I bought a laptop yesterday, it came pre-installed with Windows 11. I hate win 11 so I switched it down to Windows 10, but then started considering using Linux for total control over the laptop, but here’s the thing: I keep seeing memes about how complicated or fucky wucky Linux is to install and run. I love the idea of open source software and an operating system without any of the bullshit that comes with Windows, but most of the open source stuff I have is on my android and fairly easy to install. Installing and using Linux just feels like it’ll be a whole different beast that’ll eat up most of my time and I’m kind of intimidated by it.

TL;DR Linux scawy, how does a barely computer literate scrub like me who’s used nothing but windows since the dawn of their life get started with Linux?

  • teawrecks@sopuli.xyz
    01·
    5 months ago

    If someone is leaving windows for privacy reasons, it doesn’t make sense to go to Ubuntu.

      • teawrecks@sopuli.xyz
        0·
        5 months ago

        I admit, everything I know about Ubuntu is heresay as I don’t use it myself. But I was under the impression that there was a lot of telemetry that they send back, and ads/bloatware they ship with to subsidize their development.

        • refalo@programming.dev
          2·
          5 months ago

          everything I know about Ubuntu is heresay

          Then why did you act like you knew what you were talking about?

            • refalo@programming.dev
              1·
              5 months ago

              I don’t. I ask because confidently wrong people are one of the biggest reasons why the internet sucks IMO, and I want to understand why people do it.