Yeah, plus it eats up half of my ram on idle.

same here

not for me, im here because i was recomended this

I'm here out of concern that non-techs think that Linux is going to give a user experience like Windows. It will, until there is a problem, then things get very very different and non-techs will find themselves quickly out of their depth.

Me!

Appreciate you being here 🔥

@@LironSegev I am sure you do.

The time you needed to be tech savvy to run Linux was 20 years ago.

Appreciate your videos and you being a net positive in the community.

I've found that many advocates are non toxic. The user forums are a different matter though. You get a massive taste of toxicity from the neckbeards when you start using Linux and go to the forums. It's better these days, because now you can use ChatGPT and get an answer instead of an insult.

thanks for sharing! Yes, Nvidia is finally getting in on the action so I suspect this will change the landscape

@@LironSegev Enough people are using Linux to make it worthwhile. It might not be updated as often as Windows but it's nice to know the option is there.

Linux Gaming!

> amd having open source stack > this is yuck for normies > nvidia release proprietary binary goyslop > somehow they're now the linux saviour

Those anti cheats aren't even worth the trouble anyways since you're giving them access to your OS.

nice

Yep I put mint with MATE on my elderly father's computer, I disabled the menu, and the only two things on the desktop were Firefox and Geary email. He has a habit of breaking things when he has too many options lol

yup

I've used linux exclusively for years. It handles all my needs. However linux is not for everyone. Everyone needs are different.

If privacy and freedom mattered to him he wouldn't be using Google Chrome.

¿Do you have a Linux Phone that is not Android?

@@gnarlin4964 What would he use?

Brave is an odd case where they don't provide a .deb or AppImage on their website. You might be able to find Brave in the Linux Mint Software Manager. Their installation instructions for Linux are atypical in my experience. Drivers are included in the Linux kernel. What probably happened was your Linux Mint installation image didn't have the latest kernel that had your USB ethernet adapter's driver in it whereas Zorin's did. Also "Install 3rd party drivers" may have left unchecked during your Mint install. Checking it on can fix some of those issues.

@@encycl07pedia- Brave is available as a flatpak.

I’ve recently tried Mint in a VM and it’s working very well. I’m going to look at switching my non work machines over at some point.

@@stuart_gill Drop Mint on a USB stick, boot from that and give it a go on the real hardware that you might use it on. That way you get to check that all the hardware is supported (e.g. wacky wifi cards). Plus it can be a useful rescue medium for if one of your Windows installs goes belly up.

Driver problems are typically because of recently released hardware for which the driver has not been included in the Linux kernal yet. Eventually the driver will be included.

Ubuntu Mint ?? do you mean Linux Mint ?

@@RazoBeckett. Yes, I mean Linux Mint.

I'm new to Linux, but I thought Ubuntu and mint were 2 totally seperate distros. As in pick one or the other. That is how are listed when I've seen them. I've been leaning toward trying mint.

​@@6hypnonethey are two separate distros. Mint is like a child distro for ubuntu, with its own design and philosophy. (Child distro isn't the right term, but it simplifies the concept)

@@SnowyRVulpix yah that's what I thought. Thx for confirming.

Wow, thanks for the heads up. I was not aware of that.

How do you know that? I'm not saying you're wrong. I'm just wondering how you know that.

Stop fear mongering. Youve heard something and decided to run with it, instead of educating yourself on the topic. There's more to this subject than Microsoft 'copying your screen' Educate yourself PLEASE!

​@@cherylkern3288I wanted to point you to a YT channel that discusses this topic, however YT doesn't allow me to do it. So, you'll have to Google it, but just remember there's a lot misinformation out there.

only system with NPU

I went all linux after windows xp died. Still using linux only today.

Not even when reversing??

14

Switched in 2007. Never looked back. Gaming was a bit of a problem early days. But its been pretty much flawless (with minor issues here and there) in the recent years

how do you run MS Office apps?

Many open software developers focus largely on function over form, which is understandable because you want the app to work and contain the features you want, but, in my opinion, form often gets too much of the short end of the stick and ends up looking like it was designed for Windows 98.

they were. arguably, most of the useful desktop software was written in the 90s and 2000s. after that, the need for web services became more of a focus, and then the need for mobile ios/android applications. they're all still going on, on all fronts, but the market needs push developers towards one thing and the other.

They had computers in the 20th century?

@@DrumRoody They?

@@DrumRoody nope, computers were invented exactly on 1/1/2000

noted

​@@LironSegevHow about Lutris? I use it exclusively for all my Windows app needs.

Agreed we need more videos covering Applications. Way too many people talk about Distros but just lightly pass over the software.

Exactly. Wine is always mentioned but never explained properly! Also, security needs mentioning , should I do my banking on Linux?

Agreed there^^ I'm like almost getting kicked over to kde plasma bc of the new windows "features" 💀

I hope you are in LMDE instead of ubuntu-based Mint....

@@nosotrosloslobosestamosreg4115 pretty much the same , ubuntu is a fork of debian. The original Mint is how Ubuntu should have been all of its time.

@@nosotrosloslobosestamosreg4115 Why? (O porque viendo el tag parece que hablas español) As someone who is looking into trying out/swaping to Linux, very interested in Mint(cinnamon) I would like to know what differences or common complains exist about it

@@proxy90909 Replying to follow; awaiting the answer to your question.

​@@nosotrosloslobosestamosreg4115 LMDE is using only Debian yes. But Debian is also collecting data. Every distro is still better than Windows by 1000+ miles.

Me too

Noted!

Me too

I mostly use alternatives, for example LibreOffice or in todays world, almost everything has a Webapp now. And if I really really need to have a certain windows only software, there is Wine. I use a programm called bottles, it creates a small windows bottle, where I can install Windows Apps in.

The issue is that there's no singular way to do it, it really depends on what app, if it has dependencies that a library like WINE can use or replicate, and so on and so forth. There is the virtualization route that works better in most cases, by installing actual Windows in a VM then running software inside of that. Issue is that some software vendors, especially game publishers, are banning people for doing so using their anticheat systems. Also heard of Adobe doing so as well.

I remember Liron hosted a poll on youtube about which windows people were using, and if they wanted to upgrade to windows 11 - and one of the answers to that was :"I'm on linux, because I'm better than you" in the poll. So in Lirons mind, at that time, linux users were full of themselves. Based on his content at that time, it did feel like he didn't take linux seriously, but there's been a change in the tune. Probably because of all of the things microsoft has been doing lately. Lots of older machines unable to use windows 11. Ai pointlessness showed into your face. More and more ads put into the OS. Linux is objectively becoming the superior operating system, and people are waking up.

appreciate you being here

We did KDE Neon, mainly for the Plasma DE, like Zorin.

I love that! "Please install something normal. Not this Windows weirdness."

Lol, Same same .. using windoes makes me feel like i have no hands ..

True, but people like me exist. Long ago I knew w10 was the last one for me. Now I am in the process of building a proper pc with whatever distro I will choose. We are few, sadly.

True! I use linux since 1992😉 BUT i met people, who have special needs for software not present in linux😑 i am one of them, as i use anticheat to play some games....

Some of us haven't because some software that we must use hasn't been ported to Linux, and there isn't a comparable Linux software that will do what I need. Until there is, I'll have to at least keep Windows somewhere on my hardware.

@@bite-sizedshorts9635 Are you sure that your required software won't run in a Linux environment using WINE or BOTTLES emulators? I have not needed to boot up under Windows for the past several years. Everything I need to do is quite doable under Linux, including "Windows Specific"programs. Not aimed at you, but I have found that many times, folks claim they need to remain under Windows due to a misunderstanding of just what the capabilities of Linux truly are, including running Windows programs.

@@h.wagneryeah professional software is straight up gonna crash. and foss alternatives pale in comparison.

You might have to sit next to her and translate. That's better then the video alone as you can answer questions. No pressure. 😅

Smell the freedom. Breathe deep and enjoy.

Well, some habits die hard you know... I somehow can't quit using Chrome either even though there is basically zero reason to use it now that even RTX HDR was ported to Firefox, not to mention there are also more secure Chromium based browsers available (or at least I hope they are less "googley")

​@@getsideways7257have you tried Brave? It is almost google chrome

100%

That's a really good point. I often wonder what might happen if a large number of people donated a few bucks to a specific distro.

@@maxanderson9187 - yeah, through the forums - they may actually listen to what you really want and if it's very popular with that forum's community, include it in future releases - vs, this is what it's going to be - deal with it!!!

One thing I want to throw in here is that you may need to learn Linux equivalent software, depending on what you use. I learned Audacity, GIMP, and Kdenlive before going back to Linux (I used Ubuntu 10.04 back in the day). The transition was much smoother and easier this time around.

Arch is getting so much easier to install (though having installed Linux systems since the mid-1990s it didn't seem that hard to me. I'm 63 BTW) However, you need to know exactly what you want which is a big hurdle for newbies. I love Arch but still use Debian 12 as my daily driver as it's so rock stable.

HDR should work on Plasma 6 with Wayland now, if I'm not mistaken.

So, from 11 to 12? Sounds like an upgrade to me. Might not be the fairest of comparisons.

Same here Debian 12 became my default distro this year after all the crap I had with KDE Plasma 6 on Arch. Sometimes the bleeding edge isn't always perfect.

They are too completely different operating systems, the numbering is no comparative measuring stick

@@sean7221 12 > 11

Will do

@@LironSegev How about a virus program for linux?

@@LironSegev How about advanced system care for linux?

@@LironSegev Mayme how about CCleaner for linux?

@@LironSegev Does linux detectthat i've got 64-bit?

I was using Mint on a 2008 Dell Inspiron that crawled under Windows. I must say though, a new SSD did help a lot! 😁

I game on a "companion" laptop which is a Dell Precision E4800 and it was chugging on Windows 10. Not horribly, but noticeably a bit stuffy. But running it on Linux Mint AND gaming with it is an absolute breeze.

just easy to get going and very similar to windows so the change isn't massive as I showed. It really doesn't matter when you are starting out and we get so bogged down with making the "wrong" decision that most people don't even start. Just try a few without installing them, see which one you like, and install that one.

The ones I often suggest trying are Fedora, Mint, and endeavorOS. I personally am not a fan of Ubuntu, but it’s very popular

I've been running Linux for 29 years now and I don't remember the buggy era. So when was that precisely? I did miss a few years of Linux. Few as in three.

@@1pcfred Linux used to glitch like crazy, at least for me. The OS itself wasn't really an issue, but programs would freeze, crash, and have weird graphical issues all the time. That was about... 2015...ish. I used Ubuntu, mainly, and I never had the newest computers.

@@lukusblack6442 in 2015 I had a core2 Which at the time wasn't new itself. I wasn't running Ubuntu though. When you experience a crash the first thing you should do is upgrade to the latest version of whatever crashed on you. If it is still crashing then you need to submit a bug report. The developers of the software can help you get to the bottom of your issue. They're computer geeks so if it's your computer causing the crash they'll probably figure that out. Geeks gonna geek. When you contact them they may ask you to do some strange things so they can get more information. But they should walk you through that. They appreciate when people reach out. At least that's been my experience. I have literally gotten software patches in an hour. I can't promise that happens every time. But I can say it's happened for me. Now when that happened I gave them all the info they wanted up front. Because I'm a little geeky too. So I know about them strange things. Like getting a core dump.

You make it seem like most computer users today do nothing useful at all on their computers and just play video games. I do research and write books on mine. I also digitize analog media and edit it. I am currently learning a bit about Blender and virtual machines. I have Windows XP in a virtual machine so I can use some old favorites, including the old pinball game. But I have found a new version of that pinball that will run on Windows 10 and 11 just like it did in XP. I will probably switch to Linux someday, especially if my favorite useful software programs are ported to it, or I can make them run well in WINE or other emulator. I'm 70, so it's a lot to learn, but I think I can.

@@bite-sizedshorts9635 you can do research and write on Linux. Those are tasks that Linux can handle. There's web browsers and word processors that run on Linux. Some like writing with plain text editors too and Linux has loads of those to choose from.

My favorite installer is cmake. Although them old configure scripts can be OK too.

@@1pcfred Now now! Don't frighten the littlies with talk of sharks in the wading pool.

@@dingokidneys The bottom drops off fast in the Linux pool. The deep end is very deep too. It goes all the way down in fact. That's why Linux has a reputation for being difficult. It's because anyone can access the hard stuff.

@@1pcfred You're right of course. The most powerful supercomputers run Linux but so do the tiniest IoT devices. People just need to have the confidence to get a toe in the water then over time they can learn just how big this world is - if they care to. Many will stay happily in the wading pool and that's fine too.

It's much easier to just run Windows in a VM tho

This method is fine but not really for normies. You also have the hard EoL on Windows systems for security updates.

Is power shell Linux as not tech savvy.

It certainly opens up a world of opportunities like building a home lab to try out and learn a lot of technologies. Build a little media server, an ad-filtering DNS system for your network, roll-your-own router, all sorts of fun stuff.

When you run into bugs you are supposed to file bug reports. This ain't Windows where you just take it lying down. We expect folks to be a little proactive.

@@1pcfred Yeah though there are some Distros out there that are kind of shady. Ones that say they offer you extra features for cash run away. Truth is a lot of those extra features are just free options you'd find in other distros.

@@CCJ1998 there's a lot of shade on the Internet. If you're gullible you're going to have a hard time here. My advice to anyone is when there's cash involved be very wary. Dollar signs are red flags. Tread with caution then.

​@@1pcfredwubuntu is extremely shady - it's closed source, costs money, and has almost all the telemetry that windows does. Mutahar made a video on it a while back.

@@crazydude5825 there's nothing inherently shady about closed source. Plenty that's above boards costs money too. The distro I use has telemetry and I don't think it is shady either. Presently I'm opted out but I've participated in the past. $ aptitude show popularity-contest Description: Vote for your favourite packages automatically The popularity-contest package sets up a cron job that will periodically anonymously submit to the Debian developers statistics about the most used Debian packages on this system. The way they spelt favorite is kind of shady.

epsxe has a linux version.

Agree 100%. You are essentially using a Chromebook without having to have Google looking over your shoulder at every turn. You can get automatic security updates for software and you don't need to update hardware on someone else's schedule so convenience is great and total cost of ownership becomes tiny.

I also wrote a book about Linux Mint including about 150 pictures most of them are edited. Also video editing is easy. I know people using OBS studio, Kdenlive, DaVinci Resolve /the latter is a bit difficult/ deploying videos on KZfaq. So you can do more things not only browse the Internet.

thats def one way of doing. You can also install Linux in a VM in Windows

I said to myself, I am going to search for that term before I ask what does 1 liter mean in this regard. So, I found it. I guess there are mini's and there are mini's, but I discovered that the liter word here truly pertains to liters. And in this case, 1 cubic liter of volume. Also, 61 cubic inches. Thanks for the info.

@@LironSegev VMs take such a learning curve you're better off avoiding if you're not comfortable with file systems. If you "brick" a secondhand non-essential computer for a couple of days, you'll learn more and get more experience than wrestling with USB permissions in a VM

A better way is to setup a dual boot. Zorin actually allows you to install alongside Windows, but you might have to tweak the boot menu to get it to recognize it. And it's free.

​@@writerpatrick I disagree. If you don't know what you are doing with a dual boot, it's very easy to overwrite your bootloader or even entire windows partitions. Imo dual booting is by far the riskiest of the options here for just testing the OS.

Appreciate you 🔥

it was just to demo how similar it is to what Windows users are used to. But yes, the software "app store" is where it all happens

@@LironSegev I thought that was probably why you did it that way - show the familiar - but I'd hoped that you would also showcase the package management. Maybe in a follow up.

Many Linux distros will not have Chrome in their repositories. They will have Chromium

totally your call. Its nice that we have options so we can choose what works for us

I grew up eating only mac and cheese, vegetables are disgusting! 😂

your call as Liron said, but let's see for how much longer you will tolerate it. Linux will be here for you whenever you consider it.

yes, an if you use "kde Plasma" versions of distros for the desktop you can customize everything! an i mean everything to color themes, docks and ect. you can make your desktop look like all versions of windows or mac. I had a mac OS cheetah theme of the old macs from the 2000's. people complain its "complex" because of the options tho soon as you learn how theme the pc yourself its amazing with full freedom to change anything you like. don't worry tho! you can just get set themes that already has everything set up.

Most Linux desktop environments come with a dark mode option these days.

Find a new favourite 🤷🏼

what game is that

@@sebastiangonzales46 Valorant

@@cryonicblue oh okay fair enough, no alternative way to play that 🤣

@@cryonicblue it sucks but if Valorant doesn't want to support Linux, that's on them. you're gonna have to sacrifice that game until and if they decide to support Linux.

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I have a Brother duplex printer and the Fujitsu i500 (sheet-fed) scanner, as well as a Dymo label printer. Those 3 things are what I was wondering about with regards to working on a linux dist. I will be checking their respective makers' websites to see what they say.

@@bikeny We have a Brother MFC-L2750DW ; prints duplex and scans with a top load sheet feeder. Just plugged it in, connected it to the network and printing works from my Debian machine out of the box. For scanning, I set up a network share in Samba, pointed the scanner to it then you just go to the scanner, put the document in, press the scan button and it appears on the network share to be picked up and worked with; just like we had it at work. As for the Dymo label printer, I've seen drivers for these things in various Linux devices for years. but I couldn't say for certain especially since I don't know your requirements nor which label printer you have. You could try a live Linux distro on a USB stick to see how far you get.

@@bikeny It's likely that the manufacturer's website doesn't say anything at all. But that doesn't mean it won't work. Printers are cursed beasts, regardless of the OS. I've seen many people that claim their printer worked better under Linux but also some that claimed the exact opposite. I guess you just need to see if it works when booted from a USB drive.

Brother you spend so much time on tech. Go live a life man

@@TheManiac95 He said linux is not hard with pop or mint

nice!

​@@TheManiac95setting up linux takes like 5-10 mins depends on what distro but it's not that hard

and you missed the point, but thats ok. Listening can be difficult (that means hard) TLDR: its easy to install software. If you like Chrome, you can install it.

The point is he is trying to show people they can install their favorite app without issue

You pay for all that software and then the OS goes and adds more weirdness to steal system resources from the software that you want to actually work with. How is that a good thing? Pop a live Linux distro on a USB stick, boot it up and give it a go. You may well find that there are Linux equivalents to the software you've paid for, that come pre-installed, that work just as well for you. Or you might find that you can run that software that you've invested so much money into just fine on Linux under Wine or Proton or Bottles (which are all the same thing, just packaged differently.) Costs nothing to drop a live Linux on a USB you have lying around and have a look for real on your own hardware.

Arch isn't a flex anymore. Manjara, Endeavor, SteamOS all run Arch. A script also be used to install arch. If you want to flex, use I use Gentoo Linux BTW

Using Linux is it safe to purchase or do banking with this system.

The perfect way to check hardware compatibility before you go all in and replace your installed system.

np!