cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/3405817

Have to use Windows for work (I’ve asked), the ads have been getting worse and worse on my work laptop. Today got a game ad notification… That’s clearly too far, right? Like I have to clear notifications, so I have to see it

  • 1984@lemmy.todayEnglish
    3310·
    1 year ago

    This is how I remember windows yes. Pop-ups, disruptions, annoyances, and ads.

    People think it’s normal until they try Pop OS.

    • panCat@lemmy.worldEnglish
      101·
      1 year ago

      Or any linux distro for that matter ? I been using ubuntu and then moved to mint , customised them a bit and they are perfect now

      • lobut@lemmy.caEnglish
        31·
        1 year ago

        I just bought myself one of those mini PCs and I’m thinking of putting in a Linux distro.

        I’ve only ever used Ubuntu, would you recommend mint to me?

        • frippa@lemmy.mlEnglish
          4·
          1 year ago

          Not panCat but I’ve been using Mint (cinnamon) for a couple of months now, it’s snap-less Ubuntu (snaps are a controversial packaging format, plenty of videos on that) with a Windows 10-esque UI and lots of actually useful apps pre-installed OOTB, 9/10 can recommend (not 10 bcs it looks a bit…old,but I guess you can customize it or put KDE if u want)

        • Fubber Nuckin'@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          Mint is good. It’s based on Ubuntu, but it has a more Windows-like interface. You’ll be able to follow along with most ubuntu tutorials while having a more familiar experience. It also supports a wider array of software and imo has a better ethos than Ubuntu (much like Ubuntu has a better ethos than Windows).

          • lobut@lemmy.caEnglish
            2·
            1 year ago

            I use a MacBook Air M1 a lot for my work and otherwise but I’m growing tired of it. I can’t use dual monitors without special software. I wanted to buy the M1 Mac Mini and you double the price of you wanna upgrade the storage/ram to something usable.

            My mini pc arrived today and I’ve done some reading on Mint after you mentioned it, so I can install Cinnamon or what have you and it sounds like it’s a pretty ideal set up! Thanks!

        • panCat@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          Totally ! I use it on my small laptop , with an atom processor , works smooth !

          • lobut@lemmy.caEnglish
            2·
            1 year ago

            It took a bit of time, I haven’t used linux in a while. I’ve been mainlining Mac with Windows for gaming.

            Some configurations took longer than I thought. I’ve had issues with my monitors going down and not coming back up. I sucked at setting the grub bootloader. However, I’ve been using it for like two days now and I love it. I forgot how snappy linux can feel relative to the others. I’m excited with setting up my development environment with it.

    • Dept@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
      41·
      1 year ago

      literally only when you install it. i haven’t had any of this stuff in over 3 years

    • no banana@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Just installed Pop on my new (refurb) laptop. I like it quite a lot. If games were as easy as on windows I’d probably run it on my desktop as well. Maybe I will anyway, when I can be bothered to understand how to get things running.

      • 1984@lemmy.todayEnglish
        42·
        1 year ago

        Aren’t they? I just use steam and it works. Most games are great on Linux these days. Just need to check Protondb for each game.

        • no banana@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          Yeah it was much easier than I thought actually. Fantastic how far Linux has come on gaming. I was expecting a whole tiresome process. It was simple.