Xoa Gray

I bought a Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 for $600 US and use it with Garuda Linux. Everything works as expected and the onboard GTX1650 MaxQ handles gaming just fine. The hybrid graphics even work just fine with no fiddling around at all.

The thing that really rubs me the wrong way about all this is we pay for Windows, I have 3 licenses for Windows 11 and it’s gotten so annoying that I don’t even use them anymore. I’ve been a Linux user for quite a while already and between Microsoft’s doing more and more data collection, and more ads, I just walked away from it a couple years ago. Fortunately, I was in a position where I could do so. I feel bad for folks that must use Windows for this or that and can’t escape it.

Idiocracy is slowly becoming a documentary, and I hate it.

Garuda is the OS I’ve been using as my main since 2021 when I switched from Ubuntu. While I love it, and Garuda is aimed at making Arch easier to use, it is still Arch. I would say if this is your first time installing Linux, Garuda probably isn’t the best choice, rather it’s something to move up to when you’re more familiar with the OS. For a first time user I’d suggest Ubuntu, It’s not the flashiest, and some people will doubtless deride it for this or that, but when it comes to being user friendly it’s pretty hard to beat. Then once you feel confident with that, aim for something more advanced like Garuda if you still want to do so. Good luck in moving over to Linux!

I only go to Reddit now because of one or two forums that don’t exist on here yet, But the more I see stories like this, the more I’m inclined to just say screw it and nuke my account.

I don’t even know anyone named Lenny. o.O

Joking aside for the most part I’m already pretty much more on here than there at this point. Only thing I still go there for is the one or two communities that I’m part of there that have no counterpart here. r/typewriters mainly.