You had me at “no Node.js”

Third time?

This is the ninth time. Including certs for their repos and forums.

The only time I’ve ever really had issues with Nvidia drivers is when installing the meta package for CUDA (because it tends to include a previous version of the driver, which causes install/uninstall havok), or with laptops and hybrid graphics.

But the laptop issue is almost completely gone with newer distros like Bazzite.

Especially if the company is a Microsoft shop to begin with.

Nonsense, MS has an Intune client for Linux.

The IT security teams just don’t know how to enforce the company policies on Linux machines

Too bad. Skill issue. They need to learn how to manage Linux just like any other new tech.

What about Windows?

Every Microsoft forum suggestion:

sfc /scannow

I see that as full UI/UX behaviour that behaves almost identical to Windows/Mac (is no middle click to paste).

Linux is not Windows. Stop trying to make it work like Windows. Windows is crap and I don’t want Linux to work like it.

Expecting Linux to work like Windows is how new people get frustrated. Have you heard anyone say that macOS needs to be like Windows to succeed? Of course not. So stop saying that about Linux.

Also, “no middle-click to paste” is astonishingly stupid, I’ve been using it hundreds of times per day for way over a decade now. It’s one of the most useful and helpful features I’ve ever used.

This should have been called the eleventy-first release

Without “App” though, that slipped through because someone wrote “the Microsoft 365 Copilot app”

That makes it semi-official. If Microslop put that on their official website for the product, that makes it official to a degree.

They did not fucking rename Microsoft Office.

Well, you’re half right, except Microsoft did rename Office years ago to “Microsoft 365”.

Edit: ignore the “Microslop” spelling. I have a uBlock filter enabled.

Microsoft 365 Copilot App

That’s the official name

Would a VM not work? Seems like the perfect use case for a VM.

I am not looking for software alternatives.

Then just use Windows or a Mac.

How so? The Arch wikis are considered some of the best documentation of any software. So the “Highs of Knowledge” is fitting.

Ok, next question: what’s an apu and a cute lil pepe on 4chan?

What’s a “froggo” on 4chan? Is it some kind of cred for hackers? But seriously, what’s a froggo?

Pretty much. It seems to be the way a lot of these grifters go.

Even Tucker Carlson. I’m Canadian, so I knew nothing about Carlson when I first saw some clips about him (like 8 years ago now). And in those clips he said some innocuous and fairly reasonable things. Then YouTube’s algorithm did what it does best (you watch one new type of video and then that’s all it shows you for recommendations) and then I started to see the “real” Tucker Carlson and was grossed out.

Seems to be a common formula.

Because libre office qt lags crazy on plasma wayland

Ok, you’ve got something going on with your system. If LibreOffice and VMs are lagging on your system then something isn’t right.

That’s not normal. That suggests some issue in the virtualization config, or maybe your proc doesn’t support virtualization or something.

Aside from graphically heavy things, a VM should only incur a minor overhead compared to the host. Word processing should function just fine.

It depends what you’re using it for. If it’s gaming, then it’s a no. But OP above didn’t say gaming. A Windows VM is fine for general tasks, but that naturally depends on the host system and how many resources you give the VM.

That’s a bit extreme

It really isn’t. That’s like saying “I keep a bottle of anthrax in my pocket just in case”. It just doesn’t you any good! (Yes, it’s a facetious example)

But seriously, if you need Windows for something every so often, just setup a VM. Safer, cleaner, can’t mess up your host.