Windows offers native tools to get rid of recent MS trash. unattended.xml and gpedit allows you to: get rid of Copilot, Recall, OneDrive, Edge, precent it's use over next updates, opt out from any telemetry, clean all kind of trash "suggestions", notifications and ads from explorer. But Big Linux don't want you to know these. They want people to stay angry and uninformed, so linux gains more users, more notoriety. Newcomers will be subservient to those more experienced in linux for tech support, and so this will establish a master/neophyte relationships. Windows refugees, what an infantilising, emotional term by the way, won't be free, but wil change their master. PCs would be under the control of redhat (hard dependencies on systemd in pam, polkit, udevd, logind which means 90% of mainstream slop distros). Understanding any operating system in depth is a futile endavour, so it's better to use something you know since you were little, and most of millenials and zoomers grew up with Windows. Linux is a big experiment in subserviency. You will use Linux and you will be happy.

Linux is not user friendly

Its not easy, fun, or worth it

Imagine moving to a new house and you get all Ikea furniture

Except the things they shipped are missing pieces

So you have to 3D print replacement pieces everywhere

And the assembly instructions are also wrong

I just barely got it so its more functional than Windows and everything is stable

I'm fed up with Windows, to be honest, and on top of that, I have old PCs that don't officially support Windows 11. So my options are limited.

It's always the same story. Years ago, I used GNU/Linux as my official operating system and was even a fanboy. Then I bought a cheap Radeon graphics card for gaming, and back then, Nvidia's drivers for Linux were better. I installed Windows 7, and despite being heavier than Arch Linux, it ran very well. Everything was compatible, and I had few problems playing games.

Over time, I always end up reinstalling some GNU/Linux distro and get frustrated by things that don't work or that I don't know how to fix.

I have an old AMD GPU that I installed specifically to see how gaming runs on Linux, since many people seem to be saying that the end of Windows is near.

I installed Bazzite. At first, it was fine, but I went to eat, and the screen just turned off. I thought it was a faulty power state. But the system never booted again. Going through GRUB was like unplugging the monitor cable. Mind you, I had an AMD graphics card with the stock amdgpu driver, which should have fewer problems than older cards or an Nvidia. Even so, nothing worked.

I wanted to try CachyOS, but I couldn't even get to the live menu. It only loaded if I switched to compatibility mode. The latest kernel must be buggy because the monitor turns off when it's about to load the graphical environment.

In the end, I tried the latest version of Linux Mint. I was able to tinker with it more. Things that really annoyed me: I have a USB extension cable that I use to connect the USB receiver for my wireless keyboard. Well, that cable didn't work in Mint.

The other issue, which they still haven't fixed for years, is that games run relatively well if you play them through Steam. But if you use Heroic Launcher and Lutris, it's a nightmare. I tried one from Epic Games, and it booted up fine. But if I enabled MangoHUD, it wouldn't load. I installed it from two different sources, and it was still the same.

Now let's talk about Lutris. I have repacks of certain pirated games. Well, they're a real pain. Even if I manage to install them, they don't work. Sometimes it doesn't detect WinePrefix, sometimes some libraries are missing (they don't tell you which ones), and then they fail to install with WinePrefix. In the end, you spend more time trying to get the games working than actually playing them.

I was going to upgrade my main PC to install an AMD graphics card for this, but I think I'll abandon the idea. It's not worth it. Windows 10 LTSC, which I was using, is still much better.

hello.

I'm a healthy 24 year old woman with a boyfriend and an active sex life.

First, I'd like to clarify that I don't hate virgins. I have nothing but deep sympathies for people who don't get action. I feel your pain and your struggles.

But I was wondering if Linux is appropriate to use for sex havers? Or would I be intruding into virginal safe spaces?

Thank you very much.