>browsing /pol/, walk away from laptop to get a drink
>come back to see this
Holy fuck, never have i been so fucking fired up to yell "I DO NOT CONSENT" in my life before. My automatic updates are turned off. Why the fuck is this happening? Can I sue them for this? How is this ok?
>>80925567
The Electric Jew strikes again
>>there is nothing you can do
Obey.
They are more desperate than car salesman to get you to upgrade so they can boost their stats. I have dodged it for a few months now
>>80925567
When it finishing, just don't accept their agreement, it's one of the first things it will ask you. It will return your computer to windows 7.
Had to do this with a few work computers, not a big deal desu
I DO NOT CONSENT
I DO NOT CONSENT
I DO NOT CONSENT
I DO NOT CONSENT
I DO NOT CONSENT
>>80926777
TRIPS
>>80925567
Should've used Never10
Same shit basically happened to me. If anyone thinks big brother isn't watching well..
>he didn't uninstall the upgrade update
>>80925567
Someone already sued microshit over this and won for 10,000$
Call up your jew lawyer OP and get ready to get paid.
>>80926777
https://youtu.be/3p7lndGi-sI
>>80925567
Shoulda turned off your computer fag
>>80925567
>>80925931
just give up
w10 is the best
>>80927396
Yep, I did it, I got rid of the update whatever number it is and gwx.exe
You all deserve it though. Don't know how many arguments I've been in on here over using a Mac, trying to explain why it's better.
It's more expensive, it's used by SJW. It's also used by every vicious media and banking kike, from Zuckerburg on down.
Who do you think knows more? SJW also take shits in toilets too, so should I start shitting in the street like a paki?
>>80925567
if your using windows 8 you dont have a choice. if your using windows 10 you cant actually turn off automatic updates either
if your using 7 then you still have automatic updates turned on
>>80927780
linux my man
>>80925567
RAPED
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>>80925567
The moment my computer decides to upgrade to a shittier OS without my permission...
... Is the moment I go full autist and take the plunge into linux and tinfoil-hat computing.
Fuck you Microsoft. Burn in hell.
Turn off your computer before it stalls dumbass. Worked for me
>>80925567
This happened to me yesterday too. Funny thing is is that it cant install the update because I dont have enough storage but it keeps trying persistently irregardless. So fucking annoying.
God how I miss the days of Windows XP.
>>80925567
Windows 10 is not bad, but I still get the feeling of getting ass fucked by Microsoft every time I log on my Asus laptop.
If you're unhappy with windows, you should try out ubuntu
It's not perfect but if you hate windows it's at least worth checking out
Install Gentoo you fucking pleb
Why the fuck don't people want updates to their software?
>>80928165
Windows 10:
>Meant for tablets and tablet hybrids
>Allows microsoft to look at your shit (even moreso than already was teh case)
Also, fuck being forced into an OS change. If I want something different, I'll fucking do it myself.
>>80927946
I'd rather used a rasberry pi nigger-rigged to an old TV than use windows. It's the worst...just think in terms of numbers, 88% of computers in the US use windows.
So obviously, every data mining jew is going to tailor it to idiots still using windows for muh gaming. Windows is the worst piece of shit...and you are also helping bill gates feed niggers who are now flooding Europe.
Admired Jobs take on charity, which was "fuck you."
>>80928165
because microsoft is doing shady shit. upgrading your OS can mean less privacy
>>80927780
> He doesn't know Arch is the greatest drug known to mankind
>>80925567
This woman sued Microsoft for 10,000 shekels for updating and fucking up her computer
http://apps.marincounty.org/BeaconRoa/BeaconROAView.aspx?cvl_case_intrnl_no=190540
There is no escape unless you switch to Linux
>>80927780
Yeah so I can kiss every slightly relevant and cool piece of software or program goodbye, and have essentially a giant useless tablet where I can only type in word documents and browse the internet. Fantastic fucking idea, faggot.
>>80928376
>>80925567
Drop windows, and install Mint. Mint 18 just dropped, I believe.
>>80928376
10,000? That's it? That ain't even paper clips and drier lint to Microshit
>>80928423
>I'm too stupid to figure out console commands
>>80928165
Microsoft hasn't made a proper desktop OS in ages.
>>80925567
>current year
>using windows
Kek
Windows 10 is awesome. What the hell OP?
Is it possible for somebody with only introductory-level programming experience to design their own linux distribution?
Like say I wanted a VERY PARTICULAR setup for my computer, with a VERY PARTICULAR set of programs and functions. How would I go about making that?
>>80928126
>Irregardless
>>80928084
>the plunge into linux and tinfoil-hat computing.
yes, it's tin foil hat to think the Jews are data mining everything you type into your computer.
Cuckerburg is worth 50 billion from idiots who buy gold coin for their farming thing, not from selling your info to every gubment and corporation on earth.
All the time people waste, take one 3 day weekend to set up linux, a good VPN (one you pay for with gift cards), and fix your DNS settings so no leaks.
You are done.
>>80928084
>plunge into linux and tinfoil-hat computing
Most servers run on Linux asshat
>>80928142
>Windows 10 is not bad
Win10 is literally cancer. There is a reason it's free.
>>80928165
Because their stupid and irrelevant constant, neverending updates eat up my fucking time and bandwidth. I'll install their shitty NSA data mining software whenever the fuck I feel like it. I'm the customer, it's not up to them.
>>80928165
update=/=upgrade
>>80925567
Your only hope is linux.
>>80925567
I'd be horrified too if I came back and found my laptop was an HP.
Who /neverupgradedandstillonwindows7/ here
>>80928624
Don't forget to set up your own email server, or, if this is too daunting, to switch over to tutanota or protonmail.
Also, stop using Chrome or IE/Edge.
>>80925567
Reason #5839718932891 to just bite the financial bullet and buy a Mac.
>>80928652
From my experience I rather use 10 than 8. 10 is much more smoother than the tablet focused 8.
>>80928561
just grab a very minimum distribution (the debian net install is 280MB for instance) and add what you want
>>80928165
Windows 10 connects to an IP address every time you click the Start orb. And you can't disable it from security settings.
>>80928765
Why Mac instead of Linux?
>>80928421
>relevant and cool
> le windows
I much prefer you keep your Windows, the fewer people running other OS, the less incentive for the Jews to bother with spyware with different OS. HAve fun with your "relevant and cool" software friend.
>>80928512
I've actually installed fedora and ubuntu had an olpc and have used back track to crack wifi.
linux is only good for a few things like serving and coding
>>80928591
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irregardless
Its still legit. Fuck off fag.
>>80925567
Its the same shit for bloatware on my phone.
Had it for a year and 2/3rds of the memory is already full of updates to useless junk apps I dont use, cannot remove, and update themselves anyways no matter how many times I "deactivate" or "disable" them.
My opinion, on phones atleast, is that they use bloatware to fill your phone with junk update data making it run slower and slower, and have less and less memory so you will have to buy a new phone atleast once every 12 to 18 months.
Then they make upgrades happen only every 2 years, so you either gotta put up with a slow phone packed with bloatware, or pay $600 for a new one that isnt really much more powerful, its just not crammed with useless updates yet so it seems like it is.
>>80928702
>>80928709
ayyyyyy
>>80928316
HDMI
>>rasberry pi nigger-rigged to an old TV
>>80928744
protonmail, PGP if I absolutely have to send something over a different program to someone. If they don't know how to use PGP on their side, aren't worth communicating with.
>>80928624
Thank you for the advice. My calling it "tinfoil-hat" computing was supposed to be, er, ironic. I was just too lazy and not pissed off enough to jump from microsoft until now. I didn't mean to insult those who have already done all of this.
>>80928652
AM I RUNNING A SERVER, ASSHAT?
No, I'm just a fucking 4chan browser who has a fucking desktop computer like every other motherfucker in this country. Microsoft and apple have the meaningful majority of OS market share, don't condescend to me because I'm literally the average computer user.
>>80928875
I've stuck with a dumb phone, and have been extraordinarily happy with my decision to do so.
>>80928875
Or you could just install a custom ROM like Cyanogenmod and have your phone run like new.
>>80928779
>from my experience I'd rather get shot by a 9mm than a 50cal
>>80928989
I use Tuta, myself. But to each their own.
>>80928922
>HDMI
any TV after ~2007 had an HDMI jack.
>>80925567
you can roll it back to windows 7 once it installs don't worry :3
>>80928827
Well, considering I like to use my computer to actually do stuff computers were intended to do, I sure as hell wouldnt regress to the overpriced and worthless Apple meme machine.
I have however considered giving Linux a shot sometime in the future.
>>80925567
You can't sue. Especially if Windows 10 is on your computer.
What I did when that happened was that I didn't accept their terms right at the start. It just restarts and resets it back to Win7
>>80928709
>tfw my HDD with Windows 7 died a few months ago
>tfw now using Ubuntu but I'm too dumb to make games work now
>>80928165
I know, right?
>>80928709
win7 is best
>>80927682
I have deep seated control issues about automatic processes.
My computer is not a person, and it has no right to do anything I did not explicitly instruct it to do, or at least make a general decision about (complex processes, to stave off whoever's going to run up and scream "SO YOU WANT TO CLICK OK FOR EVER LINE OF CODE!?"
>>80928709
yep
>>80929116
My greatest fear of using Linux is fucking everything up and frying my computer.
open sores have become the new "i've got norton you can't touch me" fags
hurr what are rootkits
hurr what are hardware level backdoors
hurrr what iz deep packet inspection
>>80929141
I hope you've also uninstalled the telemetry updates though. That's why Windows 10 was installed in the first place.
A quick Google search can tell you which ones they are, then just go into the Windows Update menu and disable them individually.
>>80929221
Start with Mint. It's practically identical to Windows, minus the gaming ability.
>>80929211
the updating has failed so often and software that worked previously no longer worked, the trust is lost. The thing may just render itself useless without confirmation.
>>80928561
Afaik Arch is literally just a kernel + shell and a package manager.
If you want to go even further then that, you can always install gentoo.
>>80928165
>what do you mean you don't want to be spied on and lose all privacy
CIA pls
>>80929002
It's not about running a server. I was legitimizing Linux. Microsoft has the market share it has because it's been running a fucking monopoly since the 80's by having it's OS come with just about every single computer sold in the US. Apple is popular because of branding. Both suck balls, but at least Apple used to be good. The ipod is still probably the best mp3 player on the market even if their software is a piece of shit that will delete your entire library from time to time.
>>80929116
I'm not working on fucking commission for Mac, do you you will. However, you don't even realize the nightmare you are in until you've been out of it, things you don't even think of.
Reason apple is more expensive, same reason BMW is more expensive than a chevy. Are they overpriced and do too many SJW/hipsters own them? Yes, but it's still a million times better than fucking windows.
>>80925567
>Oh don't mind me goy! Just umm...errmm.. patching some widespread issues! You don't want to be left behind all the other goyim! Just let us include these new features and patches so that we can spy-aahh I mean make your Windows experience safer, smoother, and more enjoyable! :^)
>>80929231
I believe people are more concerned about having software installed that monitors your every move by default and can't be removed. I don't think anyone is saying Linux can't be cracked. In fact, every month I see critical bugs released on CERT for the Linux kernel. The difference is Linux devs want people to break their shit so they can fix it. Microsoft people want you in a nice cozy bubble, just like Apple, so you can't fuck anything up.
>>80929010
Im nowhere near technically inclined enough to do that without fucking up my phone. It takes a bit more knowledge than just "install this app."
>>80928561
It would be quicker and easier to use one of the normal distros and just pare it down/ install your own shit.
>>80929515
I don't like OSX. I realize that is a subjective opinion, but so what? Linux Mint breaks me out of Windows, while giving me an experience that I am very familiar with.
>>80929430
what the hell is this crack baby eating
>>80929221
At worst you mess up your current OS and have to try again. The only trouble I had with installing Ubuntu was getting a driver to work with my graphics card. If you use the latest distro of Ubuntu or Mint you shouldn't have a problem. Trying to install a graphics driver on Ubuntu was a shitshow.
>>80925567
get a hardware firewall place all of microsoft's servers on black list. Done and done.
HOW DO I GO BACK TO WINDOWS 7
>>80927946
Ayyy what's up?
>>80929301
Nah. Pic related.
Bottom's server, top is personal computer
>>80928709
>tfw the electric Jew got me 2 days ago and now I have 10
>>80928875
I have a minimalist custom ROM (didn't even come with a browser, google play, nothing, you have to install that shit manually at first). Feels great. No facebook, no carrier bullshit, no nothing. My phone battery only burns 30% per day with normal use including navigation, shitposting, texting. Eat shit, stock ROMhavers
>>80929221
My biggest issue with running linnux based OS is that you gotta be a lot more technically skilled than I am to run programs you actually need to use and a lot od emulators are open source shit.
Might have changed though, idk, havent ran linnux based anything since 2010 so maybe theres more options than there used to be.
>>80929728
Or just disable windows updates. I did that from the beginning and I have never once been asked to update to 10.
>>80928709
i still use xp
>>80929742
>Packages: 2545
You could sue them like this woman did
http://www.cnet.com/news/microsoft-pays-woman-10000-over-forced-windows-10-install/
>yfw Goldstein
>>80929564
most of the telemetry stuff can be disabled and lots of it is just used for bug reports and quality control
>>80929564
>just like Apple,
apple didn't used to be so bad, recall when jailbreaking iphones was relatively new (only geeks like me understood it) and I could just go on a shopping spree in the apple store and DL every program I wanted.
At the time, they wanted 600 shekels for tom-tom app and I got it for free just by clicking on it.
AM I BEING UPDATED?
>he doesn't own a Mac
toppleb
>>80928561
You can always pick a minimal distro like Arch where you have a lot of choices. There is also NixOS and GuixSD for a newish way to build a distro from a configuration file.
>>80928709
Win 7 user here
Best OS MS Released.
This BS of auto-updating is going to drive so many people to Linux and Apple it isn't fucking funny.
Do it
Show those self righteous cunts that we don't need Windows 10 or whatever that is
>>80929579
I'm by no means an expert. I mean, I went to technical college for an AAS in a tech field, but I am by no means an advanced user by any means.
What really helped me was watching videos on youtube of people doing it. I was incredibly nervous my first time. Now it's a breeze. It's really a 20 minute process once you've got all the files downloaded. AND!!! if you use Verizon branded phones, the bootloader is already unlocked if I remember correctly, so one less step.
>>80928709
I spent over 3 grand building my rig and I put win7 on the partition with windows. Fuck 10. Fuck the botnet.
>>80929839
It's a lot more friendly now.
>>80929497
>. I was legitimizing Linux.
by using an entirely different field of computing. Most servers also don't have screens, and they are in racks. Does that mean a computer in a rack is now legitimized for home use? No.
Linux is archaic and doesn't get much "userland" development. More often than not you have to type into the command shell to change settings because the UI is incomplete and only has rudimentary settings available.
>>80925567
Yeah you maybe had deaktivated updateds but did you also deactivate the updated service.. seriously fuck microsoft
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMKnMvwc3qs
>>80929564
>just like Apple, so you can't fuck anything up.
This is one of the things that annoy me about apple. It's not that their stuff is just idiot-proof, but it blatantly denies you access to stuff that you should be able to tamper with.
That and the insurmountable shilling of Jobs being some kind of superhuman genius. He's one of the most overrated people in history, rivaled only by Churchill.
>>80929683
Pretty sure it's just mud, anon.
I have no problem on my GNU/Linux system.
>>80928779
Much more smoother indeed. They're both way more worser than linux though.
>>80929884
Is there a problem, officer?
>>80929862
still hardware firewall is the best route helps stops data leaks. You can get a decent one for $260. Just because windows tells you something is off doesn't mean it really is. silent updates aren't hard to code.
>>80928875
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planned_obsolescence
this shit is nearly in every modern electronic device, it's fucking bullshit that major corporate companies are able to get away with that shit
Yeah I've been thinking about getting Linux or some shit, fuck Microsoft
m.youtube.com/watch?v=aC4Mlhna6kE
>>80930108
I knew this day would come months ago, I disabled updates and got rid of GWX.exe atop the other nonsensical BS they infested my computer with.
>ITT: Pedophiles scared that their browsing will be made public for all to see
In 5 years a law will be passed making it mandatory to submit to federally-sponsored electronic surveillance at all times or face charges for treason. (you can kiss adblock and noscript godbye forever). If you don't have petabytes worth of CP on your machine you should have nothing to worry about.
Get used to it.
>>80930018
>This BS of auto-updating is going to drive so many people
and by then it will be too late, goyim!
>>80928924
Honestly I hate freetards so much
It's such a pain in the ass to get non-free shit on debian and fedora that I use ubuntu to avoid the massive headaches
And don't even get me started on arch
>>80928709
Right here buddy, and if they force-upgrade me some how I will pop my system restore disc in and undo that shit immediately.
>>80928846
Why dont you read what you linked you double nigger
>Most dictionaries list it as nonstandard or incorrect usage, and recommend that "regardless" should be used instead.[2][3][4]
>>80927780
Apple pioneered the; 'buttfuck the consumer with meaningless upgrades' bullshit years ago.
Ipad 2 > New Ipad: Pointless
OS7 > OS8 > OS9: pretty much the same fucking thing
OSX and variants: What's the fucking point for paying for minor performance upgrades per version?
And worst of all; Iphones.
IOS past 5 is shit. Google Maps worked much better when integrated into the phone. Why didn't apple include 3g with original iphones? Why couldnt I get siri on iphone 4? Why does iphone SE suck so bad? Why does the iphone 6 and 6+ bend so fucking much? Jesus fuck I'm still using an Iphone 5S, because IOS is the only thing I know how to use and modern version of IOS have regressed into shittier and shittier knockoffs of android. There are so many features that apple should've included in the earliest versions of IOS but were only getting them now.
>>80930108
>you deativated updating but you did not exile and burn it, well, have fun with Windows Phone citizen
REEEEE WHY DID MICROSOFT AUTOENABLE UPDATES I WANT THEM OFF AND MY OS VULNERABLE THAT'S WHY I SHUT THEM OFF
>>80925567
>2005+11
>Using OrwellSoft
Homebrew linux or nothing at all.
AND DON'T DO SHADY SHIT ON COMPUTERS. TRADECRAFT MOTHERFUCKERS.
I came home to my laptop upgrading itself to windows 10, updates turned off, the works. I shut it down and wiped it. Re-installed from a recent backup
>>80930243
kek, sent this to my sister. She literally had her W10 comp shit itself today like this after she had written like, 10 pages in an online form. Had a total freak out.
>>80928709
Aero is the only reason I stay with windows 7. It just looks so damn good.
>>80928165
if it works,why fix it?
>>80930342
oi vey, goyim, unless you are a pedo, why do you need privacy? If you're only taking a shit in that bathroom, why do you want a door on that stall? Could you be writing nazi graffiti in there?
>>80926777
CONDUCTOR WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE
>get home from work
>turn on monitor
>Windows will automatically upgrade to Windows 10 in 3 seconds
>bomb defusal squad level of calmness
>disarm that shit right away
Shit was Mission Impossible.
>>80930591
fair play anon
And the worst part is what happens if you try and avoid windows
>install Linux
>get put on terrorist watch list
http://www.in.techspot.com/news/security/nsa-classifies-linux-journal-readers-tor-and-tails-linux-users-as-extremists/articleshow/47743699.cms
>>80927780
>this goy thinks Apple doesn't surveil your shit.
>this goy thinks Apple (a green-colored shit) is better than MS (a brown-colored shit).
>>80930465
they are crooked, esp the ipad/iphone division. There was a real difference in pixelation quality between...one of the ipads, forget which. But otherwise you are right.
Not a question of "x is great.." a question of "would you rather take it in the ass or the mouth?"
>>80930094
Are you implying there aren't 1,000 different flavors of Linux some of which are made with the end user in mind?
>>80925567
This literally happened to me today.
It literally took an hour to update. I don't have time for this fucking shit, I have shit to do.
>>80930465
I'm using a dumb phone, but the wife is using a 4S, and has no plans to switch (our carrier is 3G phones only, and she only has to pay 15/month).
Also, why the fuck do they have to "slightly tweak" each iteration, forcing you to buy new cases?
>>80927917
>if your using windows 10 you cant actually turn off automatic updates either
Really?
yeah I by mistake left my laptop open for the night on my bed and as I woke up win10 was on its way to get installed. how the fuck do they not even ask for consent
>>80930731
>>80930465
There was the "retina display" which i think was the last meaningful upgrade the iphone got. And what was that, the 4? Other than that its just been shill tricks.
>>80930747
no just implying they're inferior in user experience
>>80925567
I HAD THE SAME SITUATION 2 HOURS AGO
NO BULLSHITTING, LEFT LAPTOP ON /POL/, TURNED MY ATTENTION TO TV FOR 10-15 MINUTES, LOOK BACK - SYSTEM IS RESTARTING AND WINDOWS IS UPDATING
WINDOWS 7 X64 BTW
>>80930707
My friend is IT for a local highschool. They gave out chromebooks to the kids and one of them charged $5 to everybody to install linux on it so they could play csgo at school
>>80927946
THIS.
With Windows facefucking everyone so hard with this update and Apple's usual bullshit from being Apple, I'm surprised Linux isn't taking off faster.
>>80930492
Yeah Microsoft really messed that up pieces of shits.
sooo many people being either pissed off or on the verge of tears (not kidding) asking if i take a look at their pc and if i can reverse it. What was Microsoft even thinking..
>>80930803
>thinks Group Policy is the same thing as a setting
There are plenty of ways to permanently disable Windows Update services and such. It's a bit more tech involved than what calls for on /pol/, including registry edits and such like that. Go ask /g/ for specifics, I think they have a Windows general.
>>80927917
>if your [you're] using windows 8, you don't have a choice
wut
I'm on 8.1 and that's a load of BS.
I haven't had any nagging for any of this Windows 10 bullshit except for one time, because I turned off automatic updates and only installed important updates.
They got me once (and they're soooo fucking sneaky about this too, those Jew bastards), and that was only because I installed Office, and lo and behold, motherfucking Office of all things turned automatic updates back on during installation.
After that, recommended updates got downloaded and I got that little gwx icon.
Removed that shit promptly and have never heard or seen anything related to WX on my laptop since.
>>80930877
>>80928421
>relevant and cool software
14 year old vidya faggot detected
What exactly other than vidya do you use on your computer that you need windows for?
>>80930709
Yes, apple is a perfect company with absolutely no kike influence trying to rob you blind.
As stated already, there are fewer apple computers so fewer 3rd parties to try to datamine you.
It's always a question of "do you want it in the mouth or the ass?" with any company, but with apple you can at least rig it so it's more like just having someone jizz on your shoe.
>"I DO NOT CONSENT"
You do, actually. Updated TOS.
>>80928561
I've got Ubuntu because i'm lazy.
>>80925567
NSA updates can not be turned off silly goy.
>>80927780
Lol what a cuck
>>80931092
I got Mint because I'm lazier.
>>80928376
Gtfo commie leenux shill
>>80925567
That's what you get for putting your update off.
>>80931140
mint at least has the _ [ ] X controls on the right side of the title bar? ubuntu has them on the left as if I'm some special input person
>>80930963
>the average person doesn't know how to do it so it doesn't count as a "setting"!
>>80928709
I had 7 until my hard drive decided to become a brick after I trump posted too much and it got too ambitious,
7 was like a modernized sexy upgrade for XP.
The only two good things out of MS was XP and 7.
>>80931140
>Mint
LITERALLY A BULGARIAN BOTNET
>>80931115
>what a cuck
oh, it's an "I can't afford a Mac bc I spent $25 a day on papa jonhs" guy.
Yes, you know more than the most vicious kikes on earth. I'm the cuck here.
>>80930068
I'll have to check it out. When I used it I had it set up in a seperate partition and used it for web browsing. Im computarded, but my little bro is a legit programmer and he configured some stuff for me.
I have no idea how, but he set it up so that on linnux while browsing or whatever it would halt all non-relevant programs and processes so all of your computers power was focused on the task at hand.
He also set it up so it could detect wifi signals too weak to normally detect and actually use them for internet.
With these two functions I could get acceptable internet connectivity off of bandwidth normally not detectable by stock software.
Im probably butchering the description and sound like a eetard cuz I just used it and didnt set it up, cuz im kinda dumb, but I was really impressed with linnux for that.
The only downside was that I couldnt play games or use any programs from windows without relying on (often times sketchy) open sourced emulators or knockoffs.
>>80929165
Wine mofo. Wine.
>There are people on 4chan who LITERALLY have automatic updates enabled
Holy cuckolds
How fucking dumb and retarded are you
/g/ here.
There are actually only a handful few reasons NOT to install Linux as a desktop OS. Nowadays almost all major applications contain Linux support, or have programs developed for the system which are equal or better in quality to Windows equivalents.
Mainstream distributions have become quite stable and user-friendly. Installation is simpler than Windows, and you don't even need to know how to use the command line anymore for normal use. Ubuntu has a nice interface, and it has become MUCH more stable over the years.
Probably the biggest downside is that Linux doesn't have Adobe Creative Cloud applications -- Gimp doesn't do it as a professional application.
>>80928561
You should literally install Gentoo if you want that much optimisation. Gentoo contains a source compiler which optimises software based on your system's specification.
I'll be lurking in this thread if anyone has Linux-related questions. You can also visit one of /g/'s rolling Friendly Linux Threads. Search for /flt/ in the catalog.
>>80931269
Mint has it on the right, like Windows.
Ubuntu models theirs on the left, like Mac.
>>80930856
Turds are ugly, brown, and smell bad, but they get the job done. I wouldn't trade my turds for a shining crystal turd that came out of my asshole singing my favorite song if it meant I had to tell the whole world what I ate everyday or get placed on a watch list.
>>80925567
/g/ was right, OP.
>not running your OS off a virtual boot from an encrypted thumb drive and storing your files on a separate triple encrypted drive
It's like you people are retarded.
>>80928652
>Most servers run on Linux asshat
Most webservers because that's all it can do.
>>80931371
PlayOnLinux frontend is more normie friendly
>>80928833
This
I was a CS weirdo in high school and ran a server and my laptop ran Fedora and Dragonfly BSD. Now I've shed my autism and I run Windows 8 without even the slightest modification. I'm lazy af and Linux on a daily basis would be a fucking waste of time
>>80930018
My computer updated to win10 while I slept.
After classic start shell, the only significant changes are:
>no more aero bullshit
>multi-desktop taskbars enabled by default
>scroll wheel follows mouse cursor
That third one is literally the only reason I haven't downgraded again. Last time I tried to get that through a third party app, it installed a bunch of bullshit clutter and spyware.
Scroll wheel focus following cursor is actually fantastic though. It's the main reason I use gahnu/leenux for my laptops.
>>80931396
At this point your only running Windows if you want to play games, and even then most games are moving over to Linux faster than ever. If you're running a laptop, I honestly see next to no reason not to use Linux.
>>80931460
>yfw they deep freeze your RAM and grab the encryption key then find all your CP
>>80931028
Or you could just not be jizzed on.
>>80931396
Never used Linux before, don't even know how to install it desu. Which version would be the best for a brand new user?
>>80931396
I am computer illiterate. I use this computer for A) /pol/ and B) Steam /v/idya
Would linux work for me or should I stick with the botnet shitfest that I've been used to for years.
>>80927045
ha ha
>>80931600
I don't know why, but this image finds humor with me.
>>80928561
A lot of people are recommending Arch, but if you want COMPLETE control, google "LFS Linux From Scratch", where it has you manually build a linux system, from scratch. That will allow you the best customization, control and optimization, beyond that you'd have to write a whole new Kernel and OS if you wanted more control.
>>80928709
ooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhh
>>80931600
>mfw my computer is surrounded by a tinfoil tent so that the pigs can't access my computer remotely
>mfw 7 proxies
>mfw no face
>>80931666
if you game stick with windows
even though some games have linux support many don't and the ones that do have worse framerate
>>80928709
Here, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
>doesn't read shit
>blindly accepts and then whines later
Retard.
>>80931755
That's my concern, thanks friend.
>>80925567
This happened to me. It asked me agree to the terms, i didnt agree to them and it went back to windows 7. Get fucking good kid
>>80931743
>thinking proxies would stop a remote connection
>>80931648
If you are coming from Windows, Mint would be the most seamless. That doesn't mean the most secure, but its a great way to get your feet wet with Linux. As you learn more and more, you can evolve, going to Ubuntu (which Mint is based off) and then Debian (which Ubuntu is based off).
Just burn a CD, and launch it that way. Should even be able to dual boot, and access your MS files with ease.
>>80931743
You realize that method only works if you have a self contained power supply inside the tent too right?
>>80931648
Ubuntu. Or mint. there are others but Ubuntu is a breeze.
No matter what you will HAVE to use a search engine to look up commands to install a lot of necessary shit so prepare to roll up your sleeves.
>>80925567
THE POO TOOK YOU TO THE LOO
WITH NO CONSENT
>>80925567
why is this on pol
>>80931666
If you're gonna game, stick with a dual boot. Game on Windows, and 4chan on linux.
Either that, or get comfortable with consoles, and just go full-bore linux like I did (I openly admit this choice isn't the best choice for everyone; if you have a lot of money in your rig, its a very poor choice).
>>80925567
you probably forgot to turn off some settings, better ask in >>>/g/ or >>>/g/sqt actually this is totally a /g/ thread, not /pol/.
>>80931460
>>80931600
>not using a broken laptop that's held together by tape and is prone to shutting off if the power cord moves, with easy access to swap out HDDs
>Not doing this to have an easy, guaranteed immediate killswitch built in
>everyone assumes you're shit at using computer and technology because "lol look at how shitty anon's computer is guys" and nobody suspects you
It's like you want to get V& with a preservable machine state
>>80931965
It's not that bad. There's a site that gets you through the basic intro stuff.
https://sites.google.com/site/easylinuxtipsproject/Home
>>80925567
HEADS UP NEGRO
http://bgr.com/2016/06/27/windows-10-upgrade-lawsuit-settlement/
>>80925567
Post yfw you realize they've been watching you thru your web-cam for years..
>>80932188
>using a laptop with a webcam
Guys. What the fuck are you doing.
I went for the free Windows 10 upgrade a while ago. It's still got a lot of bugs but it's not bad once you install Classic Shell. I mainly did it because I wanted chatpad support with the Xbox One controller I just bought.
Overall, I'd say Windows 7 is still a fine operating system and if you're really scared of Windows 10 you're not really missing out on much right now. Eventually though the big switcharoo is coming just like it did with Windows XP. XP is still a very functional operating system but unfortunately it has no new software support.
>>80930731
I would rather not take it at all. Fuck retina display bullshit. It's pointless for 99% of things. I still have my ipad 2 which my 3 year old plays games on(microtransactions disabled ofcourse). There is literally no reason for me to buy another ipad or any other tablet. My wife uses a macbook and I only let her upgrade once every three years, otherwise it's money down the drain.
I had to convince my business partners to not toss out our 2010 macbooks, because mavericks is pointless, we still use office 2007. And all the hippie cucks in design got pissed at me I mean seriously what's the fucking point of upgrading from 10.6? You guys dont game, it's a fucking work computer. All you do is ferry files from the workstations to the clients that's it! I'm not about to waste 100k on new cuckbooks for you to impress feminazis at the local starbucks.
I cant stand macintosh OS, it's always felt as if it was illogical in design and function. I've been using computers since the 80's. I stuck with DOS up until windows 3.1. Even during the early days, MSDOS was king. People like to shit on windows 95, but it was the best OS up until XP. Now 7 is the best.
>YFW the cash register computers at work automatically started updating to 10 at 9am on a monday while we're open.
>I'm /millenial/ so therefore the only tech savvy employee between here and the nearest best buy.
>Have to perform damage control and reset all comps while we do cash transactions the old fashioned way with pen and paper.
We lost 2 hours of credit card transactions on a very busy day.
I'm surprised my manager and the owner didn't sue Microjew.
I also need a fucking raise for how much necessary shit they have me do on computers.
>>80932238
http://www.techtimes.com/articles/148937/20160411/fbi-director-covers-his-laptops-webcam-with-tape-why-should-you-do-it.htm
>>80932238
Every laptop these days has a webcam. At least you can put a sticker over it though.
>>80932238
This. If I wanted a web cam, I would get a USB powered one for like 10 bucks.
>>80932285
Funny how that doesn't do shit about the internal speaker.
>>80932326
you can always knife it
>>80931200
That explains a lot
>>80932188
>>80932238
>not keeping your webcam blocked anytime you're not fapping
I like to think the NSA keeps a nice little file of nothing but me jerking it.
>>80931586
Oh yeah, I forgot about gaymen. If you play PC games stick with Windows or set up a system which accommodates dual-boot, because you're SOL on Linux when it comes to games.
>>80931648
Give Ubuntu a try. I use it myself as I want something that's no-nonsense, fast, and doesn't give me trouble. It's got a slick installer, just let it do everything automatically on an old computer or a spare hard drive, and see if you like it. The CD even allows you to try out the desktop on the disk. FYI this feature is called "live-view", although this is predictably much slower than having the system installed on the hard drive.
>>80931666
Try dual-boot. It's a bit more complicated to set up because you have to partition the hard drive (unless you have a hard drive for each system), but then you have the best of both worlds: Windows for Gaming, and Linux for everything else.
I have a Windows installation on a separate mSATA SSD just to do Skype. I don't want that botnet shit on my Linux box.
>>80931600
Why the fuck would you leave that plugged in?
Also its eays for them to do this, they just take your computer to the lab powered on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erq4TO_a3z8
>>80932398
Its actually sad that people still like that company. They just keep slapping on new shit around a rotten core.
>>80932188
they've also watched you jerk off to all kinds of sick degenerate porn
>>80927682
nah. 'tsall shit. macintosh, baby. zero upkeep zero problems. practically fucking perfect. i love it so much i could cry. there's nothing you can do on windows that you can't do on a mac. except play a bunch more of those pathetic little timesink videogames. but that's not an issue for me, for anyone that uses their computers as a means to an end, as a conduit to better and brighter things. to anyone that isn't content to idly piss years away being funneled through finite virtual worlds. macintosh all the way. sometimes i think windows is dirtbad on purpose. get people entrenched in maintenance, muckfooted in the barracks of upkeep. such is not the case with macs. mac, fucking perfect and ya know it, clap ya hands
>>80925567
>he is too computer illiterate to use GPO
serves you right
>>80932438
OY VEY
>>80932238
>Bring my 'top to a group project
>Camera taped
>group members (normies, two are athletes, one's a hot-as-shit chick) ask me why its covered
>tell them the government and corporations as well as foreign hackers can get access to webcams.
>instead of laughing they all go and get tape from the front counter and tape their cameras too.
Then it turns out we're not paranoid. Just like everything else /pol/ talks about.
>>80931200
saved
>>80932314
https://www.amazon.com/Dell-Latitude-E6420-Professional-Integrated/dp/B00XGYZ07K/ref=sr_1_2/000-1770682-1174814?ie=UTF8&qid=1468474965&sr=8-2&keywords=laptop+without+webcam
>>80932438
I have multiple drives and two monitors, so on the point of dual booting, is it something that can run simultaneously or would I need to restart the computer every time I feel like switching? My best guess would be needing to reboot each time (and thus booting into the different OS)
>torrent some shit
>get adware
>pops up in my browser with adblock and even in steam store/overlay
>try every damn AV out there, even McAfee shit
>nothing works
>format back to windows 7 only keeping my old images and some shit
>virus comes back on day 3
>figure maybe if I install updates it'll fix the hole since I disable that shit at day one every time
>w7 update shits the bed making my memory and cpu usage skyrocket every time I start the pc
>figure I might as fucking well try w10
>somehow it didn't detect that my w7 was pirated to hell as back
>have to spend half an hour turning everything I can off in the settings and unpinning candycrush soda from my start bar
>check updates
>no option to turn them off
>check windows defender
>no option to turn it off
>get mcafee
>disable realtime scanning and it's bloat because it's resource heavy and I just want to scan shit at my command
>alerts from both mcafee and windows that I can't get rid off because my pc isn't safe
>today I got the third update within a week of upgrading, it's description? "Cumulative Update"
>I can delay the reboot by hours but not by days, let alone disable it
>the pc goes fucking nuts hugging 700mb of ram each day in the process "System and compressed memory"
>cortana is still running in the background as a process even though I never enabled her as well
>pc is up to date and as safe as it could allegedly be
>fucking virus still rampant
It's funny how a distro that downloads so much shit and gets all over your files in the name of "safety" is still uncapable of detecting a virus (with it's full updates and windows defender that can't be turned off) or even detect that the windows 7 copy I upgraded from was pirated. Makes you wonder what all those resources are really going into.
Thank god I still have the w7 ISO I burned into a cd, the torrent was removed last I checked.
>>80927396
I've done it like 3 times and somehow keeps finding itself back on my computer
>>80931200
>these are the same retards that developed the Obamacare websites.
>>80928561
Look at Slackware or Debian many forks come from those two.
>>80928709
I tried to install 10 but that shit nearly bricked my PC. So, I had to run a recovery on mine and I guess Im stuck with 7. Really wanted to olay Halo Wars 2 on pc too. Oh well.
>>80932664
it's funny how you got a virus and think you know anything or can comment on anything.
you got a virus. from a torrent.
>he uses windows 10
>>80925567
You have good taste in laptops, EliteBooks are great, but stop using Windows unless you absolutely need to.
Not gonna go from 7 to 10 just on general principle.
The pooloos never amount to nothing.
>>80932474
I had a sense that's what they were doing since any time you turn off the "spiffy new features" and revert back to the prior stuff, for instance I've turned off Aero and use the XP GUI, things work better.
I guess when I build a new computer soon, I'll do it with Linux in mind. My current rig hates Linux.
>>80925567
Disagree to the consent page , it will reverse it
>>80932664
I will never understand how people get viruses.
>>80932759
An undetectable virus*
Been torrenting for some 10 years without issue prior so I can't complain.
>>80932664
two words to solve all of your PC issues
>install Linux
Or
>Wipe PC
>>80932801
Really? What have you tried?
>>80932862
Because they are clickers. Anything that catches their eye, they will click, even if that thing is clearly out of place on that page since it's third party.
>>80932238
>>80932285
>>80932555
You don't have to put tape over your webcam, you dummies. You can disable your OS's access to the webcam from the BIOS. It's not even hard.
WHY IS EVERYONE SO STUPID AAAAAAAAAAAAAA
>>80928709
Best OS to come out
>>80932965
NoScript, ublock origin, and flash control takes care of that issue for me.
Linux takes care of all .exe viruses.
>>80932489
These are the posts I'm here for
>>80928709
Here senpai.
>>80932981
From Windows. And its still built with a rotten core, and they aren't even attempting to fix it.
But hey, if you are happy, more power to you.
