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Why I'm leaving Linux

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Re: Why I'm leaving Linux

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Post by codemusings »

After reading these gems:

  For long my opinion is that to be a real Linux user one should use as few GUI as possible
and

  the Linux kernel is optimized for servers, not for desktops
I can't tell if this is satire or not.

Re: Why I'm leaving Linux

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Post by frabcus »

I've been using Gnome on a Dell XPS 13 for a few years, and it's fine. In many ways the user interface is considerably better than the Macbook Air I had before.

In particular, connecting external video always works really well. And connecting printers always works really well. And it always goes to sleep and wakes up. Those weren't the case 10/15 years ago with Linux desktops.

So yes - buy hardware by a company which actually ships it with Ubuntu, and use Ubuntu... Linux isn't the problem here, compiling kernels and not using a desktop distribution are.

Re: Why I'm leaving Linux

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Post by wiz21c »

>> all Linux interfaces sucks

I use KDE everyday, works fine. Sometimes a bit rough but "sucks" sounds far fetched to me.

>>> Twice I was going to the podium and the remote display connection failed.

Why not check before ?

>>> The answer is simpler than that: the Linux kernel is optimized for servers, not for desktops.

Really ? I'm sure the Ubuntu team might say something else.

And to add to the "this is my own opinion" stuff : I use linux because it allows me to escape the grips of Windows and Apple (a bit). I do it because I'm a dev therefore I can technically do it. If I don't, who will ?

Re: Why I'm leaving Linux

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Post by dimitar »

In my experience the distributions with longer release cycles like RHEL are really stable and don't have as many issues like this or you experience them only during the initial setup and then run normally for years. I had a very good experience running a CentOS desktop for two years, even considering the initial hassle I had with sound, installing Skype and video-card drivers.

However I actually don't install them because I want the latest toys and so do most users. Honestly my desktop experience has decreased on both Windows and Linux in the past 10 years. Windows 10 also has begun to have the same stability issues for a lot of users - so rolling release seems to be the wrong approach for desktop users.

Re: Why I'm leaving Linux

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Post by ivoras »

Even Windows was split into desktop and server variants. IIRC, OS X was briefly offered as a server product before being discontinued, in large part because it was awful on server-like loads. Android's UI smoothness is still lagging behind iStuff, and that has Google money behind it. Seems natural that systems optimised for one thing would be bad at others.

And unless there appears a compelling and profitable business case for Linux on the desktop/laptops, it's likely better to let the "Year of Linux on the desktop" meme die.

Re: Why I'm leaving Linux

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Post by JepZ »

During the years since I use Linux I experienced some of those issues too. But many times when I came in contact with mainstream operating systems like Windows and MacOS I saw similar problems and thought many times: "Good to know that it isn't any better outside of the Linux world"

Two extreme examples:

- A Windows which takes 4 hours to upgrade itself, after it did a forced reboot on the day the bachelor thesis had to be submitted

- A MacOS which brought itself to an unbootable state during a major upgrade

At least with Linux I have complete control over when updates happen (unlike on Windows). That way I can test the functionality of my system before it will be required.

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