Other than “at gunpoint,” why are you still using Windows?
Just for the handful of games that can’t run on Linux. Other than that, all *nix
I have a 60TB disk pool with DrivePool software and have no place to put my data and create a Linux based pool. I have to wait until I can afford a new 20TB disk as a temp storage.
Unless there is an easy way to convert a DrivePool to mergerfs etc.
How much data do you have, and are the drives identical? Usually I do in-place conversions by taking some drives offline, creating a degraded raid on them, migrating the data, then wiping the remaining drives and bringing them online in the new raid.
Works for zfs pools too, but you can’t create a pool with missing drives, you have to create a temporary block device then mark it offline, then replace it with the real drive once it’s free.
Heh wow its been awhile since I checked my storage. Lol I forgot I added a bunch last year. Its actually at 116TB now with 13 free.
Wow! I thought my NAS was loaded, but good lord. What are you storing?
Linux ISOs 🏴☠️
I run my family’s Streaming Service.
Me too, but my library must not be nearly as impressive.
Those are rookie numbers.
Yeah good luck migrating that. Maybe if you’ve still got the torrents in your client, you could just delete and redownload some.
Unless there is an easy way to convert a DrivePool to mergerfs etc.
If I understood right, it’s just software joining together multiple NTFS drives. When you open in another os it’s just a normal NTFS drive
You could take two drives and create a raid1 (right? Or yolo without redundancy?) btrfs array. Move stuff from one drive, when it’s empty, format it as btrfs and add it to the array. Repeat for every drive.
But…
With this much data I wouldn’t risk if you don’t have experience with btrfs via cli
I tried installing Linux but something went wrong and it didn’t work.
I know better than to ask for basic computer help in a Linux community.
The Linux community seems to me more open than ever before. Possibly due to the influx of new users who’s job is not to administer Linux systems.
I wouldn’t be too afraid to ask questions. Linux systems are nowadays quite simple to setup and you shouldn’t have much problems with getting a simple question replied to.
All it takes is one asshole during the trial phase to turn someone off from the community entirely. Especially a non-technical person trying to come from something like Windows. And there are a lot of vocal ones across the various Linux communities. Especially in the discussions on GitHub, which is where you end up for support on nearly every piece of software not from a massive corporation, unless it’s a simple solution or a very common issue.
The number of times I have posted looking for assistance with an issue, or a small suggestion, and gotten some variant of “fix it (or add it) yourself, it’s FOSS” over the last couple years is a bit ridiculous.
Most of the community is great and super helpful. But the assholes are prevalent and very vocal.
Ehh, I have not found much help in the communities. You get couple answers shrugging, and nobody knows how to help you. I would also rather just read from a wiki, or something, since human interactions are so exhausting even online to this autistic idiot, but then I lack the technical knowledge (and language terms) to understand what I am even looking for in there.
In the end that lead me troubleshooting (and fixing) the problem using AI - which is kind of fucked up somehow, I would rather not. But a totally non-linux-understanding person could not have done that either, since it still required quite a bit of knowledge, to understand which terminal commands were correct, and would do even close to, what was claimed.
don’t give up :)
at first i tried to get Bazzite (didn’t even install), then Mint (apparently it doesn’t work well on dual monitors), and what finally worked was CachyOS, and i’ve been cruising on it for a few months now
I’ve always used it as my primary driver, so I know very well how to get the most out of it and customize it to my standards. Some of the software I use has no acceptable replacement on other OS. I don’t experience even a fraction of the problems that are reported online.
And you are entirely unbothered by the invasion of privacy?
It’s a bother but it can be limited somewhat via toggles and DNS blocking.
Not all of us just use our computers as a hobby, I don’t have the time to figure out Linux and make things run in wine or proton, and fixing things that break from updating that software is annoying.
The majority of the time you just click play in steam, heroic, or whatever. It’s no worse than windows.
I don’t do any tinkering on my desktop.
Majority yeah but the stuff that doesn’t work can be a serious time sink to fix.
Not all of us just use our computers as a hobby, I don’t have the time to figure out Linux and make things run in wine or proton, and fixing things that break from updating that software is annoying.
That’s funny, not having time to deal with shit (like stopping Windows from spying, serving ads, and otherwise abusing me) is exactly why I use Linux.
Unlike Windows, Linux ‘just works.’
That takes a few minutes, it’s not like Linux doesn’t have stuff I’ve gotta spend time to fix too.
Yup
Heavily modded Skyrim
I have a surface pro x I bought during the pandemic that I plan on use until it’s physically broken (software-wise, you may as well say it already is busted) just to watch YouTube and browse the web on the sofa.
Otherwise, I haven’t had to use Windows on my desktop in a year or so ever since switching to Linux. Hooray.
I’m hesitant to leave 10 because there are a few games I play that don’t support Linux, and I like em too much to quit if 10 still works. However, once support officially ends forreal, I will say goodbye to those games o7 11 will never touch my outers.
At work tho they had to upgrade to 11 in the office, and since it’s retail the office isn’t really that important but 11 is so poorly designed the computers barely run anymore
I’m also curious what games you’re talking about. Most work even without official support. The games that don’t are multiplayer where the AC specifically blocks Linux, which are basically just EA games and Chinese games.
One interesting thing I’ve found is that legacy windows support is better on Linux through WINE/Proton than on Windows. Old games are more likely to be runnable on Linux than Windows.
Specifically Destiny 2, as it’s been my vice since 2019. But given that Sony absolutely gutted the staff working on it, I’m really just trying to tie up loose ends with achivements n the like before moving on.
there is an automatic cutting device used to make crafts projects and the only way to run it is with its manufacturer’s software which only runs on windows
I tried to get it to work on Linux and had mixed success just getting it to start, but it failed miswrably at trying to communicate over the USB connection to the device no matter what I did
the only thing that worked was running a windows VM with VirtualBox and that got the connection to work but the experience of operating it became poor so until that device dies or the app gets Linux support (neither happening soon) at least one machine must be windows, and right now getting another PC is prohibitively expensive
Dual boot . You can install most distros non destructively side by side in your current partition. Ubuntu even makes it point and click on install.
Legacy windows projects development. I switched to Linux and run windows as virtual guest with minimal usage though.
I bought my pc before nvidia was trash and so that’s the card I’m stuck with. Do any Linux work well with nvidia cards yet?
Pirated games and modded games
You can pirate and mod games on Linux no worries. I pirated WWE 2k25, and I’ve modded both Minecraft and Kerbal space program.
You can but it’s not no worries, especially repacks.
I’ve never had issues with games from gog on Linux. I played new games like cyberpunk and older games like heroes of might and magic 4. I’ve played modded mount and blade bannerlords, the Japanese mod, no crashes or such. I played pirated uncharted 4 without issues as well. My point is, if this is truly the only reason you’re still on Windows, I think you should give it a try. I haven’t looked back for a second
It just never gets old. Can you say it again?
For gaming, until the instant I can run SteamOS on my rig
SteamOS isn’t magic, you know. Other distros already work just fine right now.
None of the big ones have matched Win11 performance on my machine, or even come close enough to justify switching. I’m hoping that SteamOS’ planned Nvidia support, which reportedly is being developed with some degree of collaboration with Nvidia, will move that needle.
Skip
today’sWindows11 update: it breaks cursor styling, resets wallpaper, and moreJoke’s on them, I’ve been using Linux for nearly 27 years now.
ditto
Thanks. Will not switch from Gentoo to Windows today.
Man, I feel like I went 15 years without anybody talking to me about using Gentoo but now THEY’RE BACK! Glad to see you.
I use Debian BTW. ; )
But you’re right, when did it shift from gentoo to arch?
Eyyyy gentoo gang 👋
I have more interest in starting a WatchWindowsDie group than I do in going back to Windows, but it seems like the entire internet is already on the beat.
Windows will not die so easily. Two reasons: 1. Too much money behind and around it. 2. Sheer corporate inertia. 3. As long as there is no competition to the AD/Entra ecosystem, companies will buy it. Ok, three reasons.
I will counter all that with one reason:
Nobody trusts Donald J. Trump with their data.
The French Gardia switched over to an in house Linux distro and now a lot of governments and companies are watching to see what happens.
Just switch to Linux guys, stop being abused.
Skip today’s Windows 11 update
Way ahead of ya, champ.
I’ve been skipping windows updates for years.
This guy/gal skips Windows
This is the Preview channel update. People that opted into it should anticipate issues.
No it isn’t. I have a secondary Windows machine and I got that update without being on any insider channel.
Preview is not Insider. You have to manually select Preview channel updates.
Still, i’m on the main branch.
Here, as linked from the article:
Idk, i didn’t manually download the update.
Check if the “Get the latest updates as soon as they’re available” option is enabled. That’s usually the issue.
deleted by creator
skip microsoft altogether
Or, y’know, just install Linux?
Unfortunately work/jobs. We are full into Microsoft and have lab equipment which is annoying at a bare minimum.
Skip
today’sWindows 11update: it breaks cursor styling, resets wallpaper, and morethere, I fixed it.
Can’t skip the update if you don’t have any Windows installations.
taps_forehead.jpg
taps_forehead.jpgtaps_sideburn.avif
Gotta love that AI generated, reviewed, and shipped code.
Just when I thought Windows couldn’t get worse.
And users are the QA department.
Skip
today’sWindows11 update: it breaks cursor styling, resets wallpaper, and moreFor the people not using Linux in the comment section, you can’t skip a Windows update. It’s going to happen no matter what.
I mean I guess you can adjust the registry or whatever but 90% of Windows users aren’t going to do any of that.
I could have done it and I didn’t. I updated and now my cursor is all fucked up.
It’s an optional update. It doesn’t automatically install without activating the option to do so.
Even registry changes won’t stop their stomping. My final straw was changing the drivers for AMD for the fifth time, despite editing the registry, sending console commands, and exiting settings. MS drivers just bulldozed right over them. I said fuck it, set up another ssd with Bazzite, dual booted, and three months ago converted the Windows drive to a VFAT, after not booting Windows for a full year. I miss Fusion 360, that is all. I do not miss the headaches. Linux took time to setup, time to learn, and time to personalize. I still think it saved me time overall with how few problems arise, however.
You can pause Windows updates, although I’m not sure I would suggest it because they are usually patching a baotlad of security vulns.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/updates-lifecycle/pause-updates-in-windows
Not defending Microsoft in any way, just pointing out that the option exists. Of course you will get updates once it unpauses, but maybe another CU down the line won’t break shit.
I’ve tried everything it eventually doesn’t update all on its own regardless of you wanting to do it or not. So I just stop trying to fight it.
LOL
Oh, Microslop… How far you have sunk.
Fuck Windows. 2026 truly is the year of Linux. Finally!
Hell yeah made the move myself at the end of last year and am loving it
