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Microsoft won’t support Office apps on Windows 10 after October 14th (www.theverge.com)
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[–] JoshuaBrusque@lemmy.world 30 points 3 hours ago (3 children)

For those about to switch, welcome to Linux! If you have AMD hardware give Linux Mint a shot. If you have NVIDIA, Pop!_OS is worth your first install.

[–] shininghero@pawb.social 5 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Love to, I've been running Fedora on my laptop for ages. Unfortunately my gaming rig still needs windows for VR stuff. Pimax has yet to add Linux support.
Either way, I've pirated a copy of LTSC. By the time that dies, I'll probably have replaced the Pimax with a Deckard headset.

[–] heavydust@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Pop_OS is a good alternative. I still believe that most non-gaming adults would be happy with Firefox and LibreOffice on Linux.

[–] Creat@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Why the recommendation of different distros for different GPU?

[–] LuciferMorningWood@lemm.ee 9 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

That's just my guess: Linux mint may be easier to get into and more popular, however it doesn't come with pre installed proprietary drivers. Pop OS is based on the same distro so should be similar enough, but it comes with pre packaged drivers

[–] JoshuaBrusque@lemmy.world 4 points 1 hour ago

Nailed it. The transition to Linux should be as smooth as possible for newcomers.