Hey everyone,

I am exploring switching over to Linux but I would like to know why people switch. I have Windows 11 rn.

I dont do much code but will be doing some for school. I work remote and go to school remote. My career is not TOO technical.

What benefits caused you to switch over and what surprised you when you made the switch?

Thank you all in advanced.

  • dream_weasel
    1•1 year ago

    Maybe have both. Dual boot is not as helpful as a VM, or st least it wasnt when I was trying to make the switch.

    • §ɦṛɛɗɗịɛ ßịⱺ𝔩ⱺɠịᵴŧ
      2•1 year ago

      For sure, but online exams for college see VM’s as a cheating option since the base OS isn’t accessible by the exam software to restrict. I’ve seen on going workarounds, but these exam programs always adapt, making more settings changes required for a VM to work on a test. As if a difficult exam wasn’t tough enough. Windows provides the exam software’s the lockdown capabilities they desire, so alt OS options aren’t allowed.

      • dream_weasel
        1•1 year ago

        For those purposes yes you need dual boot. However, of you’re learning a new OS, dual boot is often just too inconvenient the rest of the time. It’s way easier to spool a VM because you can’t get your phone to connect and troubleshoot that problem later (compared to log out and restart to get a picture off you need) for example.

        I’m saying have both. It’s just bytes on disk.