If are still not using Linux, now it is a good time to start

[AnalogJoe]

What is an installer in the live system?

[Heikki]

What is an installer in the live system?

If you boot up debian from a live USB stick it has installer within.

[mediatechnology]

This site and the KA Store run Apache on a Debian installation.
We haven't used Windows Server in almost 20 years.

[AnalogJoe]

What is an installer in the live system?

If you boot up debian from a live USB stick it has installer within.
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Yeah, thats exactly what I did. The user wasn't automatically added to the list. I had to do tons of stuff to get it working like Mint does after simply installing it. But I will give it another try.

[Heikki]

A lot of Linux distributions are based on Debian. There isn't a much of a difference between Mint and Debian. Mint just comes with more pre installed software. If you're happy with Mint you might as well stick with it.

[Heikki]

A lot of Linux distributions don’t like conservative people and have even kicked out centrist or conservative developers. OpenMandriva and Devuan seem to be the only non political distributions.

Anyone thinking about starting to use linux might want to use and support OpenMandriva or Devuan.

[mediatechnology]

A lot of Linux distributions don’t like conservative people and have even kicked out centrist or conservative developers. OpenMandriva and Devuan seem to be the only non political distributions.

Anyone thinking about starting to use linux might want to use and support OpenMandriva or Devuan.

Although it's not Linux I recall a similar political issue many years ago with Firefox/Mozilla.

I stopped using Firefox years ago because it got bloated.

[Heikki]

Recently Mozilla removed its promise not to sell your data, so in terms of privacy Firefox isn’t the best option anymore. According to https://privacytests.org/ even Chrome is better. Anyone still using Firefox might want to start using different browser.

[mediatechnology]

Recently Mozilla removed its promise not to sell your data, so in terms of privacy Firefox isn’t the best option anymore. According to https://privacytests.org/ even Chrome is better. Anyone still using Firefox might want to start using different browser.

Thanks for that link.
I mostly use Brave, Opera, Yandex and Waterfox.
Also used Vivaldi in the past but forgot to install it on my new machine.
I have to change the default back from Edge every time I reboot Win 11 23H2.
Microsoft stealing file associations on every reboot pisses me off.
Such a coincidence that it sets the defaults back to every Microsoft product...

[mediatechnology]

Susan Bradley in "AskWoody" now writes:

Recommendations for consumers

Linux — specifically Mint

There have been predictions that this will be the year of Linux on the desktop — every year for the past 20. I’m not holding my breath. But I do consider moving to Mint achievable, albeit with some caveats. There are lots of resources (including at our own forums) to provide guidance about converting a Windows 10 PC into a Mint PC. I equate this to ripping out your lawn and converting it into water-saving flower bed, as several of my neighbors have done — it’s extreme. There are emulation programs that allow you to run Windows programs on Linux systems, but you’ll be in the minority when it comes to finding vendors (or neighbors) able to help you. It’s an option, but not my highest recommendation.

One important advantage of Mint, and most other Linux distros, is that it comes packaged with many apps including browsers, office productivity software, email clients, and creative software. Open source, and free. https://www.askwoody.com/

This comment was made in an article about migrating to other operating systems after Windows 10 end of support.