jjlinux

I believe that is the case with m.2 across the board. POST takes forever, boot seems to be instant.

Same experience. I really like PopOS, so much so that from my last Alienware I moved to a System76 Gazelle 16. But you're right, PopOS would just randomly lag for absolutely no reason (not often, but certainly in the worst possible moment). I tried for about a year on and off alternating with Fedora, no I've been exclusively (almost, with some distro-hopping here and there) for 2 years, and I've never had an issue.

Everyone should have the choice to delete their content, regardless of the reason, the same way, everyone should have the choice to leave their content as well.

I for one choose to leave my posts and comments, no matter how bright or stupid, and if I'm proven wrong (which happens more than I care to admit) I give the win to whomever countered my comment, and that tends to keep the discussions going and bringing new ideas and points of view. Also, if I believe it may have been offensive (not to be confused with someone else finding anything offensive, that's their opinion) I have no problem apologizing. I would like to see more people just doing that as I believe it makes for a more open discussion.

Ok, you're right. I have to agree that it being worthwhile for me doesn't make it so for others. Can't disagree with you on that. I'll down vote myself for not reading your comment with the intent to understand before I replied. And, honestly, thanks for pointing out that I did not really get it, for real.

That's my point. They learned to remove cancer, and yet, can't remove them all. I learned to use GnuLinux, to make it work, regardless of distro, yet some things just fail. So, again, what's your point?

What's keeping anyone from learning anything other than the desire and effort?

You chose to bring up that ridiculous comparison only to confirm what I said. Ran out of hentai to watch or something? 🤣🤣

Yeah, that includes me. My career has absolutely nothing to do with technology. So, what's your point?

All they have to do is learn, like we did. What's the big deal?

Hey man, while I do understand your frustration with such a dismissive response as the one you received, IMO it would help you try a little harder to take what's useful and disregard what is not.

I have things I need to do. If Linux cannot help me do them then in what way is it a widely suitable mass operating system as proponents are constantly claiming instead of merely a hobby tool that can do a very limited range of things.

That holds true for absolutely every operating system. There's just a lot that I wouldn't be able to do if I went back to Windows or if I moved to MacOS, and those are the 2 most mainstream desktop operating systems "widely used by the masses". That alone invalidates your comment (no animosity here, just being direct and blunt).

For my ask about Notepad++ I'm looking for features I use commonly. If a text editor doesn't have them all I might be able to get along but this is trimmed down list. Fact is I don't like the idea of having to have a dozen different pieces of software when I used to be able to use just one. Who would?

When I used windows, Notepad++ was my favorite text editor. I found it to be frictionless and intuitive like nothing else out there short of a full IDE. I get your resistance to move away from it and wishing to find something closely resembling your work flow with it. Unfortunately, while you will be able to find replacements in Linux that will far outdo anything you're able to currently do with Notepad++ easily, it's unlikely that you will find an alternative that allows you to retain such workflow. Having said that, here's a good place to start with a simple list: https://itsfoss.com/notepad-alternatives-for-linux/

I've searched extensively for replacements for many of my programs and these are about the last of the hold-outs. Don't want to give advice based on personal experience? Then don't. Want to tell me that Linux can't do these things for me? Then do so in a straight-forward manner.

Again, I understand your frustration, it sucks to be asking for suggestions from what is supposed to be a friendly community (which it is for the most part) and get dismissed like that, but understand that this is not unlike any other group of people. There's all types here, you get to choose how you react to those, and even IF you want to react at all. As for "can't do", at least for me, I still have to see that thing I haven't been able to do in Linux, even if some require some extensive workarounds.

For the rest of your comment, some of the other guys have already provided pretty spot on solutions, and I can't stress enough the suggestion to run a VM or install on some older hardware before you decide if you want to try the road or just go back (remain?) to Windows.

The work flow is completely different from Windows, but I for one didn't really go through any pains once I chose to make the move and never look back. The feeling of owning my computer was never there until I did that, which may have something to do with how biased I am with Linux being the best desktop choice in existence.

Everyone's experience is different, and I hope you give it a shot, and don't let little things like individuals lead you astray from what you want to achieve.

Wao, I haven't heard of wubi for about 12 years. Is that still a thing?

Ah, that being the case, you're also somewhat wrong. For the most part, Fedora actually uses a bit more RAM and resources than Ubuntu.

I use Fedora Workstation, and that is not the case at all. I will agree that an Arch based distro will arguably give you much more control over everything, but to compare Fedora to Ubuntu? That's just silly.