A Case for Linux in 2021

A majority of the internet infrastructure is based on Linux because of its stability and its customisability.

With Windows 11 just around the corner, many tech enthusiasts are looking forward to tinkering with a brand new operating system. While Microsoft’s new iteration of their popular operating system comes with major user-interface (UI) and system upgrades, its system requirements have created a bit of confusion over the internet. Windows 11 will only work on CPUs with 8th Generation Intel and higher or AMD Zen 2 and up. A TPM 2.0 (Trusted Platform Module) is also necessary for an upgrade, making many older CPUs incompatible with the upgrade. In what feels like a corporate money grab scheme to sell newer hardware during a global chip shortage, Microsoft will be leaving behind many laptops a few generations old with Windows 11 . While Windows 11 might actually be good (not considering Microsoft’s track record with subsequent releases), supporting such a blatant push for new hardware when older hardware runs Windows 10 well feels wrong; which is why I’m going to make a case for Linux once again. For anyone looking to upgrade their operating system with Windows 11-incompatible hardware, Linux may be worth revisiting in 2021 since the operating system has evolved significantly over the years.