When you think about it, lots of Linux and Unix devices.
I replaced Windows with Linux and everything's going great
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Re: I replaced Windows with Linux and everything's going great
#332Earlier quoted context omitted.
>Linux is one of the last strong defenses for the idea that people should control the computers they own. Please run Kate/Kwrite as root and then we will talk on the topic. Or pipe password to ssh
That's the good thing with open source. You can theoretically fork it and remove what prevents you from using Kate as root.
Sure. But the malaise of smug people taking decisions that are outside of the scope of the software is creeping into linux too. It is up to me decide what is secure, not them.
Re: I replaced Windows with Linux and everything's going great
#333Earlier quoted context omitted.
>Linux is one of the last strong defenses for the idea that people should control the computers they own. Please run Kate/Kwrite as root and then we will talk on the topic. Or pipe password to ssh
That's the good thing with open source. You can theoretically fork it and remove what prevents you from using Kate as root.
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Re: I replaced Windows with Linux and everything's going great
#334My experience: I came from windows to MacOS so despite what folks bemoan about MacOS ... I still love it and it is problem free enough that I don't feel the need to do the lifting to go to Linux. I think that's a common thing for those of who maybe haven't ridden MacOS for so long. Windows for me is on a whole several levels of worse when I have to dive back into it. Windows feels like an OS POINTED AT ME rather than…
> it is problem free enough The money's paw curls. I used to love macOS, back in the Mojave days. You could run almost anything you wanted, and still get work done on a decently made machine. Those were the days when the grass truly felt greener to me, macOS for creative work simply annihilated any other option on the table. Then Catalina stripped out 32-bit compatibility, ruining my Ableton Live project folder and S…
Ableton supports 64 bit. How did that ruin your projects?
Re: I replaced Windows with Linux and everything's going great
#335Earlier quoted context omitted.
Ubuntu also tried this with Unity. They were hoping that Ubuntu would become more popular on tablets if they had a more tablet-friendly UI... They imposed this on desktop users even though nobody asked for it and basically nobody used Linux on a tablet. It was kind of a disaster. Ubuntu is a commercial entity though, so yeah, prone to the same kind of bad management decisions. as Microsoft and Apple. At least with Li…
I suspect that's an Nvidia problem. Never been an issue for me using AMD.
It’s the only issue I have on my CachyOS install on an AMD 5900X+9070XT without additional peripherals. It seems like when I hit sleep it doesn’t manage to fully enter sleep (illustrated by the power lights) and then never wakes up anymore until a hard power reset.
Re: I replaced Windows with Linux and everything's going great
#336For not much prior research, he sure has done a lot of prior research to even know about desktop environments or bootloaders compared to your average windows user. This article read like every other promising Linux is user friendly and easy, then proceeding with the author fixing issues the average user wouldn’t be able to even diagnose. I think anyone technically savvy enough to follow the article is already aware L…
If you get someone to help you with the installation, or buy a pre-installed Linux, then yes I believe this to be true. I only have anecdotal evidence, but I have my dad who is very non-tech savvy who after about a day with gnome actually said it's the first desktop environment that he liked more than Windows 95. There has been one time in 5 years that he had to reach out for technical assistance. It turned out that…
> but I have my dad who is very non-tech savvy who after about a day with gnome actually said it's the first desktop environment that he liked more than Windows 95.
more anecdotes, but I had the same experience with getting my mother in law on Linux. she is 75, and hadn't used a computer since her old job, and she used Windows XP, i believe she said, there. a couple of years ago, she wanted a bigger screen device to use for her internetting since her eyesight isn't what it used to be (her primary computing device was always her Android phone otherwise). my wife and I got her a thinkpad t440p, set her up with Debian GNOME, showed her how to use the Software Centre and install her stuff and update the machine, and off she went. haven't had a call to fix anything at all. she says she likes the experience better than the computers she remembers using at work running Windows.
Re: I replaced Windows with Linux and everything's going great
#337Earlier quoted context omitted.
Ubuntu also tried this with Unity. They were hoping that Ubuntu would become more popular on tablets if they had a more tablet-friendly UI... They imposed this on desktop users even though nobody asked for it and basically nobody used Linux on a tablet. It was kind of a disaster. Ubuntu is a commercial entity though, so yeah, prone to the same kind of bad management decisions. as Microsoft and Apple. At least with Li…
I also still have tons of issues waking from sleep mode on various PCs running Win10/11 so I wouldn't be so quick to label it an OS issue.
Yeah, it is a general PC thing. Steam deck sleeps perfectly, so it can be done properly, but manufacturers are lazy.
Re: I replaced Windows with Linux and everything's going great
#338It's a catch 22. The way to make Linux easy to use is basically just to pre-install it and ensure the hardware is compatible. System 76 does this, and charges 3x as much as other OEMs. At this point if I'm a consumer ohh Linux is 3x the price. If you install Linux on a refurbished Thinkpad, most of the time you can get something very nice for 500$ or less. I often dream, if I had money, of buying and refurbishing hun…
If I buy a laptop from Lenovo today, buying it without an OS or with Linux is cheaper than Windows.
Re: I replaced Windows with Linux and everything's going great
#339For all who switched to Linux: which distro did you choose and why? Fedora: wanted to have the newest kernel and updates due to new hardware - so far i am really satisfied; the only issue i have is that the printer does not work everytime… as a workaround i print with my iphone instead.
Debian. Rock solid, dependable. If you need new features, use backports.
Re: I replaced Windows with Linux and everything's going great
#340“Linux is so easy and great, my mouse didn’t even work and I have it unplugged to this day, and I can’t even play minecraft!” - I use every OS and have arch on my gaming pc (dual booted I’ll admit), but this is both one of the worst articles advocating for desktop Linux and one of the best at the same time, because it shows the harsh truth a lot of people experience and us Linux users don’t even want to admit exists.
I agree. Yet another "Linux is great! The only issues I had were A, B, C, D, E...". I also use every OS and Windows 11 is still the most hassle free and reliable (at least if you install the IoT version using Rufus). I still have to use X because Wayland has a couple of remaining issues. Also most distros inexplicably use Gnome despite KDE being significantly better. Why?
"Windows is great… you only need to… install the IoT version using Rufus"
Oh and tweak 24 settings with these powershell scripts, and better run them after every update to ensure they weren't changed back on purpose. Otherwise, totally hassle free.