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minus-squareTWeaKlinkEnglish4•6 months agoAbsolutely. Unfortunately a lot of software still only works on Windows. Particularly in industrial settings.
minus-square@Diplomjodler@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglish4•6 months agoYeah, but the more customers demand Linux versions, the more likely companies will be to produce them.
minus-squareTWeaKlinkEnglish2•6 months agoThat’s true, but getting a critical mass to do that with industrial software is like pulling teeth out your toenails. Most of the people writing it only know Windows.
minus-square@voodooattack@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•6 months agoOr you install rEFInd and bypass this issue completely.
Absolutely. Unfortunately a lot of software still only works on Windows. Particularly in industrial settings.
Yeah, but the more customers demand Linux versions, the more likely companies will be to produce them.
That’s true, but getting a critical mass to do that with industrial software is like pulling teeth out your toenails. Most of the people writing it only know Windows.
Dual booting is always an option
Until Windows updates and overwrites the boot manager.
Or you install rEFInd and bypass this issue completely.