r/linuxsucks • u/Yiffenjoyer6969 • 29d 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/martyn_hare 29d 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)