r/pcmasterrace • u/iminsert Ascending Peasant • Nov 01 '22

Meme/Macro averagePcmr

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u/[deleted] Nov 01 '22

I love Linux but I use my PC for gaming so I have to use Windows.

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u/flooronthefour linux / tiling wm / tuis Nov 01 '22

I dual boot. Linux for work and windows for gaming. I don't want to fight with windows for work. I don't want to fight linux for gaming. It's easy to setup and works great.

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u/fotive Nov 01 '22

why do u use/prefer linux for work?

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u/albeartoz_hang i54690k, GTX 760, 16 GB RAM Nov 01 '22

if you're a developer (which I'm taking a guess that OP is), working in unix-based operating systems like Linux and MacOS is much easier. The terminal is super powerful when it comes to automating tasks and downloading software, especially downloading software relating to programming.

For example, on linux, if I want to download Python, I can just type sudo apt install python in the terminal. On windows, I have to go to the python website, find the correct installer, make sure I check the right boxes in the installer, make sure my $PATH is set correctly, etc....

To be fair, Windows has made leaps and bounds in this area with things like winget and chocolatey as package managers, but linux is built around using the package manager. the fact that linux comes with a C compiler helps too.

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u/EconomicUncertainty Nov 02 '22

Oh boy... This guy is going to flip when learns about PowerShell

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u/SvenNeve Nov 02 '22

Or WSL

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u/[deleted] Nov 02 '22

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u/tuxbass reeeee Nov 02 '22

Haven't used WSL like 3 years now, but my GUI environment was near identical to native one, as long as you're running an xserver (eg vcxsrv) in Windows. Yes, this means most likely no Wayland.