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KDE creates a safe haven for Windows 10 exiles. (cdn.masto.host)
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KDE creates a safe haven for Windows 10 exiles.

In the context of the @Endof10 campaign, we have created a new "for" page, this time "for Windows 10 exiles":

https://kde.org/for/w10-exiles/

In it we explain how Linux with Plasma can help users escape the deranged cycle of having to buy a new computer every time Microsoft force-upgrades their operating system.

#Windows11 #Microsoft #endOf10

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[–] Flatfire@lemmy.ca 20 points 4 days ago (5 children)

Plasma ended up being my DE of choice a year ago. Native Wayland support, HDR and VRR, and general adherence to the same Windows paradigm for managing apps/desktop shortcuts made things easy. I don't think that design is wrong, and it's been plenty efficient. It was also the only DE at the time that seemed to be prioritizing matching Windows features where they were clearly strongest rather than trying to pretend Windows had nothing to boast about at all.

Now, if we could talk about letting me enable display outputs without using the terminal that would be greeeeaaaat.

[–] Murvel@lemm.ee 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Wait, Plasma has HDR support? I thought only really Gnome was that far the Wayland pipe that they had support for HDR?

Being constrained by HDR support has been the bane of the last few days of moving to linux since Gnome causes me no end of issues, its simply very unstable in my system.

[–] Flatfire@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Since the beginning of last year. Gnome didn't have it at the time that I moved over, so it's a surprise to me that it does now.

[–] Murvel@lemm.ee 1 points 3 days ago

Yeah, can confirm it works on Plasma and I have to say it looks real nice on an HDR monitor.

The colors really pop!

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[–] marmarta@chaos.social 20 points 4 days ago (3 children)

@kde@floss.social @Endof10 @kde@lemmy.kde.social
This action finally spurred me to install vanilla Linux with KDE, and wow. KDE is so good nowadays. Thank you for your great work!

[–] warmaster@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

What's Vanilla Linux? Vanilla OS?

[–] Bro666@lemmy.kde.social 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Lovely to hear. Thanks! We hope you enjoy it and please give us feedback so we can improve.

[–] aloe@akko.wtf 1 points 2 days ago

@kde@floss.social @Endof10@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social ok i love the spirit of this but did u need the word exile. like we live in a world where ppl are literally exiled from their actual homes

[–] alteNBnordpfalz@pfalz.social 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

@kde@floss.social @Endof10 @kde@lemmy.kde.social Just terminal commands are gonna be a huge hurdle for Windows exiles. Had to have someone guide me through a bunch of code after the Nobara upgrade didn't install gpu drivers.

[–] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

That's one of the best things about Linux tho ... no matter what flavour you're using you can always find someone to help you with it.

[–] djsf@fosstodon.org 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

@kde@floss.social @Endof10 @kde@lemmy.kde.social

I have a Windows 11 / Kubuntu dual boot setup.

Windows 11 crashes about 1x per hour.

Kubuntu has never crashed.

[–] djsf@fosstodon.org 3 points 4 days ago (11 children)

@kde@floss.social @Endof10 @kde@lemmy.kde.social also, the only reason i have Windows AT ALL is because Rekordbox (dj software) does not run on Linux. if it did, i would delete windows forever and never look back.

Rekordbox is also one of those softwares that i wish i didnt need to use at all.

im seeing a pattern here…

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[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Its sorta funny but I like kde overall but the windows like distro I use utilizes gnome and my setup is lazy install and go. I think it would make sense for the distro to use kde mainly but I think the distro is sorta lazy and uses ubuntu with changing as little as they have to for what they want.

[–] HiTekRedNek@lemm.ee 3 points 4 days ago (3 children)

So if you use a *buntu based distro, but prefer kde, why not KDE neon?

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[–] magitian@fedia.social 3 points 4 days ago

@kde @Endof10 @kde I've heard good things about a video editor called Kdenlive - maybe you could check it out? 😈

[–] Zoop@beehaw.org 3 points 4 days ago

That's a great page. Very well done! I'm sure it'll help a whole lot of people. Thank you for making it and sharing it!

[–] Numerfolt@kirche.social 2 points 4 days ago (2 children)

@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social Nice!
I would love helping to translate it to german, where would I head for that?

[–] duha@social.tchncs.de 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

@Numerfolt @kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social

See: https://community.kde.org/Get/_Involved/translation

Easiest way is probaly to contact somone from the german team in via mailing list. They can guide you through the process

[–] Bro666@lemmy.kde.social 2 points 4 days ago

That is so kind. Danke!

[–] BurningRiver@beehaw.org 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

So my PC will run W11 without a problem, but fuck that bloated mess. I have to use it on my work laptop and the number of times I’ve wanted to take a sledgehammer to it is innumerable.

I’ve settled on Bazzite because 90% of the time I’m playing steam games, but I’m having trouble understanding what (if anything) I need to do with my photos and music to migrate those over.

Also, I have 3 SSDs- 1 M.2 nvme for the OS, and 2 others for storage. After I back up my files to an external drive… and that’s where my knowledge of the process ends.

Anyone happen to know of any resources that can get me from the 1st grade understanding of Linux that I currently have to where I need to be to successfully migrate my PC?

[–] domi@lemmy.secnd.me 3 points 3 days ago

Bazzite has a guide on how to format and mount drives: https://docs.bazzite.gg/Advanced/Auto-Mounting_Secondary_Drives/

Let me know if there's something specific you need.

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Exactly how can Windows break my computer. My wife has a computer still running Windows XP and it still works. She never connects it to the internet, think that's the way.

Will I be able to run my steam and Epic games with this? What about another PC games I own? And my hundreds of mp3 books and thousands of music files. I have them on internal harddrives. If I upgrade my main hard drive to this will I be able to access the files and docs on the two another drives?

[–] everett@lemmy.ml 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Will I be able to run my steam and Epic games with this? What about another PC games I own?

Possibly yes, and incressingly possible over time. Check out ProtonDB. Proton is built into Steam. I don't know anything about Epic.

And my hundreds of mp3 books and thousands of music files.

Absolutely yes.

I have them on internal harddrives. If I upgrade my main hard drive to this will I be able to access the files and docs on the two another drives?

Yep, there's support for multiple hard drives, and Linux can read NTFS-formatted drives. But what's more, Linux installers have long supported "guided partitioning," which helps you install the OS alongside an existing one like Windows, and then choose between the two when you boot. Of course, when you're installing any new OS, even Windows, you should make sure you have backups of all your stuff, just in case.

[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (14 children)

I still recommend getting a new SSD to install Linux on if you want to keep the ability to run your old Windows on that same machine. It is cheap, safe for both your Windows and Linux installs, usually allows you to take advantage of advancements in SSD speeds, lets you have access to your old files so you can transfer them over and makes the whole process far less terrifying.

At some point you'll realize you haven't used your Windows drive in a year and it will be a lot easier to make the decision to finally erase it all and repurpose the drive for something else.

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[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 3 points 4 days ago

games some but not all. music and video files no problem. I don't know of a disk format linux cannot use its only with windows that it does not natively read the unix ones. ntfs and fat should be no issue.

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