along a good chance of something breaking if you waited too long to update, or it breaks anyway.
Learning to script in bash felt like a necessity which is why I procrastinated on learning it.

>>6586
>Didn't like Linux CLI
I practically never use it. At most I can do apt-get install and apt-get remove or copypaste some ffmpeg command online, but I don't often install or uninstall things. Linux CLI feels about the same to me as it did on Mac and Windows, I type whatever some tutorial tells me to type, but I at least try to think if it makes sense first so I don't brick my system like an idiot told to delete system32 in the old days (it was me, I was this idiot. Thanks internet). I feel more powerful with Linux CLI at least, but I also know more about it from the days when I would set up CentOS webservers for websites that didn't even live a month before I got bored.
>Didn't like any of Linux's options for GUI
This is the most legit argument for the average person (apart from specific software not being available obviously). I don't like Mac's GUI at all. I still suffer with one because it's an alright animebook. Linux has a ton of GUI options, but if you don't like any of the common ones and don't want to make your own GUI I can see why someone would just say fuck it because nobody likes a bad GUI. I don't know if you've tried it, but Cinnamon for me feels pretty close to Windows 7 which is also the last Windows version I actually liked and would've likely never left if it didn't get outdated with newer Windows versions being spyware and full of other aids.
>It's a glorified app store type experience but even worse because you have to update everything
I can pick whatever I want, postpone current or all future updates of whatever I want. Not everything is in my package manager either, sometimes I've just downloaded some random deb or imageapp file and don't run updates on it. I can also do everything with one line of text in CLI if I want, but I don't want to.
The concept is also so stupid that both Mac (everyone uses Brew) and Windows (WinGet is official) are picking it up? It's clearly a good concept and all you need is a GUI people like that makes people think it's not a package manager for some reason. Much better than having a dozen updater executables installed dozens of times running at all times.
>which brings along a good chance of something breaking if you waited too long to update, or it breaks anyway.
My Mint installation is five years old and never broke from an update. I always do a Timeshift backup before a big upgrade just in case though.

There's many package managers, here's the one that comes with Linux Mint whatever version I'm using. Right click to select ignore current or all future updates.

>>6587
I should probably mention I changed the font rendering on my computer so if you hate it it's me, not Mint.

>>6588
>I should probably mention I changed the font rendering on my computer so if you hate it it's me, not Mint.
I did that too but too many websites use fonts that depend on smoothing to be any good and there's also CJK and ultimately I felt much better switching back.

>>6589
I kinda like the crisp kanji I get. I get the thick smooth ones and the thin fountain pen ones in my VNs either way. My main monitor is pretty old so I picked rendering accordingly. I probably wouldn't use this if I had a newer and higher DPI monitor on my desktop. Works for me.