Glad i shifted to linux about a year ago, so far so good!
I finally deleted Windows 10 on Sunday. Ubuntu too. Now Debian is my only OS. I realized that every time I log into my Windows partition, itโs got a trillion updates to install because itโd been weeks since I last logged in. So why bother?
If I really need it for something again, Iโll just virtualize.
Windows Update Blocker (WuB) is great, has CLI to use in scripts, and effectively turns off Windows updates and prevents the dickhead โWindows update medicโ or whatever service from re-enabling updates. No need to modify registry or GPO. When you want to check for updates, you just click a button in WuB! I love it and even use it in my VM for work.
I realized that every time I log into my Windows partition, itโs got a trillion updates to install because itโd been weeks since I last logged in. So why bother?
I remember that feeling. Itโs like a rite of passage.
It would be a hallowed moment in my memory, except I think I remarked โwell, fuck this noise!โ, which kinda spoils the moment.
My thing is Iโve got years of experience in Linux. I began using Ubuntu in 2012 because my laptopโs hard disk failed, the sticker with my product key had worn away, and I wasnโt paying $100 for another copy of Windows 7.
Iโve only been noncommittal about it this this long because of my Steam library. But with the Steam Deck and Proton being so damn good, and all my games working just as well on Linux as they did in Windows (many times, better), I just stopped using Windows altogether.
So there I was, staring at GNOME Disks for a couple hours. Knowing that like a bad relationship that was doing something for me, but also hurting me, it was best to break things off. And then I nuked that bitch lol
