We have a Twitter alternative already. And it’s not going to be enshittified now or in the future.

Most people I know have zero Windows skills that wouldn’t transfer to Linux. They can start a browser and click on a bookmark, but that’s as far as it goes.

But that goes for Windows as well.

Installing Linux is definitely not something, the average computer user ever wants to do. The same goes for Windows. Unfortunately you can’t just buy a Linux computer at your local electronics store. Until that changes, Linux will remain in a niche.

I did that once and it wasn’t a nice experience. Windows will always find ways to screw things up and you’ll constantly be dealing with their shitfuckery. Outside of gaming there aren’t really many reasons to stick with Windows and even gaming works great except on titles where it is explicitly sabotaged by the publishers. If you’re dealing with an older laptop, this likely isn’t a consideration anyway. If you’re unsure whether Linux is for you, my advice would be to install it in a VM first and see if it works for you. Chances are, you won’t miss Windows at all.

Yay! It’s the year of the Linux desktop!

Every accusation is a confession, as per standard procedure.

On a Z80?

Mint is great. It’s very easy to get started with but it’ll also serve just fine for advanced users who don’t like tinkering too much. Installing on a machine you don’t depend on for daily work is a smart way to do it. You’ll be up and running in no time

Yes, I’ll put Jellyfin on it.

I like the smell.

Amazon know exactly what they’re doing and they’d literally carve you up and sell your organs if they could get away with it. I didn’t buy this from Amazon. They have their own website and they shipped it from Germany, so it’s at least somewhat legit.

TBH, the sound quality isn’t that great.

Obviously. Every air purifier should have at least 16 GB RAM.

Well, I have this now. If it works out OK, I won’t need anything else for a while.

I’ll run some other stuff on it too, like Jellyfin.

True. But I’ve watched a couple of reviews about this particular model and it seems to be quite solid. Putting it together was pretty easy. While this is certainly not a piece of hardware you want to move around a lot, I’m sure it’ll be fine just sitting in its little closet, chugging away.

Certainly not me. The point of buying something like this is that you get to set it up yourself.

I want to put openmediavault on it. No Windows in this house. Actually, I live in a house with windows, though.

€ 200 for the barebones version. Plus about 80 for the RAM and SSD.