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New Windows AI feature records everything you’ve done on your PC (arstechnica.com)
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[–] 53 points 2 years ago* (3 children)

I left windows because of the ai stuff but I didn't expect it to get this bad. This is literally malware.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    I think I'll do the same. I wasn't switching because of compatibility but I realized that there are only 1 or 2 apps that don't run natively and I don't use them that often

    Which distro do you recommend? I haven't used linux in a while, I usually went with ubuntu but I think that's not the go-to anymore?

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The distro recommendation is usually mint, but I'd like to know, what does your setup look like? (Monitor specs, PC specs etc)

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    It's a laptop with i3 gen 11, 12GB RAM, and I mainly use it for browsing, torrenting and watching movies (4K, connected to a TV)

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Oh yeah, then if you like the look of it, Linux mint is the best option

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    Looks good! I'll give it a try this weekend, thanks!

    Edit: I just installed it, it looks great! I find it very funny that one of the apps I was worried about was the HP scanner and it worked seamlessly on mint without installing additional drivers or apps so I can stop using that stupid HP app

    Edit2: I also found out that my windows installation (system, drivers, updates, other files that I cannot delete safely) takes about 70Gb out of my 250GB SSD, even after running many commands to try to clean it up

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    Lots of people hate on Ubuntu for Snaps, but that's your own preference. Any of the Ubuntu-based derivatives should work just as well. I would recommend Zorin or Mint, and probably throw PopOS! in for good measure.

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  • [–] -5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Lol, it's not even a feature yet... And when it is, it will almost certainly come as an optional feature you need to opt into.

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