I’m considering switching to linux but I’m not a computer savvy person, so I wanted to have the option to switch back to windows if unforeseen complications (I only have 1 pc). Is it just a download on usb and install? And what ways can I get the product key or “cleaner” debloated versions.

  • chraebsli@programming.dev
    13·
    4 months ago

    similar here. im still ‘new’ to linux but have to use windows for my apprentice. also my father uses windows. so often i have to click a button multiple times, ads, or window not responding, ads, sometimes its slow af. did I already mention ads?

      • Jumuta@sh.itjust.works
        81·
        4 months ago

        Potatoes are free hardware though? You can grow them yourself, study the source code, make changes to it and release it for others to use. Pretty sure you can’t do that with most modern computers

      • chraebsli@programming.dev
        1·
        4 months ago

        my laptop is pretty good, its just windows using much resources. yeah i’d be able to but i only use it like 3h per week for one buggy app. its not worth it

          • chraebsli@programming.dev
            1·
            4 months ago

            my laptop probably has very similar specs to your laptop. also, windows just uses more computing resources than linux in general.

            i dont care about if its few seconds faster at booting or has few percents more resources availabe after hours of configuring.

            all i need for my apprenticeship is just a windows laptop to work with office365 and a few specific apps, which dont need full resources. but it has to be windows because of domain policy from ADDS.

            my apprentice will end in a few weeks and since i wont need these apps anymore tomorrow in a week, ill delete the windows partitions from my laptop.

            id appreciate you helping me and others with articles how to get a bit faster windows system, if id asked for it, but i didnt.