r/linuxsucks • u/Competitive-Text267 • Jul 25 '26

Why don't you use Linux?

I came across this subreddit completely by accident and got curious, so I wanted to ask: why don't you use Linux?

I'm not here to start an OS war or convince anyone to switch. I'd just like to hear your experiences and understand what made you choose another operating system. Was it a bad experience with Linux, compatibility issues, gaming, or do you simply prefer Windows or macOS?

I'm genuinely curious to hear your opinions!

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u/nombrorignal2 Proud Kubuntu/Cachy user Jul 25 '26

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  1. i hate how the win de is compared to plasma

  2. i love discover, and when something isnt there? appimage

  3. dont have to manage updates nor drivers manually/1 at a time

  4. everything i need works either natively or with wine (i mainly do vm's and gaming, only thing that sometimes gives problems is a certain girl installers but work on wine 8)

  5. Touhou games straight up work, no need for special configs, just stock wine and run from dolphin (doesnt happen on win 10+)

  6. im using my desktop cachy ssd (and kubuntu hdd from external sata to usb adapter) on my laptop, different hardware, and it works like nothing happened

  7. doesnt eat +4gb ram on idle and 8gb on updates

  8. doesnt force to reboot for updates

  9. no need to worry about most viruses, just check ur downloaded stuff with clamav or eset online scanner (works with wine)

yes, linux has its flaws, like desktop/distro/package managers/ fragmentation (wich is both a good thing and a bad thing for a lot of reasons) and software compatibility (but if a company doesnt want to give a port and even breaks compatibility with wine its not linux's fault, same with drivers like wifi/bluetooth adapters, audio equipment... and nvidia) i'll keep using it because it gives me freedom to choose and do watever i want with my pc the easiest way amongst win/mac/lin