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I have got a question for all the #tech people out there with experience regarding #hp and #Linux

#Windows11 is being rolled out and I probably will have to set up my Laptop again. Never used #Linux on a PC, so how about:

Do #Linux distributions support HP omen 17 (2019) ?

If so, which one would you recommend for chiefly MS Office use (64-bit Excel a must) ?

How difficult is a set-up for a non-IT pro who has always worked with Windows (but installed systems)?

  • HistoPol@mastodon.socialOP
    2·
    1 year ago

    @pyarra

    Thanks for the very detailed thread.

    "In regards to Office I think you might be out of luck. "

    Are you saying that MS Office 365 (64-bit) will not run on #linux.

    I have been using the 2019 version of Excel since its ß-version for performance reasons (and often don’t have enough).
    This is a k.o. criterion for me. :(

    • pyarra@vlemmy.net
      1·
      1 year ago

      There it probably a very hacky way of doing it through a compatibility layer like wine but I doubt it would be either easy or stable. Have you thought about using windows as a VM within Linux and using it that way? Otherwise unfortunately then it wouldn’t be a fit for you.

      • HistoPol@mastodon.socialOP
        1·
        1 year ago

        @pyarra

        Thanks for your reply.

        The VM idea is feasible. I am presently doing it on a Windows PC, while the Omen is supposed to be being repaired. However, this reduces performance, as memory is shared, etc.

        If I have the VM(ware) on Linux instead of Win10 or 11, what would I have as benefits?

        • pyarra@vlemmy.net
          2·
          1 year ago

          Well you would have the advantage of privacy/security as your host system in Linux so would send far less telemetry data if any at all. Also no more windows updates being shoved at you or restarting your computer in the middle of work. I’m sure you’d also learn a lot to. Its always good to have options.

          • HistoPol@mastodon.socialOP
            0·
            1 year ago

            @pyarra

            I get that point, which is what I had hoped for to switch.
            However, I would still be working on a “Windows PC,” though a virtual one, as I work with MS O365 must of the time, apart from the browser and some other app’s for editing pictures, pdf’s, etc., but that is just “cosmetics.”

            I am not a security pro, but my VM would still be hooked up to the WWW, so what is the (security/privacy) difference - apart from that I can more easily reset the PC to an earlier state?

            Also, you still…

            • pyarra@vlemmy.net
              2·
              1 year ago

              Yeah if Office is that necessary there is only so much you can do to isolate yourself from windows without getting overly technical. The VM is only connected to the internet if you have it on and the network connection enabled in your VM software’s settings.