Chrome OS saw a good raise too. OS X(Mac) saw a decrease.

  • HouseWolf@lemmy.ml
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    10 months ago

    I got quite a few friends wanting to avoid Windows 11 and taking a serious look at Linux.

    Sadly less than half who've tried it out have wanted to stick with it, Due to technical problems or some neche software not being available/having a suitable alternative.

    • Swarfega@lemm.ee
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      10 months ago

      I'm in the same boat. I'd like to leave Windows but since installing POP!_OS I've had issues with ending up with two versions of Firefox installed (yes snap and yes I've fixed that now). My Yubikey can't be detected until I found a post by another user with a fix. I am still yet to find a way to get VRR working.

      There's no doubt that a lot of issues are user related but honestly I don't have this much trouble with Windows. This isn't the first time I've tried Linux and each and every time I find issues that I normally just give up on and revert back to Windows. I am trying though, I even purchased a second SSD dedicated for Linux.

      I gotta say though Valve's proton software is amazing and without it I probably wouldn't be trying so hard to leave Windows as my primary game doesn't have native Linux support.

      • HouseWolf@lemmy.ml
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        10 months ago

        Pop!_OS was also the first distro I tried and I had a lot of problems with it, I dunno why people keep recommending it.

        I've been fulltime on EndeavourOS for over a month no with no issues, but I also don't have any peripherals that require software to work correctly which makes me a rare case these days.

        • Swarfega@lemm.ee
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          10 months ago

          I'll give EndeavourOS a try then. Thanks.

          I tried Pop as it seemed highly recommended.

          • peanutdust@lemm.ee
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            10 months ago

            Mint and ubuntu are solid places to start linux. You can run them all pretty easy in a virtual machine btw, windows will even auto install ubuntu with the hyper v program. https://imgur.com/a/CFCSUvh Uncheck the secure boot for iso.

        • Resolved3874@lemdro.id
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          10 months ago

          I tried Endeavor for a bit before switching to Mint. May have just my me being to new to be jumping into Endeavor but I struggled and switch to mint within a couple days. was a beautiful distro though. Will probably jump back at some point since I'm running Linux on a spare PC right next to my main windows PC.