There's increasing general interest in Linux suddenly, and I haven't done any serious statistical analysis yet, however my "butt-dyno" seems to be telling me that people have had it with Microsoft's latest attempt to remain relevant by obsoleting a significant portion of PC workstations because of Windows 11 "security" requirements.
That's what did it for me, and I see I am not the only one purging Windows out of my workstations, but I also notice various ways to circumvent Windows hardware requirements and possibly allow it to run unmodified by hacks meant to bypass certain checks.
That's why ya just gotta love Proxmox and QEMU, because it will provide everything Win 11 thinks it needs, like virtual UEFI drives supporting "safeboot", TPM services, but with added control "beneath the surface" to take control of traffic on a virtual network and short-circuit Win 11 shenanigans! (In theory, anyway)
Once Windows is totally debrided from my servers and workstations, there will be only three virtual instances remaining to allow support for those poor souls out there who can't read the writing on the wall.
It just tears at me that so many are asking lately if "Linux is ready for prime-time?", to which I answer that "it has been for a very, very long time, but people don't want to learn anything", so companies like Apple and Microsoft pop-up with their "big crayons for little minds" that do everything for you, until they don't, which is when things get stupidly expensive.
So I have been working with Proxmox, Boxer, and Kubernetes, for server/cloud solutions, and for general desktop workstation use I find Ubuntu MATE and Mint Linux (Cinnamon) to be very helpful in managing delirium tremens suffered by recovering Windows addicts as they get used to the real world.
I also just have to say that new Linux users would love Proxmox too, I know it's a little heavy, but once you build a VM and create a snapshot, you are free to hose the instance of your VM, creating kernel panics and all, and you don't even have to care if it doesn't boot, since you can restore the VM snapshot in seconds and have another go.
Also, I've been working with Linux in limited ways for more than 20 years and only now am really ramping-up studies, so I'm still a rank noob.
If I can do it, you sure the hell can!!!
That's what did it for me, and I see I am not the only one purging Windows out of my workstations, but I also notice various ways to circumvent Windows hardware requirements and possibly allow it to run unmodified by hacks meant to bypass certain checks.
That's why ya just gotta love Proxmox and QEMU, because it will provide everything Win 11 thinks it needs, like virtual UEFI drives supporting "safeboot", TPM services, but with added control "beneath the surface" to take control of traffic on a virtual network and short-circuit Win 11 shenanigans! (In theory, anyway)
Once Windows is totally debrided from my servers and workstations, there will be only three virtual instances remaining to allow support for those poor souls out there who can't read the writing on the wall.
It just tears at me that so many are asking lately if "Linux is ready for prime-time?", to which I answer that "it has been for a very, very long time, but people don't want to learn anything", so companies like Apple and Microsoft pop-up with their "big crayons for little minds" that do everything for you, until they don't, which is when things get stupidly expensive.
So I have been working with Proxmox, Boxer, and Kubernetes, for server/cloud solutions, and for general desktop workstation use I find Ubuntu MATE and Mint Linux (Cinnamon) to be very helpful in managing delirium tremens suffered by recovering Windows addicts as they get used to the real world.
I also just have to say that new Linux users would love Proxmox too, I know it's a little heavy, but once you build a VM and create a snapshot, you are free to hose the instance of your VM, creating kernel panics and all, and you don't even have to care if it doesn't boot, since you can restore the VM snapshot in seconds and have another go.
Also, I've been working with Linux in limited ways for more than 20 years and only now am really ramping-up studies, so I'm still a rank noob.
If I can do it, you sure the hell can!!!