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Workplace is forcing me to switch back to Windows :( (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 weeks ago by ISolox@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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After 4 years of using Fedora KDE as my main OS with 0 issues or drawbacks, my workplace is now requiring all computers to be on Windows 11. Any suggestions to make the transition back more bearable?

My dissapointment is immeasurable, and my day is ruined :(

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[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

the last time i used wsl on a work windows laptop, windows fucked up the virtual disk drive and everything in it was gone.

this was about 5 years ago, so hopefully it's gotten better.

[–] Lettuceeatlettuce@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

It's alright now, does what it needs to do. It's kind of a pain because of the weirdness of running as a pseudo-VM, but better than no Linux at all.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

pseudo-Cm

what's this?

[–] Lettuceeatlettuce@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Sorry, typo, I fixed it now. Pseudo-VM is what I meant.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago

it's funny that you used psuedo-vm; i've always wondered if i would have been able to recover the disk image was qcow instead of whatever wsl uses.

[–] ccunix@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Honestly WSL2 is pretty good now. I have Fedora running in it and use basically the same config files as my personal laptop. Neovim behaves exactly the same across both. The only problem I have is that CTRL+V get intercepted by the terminal before it get to vim. That means that block visual mode is not available to me.

That and multiple desktops feels REALLY clunky, even compare to Gnome.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago

The only problem I have is that CTRL+V get intercepted by the terminal before it get to vim. That means that block visual mode is not available to me

this was was my biggest gripe with wsl because i do 95% of my work with the vim and bash and i'm saddened to learn that it hasn't gotten better.