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Firefox is ending support for Windows 7, 8 and 8.1, and users are urged to switch to Linux (www.pcgamer.com)
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[โ€“] Stalinwolf@lemmy.ca 17 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (12 children)

I'm still afraid to switch to Linux because I've used Windows since i was a kid with Windows 95. It's gotten progressively worse, and I'm still reluctantly camped out on Windows 10, but the thought of firing up a new operating system and going back to being a confused adolescent who doesn't know how to get around (with or without accidentally making an older woman crouching in red lingerie the desktop wallpaper on my family computer and then denying any knowledge of it) makes me really uneasy.

Please, Linux whisperers. Calm my woes. ๐Ÿ˜“

[โ€“] Quadhammer@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

It's 2 downloads for Ubuntu. The OS and Rufus(there are other programs that can do it) to package the thumbdrive. I did have to restart the system using windows recovery to get it to boot from USB. Did it today during a lazy afternoon. Nuked windy completely. Working flawlessly so far on my "sunsetted" surface tablet. Its just a straight up desktop you can do whatever you want with. You don't have to touch the scary terminal unless you want to

If you have ever installed windows from scratch you can throw on a Linux distro. Just back anything up you want to keep.

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