Memory problems and mod related GREED

Bozobub · January 27, 2018, 01:06:32 AM

As a few people verify on this thread, Mint is pleasant to use, and meant to be as hands-off as possible, much like Windows, while still allowing full control. Mint also has a LOT of shells/desktop environments/window managers, if you don't like the default setup.

I haven't used it enough to give a proper opinion, myself, but it IS nice.

Harry_Dicks · January 27, 2018, 10:50:38 AM

Fuck it, I'm getting on this Linux train!

Madman666 · January 27, 2018, 01:26:58 PM

Quote from: Harry_Dicks on January 27, 2018, 10:50:38 AM
Fuck it, I'm getting on this Linux train!

Be careful when setting up dual boot. The rest should be easy and fast. I believe you'll be pleasantly surprised by its performance.

Unboxious · February 01, 2018, 10:10:58 PM

I feel like I should mention as a warning and potentianlly an aid to others: This last summer, Windows 10 Creators Update hit. My work computer was dual-booted between Windows 10 and Linux, and had been working fine that way for months. Windows decided to re-partition my hard drive for the update. After the re-partitioning (which Windows should never have done without asking), both Windows and Linux stopped booting. This is because my bootloader, GRUB2, was pointed at the wrong locations on the hard drive. I was able to fix this by booting off a Linux live CD and running grub-mkconfig. The moral of the story? If you put Windows 10 and Linux together on the same HDD, Windows will sometimes violently lash out at its roommate (maiming itself in the process). You can prevent this from happening to you by doing any of the following:

Put Windows 10 and Linux on separate drives
Use Windows 7 or 8.1 instead of Linux
Purge Windows from your system entirely

Cheers!

Harry_Dicks · February 01, 2018, 11:21:03 PM

Quote from: Unboxious on February 01, 2018, 10:10:58 PM
Use Windows 7 or 8.1 instead of Linux

I'm still on Windows 7. I would have probably ended up staying on Windows XP, if I hadn't felt like the world was moving on without me. I remember being so excited when my mom got a Compaq with Windows ME. Playing Warcraft 2 on battle.net back then was so much fun. I remember my favorite map was BGH No Air. There was also a fun map where everything was built for free and instantly, and I thought I had wiped out my childhood friend one time, and was just mopping up the stragglers. But that sneaky bastard had a peon hidden away in a forest, rebuilding his minions, eventually coming back to crush me. I couldn't press the ogre hotkey fast enough!

Madman666 · February 02, 2018, 01:05:46 AM

And I blocked Microsoft invasions by force and don't allow updates, so its all fine. The concept of enforced updates itself is bullshit and I am glad i didn't have to pay for that sack of crap a cent. Big thanks for a warning though! It would be nasty if my updates were enabled.

Harry_Dicks · February 02, 2018, 02:45:45 AM

Oddly enough, I've had an issue over the past so many weeks where my auto-updates keep getting disabled for Windows. Has me a little concerned, because I want Windows to automatically download updates, but I will choose what and when to install. I would imagine there could be some sort of virus that would keep turning off your updates, as to perpetuate it flying under the radar. Am I being paranoid? Or has anyone had anything similar to this?

Madman666 · February 02, 2018, 04:35:02 AM

Hm. Other than a virus or some non-licensed (i call it opportunistic) software, I can't see the reason for such behaviour. Usually it takes a solid effort to disable updates instead of it disabling by itself (The new Microsoft infamous "You don't want updates, that break your shit? Guess what - we don't give a damn" policy). Some program activation tools do tamper with it, to prevent fake license being recognized, so if you don't have any pirated stuff installed, I suggest you running an anti-virus check. I can't understand, why would anyone ever want those incredibly annoying updates though. Honestly just install every single update that was available at the time of system install and then forbid it for a year or so (if not forever).

Harry_Dicks · February 02, 2018, 10:56:21 AM

Quote from: Madman666 on February 02, 2018, 04:35:02 AM
I can't understand, why would anyone ever want those incredibly annoying updates though. Honestly just install every single update that was available at the time of system install and then forbid it for a year or so (if not forever).

That's what I usually do, just get all of the Windows updates every 6 months or so. It just gave me reason to wonder why they kept getting turned off, literally seconds after I turn them on.