They want your current devices to become obsolete so that they can, over time, inundate you with bullshit you didn't want. With each new "update" comes more spyware, more integration, less control for you, more for them. They know you would never go for a complete transparent agenda of what they want you to use. so they force it on you bit by bit and hope you don't notice or care.
Open systems become locked down cages that you have to be a tech genius to unlock.
This is by design, to keep you routed into whatever the fuck they want you in, and out of what they want you away from.
The Windows right-click menu gave us too much power, obviously. So Microsoft had to turn those bullets into nerf darts.
The pattern is everywhere, the cringe is high.
I recently connected an older laptop to the internet, briefly. It lagged like a fucking bitch, and it wasn't laggy before connecting. It is now unstable as can be, even disconnected.
Microsoft nuked my shit at first chance they got. And YES I had automatic updates disabled and a host of other crap. I might as well have been in the passanger seat with one of those kiddy steering wheels this whole time.
Forget archive offline, STAY OFFLINE, at least on one dedicated device that you use for specific, unmonitored activities.
This is the pinnacle of bullshit. Taxpayer-funded startup Big Tech "companies" sending kill-switches into our outdated, NON-SKYNET COMPATABLE devices.
UPGRADE YOUR PC TODAY! GET UNLIMITED INTEGRATED AI SPYWARE FOR $99 A MONTH PLEB, OH YOU HAVE TO BE ONLINE 24/7 WITH ID CHECK TO USE IT BTW AND YOUR OLDER DEVICES THAT DONT HAVE THE ABILITY TO RUN OUR SPYWARE WILL DIE AS SOON AS YOU CONNECT TO THE TAXPAYER FUNDED INTERNET.
OH, YOU LIKE SCROLLING YOUTUBE VIDEOS THE SIZE OF PROFILE PICS WITH LONG TITLES AND VIEW COUNTS NEXT TO THEM BEFORE YOU CLICK THEM, SO YOU CAN EASILY SCAN YOUR FEED AND DECIDE WHAT YOU WANT TO CLICK? NAHBRO, WHAT YOU NEED IS GIGANTIC SCREEN-SIZED THUMBNAILS SO THAT YOU ARE FORCED TO WEAR YOUR THUMB OUT OR ELSE JUST CLICK THE FIRST THINGS WE SHOW YOU. TOO MUCH POWER IN SMALL THUMBNAILS.
everything tech related is turning to totally avoidable dogshit right before our eyes. You'd think it was on purpose if you weren't retarded?
(nsfw flair in case Tim Walz lurks the board)
What distro have you chosen?
Ubuntu has a phone-ish type look/vibe. More common, easier.
Mint is more "windowsy".
I like Mint.
I havent even gotten to that part yet so I have no clue, been busy researching whether the $1,000+ worth of VST's and other 3rd party plugins I have amassed will work with Linux. Something about Wine... I'm starting to want a bottle. Or two 🫨
The main thing I need my computer for is video editing and audio production. I need a quick workflow so I'm not bogged down by technicals. I also want to use most of my plugins as I mentioned.
UE5 is just a beast I've been wanting to get into, but if I can get a good audio/video workflow out of a Linux setup I'll be happy, UE5 or no UE5
I don't do much with video prod, but I have used kdenlive with some success.
https://www.lifewire.com/best-linux-video-editors-4176979
Wine allows you to use windows software, but I would consider using native Linux software. It is usually better, and free. Ardour for instance. As far as VST's go with Ardour, it has some awesome stuff available. I use the CALF plugin set mainly. It may be better than the pay stuff. Worth looking at. Don't throw good money/time after bad, as they say.
You can download Ardour and CALF to try them with Windows.
You are an advanced user, so there is a lot involved. Don't rush.
https://manual.ardour.org/working-with-plugins/
https://prokoudine.github.io/ardour-tutorial/mixing-sessions/plugins/