That's just not true. I've been dual booting Windows with Linux since my laptop came out in 2018 and that has never happened at all.Dont worry if you managed to get windows duel booting with linux a windows update will break it for you
That's just not true. I've been dual booting Windows with Linux since my laptop came out in 2018 and that has never happened at all.Dont worry if you managed to get windows duel booting with linux a windows update will break it for you
I have had 3 machines where a windows update has broken my installThat's just not true. I've been dual booting Windows with Linux since my laptop came out in 2018 and that has never happened at all.
Probably old systems using bios. It's largely a thing of the past with UEFI, and if it does break, a single command fixes it.I have had 3 machines where a windows update has broken my install
all 3 of those machines are 5+ years old generally the issue has to do with the update breaking grubProbably old systems using bios. It's largely a thing of the past with UEFI, and if it does break, a single command fixes it.
Yes, the update breaks grub because you're dual booting on systems whose boot systems were never designed to support booting multiple operating systems.all 3 of those machines are 5+ years old generally the issue has to do with the update breaking grub
Same though! But there’s something about Solus that keeps bringing me back. I don’t know, but I really grew attached to the distroI wish they would get that package manager rewrite already, it is such a great distro but eopkg is holding it back.
Plus a minimal install option, but that's not the focus of the distro
The problem with GNOME is that everything is an add-on base GNOME has like 0 featuresSo far there are only 3 distros I can reliably use for a long time: Debian (Stable with backports in "stable" hardware, or testing in new hardware), Fedora and Arch. I didn't give Solus a good go and Gentoo sounds perfect but I can't be bothered to get it up and running, so big RIP.
And to stay on topic, my current boring desktop. I have been procrastinating into redoing my previous setup since I did another GNOME test run months ago. I kinda miss GNOME but I heavily prefer KDE apps (and I love having a Wallpaper Engine-like background). Whenever I stop being lazy, I think I'll do another ChromeOS-like design, with some minor enhancements.
if you get really used to the keyboard shortcuts and the admittedly unintuitive workflow the gnome devs intended, it honestly doesn't need any addonsThe problem with GNOME is that everything is an add-on base GNOME has like 0 features
The only truly essential add-on is AppIndicators IMO. As much as people say GNOME is "touch oriented", it is actually keyboard oriented. It just works outside the box if you learn how to operate it.The problem with GNOME is that everything is an add-on base GNOME has like 0 features
Didnt GNOME just add folders as a default feature not long ago?The only truly essential add-on is AppIndicators IMO. As much as people say GNOME is "touch oriented", it is actually keyboard oriented. It just works outside the box if you learn how to operate it.
But feature-wise, they move slowly. The current backend work is paying off (it is snappy and doesn't leak memory anymore), plus it has top notch Wayland support, but KDE has a more feature complete app suite and they are transparent af. GNOME's development is very closed to core developers and there is a serious "better-than-you" attitude sometimes, as a developer it puts me off, and as an user, it annoys me.
Those points make me prefer to use Plasma instead of GNOME even if I find their workflow surprisingly good.
I can never really point my finger to any specific thing I don't like about Debian and Arch. For some reason, I can never find myself sticking with them for very long. It's odd because I never really find my experience with either them unpleasant or anything, I just always find myself switching away in a week. The same can't be said of Solus, which I ran for years as my main on my previous laptop. The only reason I wasn't running it is because was because it was having issues with my Nvidia GPU. I love Fedora but I don't like that the upgrade process requires rebooting the system like Windows. That's literally why I don't use Fedora.So far there are only 3 distros I can reliably use for a long time: Debian (Stable with backports in "stable" hardware, or testing in new hardware), Fedora and Arch. I didn't give Solus a good go and Gentoo sounds perfect but I can't be bothered to get it up and running, so big RIP.
And to stay on topic, my current boring desktop. I have been procrastinating into redoing my previous setup since I did another GNOME test run months ago. I kinda miss GNOME but I heavily prefer KDE apps (and I love having a Wallpaper Engine-like background). Whenever I stop being lazy, I think I'll do another ChromeOS-like design, with some minor enhancements.