• Diplomjodler@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      Take it slow. Install a VM with Mint. Play around with it. Get familiar. Move your regular usage over to it gradually. Make the jump when you are ready. It’s perfectly OK to have reservations about a big change like that. But you don’t have to do it all in one go.

      • ssillyssadass@lemmy.world
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        1 month ago

        It’s not using it that’s the problem, I have Mint installed on my work PC and my laptop, and I like it. But for some reason installing it on my main PC, which I use pretty much every day, has me worried for reasons I don’t get myself. It’s like a soft phobia, an irrational fear.

        • 18107@aussie.zoneEnglish
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          1 month ago

          It took me 3 years from when I first started dual booting to when I launched Windows for the last time.

          Take your time, move as slowly as you want, and always leave a way back. Eventually you might notice that you’re feeling more comfortable with Linux than Windows, and if you’re lucky, you might not even notice when you’ve stopped using Windows.

    • chortle_tortle@mander.xyz
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      1 month ago

      That’s interesting. Have anything that comes to mind as easily searchable that might start showing up? I would have to imagine a lot of corporate stuff that is certain they want to keep up on security.

      • fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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        1 month ago

        CPU: intel 7th gen or earlier.

        I doubt companies will be flooding markets with anything. 7th gen devices came out almost a decade ago (yes it’s almost been that long since 2016) and most companies only keep computers for 3-5 years max.

  • Gen_Euffe@sh.itjust.works
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    1 month ago

    Originally I planned to switch in October when support for W10 runs out, but it seems my PC made the push for me.

    At the start of July June some issue with windows that caused my system to freeze and then get stuck on boot when restarted finally bricked my system for a 2nd time this year and I was forced to reinstall the OS again. So, instead of wasting another 4 months on dealing with all the crap windows has been throwing my way lately, I just jumped ship to mint.

    3 weeks in and, so far so good. Really got around to all the personalization it allows over windows. Learning to run a pc mostly through the terminal has been a step out of the comfort zone, but an enjoyable one tbh