I switched to Linux after using Windows for 10 years

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Post by delvin0 » Thu, Oct 15, 2020, 3:32 PM UTC

I switched to Linux after using Windows for 10 years
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Re: I switched to Linux after using Windows for 10 years

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Post by lonk » Thu, Oct 15, 2020, 4:00 PM UTC

I will read article when author switches from medium to something that not blocking within ten years probably

Re: I switched to Linux after using Windows for 10 years

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Post by KarimDaghari » Thu, Oct 15, 2020, 4:04 PM UTC

lonk wrote: post #2

I will read article when author switches from medium to something that not blocking within ten years probably

for whatever it's worth, I find dev.to as the better alternative to medium (at least for technical subjects)

Re: I switched to Linux after using Windows for 10 years

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Post by gambiting » Thu, Oct 15, 2020, 4:05 PM UTC

>>Windows 10 needs at least 8GB physical memory to run the operating system properly

Define "properly" - I'm running Win 10 2004 on 1GB of ram and it's absolutely fine. Maybe the author is confusing "need" with "will use all available ram to prefetch".

Re: I switched to Linux after using Windows for 10 years

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Post by stabbles » Thu, Oct 15, 2020, 4:06 PM UTC

maybe the author is one of the last people to switch from Windows to Linux as Microsoft embraces Linux

Re: I switched to Linux after using Windows for 10 years

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Post by RutZap » Thu, Oct 15, 2020, 4:06 PM UTC

_My first computer was a Pentium II one and it had Windows 98 installed when I purchased it in 2008_

I think this must be a typo. 2008 seems quite a late time to buy a Pentium II, I had my Pentium II in 1998ish.

Re: I switched to Linux after using Windows for 10 years

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Post by gilber_godrey » Thu, Oct 15, 2020, 4:07 PM UTC

stabbles wrote: post #5

maybe the author is one of the last people to switch from Windows to Linux as Microsoft embraces Linux

apparently microsoft isn't actually switching to linux

Re: I switched to Linux after using Windows for 10 years

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Post by david422 » Thu, Oct 15, 2020, 4:09 PM UTC

I switched to Ubuntu on my main machine a few years ago. This is my second attempt. There are still some annoyances I run into, the biggest being that the dock regularly disappears after sleep. How would I ever set my parents up on something where even the most basic features require fixes like this https://leimao.github.io/blog/Ubuntu-Dock-Disappear/?

Re: I switched to Linux after using Windows for 10 years

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Post by ogre_codes » Thu, Oct 15, 2020, 4:10 PM UTC

RutZap wrote: post #6

_My first computer was a Pentium II one and it had Windows 98 installed when I purchased it in 2008_ I think this must be a typo. 2008 seems quite a late time to buy a Pentium II, I had my Pentium II in 1998ish.

Author claims the computer had Windows 98 on it so I would assume it is second hand since you couldn't buy a new computer with W98 on it in 2008 either. Or as you say a typo or mistake.

Re: I switched to Linux after using Windows for 10 years

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Post by ghoshbishakh » Thu, Oct 15, 2020, 4:10 PM UTC

gambiting wrote: post #4

>>Windows 10 needs at least 8GB physical memory to run the operating system properly Define "properly" - I'm running Win 10 2004 on 1GB of ram and it's absolutely fine. Maybe the author is confusing "need" with "will use all available ram to prefetch".

Windows 10 in 1 GB? Can you tell me your experience on browsing the web on that?