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Windows 10 support quietly extended until Oct 2027, as users reject Windows 11
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Linux isn't hard to set up anymore
Basic install yes, getting all your favourite apps and network connectivity...well, it's much better than before, but still a short term pain.
I dunno, maybe I've just had good luck when it comes to hardware compatibility, but networking has always just worked for me. Along with audio and pretty much everything else.
Getting the apps you want installed is the same thing you'd have to go through with a fresh Windows install too. And I think Linux package management is way easier once you do the initial install. So I would argue that Linux is actually better in that regard.
No. Network connectivity just works unless you have some really esoteric hardware. I just installed a USB wifi ax 5400, total overkill for my telco router. CachyOS just took it in stride. Most apps, including many Window apps install painlessly. The moment Linux sees an .exe, it launches wine and installs the app.
Right now it's mostly "just works" most people use office and internet apps anyway.
I had to plug in ethernet to the wifi drivers updated. Map a nas drive with the correct invocation in /etc/fstab. Getting camilladsp to work in multichannel 5.1 setup, getting my fricken nvidia drivers working, getting star citizen to work (still doesn't), getting roon to work in bottles, adding the right repos even for various software.
Linux has come a long way. It is mostly consumer grade now, but still has some refinement.
What flavor of Linux?
I have many. 4 Rpi4 with PiOS, Riopeee, Moode, an HTPC with mint, a laptop with mint, a gaming PC with Bazite, another laptop with arch and an old PC with Debian stable.
My favourites are Bazite and Mint.
Yeah, it was way less friction than I was expecting. It went smoother than some windows updates do (specifically the ones where they just reset settings to their shitty defaults).