So that very important day is almost upon us.

October 14th is the day set for when Windows 10 stops security updates (no consumer is going to pay for extended) and begins to really push people to Windows 11. Windows 11 has strict hardware requirements that a lot of “older” devices that most people have do not meet.

And so, I am sure many individuals and companies may be getting rid of their old laptops and even desktops to recoup the vost of new devices.

What is the plan, when should we move in? What kind of deals should we be looking out for?

I want to find a great deal on a great laptop just for the fun of it. Some of my friends (converted to Linux) are waiting to get new laptops and score a deal. I have been waiting years for this day and I hope it can feel like a special day.

Any good places to look for these kinds of deals?

  • boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net
    11·
    1 day ago

    And also, are you too lazy to update your system occasionally, which is a simple command or a few clicks?

    No, as said. This is about recommending distros for people switching from Windows. Not my personal hobby machine.

    click a few buttons every few weeks/months

    That is too rare. You should update at least weekly.

    And yes it is silly

    1. “You have an update”
    2. Open a graphical appstore for no reason
    3. Show you a bunch of packages, unless you are an expert you will not need that info and click “yes” all the time
    4. Wait, with an open GUI window
    5. Often you will be prompted to reboot

    Why? Updates dont need a GUI and can go fine in the background. An update notification to reboot once done works too.

    And NixOS as well as Ostree or bootc based distros offer you multiple boot targets, so if something breaks you can go back.

    OpenSUSE Tumbleweed/Slowroll are my go-to if I want something more messy (if I want to do changes to the system without caring about packaging), as they have snapshots by default.

    whatever atomic distro you mention has a small repo

    No idea what you mean. If you search for “universal blue”, “bluefin”, “aurora”, “fedora kinoite” or “HeliumOS” you will absolutely find it.

    NixOS, which i doubt since you need to reboot to update

    Nixos supports fully atomic updates which should be used. The live updates always break stuff.

    I am on NixOS, but for beginners I would recommend uBlue or CentOS-Stream based atomic desktops. Fedoras biggest issue is that they have no longterm kernel

        • unexpected@forum.guncadindex.comEnglish
          1·
          20 hours ago

          Fair question.

          It is something I turn off so I don’t remember for sure. Typically it comes up during the installation process. If your distro is using “Software Updater” it should be an option in it’s settings called “automatically check for updates”. This is on Ubuntu 25.04. Although it has been updated a few times from the version it was originally.

          But whatever program is being used for updates should have options that will probably get you there.

          • boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net
            1·
            47 minutes ago

            Last time I tried something was automatic but not updates, just reminders.

            While I am personally fine with manually updating, I really dont want to need to