25-08-2024, 06:24 AM
I run Windows 10 one one laptop, which is not upgradeable but have another on which I installed Linux Mint from the start. I have to say that although I find it re-assuring to have a Windows machine as well in practice I find there is very little extra advantage and lots of negatives with Windows. Linux does require some expertease at times but in general it is far less demanding in it's control of the system with regard to updates and install of software you will never use. I have never used a dual boot system and for my needs don't see any point. It's just waste of memory and resources. The family do have another machine for general use which has LInux setup for no password startup. It is possible to setup for auto update these days. I don't know how that works as I just leave it off and let the update accumulate then do a big update from time to time. That way other users are not faced with a password request or other system messages.
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