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Re: Last Windows 11 update changed all default browser settings to Edge

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Post by freeqaz »

derekp7 wrote: post #329
freeqaz wrote: post #245

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I'd definitely recommend checking out Arch or Manjaro if you're a developer btw. Ironically, I've had fewer issues with Linux since swapping. Simple things like being on the newest kernel tends to keep hardware issues at bay. (And switching to Pipewire has fixed all of my audio issues completely) It's ironic that a "rolling release" OS is often more stable than a "mainstream" OS like Ubuntu. That's just been my exper…

Similar reason to why I'm on Fedora. 6-month release cycle with a 12-month maintenance cycle. Which means I can frequently get on the latest kernel and other goodies such as Pipewire, yet I can also wait a couple months after release to pull the trigger in case there are issues. I'm also seriously considering Fedora Silverblue once I get more of a feel for how it works under the covers.

How does that work with EOL for a release? Does everything break and you have to re-install?

My disk encryption is a little complicated so I'm happy that my rolling release means I only have to re-install when I swap boxes. That was my biggest issue with Ubuntu -- your were SOL when EOL :P

Re: Last Windows 11 update changed all default browser settings to Edge

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Post by runjake »

lnxg33k1 wrote: post #156
0xFF0123 wrote: post #152

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Didn't Ubuntu have an Amazon link in the Unity start menu for a while?

That could be removed and never come back, on the other hand i think canonical is going towards the path of Microsoft nonetheless

I fully expect Microsoft to eventually acquire Canonical, and if you pay attention to behind-the-scenes interactions between the two, it seems very likely.

Re: Last Windows 11 update changed all default browser settings to Edge

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Post by tinus_hn »

jiggawatts wrote: post #130
schleck8 wrote: post #85

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> Based on this very recent comment, even the creaters of Windows do not: I made a joke about this after the Windows 11 update introduced the new right click menu, meaning things like 7zip and my file reputation tool where all an additional click away for no apparent reason other than putting bigger spacing and more icons. That just had to be designed by atleast someone who doesn't power use Windows, and maybe even d…

Microsoft broke their own right-click menu integrations in Explorer by doing this. "Open with Code" and "Open with Visual Studio" have both been relegated to the "Show more options" submenu. It absolutely boggles the mind that any of this was shipped. This is Beta level software.

For extra items in the right click menu to appear, Explorer has to load dlls and ask them if they want something to appear.

If one of the dlls is slow to respond, Explorer can’t show the right click menu. Even though 99 out of 100 times you right click the desktop, it wasn’t to open that ‘ati settings utility’ or whatever a driver added to that menu.

It wouldn’t surprise me at all if the reason they removed the items from the main menu wasn’t both to make it less useful to add crap items and to make it less painful if they don’t load quickly.

Re: Last Windows 11 update changed all default browser settings to Edge

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Post by tata71 »

ivanmontillam wrote: post #218
ur-whale wrote: post #187

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Nobody forces anyone to install an OS, but he probably meant that he was pressured into, not by someone but by the very conditions of software. My example: I had to return to Windows a while back because I rely heavily on Zoom Meetings, and Zoom in Linux is just near unusable.

People here willingly use Zoom over Jitsi Meet? How come?

Re: Last Windows 11 update changed all default browser settings to Edge

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Post by bravetraveler »

freeqaz wrote: post #391
derekp7 wrote: post #329

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Similar reason to why I'm on Fedora. 6-month release cycle with a 12-month maintenance cycle. Which means I can frequently get on the latest kernel and other goodies such as Pipewire, yet I can also wait a couple months after release to pull the trigger in case there are issues. I'm also seriously considering Fedora Silverblue once I get more of a feel for how it works under the covers.

How does that work with EOL for a release? Does everything break and you have to re-install? My disk encryption is a little complicated so I'm happy that my rolling release means I only have to re-install when I swap boxes. That was my biggest issue with Ubuntu -- your were SOL when EOL :P

There's an in place upgrade process, as long as you haven't put a bunch of third party repositories/packages on the system they tend to go generally well

Some of the more drastic changes aren't adopted this way, eg: filesystem defaults

Re: Last Windows 11 update changed all default browser settings to Edge

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Post by tata71 »

freeqaz wrote: post #391
derekp7 wrote: post #329

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Similar reason to why I'm on Fedora. 6-month release cycle with a 12-month maintenance cycle. Which means I can frequently get on the latest kernel and other goodies such as Pipewire, yet I can also wait a couple months after release to pull the trigger in case there are issues. I'm also seriously considering Fedora Silverblue once I get more of a feel for how it works under the covers.

How does that work with EOL for a release? Does everything break and you have to re-install? My disk encryption is a little complicated so I'm happy that my rolling release means I only have to re-install when I swap boxes. That was my biggest issue with Ubuntu -- your were SOL when EOL :P

Eh, you could change your source repos/force upgrade etc — just couldn't expect the forums to support your borked system, afterwards.

Re: Last Windows 11 update changed all default browser settings to Edge

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Post by tata71 »

runjake wrote: post #392
lnxg33k1 wrote: post #156

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That could be removed and never come back, on the other hand i think canonical is going towards the path of Microsoft nonetheless

I fully expect Microsoft to eventually acquire Canonical, and if you pay attention to behind-the-scenes interactions between the two, it seems very likely.

Link or two to get me started?

Re: Last Windows 11 update changed all default browser settings to Edge

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Post by tata71 »

adamddev1 wrote: post #35
prohobo wrote: post #14

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Yeah, the answer is to simply not use Windows. I can only see there being an advantage for some game developers to be using it these days. Linux is actually a much better OS for techies: you can make it look nicer, have a better workflow, and you can really play games now that Steam Deck brought so much focus on Linux compatibility. Otherwise, Mac OS is doing just fine as well.

Unfortunately laptop driver support is often rough. I used an XPS 9343 (one marketed as supporting Ubuntu) but I faced issues with popping speaker sounds and mobile data tethering sucking GBs of data for some crazy reason.

Buy hardware for the software you want to use for your comfort and security.

It can't be an afterthought.

Same goes for phones. Buy the right phone, don't be upset you can't load GrapheneOS on your cheap Samsung handset.

Re: Last Windows 11 update changed all default browser settings to Edge

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Post by thorin »

intsunny wrote: post #29

> How do you deal with Microsoft's crap on a daily basis? Any similar stories? Based on this very recent comment, even the creaters of Windows do not: This has been the case for a while. I worked on the Windows Desktop Experience Team from Win7-Win10. Starting around Win8, the designers had full control, and most crucially essentially none of the designers use Windows. I spent far too many years of my career sitting…

I was amused recently sat with a bunch of IBM consultants that had mac books and couldn't get them to work with the conference video screen. If only they'd had the foresight to develop some kind of compatible PC.
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