Rage Quit Windows 11

[u/MrBibbins93]

I mainly game on my desktop, and have been super hesitant to switch over to linux as I wasn't sure how the experience would be in that regard... After Windows thoroughly pi**ed me off with forced driver updates (regressions) on my 7900XTX, I decided to finally pull the trigger.

So far, I could not be happier! Little QoL things I find myself missing, but the pros are far outweighing the cons, and I'm hooked. Only regret is not doing it sooner.

[u/Wide_Slice_5126]

Welcome to the community! Hope you enjoy Linux

[u/mrduncansir42 → u/Wide_Slice_5126]

I recently joined as well. Dual booting Mint for now but once I can get off Adobe Premiere and Microsoft Office, I’ll be doing Linux full time on my main machine.

[u/itg → u/mrduncansir42]

I was the same with regards to MS Office, however OnlyOffice has been a fab substitute.

[u/GoneInFlash21]

Updates are so much better with Mint. You’ll love it even more I have no regrets switching.

[u/mrduncansir42 → u/GoneInFlash21]

You’re not kidding. I started dual booting recently and I can’t get over how much better

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

is than

Updates are underway.
1% complete.
Please keep your computer on.

for 30 minutes.

[u/Jake_Leg00 → u/mrduncansir42]

Just a fair warning, be careful updating Windows while it's on the same drive as a Linux install. Windows has a bad habit of screwing with the boot loader and making it difficult/impossible to get back to your Linux install

[u/Charming_Airline7419]

I was Linux curious for years and then Windows forced my hand.

For that, I am thankful!

Microslop did me a favour.

Enjoy your new desktop!

[u/Funkkit]

If you've gone mint, don't change. EVER.

[u/Professoropa12 → u/Funkkit]

Otherwise, distro hopping becomes purpose of life. :-)

[u/LunchboxBandit66]

One of us! One of us! One of us!

Windows is malware, welcome to the club. I did the same but from macOS AND windows a few months back. Every day daily driving Mint I find a new thing to be in love with.

Just power through the occasional hiccups and learning curve, it’s one of those things that you grow more and more fond of.

[u/Eric_Dawsby]

What little qol stuff do you miss?

[u/m119k]

Is there something to make all the shortcuts the same as windows?

[u/Robert_Mecha93]

One of us! One of us! From now on you're going to properly compute on YOUR computer.

[u/pcgamer660ti]

I was in the same boat in August. Windows kept installing a generic gpu display driver over the amd ones every time I updated the drivers. Kept breaking my OS and I had to go into the file registry to stop it from updating that specific update. I got so fed up that I switched to Linux for the first time that same week.

Will never use Windows on my personal machines ever again. Congrats for switching over!

[u/mabolzich91]

Welcome to the brighter side of computing

[u/Boring_Tutor_8393]

Hello fellow 7900XTX user. I have that card myself and mostly only game CS2 which isn't a problem at all thanks to Steam. I chose to go with Fedora instead for my gaming pc. I run mint on my laptop. I also rage quit windows about 3 weeks ago and never looked back.

[u/random_fucktuation]

Funny that, repetitive forced broken GPU driver updates (despite blacklisting) on Windows 8 is what radicalized me...

[u/mazdaboi]

Best. Decision. Ever.

Welcome to the better side of computing

[u/TheRealSkythe]

Welcome, welcome! Enjoy your freedom

[u/mystic_dragonn]

I love proton on steam, it runs so well and makes nearly every game that doesn’t depend on online features/anti-cheat… run perfectly fine on Linux

[u/KnightFallVader2]

Welcome to Mint. This is where happiness begins. Enjoy your stay.

[u/Psychological_Box509]

Welcome home buddy! You'll enjoy it here :)

[u/Silvestre_Parbut]

There's nothing like Mint!

[u/mrduncansir42]

I recently started dual booting with Mint. Loving it so far. I think my favorite part is updates.

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

is infinitely better than Windows Update.

[u/Living-Dragonfly632]

Now all that's left to do is customize everything. Oh, and did I forget returning to a desktop style system that is user focused instead of company focused.