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Hokie

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30. Yes, I will give Linux some time

Wed Jan 15, 2025, 08:59 AM

Jan 15

I would say the installation and set up of Linux Mint was remarkably easy. I have all the basic things set up. Email accounts are working and I have Firefox and Libre Office also. I recall from before my frustration with Linux was that things that were remarkably easy to do in Windows were just a pain in the ass to do in Linux, like setting up printers for example. That's not the case now.

I am struggling a bit with permissions and sharing. I am trying to share my data drive to a couple of Windows PC's. I figured out I had to install SMB and create a separate user name and password for SMB. I was able to access the dive from a Windows 10 PC but not one running Windows 11. That was after I had trouble even seeing the Linux PC in Network on the Windows PC's. I think I am going to try using the command line to set up the share in SMB next. The problem could well be on the Windows side too.

The good news is that I am not getting blue screen crashes on reboots now at least so far. In Windows I got those on almost every second or third reboot. This problem goes back a few years too. I remember it crashed twice during the upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10 and I thought I would have to wipe everything and do a clean install. Linux has rebooted w/o issue at least a dozen times.

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Installing WIndows 11 on Unsupported Hardware [View all] Hokie Dec 27 OP

The evil plan is to make Americans throw out perfectly fine Windows 10 computers FakeNoose Dec 27 #1

and then merrily going The Apple Way BoRaGard Dec 27 #3

I had to do a clean install to put W11 on my HP Envy Laptop Hokie Jan 6 #13

It is hard to come up with any other legit reason Hokie Jan 22 #38

Are you using a VPN? That would explain it although there are other possibilities. Wonder Why Dec 27 #2

No just a normal home network using a Zytel Modem/Router Hokie Jan 6 #14

I run Windows 11 on my 10 year old system. ItsjustMe Dec 27 #4

That is the link that was not working Hokie Dec 27 #5

I've never heard of FlyBy11 ItsjustMe Dec 27 #6

After my experience (see below) I think I will too Hokie Jan 6 #15

Try your download link Hokie Dec 28 #9

I thought about Rufus and still might try it on my laptop Hokie Dec 30 #11

I never gave you a link to massgrave ItsjustMe Dec 30 #12

Whatever was going on with Microsoft's download page appears to be fixed Hokie Jan 22 #39

Just putting this out there canetoad Dec 27 #7

Interesting Hokie Dec 28 #10

Installed Windows 11 Hokie Dec 27 #8

Its time for all of you to stop supporting Microsoft LPBBEAR Jan 9 #16

I wish I could teach everyone Linux. hunter Jan 10 #17

Linus Torvalds: "Microsoft hatred is a disease" ItsjustMe Jan 13 #20

Good grief! It's okay to speak a foreign language. hunter Jan 14 #24

I know and have thought about moving to Linux Hokie Jan 13 #18

Its not that hard these days LPBBEAR Jan 13 #19

I will try a Linux distribution on my spare desktop Hokie Jan 14 #25

A suggestion for when LPBBEAR Jan 14 #26

I have Linux Mint up and running Hokie Jan 14 #27

Yes, Linux is free, but yet most people choose not to use it for good reason. ItsjustMe Jan 13 #21

You're full of LPBBEAR Jan 13 #22

😂 ItsjustMe Jan 13 #23

The reason Windows is the dominant OS is that it comes installed on almost every PC sold Hokie Jan 14 #28

Two hours 😂 ItsjustMe Jan 14 #29

Yes, I will give Linux some time Hokie Jan 15 #30

My current Linux desktop has been up for almost a year now. hunter Jan 15 #31

Well now the WiFi isn't working Hokie Jan 15 #32

Update on Linux Mint Hokie Jan 18 #33

Hmm ... turns out my issues were related .. sort of Hokie Jan 18 #34

Here's something that might be helpful: hunter Jan 20 #35

I bought a Cody WU650 Hokie Jan 20 #36

The Cody USB WiFi dongle worked Hokie Jan 20 #37