Re: OS advice

[Jude DaShiell]

Why not use a linux live disk and take the operating system for a spin
without disrupting any of windows?  The live cd's allow for trial before
installation.



Jude <jdashiel at panix dot com> "There are four boxes to be used in
defense of liberty:
 soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
-Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940)

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On Fri, 6 Jan 2023, orzodk wrote:

> Greg Minshall <minshall@umich.edu> writes:
>
> > Ypo,
> >
> >> Do you think that if I install a Linux OS, Orgmode would run fast? Any
> >> OS suggestion?
> >
> > it might (*).  if it's not too hard to install linux (i have no idea), you
> > might figure out some sort of benchmark for your org experience, then
> > try switching, see what happens.  (there are a lot of variables.)
> >
> > good luck.  Greg
> >
> > (*) as a linux enthusiast, and a knee-jerk windows-denier, i want to
> > *believe* it will; that mostly unfounded belief will be of little help
> > to you, though.
>
> I'm in a similar boat, Linux enthusiast, but you're at a point of
> frustration where reinstalling an OS is an option then unless you're
> looking for an execuse to install Linux you might start by reinstalling
> Windows.
>
> If a fresh copy of Windows with years(?) of cruft removed still isn't
> suitable then you might do as Greg suggests and try Linux to see if you
> prefer that experience.
>
>