I got an email about support ending in October 2025; isn’t this still extremely early? Aren’t they usually about two or three versions of windows down the line before they end updates?
I don’t want windows 11 (and no I don’t want Linux either, knock it off); this is ridiculous.
and no I don’t want Linux either, knock it off
Sweetie, you need your Linux medicine 💊… Take the fucking pill or it’ll be injections!!!
I don’t want Linux either, knock it off
Ikr? It’s like “I don’t want to eat this pile of dogshit, but I also don’t want to eat any of this actual food you’re offering to me for free either, knock it off!” Ok then, I guess you can just starve, your choice.
Reminds me of the “Linux users are the vegans of software”
Yes, vegans are always right
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It’s just kinda how it is. You don’t wanna be forced into “upgrades”? Don’t use Windows. They famously do it all the time. There’s no secret third option.
You WILL use the people’s OS, proprietary software belongs in museums The only thing that stops me from using Linux is that I’ll miss out on the satisfaction of stealing it.
Redhat charges for support. Steal that.
That’s hilarious lmao
I don’t want windows 11
Hey, you should try L—
(and no I don’t want Linux either, knock it off)
no I don’t want Linux either, knock it off
That’s fine, all you have to do is go is copy paste this command line prompt and download this obscure third-party software and edit this registry entry and toggle these boxes and turn off updates and download this specific unlisted windows version and install it from scratch and disable this thing in your BIOS and set a custom group policy for your user and…
This is literally what Linux feels like to me, especially the command line ish
You can opt out of the vast majority of command line shit. I do development work and I barely use the terminal at work. I never use it on my personal machine at home. I’ve found that a lot of people who give advice like “run
sudo apt-get install thingy” instead of “go to thingy.com, click download, and then double click the file it downloads” are doing so because they prefer the more command-line oriented way of doing things. Which is fine, but not strictly necessary most of the time, especially if your OS is a glorified container for a web browser.Can I ask what you’ve tried to do in the past that had people sending you straight into the command line?
Literally day 1 install shit, I gave Ubuntu a shot a few years back and I felt lost. Maybe my brain was too small, but it just felt like your post in a nutshell. I’m also a
so that could also be my bad for trying to download something other than GimpYeah gaming can still be a pain at times. It’s gotten a lot better even within the past couple years but I can understand why people hold out on it
Yes, and yeah it’s ridiculous, especially when there are a decent chunk of computers that can’t upgrade. Death to Bill Gates, Death to Microsoft.
You can install 11 with a quick registry edit. I’ve been running 11 for over a year this way on a ryzen 1600 (not even an old CPU) without any issue. This proves they’re absolutely going to bat for the likes of netflix and disney+ in their perpetually losing war against piracy. Like I’ve never not been able to acquire an episode of a popular show on a streaming service within 24 hours, so what’s all this even for?
It’s Microsoft’s continual march in the direction of adding more ads, and more spyware into Windows.
Yes, MS is getting more aggressive in their end of life terms for the general availability channel releases (Home, Pro). Use Windows 10 LTSC (EOL 2027) or Windows 10 IoT LTSC (EOL 2032) to avoid this.
Download the one you want from here: https://massgrave.dev/windows_ltsc_links
Optionally, you can customise the install media using NTLite if you want to automate customisation/debloating. Test in a VM first before deploying.
Once installed, activate using https://massgrave.dev/ using the
HWIDoption.Windows 7 was so good, the fact they came out with windows 10 shortly after, and then windows 11 shortly after that one and decided yup, 11 is the one we want to have longevity with keeps Microshit winning. What a great company.
Oh yeaaah, it’s Linux time 😎
My brother has to reformat a laptop because the is petition isn’t big enough for windows 11, and it’s 80 gigs
But how else will Windows 11 mine crypto in the background?
I don’t want windows 11 (and no I don’t want Linux either, knock it off); this is ridiculous.
Then get ready to pay the Apple Tax.
The Apple tax is more than made up for with all the bullshit you have to put with on Winblow
Y’all “I don’t want to learn Linux, it is hard :(” people are about to either learn that the reading isn’t actually very hard, or that the hoops you’ll have to continuously jump through to make shitty Windows barely functional is actually hard AND incredibly annoying.
There are only two paths from here. Good luck
Even though i have no gaemz, my video card drivers are barely working, my RAM randomly shits itself, and I smell burning whenever I charge my headphones through the USB, I still laugh at windows users desperately cling to their spyware OS. Yeah, enjoy your video games.
Sure, the closest thing to entertainment Linux offers is firing up Gimp and hoping it doesn’t spontaneously combust your hard drive, but at least I’m free!
At least we got gimp 3 before GTA VI
I’ve got fucking Tux Racing, and every time I boot it up my screen starts flickering and my cd-tray starts opening and closing so fast, the friction starts making smoke and triggering a full scale evacuation.
I fucking love ubuntu
I just wish the GIMP devs would change that stupid name. Half the reason I’m recommending Krita instead these days instead is because I don’t feel comfortable saying “gimp” in polite company. Don’t get me wrong, I love transgressive art, I’m no prude. But I think it’s time to advance beyond juvenile humour when naming general-audience programs like this.
I could probably call it GNU Imp, which stays on brand with other GNU packages. Imp is still kinda awkward but at least it’s not a sex joke.
It’s sad because the mascot for the program is really cute.
I think Imp is a great idea for a name. Easy to say, easy to spell, and it has a playful connotation.
For entertainment on Linux I use this indie open source app but you’ve gotta compile it yourself from source and recompile your kernel too to make it work. Oh and reinstall all your drivers and pray to the tech gods and sacrifice your first born child and turn it off and back on again.
Anyway, it’s called Steam.
Steam takes 3 minutes to install from a flatpak
That’s the joke mb
U good, I just got exhausted from seeing some of the other comments itt
But can it Peggle?
I wish I could migrate our whole network to Linux but sadly that’s not how it works. I dread deploying windows 11.
Windows Vista, 7, 8, and 8.1 all had 10-year support spans like this, it’s just the fact that Microsoft has slowed down releases that makes it feel shorter. You can chill on W10 LTSC until 2032 if you really want. W11 Pro will allow you to get rid of most annoying things via group policy.
If I had to go back to windows, LTSC or whatever equivalent would be the only way. Not gonna catch me using an “operating system” that reminds me of candy crush every time I open the start menu
Even then it’s wild how feature-rich KDE plasma is ottb comparatively.
Even then it’s wild how feature-rich KDE plasma is ottb comparatively.
The only thing more pleasant than KDE’s features and stability these days is how resource-efficient it is. We are well beyond the bad old KDE4 days where bugs and crashes were the norm and it was a RAM and CPU hog. Modern KDE is just a joy to use.
