Interested in moving from #Windows to #Linux but not sure where to start?

This is going to be a 'live-thread' of me trying to install a windows-like distribution of Linux, "ZorinOS", on my 4-years old #Lenovo Windows10 laptop. I will install it as a dual-boot so that I can still access Win if needed.
It's probably not going to go too smoothly but I'll edit this first post when the thread is done!

Edit: Several hours later, mostly due to setting things up in Windows prior to the install: it works! (for now ) 🥳

If you read this (messy) thread and have any questions, comments, or advice, please don't hesitate! I will try to make it more streamlined later, especially the Windows part...

#DualBoot #Win10eol #Win10ToLinux
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Updated our Lenovo Ideapad 530S from Windows 10 to #Fedora. I must say I am impressed, all the important things worked out of the box right after installation (hw accelerated graphics, sound, wifi).
This is Fedora Atomic with a #KDE desktop, very polished. The integration with podman is also very useful, you can keep different toolbox containers for different purposes around without cluttering your OS (https://xkcd.com/1987/ anyone?).

#win10eol #endof10

Oh hey, another week without being forced to reboot my development machine on the whim of some code-bot in Redmond.

:tux: :kde: :kubuntu:

#Win10EOL #Linux #Lubuntu #KDE #Plasma #WindowsUpdate #Windows

Good article in consumentenbond about upgrading your windows system to linux. One tip, you can always boot linux from usb to check if everything works.

https://cloudfront.consumentenbond.nl/binaries/content/assets/cbhippowebsite/gidsen/digitaalgids/2026/nummer-1---januari/dg202601p10-over-op-linux.pdf

#linux #win10eol #windows

@jalefkowit Put my last Windows OS to sleep, permanently and am feeling pretty chuffed with myself, If I do say.

Turns out they were able to convince me I didn't need that extra year of support after all, didn't even make 2 months.

#Win10EOL #Win11EOW

Also consistently failed at reboot, sleep and power cycles usually in very close proximity to update forcing it.

Hassle free, AI free, Rock Solid, :tux: Great performance.

#Bazzite

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-gaming/gamers-are-installing-bazzite-instead-of-sticking-with-windows

#Linux #Win10eol

Mal eine Frage an die #LinuxMintUser:

Nutzt Ihr die Funktion von #LinuxMint, dass Updates automatisch installiert werden und nicht manuell angestoßen werden müssen?

Gerade bei den Rechnern meiner Eltern wäre es gut, wenn die sich um möglichst wenig kümmern müssten 🤔

Einerseits könnte man ohne Automatismus bei fehlerhaften Updates erstmal mit der Installation abwarten. Andererseits - wer recherchiert schon bei jedem Update, ob Probleme bekannt sind? 🤔
#win10eol #win10tolinux #win10

Dieses WE habe ich für meinen Nachbarn aus seinem #win10eol Stinkpad einen #debian Thinkpad gemacht, mit #Xfce_Desktop. Zum Glück war hier Schietwetter und es konnte fleißig daran gewerkelt werden.
Wieder ein Schritt in die #DigitaleSelbstbestimmung. #DigitaleSoevereiniteit #digtalesouveranitat #unplugtrump #privatsphare #ReUseOlderPC

So the motherboard on my PC died, and I decided to take the working components and reuse them in a custom PC build. All I ended up reusing was the graphics card and hard drives, but it feels worth it: I fit an AMD Ryzen 5 9600x based PC build into a 13"x4.5"x11" case. It is small, and fast, especially now that I'm running Ubuntu Studio instead of Windows. Shout out to Microsoft for prompting the move by end-of-lifing Windows 10.

#linux #kde #win10eol

What is the most Windows like Linux? Asking for my old mom, just in case I'd be able to talk her over to try it out.

#linux #win10eol

:linux: :gamepad:

https://www.techspot.com/news/110047-nine-out-ten-windows-games-can-now-run.html

#Linux #Gaming #News #Microsoft #windows #Win10eol #PCGaming

So, heute begonnen, das betagte HP ProBook meiner Mutter auf #LinuxMint umzustellen wegen #win10eol.

Für den Moment soll Win10 noch drauf bleiben aber auf einer kleineren Partition. Also erstmal mit GParted die Partition verkleinern. Drückt mir die Daumen, dass ich da nichts zerschossen habe.

Wenn doch: 🤷‍♂️

Dann wird halt komplett platt gemacht 😬
#windows10endoflife

"But, waaaaah, I don't know how to use Linux!"

"Well, you don't know how to use windows, either, so...."

#Linux #Win10EOL

OK. Takže po migraci dat z NB s W10 na NB s W11 mě česká instalace linuxu místo těch W10.

Jenže kterou distribuci? Chci něco s Plasmou 6 a delší podporou ať nemusím řešit upgrade každý půlrok. Takže tentokrát ne Kubuntu - LTS má Plasmu 5 a 25.10. je až moc experimentální.

Takže po krátkém hledání jsem stáhnul #openSUSE Leap 16.

Bude fungovat? Splní očekávání? Zjistíme v následujících dnech 😎

#win10eol #win10toLinux

T-minus 2 hours until I introduce my mother-in-law to her old Windows 10 computer now running Linux Mint

#win10 #win10eol #linuxMint

This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

Zorin OS 18 Released with New Look, New Apps + More:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/zorin-os-18-released-with-new-look-new-apps-more

LMDE 7 “Gigi” released!:
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4924

RIP Windows 10 -- Winux 'W10EOL' is the Windows 11 clone that runs on Linux and makes your old PC feel new again:
https://betanews.com/2025/10/13/rip-windows-10-winux-w10eol-is-the-windows-11-clone-that-runs-on-linux-and-makes-your-old-pc-feel-new-again/

Waiting to Upgrade to Ubuntu 25.10? Here’s When You Can:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/upgrade-to-ubuntu-25-10-delay

Ubuntu 26.04 Looks To Retire Its ISO Tracker: "Held Together With Duct Tape & Goodwill":
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Retire-ISO-Tracker

India's First UbuCon Set to Unite Ubuntu Community in Bengaluru This November:
https://news.itsfoss.com/events/first-ubucon-india/

Tails 7.1 released with Tor Browser offline home page, updated core software, and more:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/tails-7-1-released-with-tor-browser-offline-home-page-updated-core-software-and-more/

GNOME Has A New Security Threat Scanner Powered By VirusTotal:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Lenspect-Threat-Scanner
(Google-owned VirusTotal? Thanks nope, it will never touch my system. Why don't they make a ClamAV frontend instead, if they really want a virus scanner?)

GNOME's Flatpak Runtime Drops 32-bit Compatibility Extension:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Flatpak-Drops-32-bit

KDE's 29th anniversary is here and they need your funding:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/kdes-29th-anniversary-is-here-and-they-need-your-funding/

Mir 2.23 Released With New Documentation For Building A Desktop Environment:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mir-2.23-Released

FuriLabs FLX1s: A New Contender in the Linux Phone Arena:
https://www.hackers-game.com/2025/10/06/flx1s-a-new-contender-in-the-linux-phone-arena/

(more Linux and FOSS news in comments)

#WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #ZorinOS #ZorinOS18 #LMDE #LMDE7 #LinuxMint #Ubuntu #Ubuntu2510 #ubuntu25_10 #Ubuntu2604 #Ubuntu26 #UbuCon #Windows10 #Win10 #Win10EOL #Win10EOS #Windows10EOL #Tails #TailsOS #GNOME #Flatpak #KDE #Mir #FuriLabsFlx1s #FuriLabs #LinuxGaming #Gaming #Proton #MobileLinux #LinuxMobile #LinuxPhone #WindowManager #WM #DE #DesktopEnvironment #Distro #LinuxDistro #LinuxDistribution #DistroRelease #DistributionRelease #DesktopLinux #LinuxDesktop #FosseryTech

#DailyAffirmation

#Microsoft #Windows #Windows10EOL #Windows11 #Ai #win10eol #Linux #Freedom

We're getting closer and closer =D

https://linuxiac.com/zorin-os-18-downloads-skyrocket-in-the-last-48-hours/

#Linux #Desktop #Windows10 #Win10EOL

@Endof10

https://www.tomshardware.com/software/operating-systems/commodore-needles-microsoft-over-end-of-windows-10-tries-to-lure-disgruntled-users-to-its-linux-based-os-vision-3-0-microsoft-may-be-leaving-you-behind-we-wont

#C64 #RetroComputing #win10eol