Today, lovely Windows 11 installed an update. And since then I don’t have internet access because Microslop Wincrap 11 can somehow magically no longer connect to the DNS server - to any DNS server. No other device in my network has the same issue. I’ve been bugfixing for over an hour and haven’t found a solution. setting the DNS manually, resetting the network adapter, flushed all DNS entries (I used the commandline tool on Windows!). nothing works.

I don’t have ANY more patience with W11!

I already tried Linux. I’m using Ubuntu Server for hosting Nextcloud and Fedora just to play around.

Do you prefer Fedora or Ubuntu? I have an old Thinkpad…

(And no, I will not go down the rabbit hole of Arch ;-) At least not for now.)

  • spacehedgehog@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
    2·
    15 hours ago

    Thank you all for the many replies!

    I’ll summarize it as followed:

    • Ubumtu: one does not use Ubuntu any more
    • Linux Mint: always a good start
    • Fedora: also always good and would be good for a Thinkpad
    • Bazzite for gaming
    • Gnome really is not for everyone

    Since I already tried Fedora, I’m going with Linux Mint for the moment.

    (In fact, the installation of Mint is running right now and I’m using the whole SSD, no windows boot manager partition will survive!!!)

    • KneeTitts@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      14 hours ago

      Linux Mint: always a good start

      Started and stopped there, I love it and never even think about windows anymore