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To: dayglored

Every year or two I try a couple of Linux distros and I tried again last week. I lost a few hours of my time that I’ll never get back.

Windows is still better in spite of its problems.


5 posted on 12/28/2018 6:16:46 AM PST by Moonman62 (Give a man a fish and he'll be a Democrat. Teach a man to fish and he'll be a responsible citizen.)
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To: Moonman62

Amen. That city in Germany last millions in trying to use Linux as a desktop.


8 posted on 12/28/2018 6:38:19 AM PST by for-q-clinton (This article needs a fact checked)
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To: Moonman62

What problems do you run into?


10 posted on 12/28/2018 7:50:25 AM PST by BipolarBob (Have a McClane Christmas : "Now I have a machine gun HO-HO - HO".)
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To: Moonman62

Similar here at home (retired).

I have a Linux laptop with Mint 18/Cinnamon. I don’t so much real computing with it.

Last summer I purchased a Win10 tablet to try to get familiar with Win10. I am not sure whether it is the tablet — I also have an android tablet that acts similar — but it with shut down and take forever to restart. Any open programs are closed. It is more of an irritant than anything.

For serious computing, I still use my Win7 laptop and desktop, and older Windows programs — Publisher 98, Word 97, Excel 97, etc. I can open them and complete the task before figuring out the ribbon menu in the newer versions.


12 posted on 12/28/2018 8:13:25 AM PST by TomGuy
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Also, a couple of weeks ago, the Win10 tablet upgraded 6 times in one day.

This day, I noticed it reverting to the sign-on screen numerous times. That had to mean an update and reboot.

Mostly, I just use it for a radio program to listen to talk radio. I don’t have a lot of trust in it to do much more.


13 posted on 12/28/2018 8:20:44 AM PST by TomGuy
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