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Is it safe to upgrade to paid version of a distro if I'm dual booting? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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My primary OS is Windows (I use it for work) and I have Linux as my second OS. If I upgrade my linux distro to the paid version so I can have more features, will Windows be okay? Thanks I'm a newb

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[–] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I installed the paid version of Zorin on my Parents machines, because while I could set it up for them just the same and then maintain it until they die, I'd rather pay 50$ and have nearly 0 work to do.

I make way over 50$ for 1 hour or Linux tech support, so there is no world where it would be worth.

But besides that I don't think your attitude is particularely useful for people that would rather shit just work than spend hours on setting it up themselves.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Even without costs you will always have some faction of FOSS users who view UIs and user-friendliness to be something that can be optimized away (and will always, always, let you know their feelings on the topic).

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Did you even read the whole comment?

    just stick with the free version and find free viable alternatives. Libreoffice, kdenlive, etc.

    If time is a factor and you just need a distro that "works" stick with what you have, and find FOSS alternatives for zorin. Best of luck

    I respected their time and was simply making a suggestion because zorin seems scummy locking default features behind a paywall.

    Most distros come with a built in software downloader. If you consider it "work" to type kdenlive and click download ive got nothing else to say to you.

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