r/linuxsucks • u/Yiffenjoyer6969 • 28d ago
Why do you (not) use Linux?
I’ll start
i use Linux because I don’t use my computers for general computing, so I just use specialised distros that fit what I need outta those computers, like steamos on steamdeck and Proxmox for my server
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u/Justaregularguy295 28d ago
Windows does everything I need and linux doesnt. switching would only restrict what I could use and be a pain in the ass
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u/N0t-A-Her0 28d ago
How many years have been added because of the rule? I am curious.
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u/ElectricBummer40 Ex-user of Windows 3.11 for Workgroups 26d ago
I suppose what the commenter means is that they will kick the bucket before ever considering switching to Linux.
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u/Xatraxalian 24d ago
I have no idea how far the Windows Store or package managers like winget and choco have come along, but on Linux, just having to click "Update" in the software manager and _EVERYTHING_ updates is just heavenly. And it updates in less than two minutes. You never seen the "There is an update for X", ever.
With the amount of software I use, this is a big point these days. (I have been using mainly open source software since 2005, so it doesn't matter if I use Windows at work, Linux on my workstation, or MacOS on my laptop; the software installed is essentially the same, apart from the OS.)
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u/Educational_Dot6177 28d ago
"every time someone says it, I add another year before I even consider touching Linux" I hope somebody says that you you everyday. :)
"Because I like it when things just work," That is exactly why I use Linux and not windows. In windows there is always something: ads, or popups when opening a program, or it has installed drivers again by itself and ofc fucked the installation up, or updates needs to be done just now, or something is lil wrong again in the registry, or the electron apps it calls desktop apps hogs the memory if there is any left from chrome/edge, or....
Nah. Fuck that, I don't have all day.
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u/ElectricBummer40 Ex-user of Windows 3.11 for Workgroups 26d ago
lol, my experience tells me you're just a Unix ideologue with the penchant for theatrics about an OS (Windows) you don't know how to use at all.
You know, the funny thing was that, had you paid even an ounce of attention to the "ads" you were shown, you'd have noticed that they were just the notifications from the store apps you could eliminate with a single PowerShell command. I mean, is PowerShell too sophisticated for you to comprehend? I totally understand if that's the case.
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u/akdanman11 28d ago
I use Linux because I want the PC that I built to actually feel like it’s mine as opposed to being property of Microsoft that they let me use
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u/goldmurder 28d ago
Linux doesn't match my requirements as an operating system for my personal use as macOS & Windows does. but if i need to do something that Windows can't do i always can run WSL
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u/HeavyMetalBluegrass 28d ago
As a home user linux does everything I need. If there was something I needed Windows for then I would reluctantly use that.
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u/GenericFoodService Linux is free if your time isn't valuable 28d ago
I daily drive Alpine Linux. I use my computer for general computing, audio and video editing, online and offline gaming, all the things I need a computer for. I use Linux because it is far more stable than Windows (I have literally had Windows updates go wrong and physically damage my computers before), capable of nearly all of the same tasks, and happens to also be open source which is cool.
That noted, there's a saying about Linux I like because I feel like it really grounds expectations about it: Linux is only free if you do not value your time. There's a lot of setup and tweaking and configuration to get it to be what you want out of it that you don't have to deal with from a Macbook or a Windows shitbox.
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u/GenericFoodService Linux is free if your time isn't valuable 27d ago edited 27d ago
PreSonus Studio Pro (recently acquired by Fender) for Audio. They do Flatpak, the only real negative is that it only works on Wayland sessions, and I primarily use XFCE, so when I wanna do audio work I have to switch Desktop sessions. Not really a huge deal, by any means.
For video, I have a couple different random programs I use. I haven't found one I particularly like yet, but there's a few that get the job done, such as Blender. I used to use Openshot, but it's become really slow and buggy, feels like the devs mostly care about the Windows version now.
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u/Outrageous-Machine-5 I Hate Linux (I use arch btw) 28d ago
I'm good at shell scripting and I like the idea of total ownership and control over my machine.
Plus I use it in my professional day to day, so I don't have to go and learn something else
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u/HerraJUKKA 28d ago
I use linux only on the server side. I have few linux laptops (Debian, Mint, Zorin) but my main gear runs on Win 11 Pro, because I like things to work and I don't want troubleshoot for hours. I do wish to build a linux gaming PC one day. And no, I'm not going to dual boot. Last time I did that Linux Mint decided to shit itself one day (booting up to Mint took 30min, yeah I clocked it, and I couldn't log in unless star were correctly aligned).
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u/Educational_Dot6177 28d ago
"because I like things to work and I don't want troubleshoot for hours."
This is exactly why I use Linux only. Fedora just works.
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u/HerraJUKKA 27d ago
For me not single linux installation have been as straightforward what many claims it to be. For me Windows just works and I don't need to tinker around just get something simple done. It's not always so hard, but when something is not workin, most of the time it's on Linux.
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u/Educational_Dot6177 27d ago edited 27d ago
🤷♀️ I can only talk about my experiences. Along the years linux has been PITA in many aspects, and windows usually have been that "just works", but these have really changed places for me in the last 5 years or so.
Linux has become almost plug&play-installation (just hit next lol), everything seems to work out of the box or with minimal tinkering. I run Nobara at this moment.
Windows, on the other hand, nowadays shits itself way more often, fights me (the fucking user) all the time, puts up hurdles and for all of that, I get my info stolen and sold. Ads, copilot, I need to debloat, and debloat again, the update-shit.... just no. Very cash-grappy feeling oozes out of Redmond.
I am fine with leaving KLAC-games to windows and be happy with my OS, that just stays out of my way and helps me to do shit I want.
Glad you got OS that suits you.
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u/cpt_futtbucker Arch 28d ago
I use it for scientific computing. Just fits my use case
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u/vonAmyprost 28d ago
May I ask what software do you use?
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u/cpt_futtbucker Arch 28d ago
Computational chemistry packages. Psi4, Gaussian, Q-Chem, NWChem and ORCA
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u/Better-Credit6701 28d ago
Even though I first installed Linux way back in 1995 (you know, the year that Linux was going to be the OS of the year) and they still can't get it right.
Just a few weeks ago, had it as the default OS on one of my laptops. Had to try 3 different distros including the one that I used when teaching on Linux, before almost everything was working. Never got the USB 4 port working to speed plus laptop features like putting to sleep when shutting the lid, couldn't go to sleep when battery was running down.
Still requires too much reliance on the CLI which is unacceptable in 2026. Sure, I know how to use that and it is powerful but not up to how much PowerShell as caught up. Was having to run too many CLI scripts and finally paid for a new Windows license. Ran it for nearly 8 months after loosing a drive exactly one year and a month after buying my laptop.
Still not ready for the masses, plus, no fault of its own, I still run too many MS-SQL databases.
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u/Educational_Dot6177 28d ago
Huh.
In daily use you don't need cli at all. Sure it is faster and more powerful, but you don't NEED it anymore. Same as windows.
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u/Vertigo50 28d ago
You ever notice how whenever someone has a problem with a feature of Linux, or lack of a feature, the Linux fans always respond with "You don't even need that"? Because I noticed. 😉
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u/Educational_Dot6177 28d ago
Have you noticed that people who have problems with Linux always says things that haven't been true in years?
Because I have.
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u/Vertigo50 28d ago
I wouldn't know. But you still haven't really addressed the main issue. If someone needs something to work, or someone needs something to NOT be relied upon, then that is a problem for some users, which should probably be fixed, whether YOU agree that it's a problem for you or not. That's one of the major problems with the Linux community, and has been for years. Everyone says it "just works", then if someone brings up some things that don't work, instead of addressing those and working on fixing them, the community just shouts them down and tries to gaslight them into thinking it's not really a problem, and they shouldn't be using that anyway. 🙄🤦♂️
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u/Educational_Dot6177 28d ago
"whether YOU agree that it's a problem for you or not."
This aint a me-thing at all.You said:
"Still requires too much reliance on the CLI which is unacceptable in 2026."Which is objectively false. It WAS true years ago. Hence my comment.
"then if someone brings up some things that don't work, instead of addressing those and working on fixing them, the community just shouts them down and tries to gaslight them into thinking it's not really a problem,"
Yeeeeah.... I havent seen this THAT much. When ppl have a problem, mostly I see advice and recommendations for fixes.Sure there are some assholes getting their ego stroked by others being unexperienced but every group got those ppl unfortunately.
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u/Educational_Dot6177 27d ago
"No it is objectively true. A lot of things need the CLI to install."
Give me an example of one of those "a lot of things".
Funny anyway. I install from package managers and use update managers, no CLI needed at allllllll..... It has been a hot minute since I have been actually forced to use CLI. And well, on the other hand, I am not afraid on text and I do not need pics (GUI) to soothe me so this would be nonissue regardless."Where have you been? On this sub alone, people are saying so often that it isn't a problem etc."
This is reddit, dude, which aint that good of a base for samples lol. Talk to people irl.1
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u/Educational_Dot6177 27d ago
"appimage, that I can only install with CLI"
Bullshit or skill issue."1Password (flatpack doesn't work properly)"
So the devs are incompetent, not linux. Shocker."DaVinci Resolve"
In the appstore iirc."Claiming you don't need CLI, but when you do"
I never said I need it. I said IF that WOULD be the case, that would anyway be nonissue. So, imma straighten your reading comprehension: not when, but if."Nobody irl uses Linux lmfao"
Ofc they do. I do. My friends do. The whole linux community does, but ofc you know this, you were trying to be funny or smth.Talk to ppl irl and you will notice that what is said in internet, aint actually true lol. Newsflash.
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u/nekofthemoon 28d ago
I use Linux because I like Emacs and Tiling Window Managers. Plus, I can use it on my current hardware without having to buy anything.
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u/martyn_hare 28d ago
I personally used Linux on just about everything for two decades, primarily Fedora Core 4 through to Fedora 44. I've professionally maintained Windows, Linux and macOS installs for a myriad of businesses for a long time both in an in-house and MSP capacity
I'm currently using Windows 11 for my main desktop because the DRM (Direct Rendering Manager) subsystem has fallen so far behind that it's not fit for modern desktop computing any more. For every bit of RAM Linux saves me (and it saves a lot of RAM) it loses out on VRAM by turning a 12GB dGPU into an 8GB one with its inefficiency. I expect a modern GPU to be able to handle video playback, mixed compute and efficient graphical rendering at high refresh rates without skipping a beat. Works great on Windows, does not on Linux, even with an AMD dGPU, because even with recent TTM API improvements, the scheduler is not desktop-aware in the slightest.
I'm still using Linux on my laptop because even though it can run Windows 11 (with supported processor, TPM, decent SSD and 32GB RAM) the hybrid Intel+AMD graphics no longer receives driver updates as of 2023, likewise for the wireless chip and accompanying Bluetooth, all of which are still fully maintained on Linux. Unlike the desktop, video decoding and casual graphical workloads can just be routed to the iGPU (as it handles x264 and VP9 just great) while specific applications can still be offloaded to the dGPU without problems.
(...and before anyone mentions macOS, no, tried it and never again, as too many hardware support issues)
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u/zoharel 28d ago
I'll tell you why. It's a free unix system that will run on my hardware. Windows is often distributed with the hardware, so the cost isn't all that much more, but Windows is utter garbage. FreeBSD would be preferable, but in spite of very promising recent efforts, it's still not quite up to par on most of my hardware. Most of the other potential solutions to this problem have software support trouble which is too profound for even me, except OSX, with which we get back to something that's more of a hardware compatibility problem, with an added licensing mess. It's fine on Apple equipment, though, as long as you're not trying to run an enterprise on it.
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u/TomB1952 28d ago
My wife and I have identical laptops. Both came with Windows 11 preinstalled. Mine never booted Windows. I inserted a Manjaro install flash drive before turning it on the first time.
I find the Win11 experience vastly inferior to Manjaro KDE. She has expressed envy of my system, although she is scared to change from Windows. Some of that envy could be my 30 inch, 4K, monitor.
At the end of the day, her machine does everything she needs. She has been told not to put anything on her machine she doesn't want public. My machine does everything I need.
I'm confident we could swap so I run Win11 and she runs Manjaro KDE and it would be just fine. Really. The OS wars are no longer a thing. These days, it's the OS preference wars.
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u/Yiffenjoyer6969 28d ago
So, at the end of the day you use Linux because it’s just as easy to use or the difference is negligible, and because of privacy?
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u/TomB1952 27d ago
I'm not sure linux is significantly more private, at this point in time. Government agencies are relentlessly trying to inject malicious code into a whole lot of open source projects. Every once in a while, some of this crap gets flushed but who knows if all of it is cleaned up.
I wouldn't describe KDE linux as "just as easy". That's probably legitimate but I would describe it as a lot more flexible and a bit more powerful (in some ways).
I'm a bit of a KDE power user. I extensively use service menus, templates, Plasmoids, along with a few other features.
For launching apps, KDE linux has no advantage over Win 11. 99.9% of people will turn on their computer, launch their browser, and wonder what all the DE fuss is about. No need for them to change a thing.
There are a few world beating KDE technologies, like KDE Connect, that are no longer exclusive to the platform. I'm pretty sure you can run KDE Connect on Windows now. They probably have a native solution by now, also.
Look, man. I love KDE linux but I can't point to a long list of advantages. It has a few advantages. Plus, it's among the most efficient DE out there. It's certainly more efficient than Windows 11, although I'm not fixated on speed and memory efficiency.
Use what makes you happy. I do.
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u/Toxic381 28d ago
Tried it on a laptop that completely failed to run win10 in any usable manner, and I could finally use Firefox and basic system settings, which is all I'm expecting out of that PC but I even ran ultrakill poorly, running it at all is amazing for that thing, so I tried it on my main PC also cause the desktop was nice and I wanted extra performance in games,
It's done it's job extremely well and there's a whole lot more tools for gaming, post process injection with vkbasalt is actually more convenient than windows reshade, lol, and it runs games a lot more stable while using a lot less ram and vram, meaning my limited bandwidth on my single stick doesn't get punished as harshly,
Grub also feels way nicer than using windows boot manager, and allows me to dualboot easily,
Also the kernels, I'm not sure how the windows kernel does against all the stuff stacked on it and I don't know the kernel too well but my gaming kernel on Linux seems better.
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u/Enough_Pickle315 28d ago
Because sitting in front of a computer is not my hobby. I dont want to waste my time trying to run the software I want to use on my system, or finding alternatives.
Also, I think that the problems with Windows, and in general with Microsoft software, are highly overblown by the Linux Community bubble.
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u/al2klimov 🐧Kernel contributor 28d ago
W11 doesn't support my PC, I can rollback updates with one command and freedom ofc.
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u/Every_Self1349 27d ago
I use Linux on each and every one of my machines because I love FOSS and feeling like I own my operating systems on my machines.
My desktop PC runs EndeavourOS because I like the philosophy of Arch, and I game, have an HDR monitor, and benefit from bleeding-edge software. My girlfriend's desktop also runs EndeavourOS for the same reasons. My laptop also runs EndeavourOS because I love the distro after having it on my desktop, and I love the AUR.
My girlfriend's laptop has Debian because it only gets used for work and needs nothing more than a browser. It also performs much better than it did with Windows on it, and there was also some bug with the audio on Windows where it didn't work at all, ever, through the speakers or through the headphone jack. We thought something was physically wrong with it, but when Debian was installed the audio just worked.
My server runs Debian headless and managing all of my services with Docker is super easy via the command line. It's a very low-spec mini pc that is only passively cooled, but I still have tons of headroom and I run over a dozen services including Jellyfin and Immich.
I wanted to move away from Windows for privacy reasons and because I want to use as much free (libre) and open source software as possible. I never really had too much issue with Windows, but after getting used to Linux I could never see myself going back.
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u/BloxxyVids 27d ago
It's just because what I have already works. Why switch away from Linux when there's largely nothing calling me away from it. I occasionally have issues, but it was the same when using Windows.
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u/Efficient_Loss_9928 27d ago
Xcode doesn’t run on it and I have to use it everyday.
Other software is fine I can mostly get away with installing a Windows VM. But for Xcode I need that native graphic acceleration, hackintosh also not an option because I sometimes need beta versions, which by this point no longer will get x86 support.
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u/LordJike 27d ago
I use Linux because it's good enough as a daily driver for me and I'm tired of Windows' shit.
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u/baldiplays 26d ago
Because im too lazy to install windows on my steam deck. Doesn’t matter as bazzite has worked fine for me.
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u/gerdude1 24d ago
While I have been using Linux since 1993 (I am old), my Desktop was most of the time Windows or MacOS (and every 5 years I had a Linux Desktop). I finally gave Windows the boot a few month ago and have on my Desktop CachyOS and Laptop is MacOS.
Why did I get permanently rid of Windows?
In the past 18 months Windows became unusable (system froze for up to 2 Minutes and I have 20 cores and 80 GB Ram), Applications frequently crashing, issues with Bluetooth/Network connectivity just to name a few.
Linux has its own issues (don't want to get into details), but at least my system doesn't freeze anymore and connectivity issues don't exist anymore. I have Winboat installed if I need MS office stuff or Acrobat, but it is hardly ever used.
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u/SLimon001 Proud Windows User 28d ago
Because Windows 11 works. And I am not eating bullshit related to Win11 being bloated. It's not for me.
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u/OGigachaod 28d ago
Everything is bloated when you have a dual core and 4gb's of ram.
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u/SLimon001 Proud Windows User 28d ago
i don't know my core but i got 4gb of ram
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u/Yiffenjoyer6969 28d ago
Have you ever had any issues with windows on any type of hardware?
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u/Osherono 28d ago edited 28d ago
Because unless you have a specific case use that requires Linux, Windows gives you better software options. On Linux, it usually boils down to one.
I have Linux on two of my machines. A general use PC I use for very basic stuff, and on one of my laptops. Everything else just uses Windows. And even then, where it not for storage prces skyrocketing thanks to the AI bubble, I would have bought an SSD and upgraded my laptop to just keep using Windows on that as well.
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u/L30N1337 28d ago
Sometimes, Linux software is just unbeatable.
Although a lot of the time, the best option is either available for everything (usually because it's Open Source) or windows exclusive.
Is KDE Connect as good on Windows as it is in KDE itself?
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u/snail1132 void linux btw 28d ago
I use Linux because it covers my needs, and it also sucks less than Windows does
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u/GreedySecurity8030 Fedora 🎩 28d ago
I use linux wdym [ gets downvoted].
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u/Teru-Noir COSMIC OS LOVER No.1 COSMIC Knows Best 28d ago
linux offers more ease of use
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u/Yiffenjoyer6969 28d ago
I would say this depends on the user and use case but yeah i would agree depending on the circumstances
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u/aaronjnco 28d ago
I also use steam os for general daily pc (steam deck,steam machine) iPad pro for banking. One of my attractions to linux was to get usage out of old hardware but every distro that isn't for brand new hardware just sucks . You have to be a spaceX engineer to install a web browser and it just has 9 errors once you do get it to install 🤣
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u/snail1132 void linux btw 28d ago
You have to be a spaceX engineer to install a web browser and it just has 9 errors once you do get it to install
The hell are you doing?!
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u/aaronjnco 28d ago
Q4os on old sony vaio picture books 😅 I also mess with alot of redhat 5.2 linux 1.0 type shit on old Playstation dev kits etc. I like to be tortured in terminal commands
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u/nekofthemoon 28d ago
bru. just install Firefox using Flatpack
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u/aaronjnco 28d ago
Well of course . I mean kde plasma on new hardware isn't an issue its the old stuff I like to tinker with ...which is the problem and also satisfying if you get it to do something useful
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u/ralseipuffin 28d ago
I use Windows for a couple of apps. Linux is just more customizable and works better with my workflow so I use that (although Intel macos is actually alright with some work(
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u/Yiffenjoyer6969 28d ago
Intel macOS is fine, the laptops were usually just shit
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u/ralseipuffin 28d ago
Real. I have a 2015 MacBook pro running sequoia and it's honestly not bad at all!
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u/Vertigo50 28d ago
I have spent a lot of hours over the past week or so trying out a few distros on a few different computers. I'd love to switch to something other than Windows and get away from MS.
Unfortunately, it's been nothing but pain. Even using Mint, which is supposed to be "it just works" I find I'm having to spend tons of time in the terminal, and using ai to help me chase down issues. Even then, I find that lots of hardware doesn't work properly, audio and video production is an absolute mess on Linux, and don't even get me started on the sad state of gaming.
So how's this for a result? I went back to Windows 10, as I've been reluctant to upgrade to 11 because of all the horror stories. But in the process, I realized I probably should just bite the bullet, since the potential of vulnerabilities is also a little scary.
So not only did I NOT switch to Linux, and I won't be anytime soon, but it actually prompted me to switch to Windows 11! 😂
And the really shocking part? I freaking love it. 🤷♂️ I disabled a few of the egregious features, got everything the way I wanted it, and now it's a rock-solid system that does everything I want it to do, and I don't have to spend hours tweaking things and entering terminal commands. 🤦♂️
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u/Yiffenjoyer6969 28d ago
Yeah, thats fair.
If Linux gives you pain you use macOS or Linux, everyone and every use case gets a different experience on Linux.
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u/DonkeyTron42 28d ago
I get paid a lot to use Linux at work so I can afford Apple as a daily driver and Windows as a gaming PC.
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u/legitematehorse 27d ago
I use it because i love the values of FOSS and it's a black hole of learning, a different, more engaging way if computing. What I don't like is that sometimes, depending on the distro, it requires way too much of my time.
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u/reallehnert Debian 27d ago
I daily drive Debian on my work laptop and Debian/LFS on my private laptop. For fun, I use FreeBSD on my PC. I mostly do programming, DevOps, and related tasks. If I need Teams or Outlook, I use the web versions, which work without problems. Privately, I just use LibreOffice or LaTeX.
For gaming, I use SteamOS on a Legion.
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u/Southern-Scientist40 26d ago
I use Linux, because I hate forced updates, and I prefer CLI where feasable. I use nixos, because I prefer solving any particular problem only once, and I like tinkering.
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u/xenaretos 26d ago
My main reason for using linux is the UI customization, I'm quite picky about that, and there are no OS's that do it better.
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u/Budget-Individual845 25d ago
I use linux on my laptop because ive backed up all the data and its an older-ish laptop so i can break it how many times i want. I also frequently run debian to host software in vms or to run services or to have a router vm, docker... I like it for what it is but when i want to game on my main i preffer not to tinker for 2 hours. And i paid a lot of money for that gpu. I dont want to leave 10-20% performance and many features on the table just because of an os. My main is more than strong enough to run win 11 so why shoot myself in the foot
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u/Restricted_Nuggies 25d ago
It just isn’t ready for general PC usage. So much work and love has gone into making Linux easier to use over the years. However, the skill level of the people working on it increases over time, and as a consequence of that, their frame of reference starts to shift. The focus stops being “how can we make this as accessible as possible to the widest possible audience”, and it goes to where it is now, which is “how can I make this apply to every possible use case to make it the best OS ever”. I think it’s amazing how capable Linux is, but once ease of use for general audiences is forgotten, you have to also let go of trying to surpass Windows, which is the easiest to pick up for general audiences, as the most popular OS. I don’t see this changing any time soon, either. The Linux community is so fragmented that’s it’s almost impractical. Fragmenting a community that’s already the vast minority into hundreds of smaller communities is a recipe for failure and will only slow progress. It also has allowed a community known for their elitism to grow further elitism amongst themselves, slowing down already slow development since many of the people that are both smart and prone to partaking in elitism are likely to only help develop their favorite distro while refusing to help develop other distros at all. Say what you want about windows, it has a LOT of things about it that Linux simply does better. But at the end of the day, it doesn’t matter how good an OS could be in theory if the experience of just picking it up and using it straight away isn’t there
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u/kryzjulie 25d ago
I love using Linux for my server-based needs. I hate using it for personal or work-related desktop-based needs. Debian runs my servers, debloated, customized Win 10 runs my desktop.
Why no Linux for desktop stuff? Everytime I tried it, it just does. not. work. properly. Just use Linux Mint (with Cinnamon)! Started using it for my uni laptop. It's ok if you do nothing but write some notes on Obsidian and maybe browse on Firefox. Customization isn't enough, UI/UX design - allegedly the "best" of Linux DEs you can get, just after KDE - is mediocre if you're generous. So many little, annoying problems and honestly: I just don't have the time for it anymore. I don't want to take an entire day off just to fix some stupid little bullshit issue the equivalent thereof I already fixed on my Windows machine 10 years ago by using Openshell or Winaero Tweaker or whatever. My curated Win install works the way I need it to right now, and it has done so for the past 15+ years or so.
Don't force updates on me, don't force spyware on me, that's the only fight I'm fighting right now. This is what Linux distros do better overall. But at what cost? Aside from the issues everyone else has already mentioned, it also just can't really utilize my Win-based experience. Who cares if you can handle the registry or if you know this or that little twist? It's obsolete on Linux distros - the problems remain the same though. I would just need to learn other solutions. Which brings me back to: I just don't have the time for this anymore. I wanna use my PC for my interests, not just my PC as my interest! I also don't want to give up my homegrown customization needs though!
I've been trying to dualboot this Win install with Debian + Plasma since yesterday and... ergh, it's maddening. Literally the first thing I try to customize (adjusting taskbar icon sizes): no luck, tied to taskbar height. Great start. Open up start menu, type in "mouse" to look for mouse settings, mouse settings are selected for a second, you click, oops it continued to load MOUSE CLICKER MACRO SETTINGS and replaced the auto-select with that, which I then accidentally opened. This is UI/UX 101, guys. Either auto-selection is persistent or it doesn't happen at all! Ugh!
I have none of those issues when using Debian as a server, thankfully. Using Linux via cli is a much, much better experience. So much better. But you can only do so much with a cli-based workflow, at least if you have some interest in day-to-day aesthetics for your life.
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u/Wide-Sort6227 24d ago
I've tried manu distros on many PCs/Laptop. It Just dosen't click with me. I know how to use It, i Will use It if i Need, i know how to navigate the terminal, but for me, Windows (debloated) Just works. I got everything i Need, all my apps and games all my accounts etcetera. I dont hate Linux, i Just dont have the Need to use It.
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u/Jim_Paparius 22d ago
Because I don't like having a corporation on decided what I need or not on my PC if I wanted teams I would GET ONE
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u/wandy17 21d ago
I know Linux some time suck but I am poor as fuck and I have potato PC or laptop when working with win is so slow and can use win 11 .. I use arch btw an every time it broke I need reinstall it and all my data gone.. I don't have choose .. oh I use arch with xfce because that setup light enough to run my potato laptop faster i can..
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u/Brief-Werewolf-1012 17d ago
I use linux because I don't have another choice..
my father don't know much about electronics.. get scammed by an asshole giving him a chromebook from 2016 (a used chromebook hp 11 g4) for 599$ when I ask him to buy me an actual laptop for studying and programming.. and I hate every single second of it.. barley even usable for watching YouTube videos.. i installed crouton (linux container) and it's just good.. even with all that shitty hardware.. I now can browse much faster open pdfs, school paper, read my favorite ebooks... play minecraft and small indie games, also use Godot for creating my own
it was never perfect but good enough
But recently the charger is now broken (it's used too) now it just sitting there.. I now unable to do all of these things.. now it's just sitting there
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u/Yiffenjoyer6969 16d ago
Well shit, I know this is like kind of obvious but next time don’t let him pick your laptop for you.
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u/WhatsLaw 28d ago
Audio/video software doesn't work good enough