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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).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Gentle reminder to everyone that support for #windows10 ends in about 90 weeks. Many computers can't upgrade to Win 11 so here are your options: (mastodon.social)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Gentle reminder to everyone that support for #windows10 ends in about 90 weeks. Many computers can't upgrade to Win 11 so here are your options:

Continue on Win 10 but with higher security risks.
Buy new and expensive hardware that supports Win11.
Try a beginner friendly #Linux distro like #linuxmint. It only takes about two months to acclimate.

@nixCraft @linux @windowscentralbot

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (3 children)

It's not mandatory to have an account to run win11. Press shift+f10 during the install to open a command prompt. Enter OOBE\BYPASSNRO into the prompt, system will reboot, disconnect the internet, when it prompts you for internet click "I don't have internet".

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Easy peasy

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

And why didn't they just do this as the default?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Its to stop idiots downloading cat videos and infecting the system with ransomware.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

How does having a Live account prevent that?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

What happens if you don’t have internet connected in the first place?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Without that command, it will not let you continue without an internet connection. If you do it a lot (I do it roughly once a week) then you can modify the installer directly.