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There Has Never Been a Better Time to Switch to Linux

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Re: There Has Never Been a Better Time to Switch to Linux

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Post by cjk2 »

polairscience wrote: post #7
beart wrote: post #4

I recently switched back to Windows on my workstation. Multi monitor support with two different resolutions just doesn't work in too many scenarios. I have a long bullet list of issues but that one was at the top.

It works great in KDE

Then along comes GTK...

Re: There Has Never Been a Better Time to Switch to Linux

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Post by cjk2 »

partitioned wrote: post #9
cjk2 wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't use windows. My point is roughly there isn't even a remotely comparable bit of software to the stuff built into macOS on Windows or Linux (calendar, contacts, notes, reminders, mail, maps).

I’m surprised someone actually thinks the OS bloat ware is the reason why they want an OS

Bloatware? The only thing that matters is the software!

I've run my entire life, business and academic study with this software for over a decade. Works across my computer, ipad and phone. Works offline for days at a time. Never goes wrong.

Re: There Has Never Been a Better Time to Switch to Linux

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Post by lucb1e »

jmclnx wrote: post #12

Getting: 504 Gateway Time-out

Very slow here as well. Just checked: as suspected, it's Wordpress. I guess they forgot to turn on the option to convert pages to static content on the fly, aka caching, necessary because the system is too bloated to handle a peak in readership otherwise

Re: There Has Never Been a Better Time to Switch to Linux

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Post by denimnerd42 »

If I could use gnome at work I would totally switch back to Linux full time. I used gnome 3 for years during HS and college but it was too jarring to switch back and forth once I had to start using Windows full time. The window management muscle memory is just painful.

Re: There Has Never Been a Better Time to Switch to Linux

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Post by nilamo »

cjk2 wrote: post #6
littlestymaar wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Windows is getting worse every years though…

I don't use windows. My point is roughly there isn't even a remotely comparable bit of software to the stuff built into macOS on Windows or Linux (calendar, contacts, notes, reminders, mail, maps).

On the other hand, almost all of that has moved to cloud services which work totally fine on any os.

Re: There Has Never Been a Better Time to Switch to Linux

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Post by enceladus06 »

beart wrote: post #4

I recently switched back to Windows on my workstation. Multi monitor support with two different resolutions just doesn't work in too many scenarios. I have a long bullet list of issues but that one was at the top.

Multi monitor support is working on Ubuntu 24.04 with a 34" 4k monitor and 24" 1080p monitor. 4k is set to 1,5x scaling (scaled 1440p), and everything is being driven by the default intel drivers. Works perfectly.
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