switching back to w11 (im sorry)

[binotueox]

Hello everyone, it's me.

I'm a 16-year-old guy who enjoys using and talking about Linux. Unfortunately, I have to switch back to Windows. This is my 9th month of surviving on Linux. I used it mostly on desktop and tried different distros like Ubuntu, Zorin OS, Arch Linux, Manjaro, Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Wubuntu, Mint, Garuda (my favorite one btw) — basically almost everything.

Now I have an HP Victus 16 laptop, and it's just unstable. I can't control my fans, they get stuck at 100% for absolutely no reason. I can't control the RGB on my keyboard (not a big deal btw), and as a student I need to use Autodesk/AutoCAD. I swear I tried everything to get it working properly through Wine, but it's just impossible. So I only have one choice left: switching back to Windows.

But I would like to thank Linus Torvalds and the whole community for making Linux what it is and giving me a different perspective on my life. If I can learn how to program, I promise I'll do my best to make Linux better in the future. I've already switched most of my friends to Linux.

Best regards,
binotueox

 

[The Duck]

Now I have an HP Victus 16 laptop, and it's just unstable. I can't control my fans, they get stuck at 100% for absolutely no reason.

Blame the hardware manufacturers for the lack of hardware driver support that's where the fault and problem starts.

I understand why some manufacturers lack interest in creating hardware driver support their products to be used on Linux.

There ain't no money in it plain and simple.

 

[Condobloke]

G'day binotueox, Welcome and goodbye, for now.

You have to do what you have to do......your time with Linux will come.

Linux will not go away, it will be waiting for you.

Good luck

 

[tinfoil-hat]

don't be sorry, chose what works best for you

 

[tpkusr]

You can dual boot Linux with windows, when you miss Linux, you can refresh your memory with Linux.

 

[gvisoc]

You don't have to be sorry, and I think that actually we're sorry about that.

I echo the fact that Linux will be still there. Indeed, without spending a dime you can:

• Do dual-boot if your drive is large enough
• Use Virtual Machines
• Use Windows Subsystem for Linux as much as possible, some people claim you can use programs with GUI in there.

 

[KGIII]

That's fine. It is what it is. If Linux doesn't fit your needs, your needs come first. This is especially true when it's a part of your education and when it's a part of your employment. Your eventual employer may not allow anything but Windows. The software you need may not work on Linux.

There's no shame in doing what you have to do when the circumstances demand it.

As others have said, I'm 100% certain that Linux will be here should you ever want to revisit the OS. Linux isn't going anywhere.

It's also possible to use some Windows software in Linux. Then, you can run Windows in a VM instead of on bare metal. Of course, you can do the opposite -- meaning you'd still use Linux but only in a VM. There are choices, if you have the means to do them.

But we'll be here when you get back. Stop by and visit when you can. We're not going anywhere any time soon.

 

[MikeWalsh]

Indeed. You have nothing to be sorry FOR. You use whatever the circumstances dictate is best for the situation at that point in time.

Yes, Linux has its fanbois/diehards like any other OS.....no different to Windows or MacOS. However, if you have to use a specific app or piece of software - because coursework or employers insist on your doing so, and it's only available for a particular platform - then your hands are tied. If you wish to continue with that course/working for that employer, you have no choice in the matter.

No-one here would denigrate you for "not trying hard enough"......and I think I speak for everyone when I say we DO understand. As m'colleague @The Duck says above, many manufacturers won't share relevant hardware info with the Linux kernel developers.....often because there's no incentive for them to do so.

I echo others above. We'll be here when you want to come pay us a visit again. We're not going anywhere.


Mike.

 

[KGIII]

No-one here would denigrate you for not "trying hard enough"

My ego is not so frail that I'd spend even an iota of care about the OS one chooses to use. When it's a (realistically) necessary thing, there's not much one can do about it. We don't always get to make our own decisions (in reality, and not in some fantasy world). Heck, I can even go so far as to say that nobody has ever seen me use a denigrating term for Microsoft or for Windows. That's just not something I do.

Heck, a couple of us have offered to buy someone a valid Windows license.

 

[lomszz]

You don't need to be sorry, you use OS you need.

 

[CaffeineAddict]

Just make sure you disable all services you don't need, it is entirely possible to contain Windows so that almost no data is leaked to MS, that's possible with Win 11 as well, you just have to figure out how

Only problem is, why should anyone bother with something that should be the default, I switched to Linux because it's not default on Windows while it is on Linux, not because privacy can't be achieved on Windows.

The only thing that Linux truly lacks and will probably never have it, is equivalent of Windows API aka. Win32.
That's the only thing left that attracts me in Windows, Linux can't have something like that due to so many distros and sub systems one can't even count them.

 

[The Duck]

You don't need to be sorry, you use OS you need.

I agree.

The family uses Windows OS with no regrets.

I used Windows and never had any complaints.

I I don't care for the later Windows OSs..

I started using Linux 2014.

 

[KGIII]

I used Windows and never had any complaints.

I have used Windows in the past. Indeed, I have successfully used Windows in the past. There was no real problems tweaking it to work well enough for my needs. In fact, I could use it without any tweaking.

Granted, the last Windows I've used was Vista. (It was pretty good, albeit buggy until about the time SP1 dropped.)

For a while, I even used Windows without a resident malware scanning application. I did use a firewall, however.

I know lots of folks don't like MSFT, but I just don't have the energy to dislike them. I'm sort of a bit grateful. While we may not like their methods, they sure did a lot to make the PC more common. This will have knock-on effects, from lowering prices to getting more people interested in how a computer works.

 

[The Duck]

the last Windows I've used was Vista. (It was pretty good, albeit buggy until about the time SP1 dropped.

I liked Vista and had computers built for Vista so yeah it worked okay.

Used Windows 7 where I worked and Windows 10 at the house.

Don't know anything about Windows 11 other than the Wife uses it and likes it and that's okay by me.

 

[CataclysmicGentleman]

Hello everyone, it's me.

I'm a 16-year-old guy who enjoys using and talking about Linux. Unfortunately, I have to switch back to Windows. This is my 9th month of surviving on Linux. I used it mostly on desktop and tried different distros like Ubuntu, Zorin OS, Arch Linux, Manjaro, Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Wubuntu, Mint, Garuda (my favorite one btw) — basically almost everything.

Now I have an HP Victus 16 laptop, and it's just unstable. I can't control my fans, they get stuck at 100% for absolutely no reason. I can't control the RGB on my keyboard (not a big deal btw), and as a student I need to use Autodesk/AutoCAD. I swear I tried everything to get it working properly through Wine, but it's just impossible. So I only have one choice left: switching back to Windows.

But I would like to thank Linus Torvalds and the whole community for making Linux what it is and giving me a different perspective on my life. If I can learn how to program, I promise I'll do my best to make Linux better in the future. I've already switched most of my friends to Linux.

Best regards,
binotueox

hmmmm...Odd, I am using a HP Victus laptop right now, (3050 RTX, i5, 16gb ram) the only issue I ran into was ram leakage after a while on mint, but im using omarchy right now (which is basically just arch), it works fine.

at the end of the day, its whatever tool is best for the job.

kind regards,

 

[bob466]

If someone really wants to learn Linux...they will.

 

[MikeWalsh]

My ego is not so frail that I'd spend even an iota of care about the OS one chooses to use.

@KGIII :-

TBH, given that I spend 95% of my time in the browser these days, it makes very little difference to me WHAT OS/distro I would use on a daily basis. So long as there's a stable internet connection - and a functional browser! - I'm pretty well sorted.

About the only two other items I would need would be some kind of screen-capture app.....and a functioning video-editor. And that, mes amis, would be IT for "yours truly".

(shrug...)


Mike.

 

[KGIII]

I spend 95% of my time in the browser these days

I have opened a file explorer, a terminal window, a text editor with multiple tabs, an email client, and a few browsers.

That's pretty much my default working area. It has been like this for a long time. Some systems don't even have a backtround, because I pretty much never see the desktop.