Scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days ago"You should probably just throw it away"poptalk.scrubbles.techexternal-linkmessage-square495fedilinkarrow-up11.39Karrow-down115
arrow-up11.37Karrow-down1external-link"You should probably just throw it away"poptalk.scrubbles.techScrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agomessage-square495fedilink
minus-squarerocketpoweredredneck@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·17 days agoGet that dual boot going, you can learn now and switch later.
minus-squareCileTheSane@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·17 days agoI got a dual boot going so I could try Linux and have a windows fallback. Mint went so smoothly for me I never used my windows boot.
minus-squarert136us@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·17 days agoSame. I took the plunge a few weeks ago and have been super happy. Got my wife switched over too, now just my kid is left
minus-squareYoga@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·17 days agoYou’re right, I was just reluctant because my PC is really old and I was worried adding more stuff would just make it even more sluggish. I asked my favorite AI and it told me not only was that wrong, but the opposite is probably true lol
minus-squareMoobythegoldensock@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·15 days agoYep, linux runs way lighter than Windows and will probably run much snappier than you expect.
Get that dual boot going, you can learn now and switch later.
I got a dual boot going so I could try Linux and have a windows fallback. Mint went so smoothly for me I never used my windows boot.
Same. I took the plunge a few weeks ago and have been super happy. Got my wife switched over too, now just my kid is left
You’re right, I was just reluctant because my PC is really old and I was worried adding more stuff would just make it even more sluggish.
I asked my favorite AI and it told me not only was that wrong, but the opposite is probably true lol
Yep, linux runs way lighter than Windows and will probably run much snappier than you expect.