Microsoft's approach to dismantling systems is controversial. Their stance raises concerns about stability and control.
Microsoft's approach to dismantling systems is controversial. Their stance raises concerns about stability and control.
Maybe someting is really broken? Some security update made Arduino IDE stop working for me, had to do some fix every time. Installed it via WSL2 and gave it one usb-port, problem solved. WSL2 is great, you can run Linux apps on a working backend insted of fixing.
I set up Linux Mint in roughly eight minutes. Perform an update—perhaps a minute or two, maybe longer. Install a handful of extra apps, around a dozen, and adjust the appearance and functionality, all within half an hour. No issues to address since everything remains stable. Deliver the machine to the customer in about ten minutes if you're traveling by bike.
I've mostly worked with around 50 laptops and another 50 desktops. Typically, a laptop update involves swapping out the hard drive, adding an SSD, and installing Linux Mint. The old disk is connected via a SATA to USB cable, and all necessary files are transferred. The user leaves with a system that starts in under half a minute—much faster than the previous 8 minutes for Windows. Desktops have mostly received SSD upgrades and are now used by other organizations we collaborate with.
Would you like some desktops? "Yes, please, a dozen." That pickup turned out to be three dozen! Recently I picked a few Apple Mac Mini models. They were straightforward to install Linux without needing to touch the BIOS, unlike some systems.
NOTE – No, never, ever dual boot. I've been using Linux for over ten years. My partner had her computer wiped by Microsoft in October 2018; it affected around a million users. Luckily, good backup procedures were in place—everything was saved on a Linux disk, so Windows 10 could be restored later and Linux continued seamlessly without interruption, except for the monthly updates.
Just another quick post about the second thread popping up fast—Windows messing with a Linux partition. Real talk, if there’s smoke, it means trouble is brewing. Let’s move forward!