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Why Linux is Better Than Windows 11 (www.youtube.com)
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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

Off only the top of my head.

-Potentially faster installation

-Free

-More control

-Many distributions from LinuxFromScratch to Mint, making it meet the interests of nearly every demographic

-Wonderful sense of community

-No spying

-No bloatware depending on distro

-No ads

-Many window managers supporting different workflows

-Incredible command line power

-Easy installation of software with package managers

-Less malware

-Fully customizeable ux/ui

-Can uninstall anything you don't want

-Will help you learn how a computer works at a deeper level if you want to

[–] [email protected] 2 points 15 hours ago

-Potentially faster installation

Installed CachyOs yesterday that must have been the longest install I have been through. I'm liking it so far though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

-No spying

depending on the distro

-No ads

depending on the distro

-Can uninstall anything you don’t want

How can you uninstall systemd?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

It will differ by distro, but generally for debian, you begin uninstalling systemd by installing something else like SysV init:

apt install sysvinit-core sysvinit-utils
cp /usr/share/sysvinit/inittab /etc/inittab

Then you will need to configure grub by editing /etc/default/grub changing:

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="init=/bin/systemd console=hvc0 console=ttyS0"

to

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="init=/lib/sysvinit/init console=hvc0 console=ttyS0"

and then executing update-grub as root.

Then you can reboot so that the system boots off of sysvinit instead and then purge systemd with apt-get remove --purge --auto-remove systemd. This also removes packages that depend on systemd.

Then you pin systemd packages to prevent apt from installing systemd or systemd-like packages in the future.

echo -e 'Package: systemd\nPin: release *\nPin-Priority: -1' > /etc/apt/preferences.d/systemd
echo -e '\n\nPackage: *systemd*\nPin: release *\nPin-Priority: -1' >> /etc/apt/preferences.d/systemd

Depending on if the distro is multiarch, you might also need:

echo -e '\nPackage: systemd:amd64\nPin: release *\nPin-Priority: -1' >> /etc/apt/preferences.d/systemd
echo -e '\nPackage: systemd:i386\nPin: release *\nPin-Priority: -1' >> /etc/apt/preferences.d/systemd

This information was sourced from this wiki dedicated specifically to removing systemd on multiple distributions and replacing it with something else:

https://without-systemd.org/wiki/index_php/Main_Page/

[–] [email protected] 3 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Wow. Honestly, thank you! I had entirely forgot that this wiki even exists. I’ve bookmarked your reply. :-)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 14 hours ago

Of course, no worries. I seemed to recall there was something out there for this because I read some article a while back that was discussing the scope-creep in systemd, and the problems that result from it. I think I found this wiki originally at that time.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

~~Potentially~~ faster installation

Particularly when you're flashing the ISO you downloaded from MS to USB and it doesn't work unless you use MS's magic tool. Thus dropping you into the bootstrap paradox.

Especially because it gets partway through the install before failing to load NVMe drivers complaining there is no installation media to load them from.

It turns out it's faster to install Ubuntu and download one of MS's windows VM's and use that to download and flash a USB than actually install Windows 11.

[–] T4V0 1 points 15 hours ago

While installing Linux is faster you can use the Windows ISO directly with Ventoy instead of the Microsoft tool. At least, that's how I do it.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 day ago (1 children)

No ads in operating system. Simple.

[–] FooBarrington 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

nervous Ubuntu noises

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Elaborate?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

I switched my server from Ubuntu to Fedora, partly so I don't get sold Ubuntu pro on every login lol.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 23 hours ago (3 children)

True but also don't conflate Ubuntu with Linux

[–] [email protected] 2 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Is there a Linux OS nobody told me about?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

There are a lot of them out there dude. It's a world out there

[–] [email protected] 1 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I am talking about an official Linux OS since Ubuntu is "not Linux".

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 hours ago

I didn't say Ubuntu is not Linux, I said Ubuntu is not the only Linux.

[–] FooBarrington 3 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Sure, but it also means we shouldn't blindly recommend Linux and let users run into the arms of another Microsoft. Recommend good distributions.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Maybe it's wrong of us to recommend Linux, maybe we should be recommending a specific distro. Mint comes to mind.

[–] FooBarrington 1 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Yep, adding a non-Ubuntu-distribution makes it a great recommendation.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Didn't mint move to Debian? 🤔

[–] FooBarrington 2 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

Sorry, I meant any distributions that aren't Ubuntu. I don't mind Mint, even if it's based on Ubuntu!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 22 hours ago

OK.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Let's be honest here

I like Linux as much as the next guy

...... But a violent kick to the 'nards is still more pleasant than Windows 11, so this is a "Luigi Wins By Doing Absolutely Nothing" scenario.

[–] Psythik 3 points 1 day ago

I like Windows 11. It has the best HDR support of any OS, bar none. AutoHDR is a godsend.

My only complaint is about the taskbar, which I fixed by installing StartAllBack.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yep, which also explains why a distro that comes with Cinnamon won...

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Now, now. Cinnamon is a perfectly competent DE. Gets out of the way. Does what it's supposed to.

Let us not treat it like it is Gnome.

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[–] meliante 1 points 21 hours ago

Why is my T440s so much slower on fedora than w11? 😔

[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 days ago

Kowalski! Analysis!

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