Upgrade to Linux

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Post by pabs3 » Thu, Oct 06, 2022, 10:20 PM UTC

Upgrade to Linux
upgradetolinux.com

Re: Upgrade to Linux

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Post by boomskats » Thu, Oct 06, 2022, 10:42 PM UTC

> Desktop Linux is an alternative to Mac or Windows. It’s free, more secure, and runs on almost PC

The content here is neat! Running into a typo in the first sentence I read was a little off-putting though.

Re: Upgrade to Linux

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Post by 1970-01-01 » Thu, Oct 06, 2022, 10:48 PM UTC

Sorry, I've already installed GNU/Linux and simply don't have time to try and get both working!

https://www.getgnulinux.org/en/

Re: Upgrade to Linux

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Post by rcoveson » Thu, Oct 06, 2022, 10:49 PM UTC

boomskats wrote: post #2

> Desktop Linux is an alternative to Mac or Windows. It’s free, more secure, and runs on almost PC The content here is neat! Running into a typo in the first sentence I read was a little off-putting though.

As somebody who ran desktop Linux on a caseless machine with the CPU cooler screwed into a bulk Top Ramen box, I can confirm it runs just fine on almost PC.

Re: Upgrade to Linux

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Post by Cyberdog » Thu, Oct 06, 2022, 10:50 PM UTC

Is it just me or is the Ubuntu font really hard to read for long-form text? It doesn't help that it's larger than normal body text too. Sites like this remind me that custom fonts in CSS were a mistake.

On topic… calling switching to Linux an "upgrade" is pretty presumptuous. It's not an upgrade for someone whose business relies on programs or technologies which are still only available on Windows - for many of those people, that's probably why they're on Windows in the first place.

Re: Upgrade to Linux

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Post by wanderingmind » Thu, Oct 06, 2022, 10:51 PM UTC

1970-01-01 wrote: post #3

Sorry, I've already installed GNU/Linux and simply don't have time to try and get both working! https://www.getgnulinux.org/en/

Strange they recommend Fedora and not Arch for learning Linux internals

Re: Upgrade to Linux

#7

Post by pjmlp » Thu, Oct 06, 2022, 10:51 PM UTC

I keep seeing these upgrade advertisement since Windows XP days....

Re: Upgrade to Linux

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Post by Ruq » Thu, Oct 06, 2022, 10:55 PM UTC

boomskats wrote: post #2

> Desktop Linux is an alternative to Mac or Windows. It’s free, more secure, and runs on almost PC The content here is neat! Running into a typo in the first sentence I read was a little off-putting though.

Based off one of the sponser links I followed, methinks the writer's first language might not be english?

Not to deride the site, or any writer.

Re: Upgrade to Linux

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Post by ekianjo » Thu, Oct 06, 2022, 10:55 PM UTC

Again Linux users trying to convert Windows users at every OS change. It wont work well. Windows users expect Windows, not having to relearn everything from scratch

Re: Upgrade to Linux

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Post by least » Thu, Oct 06, 2022, 10:55 PM UTC

This website is terrible. Its "resources" are almost entirely just links to articles and youtube videos. The information is poorly presented and poorly written. Why is the front page entirely taken up by a picture of a penguin?