@kevin I installed #ZorinOS (a Linux distribution) on an old desktop and now I can work with it and play with it, without looking up every 5 min "how to deactivate Copilot"

(It was actually free, not bought but I might buy the pro version at some point, once it has improved a bit on some aspects)

#diday

https://di.day/

Steige nach und nach um auf :

"selfhosting mit Proxmox" #nextcloud #openmediavault,
#proton_cloud

emailserver ( mailcow ), protonmail.
Password: #keypassXC, #protonpass

SocialMedia: #signal #elementX, #mastodon, #threema

DNS: #pihole #raspberrypi

Rechner/Software: #linux ( Mint ), #zorinos

Mobil : Gibt kaum ( noch ) was wirklich brauchbares als Alternative

#diday

https://di.day/

Steige nach und nach um auf :

"selfhosting mit Proxmox" #nextcloud #openmediavault,
#proton_cloud

emailserver ( mailcow ), protonmail.
Password: #keypassXC, #protonpass

SocialMedia: #signal #elementX, #mastodon, #threema

DNS: #pihole #raspberrypi

Rechner/Software: #linux ( Mint ), #zorinos

Mobil : Gibt kaum ( noch ) was wirklich brauchbares als Alternative

So, I really like my go-to travel laptop. It's a Lenovo #ThinkPad X1 Carbon, but it's literally a first generation. Gen1 was first released in 2012, and while it runs pretty well considering its age, more modern software is starting to be pretty slow. I've got my eye on a Gen7 X1 Carbon, but I was hoping to hear about other people's experience with them. Of course I'd be running Linux, probably #ZorinOS 18. Does anybody have any experience with that generation that can give me their thoughts?

@nygl YES!!! very doable.

#Nextcloud is the best replacement for Office 365. If you're in an organization you can run local hosting, contacts, shared documents, email, video confererencing, and a whole lot more. Nextcloud is easy to deploy on your own hardware and many hosting companies offer the option to install out of the box.

You can easily #Linux individual machines in the organization. My preferred recco for easy switching from MS is #ZorinOS because it allows you to fully imitate the MS desktop environment so people don't feel lost or like they don't know where their settings are.

Then for the MS office suite tools, #LibreOffice is so, so good. They'll remind you of how stable and capable MS Office tools were like, 15 years ago before they went all Cloud-centered. Does everything you want and nothing you don't want, and NO AI.

Most MS cloud infra can run on linux anyway so it's a question of moving from Windows Server (ugh) over to Ubuntu or Fedora (far better).

LMK If you want more help. And this is obv more about how the organization works and collaborates, as that is my specialty, but I am also happy to discuss other options and issues.