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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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How easy is it to switch back to windows? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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.

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[+] TCB13 -17 points 5 months ago (2 children)

so often i have to click a button multiple times, ads, or window not responding

Maybe you should use something faster than a potato as a computer. 😂

did I already mention ads?

If you're capable of installing Linux and getting a productive desktop experience with it I'm sure as shit you are also capable of disabling a few toggles under Windows.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

i love that comment😂

[–] TCB13 -1 points 5 months ago

A modern distro with let's say GNOME won't also run decently on a potato...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] TCB13 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

I highly doubt it. Not saying that Windows is good, but my i7 8th gen with 16GB of RAM boots Windows 10 Enterprise (with the usual crap disabled) into the desktop faster than the time it takes to post. Info here and here. Frankly Debian with GNOME doesn't boot much faster than Windows on that laptop.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] TCB13 1 points 5 months ago

Again, I'm not saying Windows is good.

I'm saying your statement was an over exaggeration and yes Windows by default has too much crap but it can be disabled as documented.

Simply that.