Yeah, I've been trying for over a decade to switch to Linux, but the pain points have been too much for me. This is it though, MS is making it impossible to continue with their spyware crap. I have to find a way to make the switch before 10 reaches end of life.

[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

I tried the switch a while back and gave up. I tried a few months ago again with Mint and I haven't looked back. Now I'm looking to change to another distro. Mint is the perfect Linux entry drug. Just install it on another drive if you have one kicking around so you don't commit to destroying your windows install just yet.

[–] SqueakyBeaver@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yeah I tried installing it a year or two ago, but a lot of the hardware on my laptop (only machine atm) was not compatible. It was stuff like the touchpad not even being detected. I booted into the same install iso a few months ago and somehow it all worked.

It's a shit show sometimes, but it can surprise you

[–] FlorianSimon@sh.itjust.works 0 points 5 months ago

A few years back, I had to compile a kernel with random patches to get the trackpad running on my razer blade (2018) working.

When it works, it's magic. I got better power usage using powertop than I was getting on Windows. When it doesn't, it's not something someone with no tech experience can fix, sadly.