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Looking at RHEL docs it seems to also work there. The same instructions probably work in Fedora but idk I’ve never done it myself

I think the traditional way to do that is via dm-crypt, which you can set up with an ssh server.

You can also use a network-shared file rather than a password for LUKS but it’s not as straightforward to set up as a password. If you are doing something like tailscale then it’d be unlocked as long as you are on the VPN

Typing in a password in-person at a data center would be a huge hassle, agreed

I’m happy with regular password FDE, i think i’m more likely to encounter hardware failure (and then need to read the drive from another machine) than theft of the drive.

It’s a good point though, I’m sure many people do need this feature. Ubuntu is “working on it” but so far i guess it’s mostly not working except for VMs

I believe you, but my experience is the opposite. Generally wifi doesnt work ootb on Windows for systems i’ve set up, and newer games are crashy until you install the latest chipset drivers. The drivers Windows installs seem to be many versions back and have been unstable IME

on Ubuntu or Fedora i’ve not had a single issue in over a decade. Not one time has a component not worked for me on the first boot. It’s been truly flawless. Games work at full performance right away.

My only possible explanation is that we must be working with pretty different hardware

See, Ubuntu only requires pressing next 6 times, and Fedora is only 8.

That’s essentially what it boils down to nowadays.

Ubuntu, Fedora, OpenSuse, Debian, Mint are also next, next, yes

But those pickle jars also use your monitor’s native resolution

Windows on the other hand…

I think i misunderstood you my bad

compared to clicking “next” on Fedora, Debian, or Mint

I’d say using a simple straightforward GUI is much easier than an arcane combination of commands and keypresses

There are certain parts of the guide where i really wish it went into more detail.

Last time i installed Gentoo i had the Arch wiki open alongside the guide to help translate

That sounds pretty nice. More installers should have something like that

I’ve never “debloated” Windows so idk about the top half.

The bottom half is accurate. Debian, Fedora, and Mint are easier to install than Windows 10 or 11. Not that Windows is difficult, it’s just a bit clunky and idiosyncratic.

I assume Microsoft doesn’t care much about the installer since it’s generally only used by OEMs, whereas for Linux distros it’s a first impression so it has to be polished.

Thanks! I appreciate learning the magic incantation

And lastly, Windows (even Windows 11), just works with everything. Any software you want, you just install it. On steam you don’t have to check proton.db, you’re 100% guaranteed for it to work. Any software you see, it works on windows.

This is not my experience at all. I was recently trying to play Command and Conquer: Tiberian Firestorm, an older RTS on Windows. I own the game through Steam. On Windows, the game wont open. It crashes immediately on launch. If i run the game in XP compatibility mode, it launches but when playing the game there is some sort of microstutter: every unit is blinking, the mouse cursor is blinking, and the game plays at a crawling pace. Also everything freezes whenever you move the camera.

When i boot into Fedora on the same PC, install with steam and launch with Proton, the game works fine. I was even able to install a resolution patch for windows to get higher resolutions available.

I find this to be a pretty common experience for me when trying to play older Windows PC games. There are quite a few I cant seem to get working (or playable) on Windows, but that work fine on Linux. I mostly play older games anyway so for me, Linux is more of a game console OS.

Sorry to hear Battlenet doesn’t work for you. D4 is another one i play only on Linux, in thas case because i get some weird graphical artefacts when playing on Windows. I haven’t bought the new expansion yet though, maybe after the holidays are over.

TBF it’s only happened to me once on 8.1 and once on 10. I think it’s an uncommon bug

That’s wild. Mice are a generic driver just like on Windows. It should be plug and play on either OS.

Why did it take an hour? Any idea what was happening?

I found it impossible to set up 11 pro without a Microsoft account. Did you put one in for install and disable it after?

On 10 if you cut network access during install it’d let you set up offline accounts. On 11 it refuses to finish the installation until you connect to the internet somehow. I had to put my linux laptop in AP mode and connect a patch cable to the windows PC because i hadnt loaded the wifi drivers on the USB i had.

thank you!

What are you using to get the window buttons in the panel?

KDE Plasma? The top panel layout is very slick