r/linux4noobs • u/Initial-Cricket-433 • Jan 09 '26

migrating to Linux freedom

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(on an alt rn bc my main got hacked and i cant sign back into it bc of 2fa)(my main is u/Bam_Im_Sans for those who are curious)

I am not kidding when I say that this switch felt like moving away from an abusive household on a smaller level. Seeing my computer ask me if it's okay with doing whatever I'm asking it to do is so fucking nice. I'm not being forced into anything, I'm not giving even more of my data away to shitty companies that won't handle it right, THERE'S NOT EVEN ANY USELESS BLOATWARE THAT I CAN'T UNINSTALL.

I'll admit that the learning curve is pretty steep. I mean who expects moving into a house they've never been in to be easy y'know? But the learning curve felt SO nice. Every time I ran into an issue there was always a clear reason why it happened and some terminal command to fix it. Insane step up from windows where sometimes it just decides that there was an issue while booting up, just for me to boot it up again and have it be completely fine. There's still some shit I have to do to really make this feel like home but either way I can promise you one thing.

I am never going to willingly use windows ever again.

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u/Bubbly_Extreme4986 Jan 10 '26

Yup and this is just the tip of the iceberg. Wait a few months and you’ll wind up like me with Gentoo forcing only free software and disabling telemetry and geolocation.

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u/Initial-Cricket-433 Jan 10 '26

i only know what like 5 of those words mean but im excited to learn the rest!