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Windows 12 May Require a Subscription (www.pcmag.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[A]n INI configuration file in the Windows Canary channel, discovered by German website Deskmodder, includes references to a "Subscription Edition," "Subscription Type," and a "subscription status."

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (18 children)

I have been using computers since before there was an internet. I have used DOS and now Windows 10. Is there a good place to learn about Linux with a GUI and which one I should purchase? I'm so tired of M$.

Edit: I am primarily a PC gamer that uses Steam and this is what has kept me from using another OS in the past.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hi there! I'm you. My first computer was a TRS-80 in the early 80s, and my daily driver today is Debian (a flavor of Linux). I'm not an IT person, but I've had some skin in the game for a while.

You won't need to purchase a thing unless you have some weird/old hardware where drivers will be a challenge.

There are a million flavors ("distros") of Linux. The most straightforward ones to start with are probably Ubuntu and Mint.

Most Linux distros have a "live CD" version that you can "install" on a thumb drive. That allows you to take the entire OS for a test spin without changing anything on your "main" computer.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

ou won’t need to purchase a thing unless you have some weird/old hardware where drivers will be a challenge.

There are a million flavors (“distros”) of Linux. The most straightforward ones to start with are probably Ubuntu and Mint.

Most Linux distros have a “live CD” version that you can “ins

Thanks! I have been a gamer for a while now and have primarily been using Steam. One of the main reasons that I have not switched to another OS is I have been worried about compatibility issues.

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