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Microsoft makes stupid decision for Windows = There's always someone writing up paragraphs of how they switched to Linux via Mint, like they're about to convert swathes of people to do the same. Insert meme where Obama is giving himself a medal.
You know, I did it. I finally took the leap, ditched Windows, and installed Linux Mint. And honestly? I can’t believe I didn’t do it sooner. I mean, who knew freedom from updates that hijack your work in the middle of a call could feel this good? It’s like discovering this secret, ultra-customizable paradise where I’m the one in control.
And the best part? It was way easier than I expected. No complicated coding, no hidden hoops—just a few clicks, a couple of quick installs, and bam: a smooth, speedy system that’s totally mine. I feel like Neo breaking free from the Matrix! Now I just want to shout it from the rooftops, like, why isn’t everyone doing this? Windows users could be liberated! Free from the reign of random reboots and endless notifications.
I’m telling you, if you’re still on Windows, come on over to the Mint side. We have stability, speed, and a whole lot of satisfaction. The world needs to know!
Aw shit, here we go again...
Art. New copy pasta?
It was just ai bullshit... Don't think to hard about it... Lol ...
Should've told me sooner, else I wouldn't have spent so much time working on a rant to your original comment
I mean, probably a lesson to be learned about the Internet in general... Don't trust anything you read I assume the dead Internet theory is true and go from there... Sometimes it's fun to talk to bots you know?
Don't take this shit like you're having a conversation with a real person... The only person you know is real is yourself.
I saw your comment I actually really just installed mint so i thought it would be funny... I tried arch and I ran into problems so I said let's just do something that just works... But for you I guess it didn't I would say try again if it's been awhile. I was able to get everything that I needed to work on mint that I was using on windows.
I tried to install pgadmin4 in Mint 22 and I must say I wasn't fascinated spending hours intensively rummaging through forums and websites trying to understand what went wrong with simple installation instructions and going through the process of finding alternatives to outdated commands and manually signing packages and whatnot for something that would've taken a few mouse clicks to do on Windows.
I am already busy with other things going on in my life and I simply don't have the time to fiddle around with config files and learning to fix my OS problems with commands and terminal. I just want an OS that does what it is told to do.
I still second the rest of the points mentioned in your comment, but I still feel like this isn't enough to convince me to completely hop into the Linux bandwagon as long as these types of third-party apps problems like unavailability, installation and lack of parity and features for official apps or alternatives persist in my workflow.