Did you switch to Linux?

Current Events

Page of 3
Current Events » Did you switch to Linux?
MagiMarthKoopa
10/19/2025
09:15 PM
#1
Linux has been a very comfortable experience for a good while now. Don't miss anything from Windows
HeeathLivesOn
10/19/2025
09:17 PM
#2
Yep, went to Pop OS last November and recently switched to Mint
All the games I play on Steam still work perfectly too, though anti-cheat games will never work (good) but idc about those

Also switched to Firefox at the same time
Luckily converting extensions from Chrome to Firefox was really simple
'Just sitting around the house tonight w my dog. Felt like I should be doing something important, but couldn't put my finger on it.' - Phil Kessel on USA snub
GrandConjuraton
10/19/2025
09:19 PM
#3
I don't have a computer.
Lonely people with power, devoured by God.
https://imgur.com/o21DN7r
ReturnOfDevsman
10/19/2025
09:19 PM
#4
Staying Windows 10
Arguing on CE be all like:
https://youtu.be/JpRKrs67lOs?si=kPGA2RCKVHTdbVrJ
#5
Post #5 was unavailable or deleted.
vigorm0rtis
10/19/2025
09:20 PM
#6
I think my current rig is my last Windows machine.
ReturnOfDevsman
10/19/2025
09:20 PM
#7
I haven't let it do the final* update because I'm afraid it might brick or otherwise intentionally screw up the installation, I guess because video games have trained me to think this is what late updates do.

*Yeah right
Arguing on CE be all like:
https://youtu.be/JpRKrs67lOs?si=kPGA2RCKVHTdbVrJ
Turbam
10/19/2025
09:23 PM
#8
Some of my Gacha Slop won't work on Linux
No can do
~snip (V)_(;,;)_(V) snip~
I'm just one man! Whoa! Well, I'm a one man band! https://imgur.com/p9Xvjvs
Newave
10/19/2025
09:30 PM
#9
switched to smart phone, it's easier and more compatible with everything I need, staying on older windows (I have 3.11, 95, XP, 7 and 10) on my PCs but offline instead

win/win
Kill the legs first, that's an ironclad battle tactic!
Cartoon_Quoter
10/19/2025
09:30 PM
#10
My daily use computer is still on 7.
I apologize for nothing!
AuthenticZac
10/19/2025
09:32 PM
#11
I rode Windows 7 until Steam started to break, I'll be doing the same with 10
https://i.imgur.com/MUJCZY9.png
My Personal Backlog (I might have a problem) - https://www.backloggery.com/AuthenticZac
BucketCat
10/19/2025
09:36 PM
#12
gonna stick w/ dual booting opensuse and win10

i have a few programs I use that either don't run very well on linux or won't run at all.
?
archizzy
10/19/2025
09:37 PM
#13
I only have a tablet. An ipad pro (yeah yeah, people hate Apple) i just use Safari. Here at work we can use Chrome, firefox, windows, or edge. I have to be honest I don't understand any of the differences. I literally only come to gamefaqs or youtube.

I never use any function or feature and only use the address bar. They all feel exactly the same to me. I use Chrome. I know everyone here complains about it. Again I see no differences at all for how I use a computer, which is barely using it.
PSN ID: sled_dogs76
60" Pioneer Kuro Elite PRO151FD, Yamaha RX-V3900 A/V Receiver, Oppo DV983-H player. Coming soon: 2 Seaton Submersives from Mark Seaton
Rika_Furude
10/19/2025
10:37 PM
#14
No. Linux has come a long way but it still doesnt match windows for gaming (and the environment/software around the gaming). And my computers have supported windows 11 since the day it came out since I dont use 10+ years old computers
621
10/19/2025
10:37 PM
#15
been on linux and macos for years. there's nothing that I miss from windows.
Allmind exists for all mercenaries.
monkmith
10/19/2025
10:39 PM
#16
nope. windows 11 works fine as long as you're willing to spend a bit of time looking up how to turn off all the pointless crap.
Taarsidath-an halsaam.
Quando il gioco e finito, il re e il pedone vanno nella stessa scatola
Heineken14
10/19/2025
10:41 PM
#17
No. Give it 5-8 years and people will be making the same memes about not wanting to switch off of Win11 to the newest OS because there's nothing wrong with Win11.
Rage is a hell of an anesthetic.
SoIidLegacy
10/19/2025
10:49 PM
#18
About to switch to Linux. I figure I need a full day to do it (accounting for the time it takes to delete everything, the actual transfer process, adjusting all the preferences, installing all desired applications, and anything among all that not entirely going as smoothly as expected). I've been working with Linux Mint in a Virtual Box for a while now and I've been backing up everything I want to keep.. I'm just waiting for a day that I actually have plenty of time to do it, which should be somewhere this month.
Choco: why are americans so weird
omniryu: To make a long story short, self esteem issue.
RasterGraphic
10/19/2025
10:53 PM
#19
Been on Linux since 2013-ish.
"Well, thanks to the Internet, I'm now bored with sex."
- Philip J. Fry
El_Dustino
10/19/2025
10:53 PM
#20
I had a dream I went back to windows 8.1.

I'm still debating switching off windows
The two most beautiful words in any language: I forgive .
AC:NL Dream Address: 5700-3355-4304
Trumpo
10/19/2025
10:54 PM
#21
My old PC is on linux
Lancool II | Z690 Tomahawk | 12700K | Fuma 2 | RTX 3070Ti | 32GB 3600MHz | FireCuda 530 1TB | Inland NVMe 1TB | P3 Plus 4TB | RM750x
CRON
10/19/2025
11:04 PM
#22
The only program I use that's dependent on Windows is Photoshop but other than that I run Linux full-time and I thoroughly prefer it to Windows.

Most Linux users would hate me since I use stock/vanilla GNOME as a DE, lol
It is what it is, man.
Link_of_time
10/19/2025
11:47 PM
#23
Staying with 10 for a while but my next OS will be linux
008Zulu
10/20/2025
12:35 AM
#24
I have had a 1tb ssd sitting on my desk for more than a month, and USB with Linux installer loaded on it. Haven't gotten around to swapping out and installing yet.
How many millions have you made off of AI? Have you even made enough to quit your job? It's not meant to make you rich, but to make the billionaires richer.
HojoojoH_2
10/20/2025
12:44 AM
#25
I'm on windows 10 cuz I don't have time to switch up my entire life and workflow. But I'm always open to switching -- especially to Mint.
United front will see us through
Tyranthraxus
10/20/2025
12:46 AM
#26
Not exclusively, but I've had a main Linux PC for like at least 6 years now.
It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha."
https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg
kirbymuncher
10/20/2025
12:48 AM
#27
I tried it out for a bit but it was just kind of not good in a lot of ways. like not unusably bad but basically every thing had some little annoyance attached and eventually I couldn't take it anymore
THIS IS WHAT I HATE A BOUT EVREY WEBSITE!! THERES SO MUCH PEOPLE READING AND POSTING STUIPED STUFF
ai123
10/20/2025
12:48 AM
#28
I don't know nearly enough about computers to use Linux.

And before anyone says it's 'easy', I've seen the arguments about which version is superior, and heard about the faffing around you have to do to get stuff to work.
'Vinyl is the poor man's art collection'.
30-50% of those arrested at anti immigration protests in the UK have convictions for domestic abuse.
Tyranthraxus
10/20/2025
12:54 AM
#29
ai123 posted...
I don't know nearly enough about computers to use Linux.

And before anyone says it's 'easy', I've seen the arguments about which version is superior, and heard about the faffing around you have to do to get stuff to work.

Depending on your needs, you don't really have to do any "faffing"

The main problems people are going to run into with Linux are:
  1. Trying to run a specific Windows application
  2. Gaming
  3. Modifying the OS/Kernel in ways that aren't supported, such as using a DE normally exclusive to a different distro
  4. Have a weird hardware configuration (e.g. wireless printer)
If you aren't doing any of those things, then basically everything you want to do is supported out of the box with most Linux distros.
It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha."
https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg
ai123
10/20/2025
01:01 AM
#30
Tyranthraxus posted...
Depending on your needs, you don't really have to do any "faffing"

The main problems people are going to run into with Linux are:
1. Trying to run a specific Windows application
2. Gaming
3. Modifying the OS/Kernel in ways that aren't supported, such as using a DE normally exclusive to a different distro
4. Have a weird hardware configuration (e.g. wireless printer)
If you aren't doing any of those things, then basically everything you want to do is supported out of the box with most Linux distros.
Is having a wireless printer weird? I do have one, as it happens.
'Vinyl is the poor man's art collection'.
30-50% of those arrested at anti immigration protests in the UK have convictions for domestic abuse.
ReturnOfDevsman
10/20/2025
01:05 AM
#31
TBF, printers are a pain in the ass no matter what OS you're using.

I'd rather alter the windows registry or bashrc any day than deal with a fucking printer with a flashing light on it.
Arguing on CE be all like:
https://youtu.be/JpRKrs67lOs?si=kPGA2RCKVHTdbVrJ
Tyranthraxus
10/20/2025
01:05 AM
#32
ai123 posted...
Is having a wireless printer weird? I do have one, as it happens.

Yeah. Basically no manufacturers out there make printer drivers for Linux so they all come from the community.
It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha."
https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg
El_Dustino
10/20/2025
01:08 AM
#33
Is Windows 11 that bad? I haven't used it yet outside of my work laptop and it... functions I spose.
The two most beautiful words in any language: I forgive .
AC:NL Dream Address: 5700-3355-4304
ReturnOfDevsman
10/20/2025
01:11 AM
#34
El_Dustino posted...
Is Windows 11 that bad? I haven't used it yet outside of my work laptop and it... functions I spose.
I use it at work, and it's... you know... Windows. It centers your start menu by default. I set it to left in like one minute, including searching for the setting.

The reason I haven't upgraded at home is because I got a popup window that said "BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA YOUR PC IS TOO OLD TO USE 11 BUY A NEW ONE YOU LOSER HAHAHAHAHAHAHA," which leads me to suspect my PC is too old to use 11 and I would have to buy a new one.
Arguing on CE be all like:
https://youtu.be/JpRKrs67lOs?si=kPGA2RCKVHTdbVrJ
El_Dustino
10/20/2025
01:13 AM
#35
ReturnOfDevsman posted...
I use it at work, and it's... you know... Windows. It centers your start menu by default. I set it to left in like one minute, including searching for the setting.

The reason I haven't upgraded at home is because I got a popup window that said "BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA YOUR PC IS TOO OLD TO USE 11 BUY A NEW ONE YOU LOSER HAHAHAHAHAHAHA," which leada me to believe my PC is too old to use 11 and I would have to buy a new one.
Wow, that is lame. I haven't gotten that pop up but I worry about my computer running worse, it runs generally fine but it's a 5 year old prebuilt and I worry 11 would make it slow to the point where I would want to upgrade lol
The two most beautiful words in any language: I forgive .
AC:NL Dream Address: 5700-3355-4304
Tyranthraxus
10/20/2025
01:14 AM
#36
El_Dustino posted...
Is Windows 11 that bad? I haven't used it yet outside of my work laptop and it... functions I spose.

It's not so much Windows 11 as it is their announces plans for it sound horrible and dystopian. Windows 11 right now is basically the same shit as 10 but with a different looking start menu.

Among the plans they have announced they are going to:
Delete control panel
Make copilot mandatory
Block GPs for non enterprise users
It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha."
https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg
El_Dustino
10/20/2025
01:20 AM
#37
What is a GP?

Either way that sounds terrible what the fuck... I've been a life long Windows user but forced AI makes me want to get a mac mini lol
The two most beautiful words in any language: I forgive .
AC:NL Dream Address: 5700-3355-4304
CRON
10/20/2025
01:22 AM
#38
El_Dustino posted...
I've been a life long Windows user but forced AI makes me want to get a mac mini lol
Apple made the most recent Mac Mini so OP that it outclasses the Mac Studio in some ways lmao. Amazing deal for the price.
It is what it is, man.
El_Dustino
10/20/2025
01:23 AM
#39
I've heard, and I have always loved the Mac Mini form factor. I just hope it can run emulators these days and still play some PC games lol
The two most beautiful words in any language: I forgive .
AC:NL Dream Address: 5700-3355-4304
ai123
10/20/2025
01:27 AM
#40
What are they trying to force you to do with the AI?

I'm going to have to buy another laptop because of this Windows 11 shite. Probably means I'll have to pay out for a Mac even thoughI just want something for email, Word processing, and browsing (and the weirdness of printing!).
'Vinyl is the poor man's art collection'.
30-50% of those arrested at anti immigration protests in the UK have convictions for domestic abuse.
kirbymuncher
10/20/2025
01:28 AM
#41
Tyranthraxus posted...
Have a weird hardware configuration (e.g. wireless printer)
I don't mean to rag on you in particular but this sort of thing is I think what I was the most disillusioned with when I tried linux for a bit. You see a bunch of people saying it just works now and you don't have to do anything fancy, you just use it like you would any other computer, and then when you try to use it a bunch of basic features of a PC just don't work because apparently things many people do regularly are too "weird"
THIS IS WHAT I HATE A BOUT EVREY WEBSITE!! THERES SO MUCH PEOPLE READING AND POSTING STUIPED STUFF
ReturnOfDevsman
10/20/2025
01:38 AM
#42
CRON posted...
Apple made the most recent Mac Mini so OP that it outclasses the Mac Studio in some ways lmao. Amazing deal for the price.
I've got a friend who raves about them.

I use a trio of them at church, and they offer a pretty smooth experience, but all we ever do with them is mixer UI, media player, pro presenter, zoom and Gmail, so I dunno how they hold up against more intense tasks, experientially. I just know my friend is crazy about them.
Arguing on CE be all like:
https://youtu.be/JpRKrs67lOs?si=kPGA2RCKVHTdbVrJ
RasterGraphic
10/20/2025
02:12 AM
#43
kirbymuncher posted...
I don't mean to rag on you in particular but this sort of thing is I think what I was the most disillusioned with when I tried linux for a bit. You see a bunch of people saying it just works now and you don't have to do anything fancy, you just use it like you would any other computer, and then when you try to use it a bunch of basic features of a PC just don't work because apparently things many people do regularly are too "weird"

Your experience is going to depend heavily on the distro. Mint is probably the closest to a traditional Windows experience. Ubuntu is fine for most people but it's very Mac-like. MX is pretty dope.

A lot of people swear by Arch based distros, but those have a steeper learning curve and more suited to someone who wants something closer to a pure Unix.
"Well, thanks to the Internet, I'm now bored with sex."
- Philip J. Fry
Link_of_time
10/20/2025
02:14 AM
#44
Never let anyone tell you linux is ez. Running linux is like running an outdated OS. There's always something broken that you just haven't discovered yet. The forums are flooded with these exact scenarios. Yes, I'll be switching, but I've dipping my toe in and out for decades.
RasterGraphic
10/20/2025
02:23 AM
#45
Link_of_time posted...
Never let anyone tell you linux is ez. Running linux is like running an outdated OS. There's always something broken that you just haven't discovered yet. The forums are flooded with these exact scenarios. Yes, I'll be switching, but I've dipping my toe in and out for decades.

I think the difficulty is a tad overstated. The biggest part of the learning curve is the CLI. Which is understandable but you only really need to memorize like 5 commands at the end of the day.

I think Linux is probably not a great choice if you're on newer hardware however, due to the nature of how it's developed it's in a persistent state of playing catch up and I don't see that changing.
"Well, thanks to the Internet, I'm now bored with sex."
- Philip J. Fry
gigageek1500
10/20/2025
02:24 AM
#46
First of all, forget the stupid username I picked when I was 15 in the dumbest city in America according to Mens Health magazine.

I got to try Linux on a sort of extra leftover laptop before committing to it on the family PC. I think now that Windows 10 is done I'll probably switch there, too. I'm just using Mint and not trying to learn anything fancy, though I do kind of enjoy that sort of project if it's not too hard.

Out wireless printer and scanner is easier to use than it was with Windows. Only problems so far have been with games, like having to turn off cutscenes in an old one or one not going to full screen. I might be struggling with a controller that's supposed to work too but I think it turned out the game I was really trying it with didn't support controllers.
"Like you're standing in front of them with your hands behind your back, and then present a small ribbon-wrapped gift to them."
Duskmon on the colon
HBOSS
10/20/2025
02:32 AM
#47
Does steamOS count?
Ive been kds'ing flatpacks on the konsole with the steamdeck controller to get familiar with operating system in general. Nothing too complicated and i guess i need to find the right distro thats like nearly 1:1 steamOS

Linux would goto my 1070 laptop as its not win11-able
You don't stop playing because you grow old,
You grow old because you stop playing
Enclave
10/20/2025
02:36 AM
#48
Not all the computers in my home are on Linux so far but probably will be soon
The commercial says that Church isn't for perfect people, I guess that's why I'm an atheist.
RasterGraphic
10/20/2025
02:36 AM
#49
Is Steam OS not available on x86/64 anymore?

I remember playing around with it back in the day, but it was basically just Debian with a Steam wallpaper. Sounds like a lot has changed.
"Well, thanks to the Internet, I'm now bored with sex."
- Philip J. Fry
Tyranthraxus
10/20/2025
02:47 AM
#50
RasterGraphic posted...
Is Steam OS not available on x86/64 anymore?

I remember playing around with it back in the day, but it was basically just Debian with a Steam wallpaper. Sounds like a lot has changed.

2.0 is. 3.0 (Steam Deck) is not and that's the one using proton.

BUT it's Linux so there's options. There's one distro that is basically a fork of the existing 2.0 to run proton and another one that reverse engineered the 3.0 OS to get it to install elsewhere. I am not sure how active development on those OS are but both of them have their own unique drawbacks and neither of them can truly replace the Steam deck OS.
It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha."
https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg
Current Events » Did you switch to Linux?
Page of 3