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Win-Linux War
a month ago
I've been doing a lot of different stuff lately, kinda hard to focus on one thing. I've been doing third-person shooter tutorials for Unity, but had to take a break so I could make a new 3D Gun model to use in the weapon swap one, which is time consuming. I've also been occasionally writing, both babyfur stuff and my novel. I also want to improve my animation skills and do more stuff with that.
Lately, I've been mostly occupied with one specific thing. Windows 10 is going to die in October, and Windows 11 has a whole bunch of nasty AI bullcrap, especially that horrid Recall thing. People keep saying "Oh Leon, relax, it's not like the Government is spying on you", but it still pisses me off, so don't try and downsize it. They say you can disable it, but I won't trust windows to leave it off.
Because of this, I've been looking into switching to Linux. I've booted up a Linux OS in a virtual machine and surprisingly managed to get a lot of stuff on it running, including Moho and even a piece of Abandonware called "March: Offworld Recon", so Linux definitely looks like a good alternative. The one downside is that it is more complicated than Windows, as you need to install things via the terminal with specific commands rather than just clicking on them like in Windows. Also, in order to get Good Old Games (GOG) to work with it, you need to install a new Game launcher, which admittedly probably isn't too hard, but is still extra steps, and I'm not sure if my Fallout 4 mods will carry over. All in all, it does look like a great OS, but I'd need a LOT of tutorials to help me get it running fully. I also need to back up my C and D drives before attempting it.
There was also another nagging issue in the back of my mind. I've had this laptop since 2019. It's easily the best Laptop I've ever used, which is why I've used it for so long. Alas, I can't help but wonder when I'll have to upgrade to a new one. Is there a point to even switching to linux if this laptop suddenly dies one day? It still performs fine, but the thought still lurks in the back of my head. I really don't want to upgrade until absolutely necessary.
So yeah, I've been kinda stressed out by the decision. Stick with windows for familiarity and ease at the cost of crappy AI, stupid updates that keep turning themselves back on and potential drive failure, or Linux, a more comfortable setting with more complicated and potentially stressful methods? I'd rather do Linux, I'd just need a lot of patience. Again, please don't argue that Windows AI crap is fine, I will never accept that.
Lately, I've been mostly occupied with one specific thing. Windows 10 is going to die in October, and Windows 11 has a whole bunch of nasty AI bullcrap, especially that horrid Recall thing. People keep saying "Oh Leon, relax, it's not like the Government is spying on you", but it still pisses me off, so don't try and downsize it. They say you can disable it, but I won't trust windows to leave it off.
Because of this, I've been looking into switching to Linux. I've booted up a Linux OS in a virtual machine and surprisingly managed to get a lot of stuff on it running, including Moho and even a piece of Abandonware called "March: Offworld Recon", so Linux definitely looks like a good alternative. The one downside is that it is more complicated than Windows, as you need to install things via the terminal with specific commands rather than just clicking on them like in Windows. Also, in order to get Good Old Games (GOG) to work with it, you need to install a new Game launcher, which admittedly probably isn't too hard, but is still extra steps, and I'm not sure if my Fallout 4 mods will carry over. All in all, it does look like a great OS, but I'd need a LOT of tutorials to help me get it running fully. I also need to back up my C and D drives before attempting it.
There was also another nagging issue in the back of my mind. I've had this laptop since 2019. It's easily the best Laptop I've ever used, which is why I've used it for so long. Alas, I can't help but wonder when I'll have to upgrade to a new one. Is there a point to even switching to linux if this laptop suddenly dies one day? It still performs fine, but the thought still lurks in the back of my head. I really don't want to upgrade until absolutely necessary.
So yeah, I've been kinda stressed out by the decision. Stick with windows for familiarity and ease at the cost of crappy AI, stupid updates that keep turning themselves back on and potential drive failure, or Linux, a more comfortable setting with more complicated and potentially stressful methods? I'd rather do Linux, I'd just need a lot of patience. Again, please don't argue that Windows AI crap is fine, I will never accept that.
My daily driver on my pc is Arch with the KDE plasma desktop and its pretty rock solid and stable, I do gotta keep on top of updates tho since its a rolling release, very easy to do you just run the command to update, maybe restart and yer done! Good luck on your Linux adventure!