• shininghero@pawb.social
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    13 hours ago

    Or better yet, windows 10 LTSC. Which will be supported for another 2 years. 4 if you subsequently switch the product key to the IOT LTSC version.

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      12 hours ago

      The hurdles windows users are willing to put up with is nothing less than amazing. That’s not a good thing.

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          12 hours ago

          I would love to learn and deal with Linux, unfortunately the software I need for work only supports Mac or Win

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            11 hours ago

            It’s possible you can run it through wine, might be worth a try

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              11 hours ago

              Much business oriented software just hasn’t had the work done on it to work on Wine. Really the only reason I have to run Windows now is the 3D CAD software I use and my best option at this point is running it in a Windows VM on my server. And no Freecad and Fusion360 aren’t suitable options, they both suck.

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                4 hours ago

                Ouch that’s unfortunate. At least keep your old hardware for personal use Linux when you get new work PC. Get your feet wet with the ecosystems

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        11 hours ago

        Oh, I already have Linux on my laptop. It’s my desktop that still has some blockers preventing a full Linux transition.
        Primarily the Pimax headset. Once I get a suitable replacement, I’ll actually be able to start testing and transferring stuff.

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      12 hours ago

      oh nice - thanks for sharing, i was not aware of this and will add it to my toolbox!