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should I completely jumpship to linux when windows 10 ends support/am ready or dualboot ltsc and linux (lemm.ee)
submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by Mwa@lemm.ee to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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Which is the better option + spinning a vm is possible and ltsc the only issue is I have to repirte a windows license for ltsc(and according to Microsoft ltsc was mostly designed for embedded systems) thanks for any help and I decided to post it on the linux community bcs I couldn't find a suitable place to post it and this is related to linux but man I love linux tho and if I go with the jumpship method I have to sadly leave some games behind like roblox (it's fine due to some moderation issues bad games etc etc but ngl its a fun game ik sober exists but i kinda dont wanna use a android emulator to play roblox i could use it since its our only option for linux and also i need to wait some time for my affinity subscription to end orrrr i try running it on bottles/wine again)
Edit: I have delete roblox due to 2 reasons one to ease deleting windows and their management
Edit 2: i might test first If I ever boot into my windows disk to see if I need it anymore

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[–] nous@programming.dev 17 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Why wait? Start using Linux friendly software in your day to day workflows. Then start to dual boot Linux with your current system and start using it more and more. By the time windows 10 reaches EOL you will know if you still need a Windows install or not.

[–] Mwa@lemm.ee 4 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I am already dualbooting I discovered most of my software I need work first I need to get rid of affinity suite since it's a trial and then I can get rid of roblox if I start becoming bored of it for multiple reasons(rubin Sim explains this well)

[–] nous@programming.dev 1 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

So, why wait for windows 10 EOL? If you are already mostly on Linux and are planning on getting rid of the last bits anyway? If you really need to you can always reinstall windows on a second disk or in a VM later on if you really need to - no real need to preemptively do that if you dont plan on using it.

[–] Mwa@lemm.ee 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

I have windows on another disk bcs I still need windows for some stuff ATM and win10 eol would be the prefect time and bcs I have affinity 6 month subscription that is pushing me back from wiping windows I can also get more disk space with a raid config + I don't want win11

[–] variants@possumpat.io 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I was in the same boat as you but I just kept using Linux more and more. I left my Adobe subscription with a bit of time left because I wanted to get better with darktable before the time ran out in case I needed Adobe but I ended up not

[–] Mwa@lemm.ee 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

even if i didnt wanna use Linux i wouldn't buy adobe

[–] variants@possumpat.io 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That's good

[–] Mwa@lemm.ee 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

true i heard of their evil practice

[–] variants@possumpat.io 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah in order to get out of my contract after they restarted it without telling me then trying to charge me to get out I had to complain to the BBB and finally they retracted the charge. But it was what I learned how to edit photos on and had my whole photo library in light room so I held me back from switching to Linux before. I started trying to find an alternative before wiping my windows drive in case I wanted to edit something real quick and needed lightroom. It's good to have that buffer so you don't switch and are learning everything all at once while feeling frustrated because you just want to do one thing

[–] Mwa@lemm.ee 2 points 3 weeks ago

I remember my friend was canceling his subscription they kept offering him deals

[–] Mwa@lemm.ee 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

on second thought i can possibly leave windows once affinity subscription ended but its not a guarantee

[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 1 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

While it’s a pain to setup, Affinity does work in Bottles and a specific build of Wine. Not easy to do, but it’s possible.

[–] Mwa@lemm.ee 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I tried it but it was buggy

[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Pretty stable from my testing, outside of a few crashes when I was asking too much of it.

That said Inkscape/gimp/kirta are good alternatives if you are in the market.

[–] Mwa@lemm.ee 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

inkscape i used to used for svg,krita for art and stuff,and gimp its kinda annoying to use only using it for a few seconds and yep there is no ctrl + z undo (i hope gimp v3 fixes this) + I kinda like free software bcs i dont need to pay for it.

[–] Mwa@lemm.ee 0 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

I might try this again fully in bottles on second thought, i will try testing if i ever switch to windows till November.

[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Here’s the guide I used: https://www.standingpad.org/posts/2024/06/affinity-on-linux/

The only thing I did differently was I used this yaml to make the container: https://gist.github.com/gnat/8b69cf49b68e2349afe5e8cb5af49bf8

There’s a bit of tinkering afterwards, but it runs.

[–] Mwa@lemm.ee 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I wrote a guide myself aswell:
https://rentry.co/affinitylinux
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