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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Wanting to dual boot Windows with Kubuntu. Am I fine getting a Windows 10 key instead of 11? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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A couple of months ago, I wiped Windows off my old laptop and installed Kubuntu instead. Now, I was thinking of dual booting Windows additionally for a certain game (definitely not League of Legends, for sure not) and will need to buy a new key. Am I fine getting a copy of Windows 10 despite Microsoft's discontinuation, or should I get a Windows 11 key? I have a different laptop I use as a daily driver (11, Surface Go 3), so this would exclusively be for the game that shan't be named.

Sorry if this post isn't fit for this community - I'll delete it if it isn't.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Unnecessary and unhelpful. Plenty of Linux users dual boot with MacOS/Windows. It’s a stretch sure but come on.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Linux is definitely not in the top 5 places I'd think to ask this.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Like I said, it's a stretch. But this isn't some rampant issue or particularly time consuming. They should just ignore the question if they don't want to answer it. People online just have such a hard time ignoring things.

And before someone else feels clever: Yes you could theoretically levy the same critique at me (though I'd disagree), but I would rather skip that part of the conversation as it is equally unproductive.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

No, we should be discouraging such posts to begin with. So how about I just report the post in the hopes of getting it taken down then? Would that be better? Because it certainly doesn't belong here... and neither do apologists that let happen.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Post reported for breaking rule: "Posts must be relevant to operating systems running the Linux kernel." Happy now?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

Yes actually. It’s what you should have done in the first place.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

We aren't a support forum, especially not a Windows support forum. So yeah, it was suppose to unhelpful, and it was quite necessary.