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[–] [email protected] 41 points 9 months ago (5 children)

I've been 100% on Linux since July of last year. I thought I was currently having my first major Linux fucked up situation that I just could not figure out this weekend.

It has been very depressing, after trying to convince friends and family to give Linux a chance and keep an open mind for months, I was beginning to feel like a fraud and a liar.

But, after hours of software troubleshooting turning up nothing I've discovered I'm in the early stages of a dying ssd... My first major problem, and it's hardware related. It sucks but it is also a relief in a weird way.

And I'm finding out about it way earlier than I likely would have in windows thanks to btrfs. But it's also funny because if I had been having similar issues in windows I probably would have ran hardware diag much sooner, but because I'm still a bit of a Linux newbie I assumed I broke my OS and wasted hours troubleshooting software.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

with the help of chatgpt, this Linux noob is able to use an arch based system no problem! I even get to use better versions of every software I've used in the past!

[–] [email protected] 29 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (11 children)

I was about to post this video, lmao. But this man still thinks Linux is difficult and not easy to use. When in fact its become way easier than running Windows ~~Linux~~. Linux has surpassed Windows and Mac on the Desktop usability in the last 2 years. And it just keeps getting better.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Lol windows is still easier to use unless you use Linux and not windows for a long time.

I'm using both and there is no comparison for ease of use.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Windows is harder to use if you used nothing and compare linux with windows.

I bought my first laptop less than a month ago and started using linux. Its hell to run windows.

I didn't have wifi when i bought it and i cant even start it because it needs network-a lot of data. Only since I remember hearing a bypass method, I seatched for it and ran OOTB\BYPASSNRO in CMD to skip online setup. Then there is all kinds of bloatware which uses more than half of the ram. It was too unusual to see apps on your menu and when you tries to open them it starts downloading... Like what the fuck, even a "sponsored" or "reccomended" label is not there. Looks like a normal app. I switched to Fedora the first day!

Comparing the experiences, KDE was much much smoother and feature complete. Later afyer using it for long, I felt like KDE or linux in general is lacking something, like i want this to be more improved, but i realised I should be greatful to what I have when I booted back to windows... The UX was pathetically worse than KDE. Windows UI is inconsistant as hell which exposes old windows 10/7/(xp?) UIs ocassionaly shows up. You know what? The right click menu has a button which shows the right click menu of windows 10 having the same options💀

There is more. When i search something, it shows web result instead of the app i was searching for. It takes 50% of my ram at idle even after removing the McAfee shit and other unnecessary apps. It shows disk read/write operations, network traffic, and cpu usage all the time at idle. The wallpaper looks like low bitrate video(idk why this one hapened, its one of the wallpaper that comes with windows). Advanced settings are same settings but from an old windows version. I disabled animations so that windows may be a bit more faster but turns out the animations were hiding the slowness. Also more you customise, more glitches you have.

Anyway my experience only involves my laptop and android phone, so no other devices whom doesnt want to support linux, and i have amd hardware

[–] [email protected] 18 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

> (you)

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 9 months ago (2 children)

But this man still thinks Linux is difficult and not easy to use

He explicitly said that it was incredibly easy to get set up on old hardware and that everything he did just worked.

All of his reasons why Linux is hard to use he specifically framed in the context of "historically speaking Linux was bad but now Linux is good"

Were you even paying attention?

That said, if you've ever tried to pair a controller with Linux that isn't a PS5 or Xbox controller it will be rough. Had to use the CLI to change Bluetooth configs and install non standard drivers to support it on Mint

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I've come to realize the Linux basics are actually a lot easier to learn compared to Windows and MacOS, the hard part is un-learning the old ways and habits of doing things. Like if one day everyone on earth forgot how to use operating systems, I'd bet Linux would probably be the one that catches on. It's only because we're so used to the idiosyncrasies of stuff like Windows that it feels more natural.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 9 months ago (5 children)

Linux is easier than Linux ?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

I mean, yeah.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

I know it was a typo but it is not wrong either lol.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

Linception!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Factos 🐧

[–] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (5 children)

If Linux ever becomes used by my friends that movement will be driven by big techs or governments. Our voices aren't a big factor and we should admit that so that we spend time better.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Even if you're right, those organizations still have to be dragged kicking and screaming to do the right thing.

It's not a quick solution, but the answer is more education about the space, so that there are more voices.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago

Talk about yourself brother. Im moving that % on pure will alone

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