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Sapphire · 4/27/22

I am fed up with Microsoft. I want nothing to do with the company.

What options do I have to move away from it? I want some solid ones that are easy use and ones that allow me to still do everything I do now on Windows. So I need something I can game on, do digital art on, and work on. I am working on starting up a website idea as well as do other odds and ends online.

GACishere · 4/27/22

LINUX

Black_Knight_Discussions · 4/27/22

Sapphire said:
I am fed up with Microsoft. I want nothing to do with the company.

What options do I have to move away from it? I want some solid ones that are easy use and ones that allow me to still do everything I do now on Windows. So I need something I can game on, do digital art on, and work on. I am working on starting up a website idea as well as do other odds and ends online.

It varies, and it depends on your level of knowledge on some of the other OS's out there, I did some research since I was also looking a year or two ago before I jumped to macbook and here are some that I've seen would help. Mac OS is the most noticeable ...the learning curve once you find out the basic button work you will know the lay of the land in about a month or so.

Then there's Chrome OS which uses somewhat of an android platform (somewhat) again its basic enough for you to get around and use to and you would be able to have the knowhow in time. Next is Unbutu, which is a mixed of Windows with some Mac OS feel it runs on a Linux platform and its been making waves for some computers lately...its very simple to use for beginners and if you are in a business it also works in that direction as well.
You're seeing a commonality here so far....Linux.

Linux Mint, is also something to look at as well, it runs on an open source but it has its own GUI (Graphic user Interface) and its free not to mention I hear its a fast loading OS as well among other factors

GACishere · 4/27/22

GACishere said:
LINUX

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Sapphire · 4/28/22

Black_Knight_Discussions said:
Linux Mint, is also something to look at as well, it runs on an open source but it has its own GUI (Graphic user Interface) and its free not to mention I hear its a fast loading OS as well among other factors

Is that an easy one to get the hang of?

I was told by someone else to go with Linux but it seems like there are so many damn options I can't wrap my head around it. Nuts all this is free too.

Nesut · 4/28/22

Black_Knight_Discussions said:
It varies, and it depends on your level of knowledge on some of the other OS's out there, I did some research since I was also looking a year or two ago before I jumped to macbook and here are some that I've seen would help. Mac OS is the most noticeable ...the learning curve once you find out the basic button work you will know the lay of the land in about a month or so.

Then there's Chrome OS which uses somewhat of an android platform (somewhat) again its basic enough for you to get around and use to and you would be able to have the knowhow in time. Next is Unbutu, which is a mixed of Windows with some Mac OS feel it runs on a Linux platform and its been making waves for some computers lately...its very simple to use for beginners and if you are in a business it also works in that direction as well.
You're seeing a commonality here so far....Linux.

Linux Mint, is also something to look at as well, it runs on an open source but it has its own GUI (Graphic user Interface) and its free not to mention I hear its a fast loading OS as well among other factors

MacOS by far everything else is going to cause huge compromise. At least with MacOS you can get software parity with windows on Linux that ain’t the case. You also will have driver issues too. ChromeOS is ass.

Jay · 4/28/22

Black_Knight_Discussions said:
It varies, and it depends on your level of knowledge on some of the other OS's out there, I did some research since I was also looking a year or two ago before I jumped to macbook and here are some that I've seen would help. Mac OS is the most noticeable ...the learning curve once you find out the basic button work you will know the lay of the land in about a month or so.

Then there's Chrome OS which uses somewhat of an android platform (somewhat) again its basic enough for you to get around and use to and you would be able to have the knowhow in time. Next is Unbutu, which is a mixed of Windows with some Mac OS feel it runs on a Linux platform and its been making waves for some computers lately...its very simple to use for beginners and if you are in a business it also works in that direction as well.
You're seeing a commonality here so far....Linux.

Linux Mint, is also something to look at as well, it runs on an open source but it has its own GUI (Graphic user Interface) and its free not to mention I hear its a fast loading OS as well among other factors

This is the answer. First option is MacOS as it is going to be the most polished, most feature-rich, and accessible OS. It will also work seamlessly with iPhone, iPad, etc.

Ubuntu is next up to me but this is where you start to have serious compromise IMO if this is your daily driver. Software and driver issues start becoming apparent and life isnt just plug and play like it is on Win and Mac. You will also have to settle for subpar homebrew apps you can find on win/mac.

ChromeOS is literally that…a freaking web browser OS.

bomb · 4/30/22

Sapphire said:
I am fed up with Microsoft. I want nothing to do with the company.

What options do I have to move away from it? I want some solid ones that are easy use and ones that allow me to still do everything I do now on Windows. So I need something I can game on, do digital art on, and work on. I am working on starting up a website idea as well as do other odds and ends online.

That makes the two of us. But unfortunately, i haven't gotten a total replacement for Microsoft. I often just find myself going back to it after being frustrated by the other OS. Well, Mac and Linux distros are becoming more user friendly, but still the ease of use is not as seamless as using Microsoft products.

You can also take a look at Chrome OS. But i have issues with it. It is so reliant on the internet. I work from remote areas some time and this will not fit well.

Blackgravity · 5/2/22

Kubuntu

Kubuntu | Friendly Computing

kubuntu.org

This distro was pretty good, I have a few laptops I run Linux on and I like how snappy it is. very clean.

Sapphire · 5/6/22

Blackgravity said:
Kubuntu

Kubuntu | Friendly Computing

kubuntu.org

This distro was pretty good, I have a few laptops I run Linux on and I like how snappy it is. very clean.

Going to check this out tonight, thanks!

I was looking into different options. A few people on other forums recommended Fedora for me since they have various options that can function like Windows but my issue is... The terminal thing. Is that hard to learn?

Ravenfreak · 5/16/22

I suggest checking out Ubuntu, it's probably my favorite flavor of Linux. I'm thinking about wiping the hard drive on one of my laptops and installing Ubuntu on it, since a Windows 10 update didn't install correctly on it. As for learning the commands in Fedora, you could look up a guide and keep it bookmarked. Fedora also has a GUI so doing the most basic tasks such as using Open Office software, browsing the internet, etc. won't require you to mess around with the command line.

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