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Would You Install Ubuntu On A Computer For A Student On A Budget?

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Accepted solution by Maya Castillo — for printers, check if the model supports driverless printing (IPP Everywhere / AirPrint), most recent network printers just work through…
  1. Lea Lindqvist
    @polarotter-2mz

    every year someone says its finally the year of teh Linux desktop. im wondering if it quietly already happened. ive been thinking about puttnig Ubuntu on a machine for a student on a budget. browsing, email, video calls, maybe some light documents 😅 the one thing i worry about is anti-cheat games. is Linux actually ready for normal people, or are enthusiasts just too used to the rough edges to notice them?? seriously need help here 😭

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  2. Chen Vance
    @rusty_nomad-1bh

    hmmm try before switching: boot a live USB and test Wi-Fi, sound, wecbam, printer and the specific apps first :) hardware surprises show up in the first ten minutes. good luck man!

    thinking

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  4. Lars Celik
    @lars.celik64

    for basic use, browsing, email, documents and video calls, a mainstream distro like Ubuntu is very usable today... the browser is most ppls operating system now, and that runs teh same everywhere. worked for me anyway 🤷

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  6. Zora Kowalski
    @loose_sprite-35o

    oh ive been there lol following, having the same problem good luck man!

    thinking

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  7. Ibrahim Banerjee
    @uplinkloop

    yeahhh make a bacukp before u touch the antivirus, learned that the hard way lmk how it goes

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  8. Ibrahim Banerjee
    @uplinkloop
    in reply to @uplinkloop

    office formatting is real. libreOffice opens most documents fine, but complex layouts and macros can break. if someone shares documents with Office users daily, the web version of Office in a broswer is a practical workaround.

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  9. Maya Castillo
    @mayac137

    help!! reading this at 2am instead of sleeping, no regrets

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  12. Lars Celik
    @lars.celik64

    oh ive been there lol games with kernel-level anti-cheat are still the biggest real blocker. Many single player games run through Proton on Steam, but check each games status on a compatibility database before switching a gamer. hope that helps :)

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  13. Maya Castillo
    @mayac137
    Accepted solution

    for printers, check if the model supports driverless printing (IPP Everywhere / AirPrint), most recent network printers just work through CUPS lol older USB printers with proprietary drivers are where the pain lives. hope that helps :)

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  14. Lea Lindqvist
    @polarotter-2mz
    in reply to @mayac137

    @mayac137 Decided against it for a student on a budget. The one app they need isn't worth fighting. Still using Linux myself though.

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