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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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You won't be missed (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago by funkajunk@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I changed my main machine over to Linux in the beginning of April, setting it up on its own NVMe so I could keep my other drive with Windows 10 intact and dual boot when needed.

I've been having a blast - ricing hyprland, better workflows, great gaming experiences.

Then yesterday I realized that I hadn't actually bothered to dual boot once since testing out the Windows entry in my systemd-boot menu when I first set it up.

Guess who just gained a 1TB drive to install more games?

I wiped out the Windows drive with no remorse. Damn, that felt good.

Goodbye Windows, you won't be missed.

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[–] Brujones@lemmy.world 44 points 4 months ago (8 children)

That was my experience as well. 2 hard drives, so I thought, why not dual boot? Surely, I'd need windows for some reason or another.

6 months later, I realized the same thing - I have a 1 TB drive doing nothing. I nuked it and never looked back.

[–] muhyb@programming.dev 13 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (5 children)

Sometimes I run into some bullshit reason so I keep an old 120 GB SSD with Windows 10 in it so when I need I can plug it into my laptop.

The latest reason was, Xiaomi's bullshit bootloader unlocker that only works on Windows.

[–] meekah@lemmy.world 18 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Do you need windows running on bare metal? I'm quite happy with a VM for all my windows usage. For example the mouse I use has a config tool that only works on windows

[–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 months ago

What mouse is that?

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