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[va3dso@mstdn.ca]

@itsfoss That there are ways to run EVERYTHING you need and not use Windows as your primary desktop OS. I finally made the switch over to Linux both for work and at-home use several years ago.

For work, there are a few programs that only exist for Windows - for that I run QEMU/KVM and run Windows in a virtual machine. So I guess technically I still have to use Windows, but for 99% of my working day, I am using Linux. For home life? 100% Linux!

#Linux #OpenSource #FOSS #LinuxMint

[samueljohnson@mstdn.social]

@itsfoss You can take your SSD or HD put it in another computer and it will just work*. (Windows won't and will likely notify you you're using unlicensed software).

*unless radically different eg, different processor type

[miiko@social.darxxide.eu]

@VA3DSO @itsfoss Exactly like it should be!

[cytro@mastodon.de]

@itsfoss
In 2026 ist mit necessary to use the shell as a normal User ️.

[rufovillosum@mastodon.sdf.org]

@VA3DSO @itsfoss Agreed. I use Irfanview and PDF-Xchange Editor under Wine. But for tax software and PowerPoints (work) I’m stuck with W11 within VirtualBox.

[porotocampo@mastodon.social]

@itsfoss you don't need to use the terminal, but it's nice if you now how to

[havehope@mastodon.social]

@itsfoss The Terminal is always a better choice than using a GUI.

[rosaluxemburgo@ursal.zone]

@itsfoss @mrgrumpymonkey
For beginners, I understand that the issue of whether it’s possible to install other desktop environments is important, provided it’s made clear that, as a rule, the distro’s default desktop environment is fine-tuned in a way that’s often difficult to achieve with desktop environments installed by the user.

[gnosticstreetsweeper@mastodon.zip]

@itsfoss Two things. The man pages are actually good. My experience with GNU/Linux improved tremendously when I learned to integrate man pages into my day to day.

Second, related to the first and generally good "tool" advice. Don't fight Linux. GNU/Linux wants you to use the shell and text centric workflows so lean into it.

[earl@mast.john1126.com]

@VA3DSO @itsfoss

I understand there are some applications that were designed only for Windows. I have one like that and use Wine to run it in Linux.
http://john1126.com/589

I am thankful to be running everything (100%) on four different machines (not including servers) using Linux.

#Linux #Windows

[ottoflux@indytelegraph.com]

don't listen to a friend that tells you to log in and type:
> chmod u-rx .
and log out.

[earl@mast.john1126.com]

@itsfoss
It is easy to record the audio playing on the computer. I used to manually move cables from the speaker jack to the microphone jack to record audio. Now I can do it easily from the command line with arecord, as shown in the video.

#Linux #LinuxMint #arecord #music #Jesus

[phifo@mastodon.social]

@itsfoss Use a distro with BTRFS and snapper making automatic snapshots so you can boot into a snapshot and rollback in case something goes wrong. Saved me so much trouble and time.

[kyub@social.tchncs.de]

In a terminal shell, if you want to do a recursive operation on dotfiles only, don't do `.*` -- do `.[^.]*` for example, and test with a non-destructive command like `echo` beforehand. Reason: `.*` includes `..`

[itsfoss@mastodon.social]

@ottoflux haha