cannedtuna@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoHow likely are you to recommend Linux to a friend, colleague, spouse, or person in the checkout line?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square78linkfedilinkarrow-up1781arrow-down126
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minus-squarerozodru@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·2 months agosomeone recommended to me the other day to try FreeBSD. After spending multiple hours this morning trying to get the Wifi to work I now want to punch them in the throat. Ethernet/phone tethering works like a charm though.
minus-squarepmk@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 months agoHonestly, OpenBSD often works better out of the box on laptops and workstations.
minus-squareDettweiler@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoTry Zorin. Very easy transition from Windows.
minus-squarerozodru@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoI’m already on NixOS and have been on linux for a few years now. I just wanted to try something a bit different.
someone recommended to me the other day to try FreeBSD. After spending multiple hours this morning trying to get the Wifi to work I now want to punch them in the throat.
Ethernet/phone tethering works like a charm though.
Honestly, OpenBSD often works better out of the box on laptops and workstations.
No ZFS in the box though.
Try Zorin. Very easy transition from Windows.
I’m already on NixOS and have been on linux for a few years now. I just wanted to try something a bit different.