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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Having to use windows at work makes me appreciate my desktop Linux experience at home. (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 weeks ago by maxprime@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I’m a teacher and our division just “upgraded” to W11 with a new version of outlook that is basically a web app on desktop. Several times a day my laptop comes to a complete crawl while Teams decides to open itself. Can’t open or close programs, Firefox won’t register mouse clicks, nothing. Graphical glitches appear al the time with menu bars and task bars disappearing regularly, requiring force quitting the app or logging out of the desktop.

When I first switched to Linux I assumed my experience would be like this. But now it’s the other way around.

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[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 43 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

That is, if the laptop isn't totally locked down by IT. But knowing school's IT budget that probably isn't the case.

[–] boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net 26 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

IT "locking down" Laptops often means they just give all power to Microsoft I assume

[–] variants@possumpat.io 9 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

For us you get a popup that sends a ticket to IT and you have to fill out a reason why you need to do whatever it is you are trying to do. Then you wait like 10 minutes and try again to see if it was approved. If it asks for permission again then you need to assume they rejected it

[–] jjlinux@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 weeks ago

Are you serious? "Assuming" is the streamline? DAMN!

[–] mjhelto@lemm.ee 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I remember this kind of shit when I worked at Caterpillar. I always assumed the requested permission messages just disappeared into the void. Of course, I was IT so my requests were usually asking for more than they'd want their help desk staff to have.

[–] variants@possumpat.io 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Haha I assumed we had like a corporate IT that was just always there approving and denying requests. Until one time I had requested a photo editing app and weeks later I got an email from my local IT guy saying it wasn't going to be approved. I was shocked he responded and shocked that he was the dude that was getting all my angry requests all along lol. I couldn't even install our own companies software to test our products it's insane

[–] boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 weeks ago

Haha crazy. Well SECURITY

[–] maxprime@lemmy.ml 22 points 3 weeks ago

I can’t even change the length of time before the screen locks.

[–] Matriks404@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

One of the first things I do while migrating user to a new PC (or just giving one for newly employed person) is that I disable all useless Microsoft shit automatically starting up in the task manager.