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End of 10 — Windows 10 is reaching the end of its support. Time to make the switch to Linux. (endof10.org)

submitted 5 days ago by JRepin@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/30792652

Support for Windows 10 ends on October 14, 2025. Microsoft wants you to buy a new computer. But what if you could make your current one fast and secure again?

If you bought your computer after 2010, there's most likely no reason to throw it out. By just installing an up-to-date Linux operating system you can keep using it for years to come.

Installing an operating system may sound difficult, but you don't have to do it alone. With any luck, there are people in your area ready to help!

5 Reasons to upgrade your old computer to Linux:

No New Hardware, No Licensing Costs

Enhanced Privacy

Good For The Planet

Community & Professional Support

Better User Control

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[–] Flames5123@sh.itjust.works 7 points 5 days ago (4 children)

The only thing keeping me on Windows is Teamcraft for FFXIV. It has packet capturing on Windows, but not on Linux because of the way they’re doing packet capturing. There have been people who claim to get it working, but it’s still not 100%. I could even use plugins to get ACT (DPS meter) working, but sadly no plugins for Teamcraft…

[–] heavy@sh.itjust.works 13 points 5 days ago (1 children)

That's interesting because pcapping is definitely not some windows exclusive feature, and the means are pretty transferable. I wonder what the hold up is.

[–] Flames5123@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago

Yea, that’s very weird. It’s open source so anyone could make changes to it, but still.

https://github.com/ffxiv-teamcraft/ffxiv-teamcraft

[–] NotProLemmy@lemmy.ml 6 points 5 days ago (2 children)

use wine or proton

[–] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I worked on this myself: there's no way to get it working no matter what anyone says they managed to get working

You can force team craft to run on the same wine prefix (XIV launcher makes that ezpz) and everything fancy related to that and it just doesn't work

[–] NotProLemmy@lemmy.ml 0 points 4 days ago

VM+GPU pass through

[–] Flames5123@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago

The game uses wine, but the packet capturing just doesn’t work.

[–] xnx@slrpnk.net 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

What do you use it for?

[–] Flames5123@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago

My main game: final fantasy XIV. It takes packets so I don’t have to put in the items I have each time when I want to craft and lets me know what inventory they’re in.

[–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca -1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Don't let this hold you back.

[–] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 days ago

Legitimately it's this and COD that keep Win10 LTSC on one of my drives it's that useful for the game