Scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago"You should probably just throw it away"poptalk.scrubbles.techimagemessage-square488linkfedilinkarrow-up11.39Karrow-down114
arrow-up11.38Karrow-down1image"You should probably just throw it away"poptalk.scrubbles.techScrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square488linkfedilink
minus-squarerocketpoweredredneck@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 months agoGet that dual boot going, you can learn now and switch later.
minus-squareCileTheSanelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoI got a dual boot going so I could try Linux and have a windows fallback. Mint went so smoothly for me I never used my windows boot.
minus-squarert136us@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoSame. I took the plunge a few weeks ago and have been super happy. Got my wife switched over too, now just my kid is left
minus-squareCr Sky@urbanists.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months ago@rt136us @CileTheSane I set up an old laptop with ubuntu for my grandparents a while ago - they used it for years and loved it. Linux really helps keep sturdy old machines going!
minus-squareMoobythegoldensock@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoYep, linux runs way lighter than Windows and will probably run much snappier than you expect.
Get that dual boot going, you can learn now and switch later.
I got a dual boot going so I could try Linux and have a windows fallback. Mint went so smoothly for me I never used my windows boot.
Same. I took the plunge a few weeks ago and have been super happy. Got my wife switched over too, now just my kid is left
@rt136us @CileTheSane I set up an old laptop with ubuntu for my grandparents a while ago - they used it for years and loved it. Linux really helps keep sturdy old machines going!
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Yep, linux runs way lighter than Windows and will probably run much snappier than you expect.