uszo165@futurology.today to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 17 days agoWindows 10 refugees flock to Linux in what devs call their "biggest launch ever"www.neowin.netexternal-linkmessage-square67fedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down11
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minus-squareAdmetus@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·16 days agoI’m using it on my laptop as a teacher. My gaming PC with steam is linux. I see improvements in performance every half year. Had a student want to use it. I told him he needs to dual boot. Keep his options open. Then time will tell whether he will make the great leap.
minus-squarePika@rekabu.rulinkfedilinkarrow-up1·16 days agoDual boot should be default suggestion for everyone trying Linux out. No pressure, just try it.
minus-squaresobchak@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·15 days agoVMs are a solution too, depending on what you use each OS for. I’ve worked some jobs where my main work machine was Linux, but would sometimes need to use Windows-only software, and would just run it on a VM.
I’m using it on my laptop as a teacher. My gaming PC with steam is linux. I see improvements in performance every half year.
Had a student want to use it. I told him he needs to dual boot. Keep his options open. Then time will tell whether he will make the great leap.
Dual boot should be default suggestion for everyone trying Linux out. No pressure, just try it.
VMs are a solution too, depending on what you use each OS for. I’ve worked some jobs where my main work machine was Linux, but would sometimes need to use Windows-only software, and would just run it on a VM.