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That would only work if you log in with a Microsoft account.

Nobody I know does that.

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Another article speaks about Windows 11 requiring a Microsoft account to install it, no longer supporting local accounts.

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No. The article you’re talking about says that Microsoft removed the guide on how to do it. You can still setup a local account.

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Ms is slowly removing the avenues to have a local account. They may have saw the recent article where they patched out methods to create local accounts. There may be only 1 way left to do it and will probably be patched out soon.

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Until it becomes mandatory. Foot in the door is a powerful play.

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You must not know all that many people. Windows is pushing accounts super hard. Average user is complying with this. Ask your fish monger or barista , bet one of them has a m$ account.

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I don’t know any average user who does their own Windows installs.

Usually they just ask some tech friend for help, and they know how to do it without an MS account.

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Oddly enough, OneDrive is the least of my problems with windows. It’s pretty handy at work since I have to juggle tasks between multiple PCs. My only hang up with Linux is games, which is odd since time wise I don’t spend most of my time there.

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Windows users are like abuse victims at this point.

No news is good news.

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How does anyone put up with using that OS? It’s 2024, it’s time to move on. Sheesh

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There are way too many nice features on Windows that don’t exist or are time consuming to set up on Linux. My only pain point on Windows, other than the stupid pop-ups advertising other services, are the fact that I can’t install individual GNU tools like nano easily.

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I just don’t have to time to figure out which is the right one for me, installing it, configuring it, etc

Ah, then you want Mint.

I mean maybe someone smarter than me can tell me a linux distro that will work with world of warcraft, steam, final fantasy xiv, etc.

Mint, ive had no issue with any of those except WoW, whose issue is that I do not play it to test it. it even handled modded FNV better than Windows ever did once I figure out SteamTinkerLaunch

Dalamud (QuickXIVLauncher) even is on the distro software hub for easy download to your system, works great.

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ooh boy, and I was going to do pop!OS on my main rig thinking mint wasn’t good for gaming.

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The only two things making me use windows for now are my inability to run FL Studio on Linux (I tried before, I’ll try again)

Procrastination to go through my files to see if there’s something worth backing up before I wipe my drive

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These days it’s best to use Windows on computer where you need it for a specific application, and another machine for your desktop. Sometimes with a switch so you can use the same keyboard/mouse/monitor

I know someone who uses one of those beelink minis or similar as a dedicated machine to run their 3d printer because the company doesn’t support Linux as well as Windows.

It sucks to have to keep your nice production machine separate from your desktop, but it really beats the headache of virtualization or dual booting

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Depending on use case, virtualization can actually be way easier

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Check out Ardour for music production 👍

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There are alternative DAWs but ngl they all make me sad. And some vsts are a nightmare to get running too.

But they are alot better than trying to get fl running on Linux imo. Check out zrythm if you ever have some time to kill. It sounds lile the most promising one.

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I’m just in love with FL’s keyboard roll and I’m just used to the entire daw. I don’t really want to switch to a different one

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So, yeah. What’s a good Linux distro for stable diffusion and programming?

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All of them.

Biggest difference a distro does is their update cycle and how much the distro “takes care” of you. Some of them do everything behind the scenes to make it just work. Others need more user interaction to reach the same state (but tend to teach you the inner workings too, which will open up a LOT of customization)

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It just comes down to personal preference. Mint is usually recommended as a good starting point.

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How much time do you want to spend on linux os maintenance?

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Debian

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Not a whole lot.

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Fedora or Mint should be the most hassle-free

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