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There. That's out of the way. I recently installed Linux on my main desktop computer and work laptop, overwriting the Windows partition completely. Essentially, I deleted the primary operating system from the two computers I use the most, day in and day out, instead trusting all of my personal and work computing needs to the Open Source community. This has been a growing trend, and I hopped on the bandwagon, but for good reasons. Some of those reasons might pertain to you and convince you to finally make the jump as well. Here's my experience.

[...]

It's no secret that Windows 11 harvests data like a pumpkin farmer in October, and there is no easy way (and sometimes no way at all) to stop it. The operating system itself acts exactly like what was called "spyware" a decade or so ago, pulling every piece of data it can about its current user. This data includes (but is far from limited to) hardware information, specific apps and software used, usage trends, and more. With the advent of AI, Microsoft made headlines with Copilot, an artificial assistant designed to help users by capturing their data with tools like Recall.

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After dealing with these issues and trying to solve them with workarounds, I dual-booted a Linux partition for a few weeks. After a Windows update (that I didn't choose to do) wiped that partition and, consequently, the Linux installation, I decided to go whole-hog: I deleted Windows 11 and used the entire drive for Linux.

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[โ€“] Mihies@programming.dev 43 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

I dumped Windows 10 for Linux, ha!

[โ€“] espentan@lemmy.world 13 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I dumped Windows 98 for Linux (however, work has for various reasons forced me to keep either a windows or crappintosh 'puter around).

[โ€“] Mihies@programming.dev 5 points 11 hours ago

Yep, yep, due to legacy projects I still have a Windows VM guest where I do as less as possible

[โ€“] sidebro@lemmy.zip 5 points 11 hours ago (1 children)
[โ€“] Mihies@programming.dev 5 points 11 hours ago (2 children)
[โ€“] victorz@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago

Is it too soon to start hijacking #metoo for other relatable trends? Maybe?

[โ€“] TipsyMcGee@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 8 hours ago

Good lord! What did the KDE Plasma do to you?