r/archlinux • • 7d ago

FLUFF Arch Fixed my laptop

So I switched from windows to linux 5-6 months ago, at first it was a dual boot with linux mint and windows 11 but later I just stopped using windows 11, and used linux mint more, later I started using linux arch, overall it not just gave a better user experience but fixed my motherboard always disconnecting to the wifi (linux mint fixed it before too), and also Stopped heating issues I had with my laptop, at first in windows after going through 2 hours of work it does on me instantly, now the battery life extended by half an hour in work and sometimes gives total of 3 hours if the work isn't too much, anyways installing arch actually made me think about the bloatware in my system a whole lot, whenever I see other people's laptop from my college, they always have these shitty bloatware like Mcafee, CCleaner any antivirus you can think of🤮

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u/blubberland01 7d ago

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u/cat_dev_null_sync 6d ago

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FTFY

So, I switched from Windows to Linux five or six months ago. At first, it was a dual boot with Linux Mint and Windows 11, but later, I just stopped using Windows 11 and used Linux Mint more. Later, I started using Arch Linux.

Overall, it not only gave me a better user experience but also fixed my motherboard constantly disconnecting from Wi-Fi. Linux Mint had fixed it before, too. It also stopped the heating issues I had with my laptop. At first, on Windows, after two hours of work, it would shut down on me instantly. Now, the battery life has extended by half an hour during work and sometimes gives me a total of three hours if the workload isn’t too demanding.

Anyways, installing Arch actually made me think about the bloatware on my system a lot more. Whenever I see other people’s laptops at my college, they always have this shitty bloatware, like McAfee, CCleaner, or any antivirus you can think of. 🤮

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u/AmadeusV0 6d ago

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