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Linux is an option.
Didn't work. I switched to Linux and still no option to uninstall Cortana
sudo apt autopurge cortana
Cortana was uninstalled as part of the Linux install process. It's a two-in-one deal.
Linux ~~is an option~~ is the answer.
What you're referring to as the answer, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux.
All hail Stallman
No Linux is the question and the awnser is YES!
~~Violence~~ Linux? Yes!
Me: Hey linux, uninstall GCC
Linux: are you sure?
ME: sudo do it
Linux: ok
Me: hey linux, update packages
Linux: error
Me: linux reinstall GCC
Linux: error
A short adventure with a valuable lesson learned by myself.
What distro requires gcc!? Arch!!?
No, arch doesn't need GCC. Maybe Gentoo. But this smells like a troll anyway
I'm wondering if they meant glibc, that would cause issues
Yes it was glibc, been a few years, and yes I was on Arch at the time
Hell yeah. I changed my main OS to Linux mint. First time on Linux, and I love it so far.
I only use Windows for stuff that Linux cant run yet.
I keep wanting to switch, but the fact you just said you still use windows for some things is enough for me to just stick with windows, until Linux can do everything windows can then I feel like constantly switching is more hassle than whatever improvements Linux provides
I installed Mint as dual boot over a year ago and the only reason I ever booted back was one game that didn't run quite well enough. Of course depending on your wants and needs it may vary, but you won't know until you give it a shot.
I wonder if there is anything on Linux that lets you install windows as a container, like a reverse of WSL
The only thing holding me back is warzone which requires windows because of the anticheat.
All of my other games work better on a lightweight Linux install with proton compatibility than on Windows.
Well, my favorite is The Dark Mod (OpenSource), it works on all OS, but generally most games are Windows only, at least if you want more than sidescrollers or games like those 20 years ago. The problem is not that Windows is better for gaming than Linux, rather the opposite, the problem is only the availability of games for Linux, not something else. Mac users have them even worse, at least if you don't settle for things like Mario Bros or 8 Bit sidescrollers.
What specifically do you still need Windows for? It's possible that you can get it all running under Proton.
Yeah, we're not fond of giving ring 0 to BigShittyGameCo.
You're getting downvoted by people, but your position is totally valid.
"Linux works perfectly for everything if you just don't do the thing you want to do" is a less than compelling argument.
Not everyone considers granting kernel level access to untrustworthy entities a feature.
And to be fair I could not even get Valorant running on windows. I am guessing become of something like ShutUp10 or whatever it's called. I did not bother with figuring it out. I'm on linux for a while now.
I was reading the thread thinking "well, it is a good argument" but kernel level access? no thanks.
Ironically, Windows has the largest FOSS catalog of any OS, apart from soft proprietary of course. Also, many official and professional business apps are only available for Windows. Gaming can also be a reason to use Windows, although this is slowly changing.
Can you share some examples? I'm genuinely curious.
Me: Linux, can you uninstall the bootloader and kernel?
Linux: sure thing
A lot of linux desktop environments will break as well if you remove some seemingly useless package
$sudo apt remove kwrite
The following packages with also be REMOVED: kde-plasma-desktop, [all the other KDE desktop packages]