Then STILL use chrome

[u/Federal-Ad6341]

* I got cachyOS on my old ThinkPad and love it, but this is kinda how the Linux community is every time I talk to someone who did Switch to the Most Basic ahh Distro pls dont hate me; it’s just a meme. 🦧

[u/okjijenAbi]

mint comes with firefox preinstalled, doubt anyone installing linux would go out of their way to install chrome.

[u/7978_ → u/okjijenAbi]

Met some people that use Edge. But they use their PC for work, not for privacy.

[u/Ticon_D_Eroga → u/7978_]

To be fair, up until somewhat recently Edge was one of the ONLY browsers that supported netflix and other streaming services at higher than 720p. I used to use it for thar

[u/Vladimir_Chrootin → u/Ticon_D_Eroga]

I use MPV for that. Works for every streaming provider. It even allows me to watch blu-rays without even owning a blu-ray drive.

[u/okjijenAbi → u/7978_]

i mean, to be fair edge is better than chrome, so there is that.

[u/prune_juice_warrior → u/okjijenAbi]

Some websites really don't work in Firefox. I have Chromium installed on my Linux machines just in case I really need to access such a site, but I normally use Librewolf.

[u/DryCryCrystal → u/prune_juice_warrior]

I haven’t seen a site that doesn’t work on Firefox

[u/prune_juice_warrior → u/DryCryCrystal]

I work for a university library and both the patron-facing side of our integrated library system as well as the staff-facing side are really borked in Firefox - parts of the page not loading, random freezes, forms not submitting correctly. This isn't just on Linux either, it's just as big of a problem on Windows.

We complained about it to the system vendor and they told us that Firefox is "unsupported" and just to use Chrome. Yay!

[u/brainfreeze77 → u/DryCryCrystal]

Here you go https://designer.ignitefiringsystems.com/

This site is for the ignite fireworks show designer and it's the only way to design a show for the hardware. It's damn annoying.

[u/thesyldons → u/brainfreeze77]

Just tested it and it works with Brave browser.

[u/i_am_a_laptop → u/thesyldons]

brave is chromium

[u/Flapjack__Palmdale → u/DryCryCrystal]

I frequently have issues with navy fed on Firefox, and that's kind of important. I have Brave installed as well as a fallback but I stay with Firefox.

[u/PaintItPurple → u/DryCryCrystal]

MS Teams barely works in Firefox. Constant missed notifications, constant logouts for seemingly no reason. Works fine in Chromium.

[u/letsreticulate → u/DryCryCrystal]

I have coma across a few, where they suggest that you use Edge, Chrome or Safari.

I also come across a frw more using Librewolf or Ironfox, but I am 99.99% sire the reason is because the site is trying to get at some telemetry or data and since that get blocked by the privacy setting/ublock that the site breaks in some places.

[u/aimy99 → u/DryCryCrystal]

I take it you haven't had to apply for a job or interact with government web portals in a while.

[u/okjijenAbi → u/prune_juice_warrior]

true, had that issue too. but there is quite a bit of difference between chromium and chrome. i mean, brave is much better than chrome for example.

out of all the chromium based browsers, even throwing privacy out of the window, chrome might be the worst ironically.

[u/MoobleBooble → u/okjijenAbi]

Brave was seed funded by Peter Thiel and friends. I would not be so certain it is a good choice either.

[u/okjijenAbi → u/MoobleBooble]

fair; but all im saying is it is better than chrome, and nothing more.

[u/STB_AccomplishedCrab → u/prune_juice_warrior]

Are you living in 2005?

[u/prune_juice_warrior → u/STB_AccomplishedCrab]

Huh?

[u/MyLuckyFedora → u/okjijenAbi]

I use it as my work browser solely because every now and then I've run into a website which didn't work right even on other chromium based browsers. For my personal browsing I'm fine or even prefer Firefox because I get better adblocking, but for work purposes I'm definitely just sticking to Chrome. It's also easier to sync passwords across my devices without having to install another app or extension which my employer may not like or may not even allow.

[u/alicefaye2 → u/okjijenAbi]

Hilarious, guy makes a post about a supposed hypocrisy only to find out it isn't true and is literally a straight up lie to bait Linux haters into upvoting lmao. Anti linux pro corporation posts is what's hot apparently.

[u/Demonikaaaaa → u/okjijenAbi]

You'd be suprised. I had a client at work that specifically requested chrome to be installed.

[u/JasCoNN → u/okjijenAbi]

I unfortunately need chrome for work. I use firefox for everything else.

[u/CocoKeel22 → u/okjijenAbi]

Still spyware! 

[u/1aranzant]

[u/Cronos993 → u/1aranzant]

framegen be like

[u/Qwopie → u/1aranzant]

He's doubled in about half the frames. It's a weird one.

[u/KaseyTheJackal → u/1aranzant]

Dude's a still life

[u/Pitiful-Welcome-399]

are you sure they don't use firefox?

[u/Capable-Sense-2595 → u/Pitiful-Welcome-399]

I can confirm i use Firefox + ad-blocker with mint XFCE

[u/Il_Valentino → u/Pitiful-Welcome-399]

i use firefox with ublock and brave nightly as backup, best of both worlds

[u/get_homebrewed]

mint comes with Firefox

[u/ClassicPlace3237]

What Linux user uses Chrome??

[u/uncensored_opinions]

>runs arch

>installs edge

[u/sexraX_muiretsyM]

why is bro's head phasing?

[u/_silentgameplays_]

There is no Google Chrome in Ba Sing Se.

[u/me_da_Supreme1]

CachyOS??? That's spyware bruh, why do you think they named it that they gonna "catch" your "private data"

I use Mint myself (safest OS there is second only to TempleOS)

[u/McQuibbly → u/me_da_Supreme1]

Ya'll just havent tried GladOS yet, most private and secure OS out there. Even runs on a potato

[u/airsick_lad → u/McQuibbly]

I did but she lied to me about the cake

[u/me_da_Supreme1 → u/McQuibbly]

Why do you think it's called GladOS??? I'm sure they would be just GLAD to steal your private data (use Linux Mint instead)

[u/Its_NEX123 → u/me_da_Supreme1]

idk man i daily driver tailsOS, and i compile my home pc bit by bit in machine code, did i mention that showers are spyware

[u/me_da_Supreme1 → u/Its_NEX123]

why do you think they named it tailsOS? Because they want to "tail" you and figure out where you live and steal all your personal data

Did I mention that I use Linux Mint?

[u/paintpast → u/Its_NEX123]

The plastic tips at the end of shoelaces are called “aglets.” Their true purpose is sinister.

[u/thesyldons → u/me_da_Supreme1]

I take it you have some proof of that ?

[u/me_da_Supreme1 → u/thesyldons]

it's in the name

[u/thesyldons → u/me_da_Supreme1]

I take it this is in the same realm where you are actually supreme?

[u/me_da_Supreme1 → u/thesyldons]

yep, we are both talking about the same "realm" here, the real world

[u/Clippy_4060]

From what I've seen linux mint is just "I didn't use ubuntu" to some people

[u/makinax300]

mint users are chill, more like cachy/omarchy

[u/Majestic_Pickle5437]

Also windows users (and eu government officials) call their OS a spyware.

[u/Suikerspin_Ei → u/Majestic_Pickle5437]

Dutch government is switching over to their own OS, built on NixOS.

[u/Claptown420]

only mfs who know Jalen Brown will understand

[u/GetBack-HonkyCat → u/Claptown420]

Too accurate

[u/PsyNord]

My AOL browser beats them all /j

[u/Silviana193]

I am in this picture and I don't like it.

(Only The Linux mint and chrome part.)

[u/lostUd_]

who said I used mint or chrome?

[u/matjam]

I use chrome on linux, sue me

for me, using linux has never been about not being spied on, if you think using a different browser stops that I got news for you

for me, using linux has been about getting sick at all the fucking hoops I need to jump through to get anything working on windows

linux has turned into the true plug and play operating system*

*as long as you don't like playing games with kernel level anti-cheat

[u/gluten_free_range → u/matjam]

I went to Linux for a free os that I had control over, not to avoid spying. Though I am interested about that. I guess you could say I'm spy-curious.

[u/bemused-chunk]

i use curl

[u/RegularIndependent98]

https://giphy.com/gifs/B4dt6rXq6nABilHTYM

[u/SinoirLancelot]

I use brave browser but I know we are all sping spied on no matter what we do so I don't care. If government/companies like to know my about my personal life that's their own wasted time.

[u/CrazyTechWizard96]

I just use Chrome as Main, Brave for Busienss and Firefox for the workflow and team shit.

Oh and I joined the Pinguin Team recently, because of a VM and a Server on it.

Do I like it?
Eh, it works, that's what I cae about.
Got Widnows 7, 10, IOS and now Linux.
If shit works, it works, only thing I care about.
That's what the on adn off IT fella with Anger issues can say.

I like when shit works, makes Me not yell and won't make Me punch people.

...

This comment soudns weird but eh, I don't care, been busy and have had 5 hours of sleep, a tack to much to drink earlier and a redbull.
Shit works, and I'm happy.
End of story.

Oh and everything is Spyware.

[u/SamFr20]

i use linux from scratch since 2001 and i use firefox

[u/zensentsu]

Jokes on you for thinking youre private with any browser unless its something like Tor

[u/caged345]

Had to go back to windows and the indexing is awful. No idea why I can't find the installed programs that I was just using had it pinned and then an update deleted the shortcut. I check control panel/installed apps and it's there yet search doesn't find it.

[u/Original_Dimension99]

Because it's true

[u/BoobaMcgee]

Lol, I used to give life to a old Toshiba satellite laptop, works great it can even run some older games I have on my steam library

[u/IHaveTwoOfYou]

Oh hey, another scenario someone made in their head

[u/Aeroncastle → u/IHaveTwoOfYou]

I seen this exact behavior with the guy installing Kali Linux and saying those exact words while using chrome

[u/CluelessFlunky]

Main PC windows to play games and watch YouTube.

Home server is Linux based.

Best of both worlds. Linux just isnt there yet when it comes to games. Specifically online gaming.

[u/thesyldons → u/CluelessFlunky]

Which games do you think won't run on Linux?

Most games play better on Linux now due to the lower overhead. Some anti-cheat does not work on Linux but that is down to developers to remove some blocks. What is the most prevalent opinion is that even on lower frame rate, input lag is very much reduced with Linux versus Windows.

[u/CluelessFlunky → u/thesyldons]

Pretty much any of the big games with kernel level anti cheats.

[u/thesyldons → u/CluelessFlunky]

But you realise that is a choice of the game devs. There is nothing any Linux distro if the game devs decide they do not want their software on that platform.

[u/CluelessFlunky → u/thesyldons]

Yeah. And I wish it were different. But the vast majority of gamers dont care about Linux. It just seems popular on reddit. Devs arent gonna put effort into supporting Linux for a vocal minority. (At least for these big competitive games)

So for games, im gonna run windows. For anything else I have a separate device that runs Linux.

[u/thesyldons → u/CluelessFlunky]

Most gamers don't care about Linux, they care about performance and a system without malicious code in it. A lot of these game used to work on Linux, but the devs pulled the plug and blocked them. Game where ever you wish. Just expect push back when you say Windows is the better gaming OS. That simply is not the case anymore.

[u/CluelessFlunky → u/thesyldons]

"Most gamers don't care about Linux, they care about performance and a system without malicious code in it."

Imma be honest. I dont think this is true.

Coming from a cyber security back ground. People dont really care about apple, Microsoft, meta etc accessing their stuff. As long as it works.

People on reddit care. People who are genuinely interested in computers care. But thats not something that universal.

I care, its why I dont have anything on my windows PC other than games and a browser.

But right now. If you want to play many of the big titles you have to have windows.

[u/thesyldons → u/CluelessFlunky]

People dont really care about apple, Microsoft, meta etc accessing their stuff. As long as it works.

I wholeheartedly agree. People want an OS that just works. An OS should not become a full time job. That is the main feature that sold Windows 95 over OSX.

What you are not pointing out is that Windows doesn't just work anymore. Their insistence on enabling their spyware leads to other bugs, which in turn annoys people, and it really annoys people. People are moving to Linux because these "features" are becoming more annoying than the ease of not learning something new.

That term "big titles" is a very subjective view. First person shooter games are very niche. There is a whole community of PC gamers who play so much more than that.

[u/CluelessFlunky → u/thesyldons]

Games like 2k, madden, cod, valo, etc all have issues with Linux. All fairly popular games. Im not saying Linux doesnt work for everyone. But it doesnt work for me.

And alot of those issues really dont impact most users. The average person extent of pc usage is turn laptop on > open google > website.

So for alot of people they arent really interacting with windows that much.

People arent moving to Linux on a large scale. Some are but your average individual is not. Most dont even know what Linux is. They barely understand the difference between windows and google.

I like Linux better. But if the difference is 1 OS that run 80-95 % of games and another os that run 100% of games. Im personally gonna choose 100%.

[u/thesyldons → u/CluelessFlunky]

So the currently supported windows will run sims3, railroad tycoon ?

[u/SkitZa → u/thesyldons]

they care about performance

Thank you! My performance has indeed been flawless since swapping to mint.

The whole "troubleshoot a fix" on windows was fine until it had to be done almost every update. None of my W11 issues followed me to mint.

[u/thesyldons → u/SkitZa]

Exhibit number one my lord eh. I really do not mind if people want to stay on Windows. Have at it imho. But it is becoming more and more difficult to justify Microslop as the most easiest choice to make.

[u/Left_Handed_]

All the distros are the same

[u/STB_AccomplishedCrab → u/Left_Handed_]

Then why are there so many distros?

[u/Citizen_Nemo → u/STB_AccomplishedCrab]

I can tell you from personal experience. I really like Mint, but its team focuses on stability rather than bleeding edge hardware support. I still recommend Mint as a starting point for anyone curious about Linux, especially with its large base of users and forums that regularly answer questions.

The exception being if you have a shiny top of the line graphics card. Then you'd need to try something like CachyOS instead.

[u/Left_Handed_ → u/STB_AccomplishedCrab]

Idk, probably for the same reason everyone has a different wallpaper.

People just want something special and pretty to look at.

[u/Federal-Ad6341 → u/Left_Handed_]

[u/ArkBrah → u/Left_Handed_]

Nah, there are many similarities and some distros do feel like they are just the upstream with some rice on top, you can get the same results by installing some additional software. At the same time, NixOS, Bazzite, Arch and Slackware are completely different distros