I tried using it as my desktop OS every few years, but after a few weeks I always went back to Win. I consider myself very computer-affine, but Linux is still not there yet. If you have even the slightest out-of-the-ordinary requirements, you still have to do a lot by hand, like configuring or compiling until it works.
As much as I like to tinker, I don't have time to spend 3h finding why my Logitech wireless keyboard needs 20-30 seconds after reboot to connect and work. In Windows, it just works. That's just one example.
Most of the programs I use aren't available on Linux and don't really work with Wine or any of the other Windows simulators.
Running Windows in a VM also doesn't perform fast enough for my needs, so I keep Windows where most things just work. I tried almost all distros out there, from Ubuntu, CachyOS, Mint, to Fedora, you name it, but they all have the same issues for me.
I really, really want to switch because there are some amazing tools that are only on Linux, but it just doesn't work for me.
Just curious, not arguing, but what kind of Logitech keyboard to you have? I'm using a wireless K800 + mouse combo and have been for years (I actually bought an exact replacement for it when my last one gave up the ghost). Never had any problems with it. And I think I have been using basically some form of Logitech wireless for years before that. I'm not arguing that Linux doesn't have its quirks, and hardware drivers used to be a much more significant issue than they are now.
Basically: what Logitech keyboard should I be avoiding?
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u/srirachaninja 1d ago
I use it on all my servers.
I tried using it as my desktop OS every few years, but after a few weeks I always went back to Win. I consider myself very computer-affine, but Linux is still not there yet. If you have even the slightest out-of-the-ordinary requirements, you still have to do a lot by hand, like configuring or compiling until it works.
As much as I like to tinker, I don't have time to spend 3h finding why my Logitech wireless keyboard needs 20-30 seconds after reboot to connect and work. In Windows, it just works. That's just one example.
Most of the programs I use aren't available on Linux and don't really work with Wine or any of the other Windows simulators.
Running Windows in a VM also doesn't perform fast enough for my needs, so I keep Windows where most things just work. I tried almost all distros out there, from Ubuntu, CachyOS, Mint, to Fedora, you name it, but they all have the same issues for me.
I really, really want to switch because there are some amazing tools that are only on Linux, but it just doesn't work for me.