Yes, more or less my plan also. But In fact I will be trying Win 11 IOT Enterprise LTSC 2024. If that turns out to also be a Microsoft turd, then I will give Linux a try. My only reservation with Linux is with security. Can I still safely do my online banking etc. using Linux? There doesn't seem to be the equivalent of Bitdefender et al for Linux...
Linux surpasses 5% market share on US desktops for the first time
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Linux is far more secure than Windows and it's nearly impossible to get infected with viruses due to how file security works.
I'd expect security won't be a problem but can't comment. As for me, I upgraded my Windows 10 installation of six years to 11 the other day, though I have tested it in the past. Well, it was an inconsistent, ugly experience, and the right-click menu made no sense. Here and there are bits and pieces of good design but it fails to come together. It was also sluggish on Zen 2.
Last night, I formatted and installed 10 Pro from scratch, using an ISO from July 15, so it was largely up to date. What a pleasure it was coming back to the 10 desktop. Everything just works and is pleasant to the eyes.
adisoftcafe
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Wait! 69% of Mac computers are on OSX? That means 69% of MAC users are on hardware older than 2016??????
dangh
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From what I've read Davinci doesn't support certain audio formats in Linux, has that been resolved or is that still the case?
Rudyduu
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Unless you know the operating systems of every desktop in the US, how can you say it's false or not? It's not like you provided anything to support your opinion.
Linux does not perform better in every instance. It's not most or all, it's some for both operating systems. Linux isn't the clear winner in gaming performance, yet.
dangh
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Depends on version, free version have some limitations on supported codecs (which is one line fix on import, converting audio encoding is trivial), paid version have much wider support.
I consider resolve to be the best video processing tool, and consider buying their console which works in Linux as well.
Yeah.....most Apple users keep their hardware for a long time. When I was working in e cycling in 2012 we had no issue selling G4/5 macs from 2003-2005 we refurbished.
I use Davinci in Windows. Will install it on a Mint VM and try it.
CapNemo72
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MaXtor
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Fair, but I imagine this goes both ways. Linux users tend to be more privacy conscious; some set their user agent to appear as Windows in order to reduce fingerprinting by appearing as a more common user.
I haven't tried rendering in Linux in a while but last time I tried it was far slower than Windows.
I've been using OpenSuSE Leap for years. My firewall/router is running a highly customized version and I have a laptop that is dual-boot between Leap and Windows 11, however, I have only booted Windows 11 maybe once or twice since I put Leap on it. I have one Windows 10 PC which I will upgrade the hardware next year, and two other PCs that run Windows 11.
That said, I'm not a hardcore gamer, nor do I do any video work. One of the Windows 11 PCs is my HTPC.
The leap install is simple and easy to upgrade. And, the Leap distro shares code the SuSE Enterprise Linux and tends to have some decent support in their forums.
That said, I'm not a hardcore gamer, nor do I do any video work. One of the Windows 11 PCs is my HTPC.
The leap install is simple and easy to upgrade. And, the Leap distro shares code the SuSE Enterprise Linux and tends to have some decent support in their forums.
CapNemo72
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OK, thanks, I assume you were using something like Blender or maybe rhino?
dangh
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Just do not expect good performance in a vm. Gpu acceleration wont work.
hahahanoobs
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onebignerd
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It won't last, these are just OS transients. Come the release of Windows 12 or some equally trivial change(s) that sent them to Linux will send them back to Windows. LOL
I use VM's daily, I am aware of the limitations and not that bothered. I can always run it on the media server if necessary as that never gets turned off.
There are still too many things that it doesn't have that are still must have for me:
1. Finances - Quicken (and don't tell me web based alternatives are good enough).
2. Taxes (see #1) - Found out how bad taxes could be when I tried H&R Block to save a few dollars - will be going back to TurboTax next year.
3. Too old (too lazy???) to learn a new OS - once I moved from DOS to Windows (WFW 3.11) it's hard to go back to a new OS.
Keep thinking about for the PCs that won't be upgradeable (Wife will not learn something new).
MaXtor
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You probably know this, and while it’s not an ideal option for most, you can set up GPU passthrough.
I've been thinking about this but any update can break it, requiring hours upon hours to fix it.
dangh
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This is not always properly working. On Linux I use distro box to isolate apps like resolve. On Windows it really depends.
bexwhitt
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One of my customers had a 2018 AIO that was not eligible for Windows 11, so they got a new one, which the old guy doesn't like as much as it's not got a touch screen.
They gave me the old one, and I put Linux Mint in it and gave it to my sister, works perfectly and for what they use it for no different than windows.
They gave me the old one, and I put Linux Mint in it and gave it to my sister, works perfectly and for what they use it for no different than windows.
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