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Additionally, what changes are necessary for you to be able to use Linux full time?

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[โ€“] ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My pattern with linux is that I tinker with it until I eventually break it in a way I don't have the knowledge or skill to repair, and then I balk at the thought of starting from scratch again, so I just put windows back on the machine...

[โ€“] Zozano@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago

This is very easily mitigatable.

Set your root and home partitions seperately. Keep a text file of all the applications you install (preferably as a script).

When you break it, reinstall the OS, and relink the home partition. Run the script to reinstall your applications. Done.

Certainly takes less time than reinstalling Windows or even asking it to fix itself.