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Starting to get the kinks worked out and doing normal life stuff on new OS. Hopefully I'll tell microsoft to piss off one day.

Update on my keyboard issue: When the boot select screen comes up the Linux Mint is the first option, if I let it do its little countdown for 8 seconds and it boots into linux everything is fine. However, if I don't wait the 8 seconds and I just push enter to expedite things to boot faster then my keyboard does not work. I have tested this numerous times with the same results. I guess I am learning to be more patient now!!

Starting to get the kinks worked out and doing normal life stuff on new OS. Hopefully I'll tell microsoft to piss off one day. Update on my keyboard issue: When the boot select screen comes up the Linux Mint is the first option, if I let it do its little countdown for 8 seconds and it boots into linux everything is fine. However, if I don't wait the 8 seconds and I just push enter to expedite things to boot faster then my keyboard does not work. I have tested this numerous times with the same results. I guess I am learning to be more patient now!!

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[–] • 7 pts

Good job!

I think some of your previous posts, on how Windows "just works" and I simultaneously agree and disagree with you.

I used certain Linux distros for years, and after the pain of setting them up and asking nerds on the internet for advice, they generally speaking, work much quicker and more reliably than windows.

But any 'tard can set up windows out of the box.

It just sucks having to use on a daily basis.

So for me, it is always a question of if I want take the initial time and pain to learn some nerdy shit, or do I want the prolonged pain of working on a shit system that funds bill gates?

[–] • 5 pts

That is one of my issues, fuck that guy!

[–] • 6 pts

Welcome to the Kool Kids Klub!

[–] • 4 pts (edited )

Welcome aboard, mate. It took me a long time to join up because of uneasiness w/ learning an entirely new system, but it works much better within all the art programs I use.

On another note, Mint and Ubuntu from completely off to completely running and usable on a new Dell xps17 takes 16 seconds. Regular windows startup takes about 9 seconds.

[–] • 2 pts

You've got me beat, mine is 21 seconds not counting the 8 second pause for it to auto select booting the Linux

[–] • 1 pt (edited )

Those numbers are for Linux cold-booting to a useful desktop, which is extremely fast. To boot that fast, Windows is not cold-booting but resuming from kernel hibernation, a feature known as Windows FastBoot. In general, Windows never fully shuts down except when rebooting to install updates or if you physically force shut-down.

Even though Windows appears to be fully booted, it continues to load, and will be sluggish for some time, long after Linux is fully functional.

[–] • 1 pt

I looked it up to get more info on the subject and appreciate your comment. I'm not very tech savvy and was first introduced to Linux through the board on POAL and /g/ technology board on 4chan.

[–] • 1 pt

Windows will take shutdown -s for a proper shutdown.

[–] • 3 pts

You are doing great. I got to throw my monitor into the landfill (non-hazardous area) because I fucked up my hsync timing for Xwindows. That was 20 years ago. I would wait the 8 seconds, and in a few months you can hack your grub config and make that delay 3 seconds, or remove the delay.

[–] • 1 pt

When you say Hack my grub, are you meaning edit the grub file? Cause I think that's not really hacking!!

[–] • 1 pt

s/hack/modify/ >revised\ comment;

[–] • 0 pt

Whoa, that's way over my head at the moment! I'm just gonna steer clear of that for a bit!

[–] • 2 pts

Congratulations my friend!

Now do Gentoo.

[–] • 0 pt

I got mint, there are just thousands to pick from.

[–] • 0 pt

No worries, it was meant as a (bad) joke. The thing is that Gentoo is like a build kit where you assemble and adjust things to your liking. And it is also a source based OS where _everything_ is compiled by the user.

However I do use Linux Mint on my work laptop since there are no time to do this kind of fiddling on company hours anyway, and Mint simply just works.

On my home computer I use Gentoo, and it's pretty nice for my needs. It did take me a full weekend + a few days to get it all ready.

I do hope you are able to get into and settle down with Linux Mint. It sure is worth it. Good luck!

[–] • 0 pt

Thanks! Maybe in a couple years I'll look into Gentoo.

[–] • 1 pt

Grats. Now get rid of (((systems))). :)

[–] • 1 pt

Damn f’d up bug. I’ve modified that script / config so it’s 2 seconds to wait. Just the right amount of time where you’ve got time to cancel but not feel like you’re waiting if you let it go.

[–] • 1 pt

LITERALLY CHAD. welcome to a real OS.

[–] • 1 pt (edited )

Go into your BIOS during startup - usually f2 f10 tab escape or delete.

Look for something called boot order, make sure the linux partition is first, and consider deleting the other options, unless you need dual boot.

There will also be a setting in there for startup delay, you can probably reduce that to 1 second. Might be called "fast boot" "boot delay" or "boot selection delay" or some shit.

[–] • 0 pt

I still need the windows for now, hopefully one day I'll be comfortable enough to delete that shit though!! Thanks for the tips!!

[–] • 0 pt

How did you remember the password?

[–] • 2 pts

I cheated, I wrote down my saved passwords stored in my browser and I'm sitting here putting them all in now.

I'm sure I'm going to get a lot of shit for storing my passwords in my browser now.

[–] • 1 pt

I need to print that list of browser saved passwords out myself

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