I’ve used an app to organize my recurring chores etc. Usually it’s just a running mark of my failures but I took the day to get it all done. Home is as clean as it gets, things are put away and I feel vaguely acconplished.
Admittedly, I did this because my next project is switching from Windows to Linux and I wanted to have everything else done so that even if the switch breaks me, home will be nice and pretty.
(Anyone else recently made or thought about the switch? Misery loved company…!)
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This year i switched both my gaming pc and my university laptop to linux and it is really amazing. You have to get used to it just like you got used to windows though.
The more I look into it, the more impressed I am. Already starting to think about which of my old beasts I can try to revive with an appropriate distro…
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Yeah, I think for starters I’m leaning Mint for my first switch on my main. Then maybe a more fun distro like Pop! On a backup computer that’s just collecting dust right now. And then re-evaluate and look at distros for an elderly laptop…
This is a dangerous/fun path.
Ive been thinking about switching. My 8 year old laptop runs on W10 and wouldnt switch to 11 even if it could have handled it.
I have list of chores to do around the house but had no time or energy to do yet. The biggest one being replacing the old silicone in the shower, which has gotten really nasty with mold. Which is my fault, because last winter I re-siliconed it and did a really shitty job (it was the first time I ever did it, in my defense)
I think sealing around the tub is hard for most people. I’ve found that masking with tape and using those little caulking tools to smooth it contributes greatly to success. I always struggle with jobs where the prep takes more time than the work so I’ve had to redo multiple caulking jobs due to rushing.
Switching is super easy if you buy another SSD. For a time I used a drive switcher so I could push a button on my case and reboot to a different os.
https://www.amazon.com/Kingwin-Optimized-Controls-Provide-Longevity/dp/B00TZR3E70
Oh wild, I have a switcher for my peripherals but had no idea they existed for hard drives! That blows my mind.
I switched over 5 years ago and never looked back.
I actually just bought a refurbished Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 3, it arrived today and not a second thought, I wiped Windows and installed pop_OS! 24.04
I love Linux distros, they are honestly so low maintenance ❤️
Ha, that’s beautiful! I can’t wait to be comfortable enough with linux to just wipe and go.
I made the switch earlier this year but have had to mostly move back due to a hardware upgrade. My new GPU performs considerably worse on Kubuntu than Windows (like, Ultra 144fps+ on Windows, struggling to maintain 100fps+ on medium in some games…), so until drivers catch up, I’m stuck with windows. Shame, because I’d just switched from Mint to Kubuntu, and really liked it.
Oooof, that’s rough, sorry to hear it.
I’m not much of a gamer and for now, most I’m interested in a fairly old. (Though I can hear Baldur’s gate calling to me…)
I switched from Windows to Debian last year, and had no trouble to speak of. Some games took a few extra steps to get working the first time.
I’ve since switched to Nixos, which is VERY different from Windows or other Linux distributions underneath. To get a working system takes like ten minutes, and most changes are dead simple. Anything they DIDN’T plan for can be a pain to get working. It’s a lot of fun!
What app do you use?
Regularly!
It’s imperfect but it’s simple, free and does what I need. Been happily using it for years and years.
