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Another win: got my SO to install Linux! (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works to c/linux@lemmy.world
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Now the only windows pcs in our home are work laptops. I hope it all goes smoothly, i have a few months of tech support on my hands now ha. They are dual booting but I doubt they'll need windows again except for vr and some specific games. Working on making alvr work but man its a pain to get running.

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[-] 0x0@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days ago

Congrats on getting your TechSupport hat!

[-] mereo@piefed.ca 6 points 2 days ago

Nice! I installed Linux Mint on my father's computer and I haven't been tech support since. It's been quiet days compared to when he was using Windows.

[-] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

Thats good! The only problem is we both are users of a lot of weird software and games so it makes linux very hard vs just basic use or an IT pro. Being in the middle is so hard on linux.

[-] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 6 points 3 days ago

Nice! I installed Mint on someone's old MacBook recently and so far so good. No complaints.

[-] rem26_art@fedia.io 5 points 2 days ago

eyyy Nice! Hope your SO has a good experience with it. I put Linux Mint Debian Edition on my mom's computer (her work from home software does support linux, but only the LTS releases), and she hasn't really had any major issues with it for the past month.

[-] victorz@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

Nice work! ☺️

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