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submitted 12 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) by Liljekonvalj@feddit.org to c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk
 

Does anybody know if when using Windows on a computer but not paying for anything windows related: is windows/ Bill Gates profiting from it? Is it worth installing linux as a protest?

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[โ€“] grue@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (2 children)

[Ubuntu] is the most popular distribution but it uses the Gnome desktop by default, which many Windows users may find to be a stumbling block since it looks and acts nothing like the Windows desktop.

Just use Kubuntu.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not a fan of it or anything (especially because of the "snap" nonsense), but it is the easiest to get working because things like Steam officially support it.

[โ€“] dieTasse@feddit.org 2 points 8 hours ago

Haha this should be a t-shirt ๐Ÿ˜€ How many times I saw a discussions recommending distros to newbies so many people saying "just use [enter your favorit distro]" ๐Ÿ˜€

[โ€“] anime_ted@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Unfortunately that uses the Plasma desktop which looks similar but is much more complicated to (re)configure and less like Windows. It might drive a switcher away through frustration.

[โ€“] grue@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

You don't have to reconfigure it, though. I know it's not a very "Linux-y" thing to say, but it really is okay to just install it and then leave it alone.

I myself have done basically nothing to my Plasma configuration except changing to a dark theme and setting my own wallpaper.

[โ€“] anime_ted@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago

You make a very good point. I'm probably overthinking this. I actually use Plasma as my DE but have done some additional configuration and sometimes get frustrated at the number of options, and the difficulty of finding how to change them, for literally everything.