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I dumped Windows 11 for Linux, and you should too (www.notebookcheck.net)
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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€“] theskyisfalling@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Yeh. Would if I could but I can't..... DJ software doesn't work on Linux. I've emailed them every year for the last ten years asking for a Linux version but they don't give a shit.

[โ€“] ZkhqrD5o@lemmy.world 5 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

If you only need it for one program, why not run it in a VM?

[โ€“] theskyisfalling@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Because it is live audio mixing so I need there to be as close to zero audio and input latency as possibly which isn't really achievable, at least not on my current hardware. It also needs to be extremely stable for performances which again adding additional layers like VMs is just poor practice and asking for a bad time.

There is Mixxx which runs on Linux which I have been watching the development of for many many years, it is getting close to being comparable now with a lot of improvements over the last few years, but still isn't quite there for me. I'm hoping I can switch over to that full time within the next few years, the recent surge in Linux users is pushing its development faster, so it is only a matter of time until I can ditch what I use currently.

[โ€“] De4th69@lemmy.world 4 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I wonder if your required software would work through bottles. What's the software called?

[โ€“] theskyisfalling@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Traktor DJ made by Native Instruments

[โ€“] De4th69@lemmy.world 6 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

There's an install script for Traktor Pro 3 for PlayOnLinux so at least there's some level of compatability there

[โ€“] theskyisfalling@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Hmmm interesting, thanks for the link. I am skeptical as to how well it will work, if at all and that is a very old version but I appreciate the response and will definitely give this a try when I have some time to tinker!

[โ€“] De4th69@lemmy.world 4 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I'm not sure how stable it would be but some people managed to get version 3 to run the SteamDeck. Which is impressive IMHO

[โ€“] theskyisfalling@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 5 hours ago

Yeh, I will try it out but I don't think I could rely on an install like this without a fair amount of stress testing to see how it reacts but still worth a try!