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submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by Liljekonvalj@feddit.org to c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk
 

Does anybody know if when using Windows on a computer but not paying for anything windows related: is windows/ Bill Gates profiting from it? Is it worth installing linux as a protest?

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[–] Jrockwar@feddit.uk 2 points 1 day ago (12 children)

Isn't Ubuntu The most used distribution? How come it isn't in your top three? Not judging, just wondering. It feels to me it's reasonably user friendly and its large user base makes it the easiest to find support online for if you're a Linux newbie.

[–] anime_ted@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (7 children)

Ubuntu Linux is the most popular distribution but it uses the Gnome desktop by default, which many Windows users may find to be a stumbling block since it looks and acts nothing like the Windows desktop. The standard distribution of Linux Mint uses the Cinnamon desktop, which is much closer in look and feel to Windows, and it is based on Ubuntu so most users can benefit from the technical support of the Ubuntu community.

[Edit: corrected "Linux" to "Ubuntu Linux." thanks grue@lemmy.world.]

[–] grue@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

[Ubuntu] is the most popular distribution but it uses the Gnome desktop by default, which many Windows users may find to be a stumbling block since it looks and acts nothing like the Windows desktop.

Just use Kubuntu.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not a fan of it or anything (especially because of the "snap" nonsense), but it is the easiest to get working because things like Steam officially support it.

[–] anime_ted@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Unfortunately that uses the Plasma desktop which looks similar but is much more complicated to (re)configure and less like Windows. It might drive a switcher away through frustration.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

You don't have to reconfigure it, though. I know it's not a very "Linux-y" thing to say, but it really is okay to just install it and then leave it alone.

I myself have done basically nothing to my Plasma configuration except changing to a dark theme and setting my own wallpaper.

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