It's my one year anniversary of ditching windows as my main OS!

I had been going back and forth between linux and windows since 2021, last year decided to go back and haven't looked back. I do have a separate ssd that has windows installed for games like battlefield.

I've used Ubuntu, kubuntu, mint, manjaro. Once I installed Arch I've never wanted to use any other distro, just love having the freedom to add or remove what I want.

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TheCh0rt@reddit

I like Debian but I still feel like I’m being tracked somehow. I don’t know if there is legitimacy to this claim. I use CachyOS and I don’t have the same feelings as much but still a little. I guess the only way to alleviate that feeling is to do my own arch install but I’ll still need a GUI that installs its own layer of nonsense.

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Rogermcfarley@reddit

I'm almost 6 years in, using POP OS daily, although I plan to change distro next year once I do a new PC build. I work with Hybrid Azure so all my work is in Windows/Windows Server at work. At home I use Linux as that works for me, I have no reliance on Windows meaning I don't use Adobe or Microsoft software etc. If I need to practice some Windows infrastructure at home I can use virtual machines.

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Born-Requirement-303@reddit

when I need to practice windwos infrastructure i don't :)

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the_wookie_of_maine@reddit

Around 15 years for my work.

Started with mInt moved to popos

20ish for home....Ubuntu

I am a fan of debian

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Psion537@reddit

congratulations on being able to keep the same distro for a year! That's an achievement for sure!!

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zar690@reddit

Over 14 years for me including 9 on KDE Neon :)

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huskypuppers@reddit

I'll technically be at a year come January, though it was about 2021 when I decided gaming worked well and reconfigured my dual-boot system to dedicate almost all the disk space to Linux. I has to keep Windows for remote work as my work at the time was stupid and I could only connect to their VPN from a Windows system. (Consequently, I also left that job at the beginning of the year and so had no more need for their Windows-only VPN)

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DifferentConcept9457@reddit

I am more happy about you ditching windows than using Arch for a year.

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sizebzebi@reddit

I use both depending on my needs

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Yama-k@reddit

Why is your 5800X3D at 4.55GHz?

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Pyroglyph@reddit

Mine 1 year is coming up soon, maybe we should start getting commemorative coins for quitting Windows?

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bearstormstout@reddit

Ah, a redditor of culture I see.

Congratulations on making it to your first year of sobriety, and kudos for choosing Arch to help you on your path to recovery!

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ClangPan@reddit

Congrats on the BTW!

You actually reminded me mine was on its 5th birthday at the start of the month and still going strong!

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