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1 posted on 10/27/2021 10:46:49 AM PDT by ShadowAce
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2 posted on 10/27/2021 10:47:01 AM PDT by ShadowAce (Linux - The Ultimate Windows Service Pack )
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Which distro has the best support base? When I was on ubuntu, a couple of problems reared their head but the community was pretty good about addressing it.

Also, I no longer use computers with DVD/CD drives, so the install would need to be across a USB stick.


5 posted on 10/27/2021 11:00:31 AM PDT by Kevmo (I’m immune from Covid since I don’t watch TV.🤗)
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My Win7 desktop died a couple of months ago, so I replaced it with a Win10 — which apparently doesn’t support the Win11 requirements.

I also have been using Linux Mint 20.2 some.

During the transition, I ran across LinuxFX which basically has Win10 appearance and WindowsFX which basically has Win11 appearance. They use the .wine emulation for Windows programs, so they are not fully Windows capable. However, for home users and novices, they narrow the gap between the Linux environment and the Windows environment.

https://windowsFX.org

Windows11 seems to have significantly more cosmetic utilities. One can even get back actual buttons, etc., by doing a lot of tweaking.


9 posted on 10/27/2021 11:31:50 AM PDT by TomGuy (!)
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Have used Linux Mint (ubuntu based) for years with no problem. My old quad core desktop and all the hardware run great, especially since I gave up hard drives for SSD ages ago.
Only thing clunky is Windows emulation. I have a few programs/games windows based but running in emulators leaves a lot to be desired.
12 posted on 10/27/2021 11:45:16 AM PDT by redcatcherb412
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How do I manipulate Linux to make the screen fit my monitors screen? On Windows, I RT click on a blank portion. On Linux??? How to conform it?


13 posted on 10/27/2021 11:54:31 AM PDT by Glad2bnuts ((“If there are no absolutes by which to judge society, then society is absolute.” Francis Schaeffer,)
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The major tax software is not supported in Linux.


16 posted on 10/27/2021 12:58:18 PM PDT by Revel
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Where is Mint? Mint is taking the market. That is why you do not see it in the list. These are all small fry compared to Mint. Mint is Debian/Ubuntu with Gnome also.

Ubuntu is popular because of the two click software repository and Mint uses the same Ubuntu software repository. But it kicks on Ubuntu for many other features Ubuntu does not have.

After trying ALL these I went back to Mint... No need to shop anymore... Even my young Grandkids got on Mint and right away flew with it like Linux pros. :)


20 posted on 10/27/2021 1:47:44 PM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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Thanks. I have tried most every Linux desktop you mentioned and more, and one sees lots of daily Internet and streaming use daily by a brother in the house, but as I have side, they all lack the ease of customization I find with Windows, and I would need to take a lot time learning how to do so with Linux. Then there is the unresolved but less needful multitude codec issue
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However, I am considering unplugging all my drives and installing a distro on a dedicated SSD (I do not want to dual boot), then plugging them all back in and use the F11 key (on my system) during POST to choose to boot Linux from that, and see if I can migrate my multiple portable browsers (each has a particular general purpose) or at least my profiles. As well as migrate certain Libreoffice configuration files. And go about customizing, including if I can finally remap CapsLock to ctrl+c that we have tried to do.

What are your thoughts about "Trusted Computing" (read) and Windows 11 and potential for abuse? And "Is Windows 11 DOA Or The End Of Computing As We Know It? What is TPM"? If the TPM becomes mandatory for Windows users that would boost Linux, although if it becomes mandatory for financial transactions (which I think it eventually will be) then that is another thing. As is if it will be eventually used to censor politically incorrect content, which I think is the trajectory. And no, i am not given to conspiratorial porn, but thinking soberly if not very well informed.

34 posted on 10/27/2021 5:05:37 PM PDT by daniel1212 ( Turn to the Lord Jesus as a damned+destitute sinner, trust Him to save + be baptized + follow Him!)
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I've tried Ubuntu, Mint, Fedora and Manjaro. Went back to Ubuntu and stayed there. Rock solid, I can customize it to my needs easily, the support for it is stellar and easy to find tutorials for anything I'd want to do with it. All my home PC's and my Laptop are all Ubuntu 21.04 LTS and customized to look like Mac's including having Plank installed.

My work laptop is (unfortunately) Windows 10 and I have a Win10 VM that I fire up when I need to do my taxes, use MS Office specifically for something, or use one of my Ham Radio apps that doesn't have a Linux equivalent. I have a backup copy of my Windows VM in case it gets corrupted so I can copy it back quickly if needed. Best DR option right there.

40 posted on 10/27/2021 5:54:21 PM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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There are on the order of 600 flavors of Linux, some 400 of which are actively maintained.

I doubt Torvalds himself knows the names of all of them.


42 posted on 10/27/2021 11:22:00 PM PDT by Paal Gulli
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