1w ago

6* months away now. If you're on 10, do you plan to upgrade? Make the jump to Linux?

870 comments

I run Linux on a small mini pc for some casual browsing.
I run windows on my main pc.
As long as some kernel anticheat (fortnite, cod, etc...) doesn't run on Linux, I won't be swapping.
30+y of windows use also makes me infinitely more comfortable with windows. All the complaints I always read about are totally moot for me (I understand the issue of privacy in windows. It's the price I pay to have an OS that "just works" for me) .
While I enjoy tinkering, Linux is a royal PITA to use if you're not used to it. I spend hours trying to figure out how to fix something that takes me 5m max in windows. I understand it's a more a me than a Linux problem. But I'm certain many people struggle with the same things.
- Maybe use a more friendly distro like Linux mint. It’s very similar to windows, and you don’t need to use the terminal.
  
  I use popOS. Windows is still simpler
- Maybe the last time you tried Linux was 30 years ago, but Linux compared to Windows just works.
  If it takes you HOURS to find a fix to something that takes you literally 5 minutes on Windows, you are doing something wrong. Your research methods are flawed.
  Some of my friends still use Windows, fixing their problems takes me half an hour to find a solution, while on Linux, I just open the terminal and insert one command. Last time that happened it was about a VPN kill switch. So the person had a VPN App installed on Windows with a kill switch enabled. Then they uninstalled the VPN application and the kill switch was still there.
  How do you remove the kill switch? On Linux it's 'nmcli c 'killSwitchName' del' on Windows it's a journey to a new adventure.
  
  For how I use my pc, everything just works. To give you a counter argument. My logitech devices just work out of the box on windows. For Linux I had to get a little specific tool. Also try installing Japanese language input on Linux. Compare how much simpler it is on windows. Linux is NOT simpler than windows in all situations. Maybe your own research methods are flawed?
  I game, manage my NAS (truenas running jellyfish for media etc) , sail the high seas, and browse on my pc. I also remote into a small spare mini pc running Ubuntu server with a minecraft server on it. (Could've ran the server on windows, but wanted to tinker with Linux to learn)
  It all works flawless.
  Also, give me a Linux alternative for parsec that just works as well for remote gaming, both from other desktop devices as from a mobile devices.
  
  I would say sunshine, but from personal experience the encoder never works and your stuck with horrible fps. Parsec is magic.
  
  Yeah, nothing beats parsec tbh.

870 comments