Reasons Why I Love Linux
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- Опубліковано 19 чер 2024
- Today, I talk about why I love Linux. A video where I attempt to be positive for once.
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==== Time Stamps ====
0:00 Intro
1:09 Free and Open Source
2:27 Customization and Choices
4:18 The Community
7:35 Change is Good on Linux
14:03 Learn New Things
17:09 Being Productive
20:23 Why Do You Love Linux?
21:09 Wrapping Up
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Just a point I want to make, you're not THAT old!!!
@@schemage2210 almost 40. Old enough. Lol
@@TheLinuxCastWhat is wrong with our generation that people that aren't even 40 seem to think that their wrinkly old dinosaurs! Just because they are in their mid 30's. LOL.
@@TheLinuxCast i'm 22 and thought you were my age all along lmao
The reason I love Linux is that it doesn't actively fight me. It doesn't silently revert settings I changed, doesn't silently install software I didn't ask for and doesn't reinstall software I already removed.
Sounds like someone's not heard of Ubuntu/Canonical.
@@nou712 Good to mention however that is the exception, not the rule.
@nou712 that's why I run Mint Cinnamon instead
I tried linux and it fought me, it was hell just to find myself out of it, i had to install a vm in ubuntu to install windows to get rufus to make a bootable windows usb, beacuse etcher doesn't make a windows bootable usb, and other options didn't work, ot was a nightmare, i wanted davinci resolve, had to follow a tutorial for an hour, installing distrobox, a bunch of dependencies, setting everything up just to not be able to make it work
I went back to windows installed 10 apps in 1 hour, while i spent a full hour trying to make something work in linux, following tutorials to a tee just to find out it was missing something, insane that i have to follow a tutorial to make a simple instalation of aprogram that takes me 1 min to install on windows
What I love about Linux ? It's FOSS, It doesn't contain spyware like Windows or iOS, the system belongs to ME and not to a corporation who can decide if I have the right to continue to use it or not, the data belongs to ME and not these greedy companies. And it customizable as I want; do I customize my system ? No, because I'm a lazy ass, but knowing that I can is enough for me. Thanks Matt for your videos, and greetings from Switzerland !
I think the FOSS aspect of Linux is really underappreciated. It's like how people often don't think about how nice it is to live in a democracy. Like, yeah, Linux has so many pro-user features because it's built on a foundation of freedom and consensus.
I just bought a new pc to start fresh for a linux switch. I logged into my old PC to transfer some stuff and upon logging in, Windows 10 added a Copilot button to my taskbar. I never asked for this, they just did it.
Intel Management Engine, and AMD PSP, they definitely can decide, remotely and at any time to discontinue your usage of their hardware.
@@nou712 Sadly hardware isn't open source. I suggest everyone who likes open source back RISC-V and push for standardization around modular components, right to repair, etc.
@@nou712well I've been running AMD cards for more than 8 years now on both winter and then I made 100% switched to Linux Mint cinnamon July to 8th 2020 and AMD is yet to pull any Microsoft involved nonsense in the Linux world
window managers, anti-windows, great software, customizing everything, the blazing fast speed of every thing you do ❤
As a developer, the reason i love linux is it feels like it's more suited towards development than any other operating system. I absolutely love the command line and the ability to have an operating system that is mine and not controlled by a big organisation.
The second reason is as you said the customizability of linux. I sometime love to tinker around and change things while the other times i justt like to get my work done. And on linux I am free to do that.
as a developer you can develop on any operating system, but linux is the most fun to develop on
@@anitamaxcode Yes that's true..
Some reasons that I love Linux:
1. Your computer is YOURS. If you don't like your desktop environment, choose a new one. Old hardware? If it works, run it! Advertising and crapware? Not here.
2. The power of the command line. Bash is not all that hard to learn, manuals are included, and scripting enables you to do a lot of things by running one simple command. Obviously, command lines aren't exclusive to Linux, but Linux does it the best.
3. Package managers! No more going to sketchy websites for a .exe that you have to install, and then do it all over again to update the program.
4. It's something different. Using Linux immediately sets you apart from the majority of people who use a computer. It's not always an easy thing, but it means you make a deliberate choice, in your operating system and everything on it.
I forgot to mention the reason I started using it in the first place: It doesn't cost any money!
@@afroceltduck That's probably the best reason, but I don't see people paying for Windows actually, so not sure.
Regarding your various points, I am not sure I agree.
1) Windows 10 still runs on single core 32bit CPUs from 2004 or something, is that old enough?
2) Power of commandline? Windows' CMD does handle better than most Linux prompts, you also have Powershell in Windows to do basically anything.
3) So, how do you keep your old Program version installed, while trying the new? You can't. How do you install software if you're offline. You can't.
I just copy a disk full of programs into the Windows computer, maybe need to re-install 2-3 of them, and then.. it just all works (portable software is a thing). Really no need to reinstall everything. Even modern browsers like Vivaldi support "standalone/portable" mode.. install once, use forever, anwhere. We already hat that in the Amiga days, maybe after 40 years it's time to rediscover this basic thing for every OS.
4) Deliberate choice, yes maybe.. or it means, you just don't need to get any work done on Linux and just browse the UA-cam?! o)
We also have to realize, a lot of progress in the Linux / FOSS world, has been done because bigger companies pushed things forward. It's not the regular Linux guy who is improving on things, it's foundations and organizations who move things further (think of Apache, Oracle, Cannonical, SUSE, StarOffice -> LibreOffice, MySql -> MariaDB, Mozilla - FireFox, Google -> Chromium etc. etc.).
There are also a lot of people here telling that Linux would be waaaayyy faster than Windows. I already tried that in the year 1998 or so, it's not true. Linux has always been slower for me. I tried MP3 playing back than, various browsers 10 years ago, 3D games, virtual machines and remote desktop recently. Things are always slower, same goes for disk, samba and network IO, general performance or power management (power saving is worse, due to kernel issues or low quality drivers I guess).
I like Linux.. I hope it get's there one day, but general inventions and improvements are not a thing these days anymore, we are stuck for 20+ years on the same thing with Linux OS and it's basic tools and eco-system. Many aspects don't improve on Windows either, but it has nice software available at least. Maybe watch this opinion of a Linux user, noticing all the "hype" around modern desktops and things, for actually no reason - I couldn't agree more:
ua-cam.com/video/nwY0FXqE8N4/v-deo.html
Have a nice evening! o)
Adding to your point about Bosch manuals there is a simple to install program that's very complimentary to the Man pages called literally tldr that is more of a Bosch Man pages for dummies that I love and always recommend to new incoming beginner Linux users
sudo apt install tldr -y
😁
I love Linux because it helped me to deal with the aftermaths of my brain strokes. I have speech and muscular coordination issues, I was depressed and felt like useless, but after a friend recommendation and resurrecting an old laptop, I've been having fun theming, doing unixporn, learning scripts and theming zsh...
This made me happy to read .. thank you for sharing
Really sounds great! Seems to challenge you.
I ❤ linux because I’m still learning about it after all these years. If it breaks, and I have bash, I can fix it. Moreover, I enjoy doing it 😂. I could never say that about any other OS. I’m old but I love that it has branched and changed. I set up CachyOS on a spare box recently with the atest KDE it’s cooel and Wayland is snappy and has not presented any glitches so far. I’m impressed.
I dual boot Windows and linux so yesterday i left my Windows install on and i heard the fans spinning up, turned on monitor and despite having programs running Windows took the Liberty of updating itself without my consent, it really was that moment i realized linux is the future.
there is an option to disable windows update if u have 0 brain cell to see the pause button than its not ur fault and obviously when u first install window it needs all the drivers to install so everything works fine but again 0 brain cell
@@nahidahmed9153You can choose not to receive feature updates but can only pause security updates. There are instances where it will disregard this and update anyways. I encountered a recurring issue with each security update myself where Windows would disable my official graphics drivers and re-enable the generic video drivers it ships with. Just because you haven't experienced or noticed it doesn't mean it doesn't happen or that people have 0 brain cells.
@@nahidahmed9153you clearly don't know what you're talking about. The updates engine in Windows is built into the windows kernel and you don't have editing access to that plus all you little D crap a fire scripts that you get from good guys like Chris Titus Tech end up being reversed as far as what they've done for you. So no clicking that little gooey button does not disable updates in the end an update gets forced. Microsoft owns whatever PC you boot Windows into if it's online for any reasonable amount of time facts do not care about your feelings on this it is literally in their end-user license agreement that you agree to when you first set up Windows they just say it in a legalized jargon that makes it difficult to understand that basically States they can execute any code they want how they want when they want. So don't talk condescending down to people when you haven't a clue kid
@@nahidahmed9153 learn grammar, dude.
@@Fleshypie send ur mom she will definitely teach me better grammar
I've stayed with Gentoo since 2004, because of Two things mainly ... flexibility, I can make my computer act and look exactly as I want it to. The fact that I don't Change it once I settle is really not the point. The second point is Learning ... some learn by distro hopping, facing new issues, or old issues in a new guise, but for me my learning and excitement, is being in total control, and once an issue hits, which is rarer and rarer as times goes by, I take my time to understand why, and once solved chances are that problem won't come back. It's like a pair of shoes, that are somewhat uncomfortable at first, but get better and more comfy the longer you wear them. 😀
I am one of those Discord members. Matt and the Discord members were awesome and welcoming when I showed up.
Lots of knowledge and good conversations. Not just about Linux.
Jump in and meet everyone. You'll love it there.
I just got tired of Windows BS. At least in linux I can pick what kind of BS to deal with...or avoid. (I'm looking at you Malware snap store)
My one, go-to argument for Linux is "It's not always better than Microsoft/Apple, but _never_ worse." Under Linux, over the years I've had driver issues, updates breaking my system, problems I couldn't solve without days of sleuthing the internet for potential clues as to what's wrong… but I've had those problems with Windows before that, too. And what I've gained is a system where I can talk with the maintainers of those drivers and updates, fix problems not just for myself but for everybody with the same issue, I know exactly what goes into and out of my PC, and my system doesn't idle at 3GB of RAM and 50GB of hard drive space.
Got 32 gb of ram got 2b ssd, doesn't cost much, my time costs more tying to fix and install stuff on linux
Aside from the reasons you listed in the video, I think linux design is viscerally enjoyable. There is just something satisfying to using a terminal, learning and applying commands, navigating the filesystem, etc. Even if windows had more customizable features, I would still prefer using linux, because windows is just not as enjoyable of an experience (navigating guis, its filesystem, etc). I imagine if I was as interested in computers back then as I am now, maybe I would feel that way about powershell or whatever, but eh I'm forever happy with linux in this regard
this 100%. Stuff like windows and the like has this design where you get this permeating feel that stuff works though incomprehensible magic, linux on the other hand feels like the overgrown calculator that your computer actually is under the hood...
Not everything in life is about productivity. So it's fine to sink your time and "waste" it by customization and play around. That's fine guys. Sometimes I play games, sometimes I read Linux manpages and sometimes I customize stuff. And it feels good.
coolest thing in this video is learning you're a writer for a historical magazine
Agreed
The nice thing about Linux is that you actually _get_ to be critical of the OS. It's not useless whining. With Microsoft and Apple, if you don't like something, too bad, you have no control over it, you have to just shut up and take it. Linux, though, you can change it, or at least convince other people within the community to change it for you. I think every Linux user is critical of Linux, but we have options, and our voices are heard. The important thing to remember is to be critical in a way that is useful, providing feedback and preference information in the right places where our voices can do the most good.
the thing that i love about linux is stability and reliability, once something works, it never breaks(at least in debian based distros) as windows do constantly. I do vfx in my computer, so taking the cpu and gpu and ssd to the 90-100% is fine, i can still do other stuff in the pc. Also performance on battery on laptops and gaming laptops in specific, simply awesome, x7 the performance. Customizability, I like to customize that's what i use kde and because I'm in love with the window overview feature. Web performance, web performance is x2 to x2.5 times faster than in windows, all can agree that most of the things that we need to do are in the browser, even watching tutorials or taking notes. No bloatware, not advertising pop ups, no startup programs that you can disable doing something weird. I can make my windows semitransparent and blurry the bg of it and I love that glassy effect. I feel in some way calmed bc there isnt something that im gonna need to pay to improve my experience. Security and privacy, there's no more to talk about, it's simply awesome. Startup without updates, no blue screen crashes with no sense. I can still have windows in a gnome boxes virtual machine and a dualboot(i have both) bc i simply need it for some of my work and its fine to still have access to the most compatible system in the world. Less heat generated, a lot quieter when in low performant or high performant mode. I've even found a lot better comtability overall, usb disk that i hook up simply always work, i dont need to unplug and plug in to make them work everytime i power on the PC. kde conect, notification player is awesome, but still waiting for the bluetooth sync feature, it simply doesnt work most of the time due to use more than 2 WIFIs in my house. Even though I don't know that much code, I value a lot the philosophy behind open source and thos awesome things that people create based in other people's projects, and I wanna be able to enjoy it and be part of it. I'm libertarian and I want the most free os in the computing world, and that's linux
Absolutely, the only Time Debian 12, has broken for me is because I did something wrong.
Before I write why I love GNU Linux, I want to note that for the first time I actively began to use it when at work I needed to remotely configure servers on cloud providers. And then I actively did Dev-Ops things. And I was very surprised by how actively and by default GNU Linux systems (images) are used there. Absolutely on all providers. But I'm not Dev-Ops, but a software developer. I just have this kind of work experience. Since then, I installed Ubuntu on my new laptop (because at that time I had not tried others) and never (myself) switched to Windows again. Now it's mostly Fedora.
First of all, I like that I am not dependent on the operating system like a slave, just like when you work on Windows. I came to the conclusion that if you don't want the system to control you and do things without asking your permission, and if you want to be the user of your computer (and not be used as a victim), then you will have to give up Windows. You simply have no choice.
1. I like that when I start my computer, when I open the desktop, I don’t have to wait for the system to do its service stuff and release system resources so that I can finally start doing my work. With GNU Linux, all you have to do is enter a password and the system is ready to go. It's just incredibly fast.
2. I like that the system does not do any suspicious actions or scan the file system for viruses whenever it feels like it.
3. I like that you don’t have to worry about how the files are located on the disk, whether there is strong fragmentation there or something else. File systems for GNU Linux are awesome.
4. I like that you can find software on almost any topic and absolutely free. I pay for the software. But, then for the commercial one that I need for work. And it has nothing to do with GNU Linux.
5. I like that I can customize the appearance of the system to my taste and it is one big theme to discuss. Windows will never be able to boast of anything like this. Only suspicious third-party software. But on GNU Linux right out of the box you already have a lot of possibilities.
6. I like to learn new things and experiment. Learning is my way of life. Linux gives you this opportunity and almost forces you to live in this style.
7. I like that Linux protects your data very much out of the box. Especially when the system has things like sudo, files permissions, SELinux and other things. I forgot what an antivirus is. And I sincerely feel sorry for people who bother with this. Simply because Windows forces you to do this.
8. I like that I can install almost any distribution, even on a 20-year-old machine, and just work on it calmly. Because I don't use computers for games. But GNU Linux allows me to do this without any big problems.
9. I like that there is an incredible variety of distributions. And since I am an enthusiast, I see only fun and drive in this.
10. I mostly work on virtual machines. And therefore I can try any distros absolutely free. But I also have Linux on my host machines. And since there is powerful and free KVM software there, I use it to its full potential.
11. I don’t remember when I used forums to solve my problems because I am seasoned in Dev-Ops and used to finding solutions to problems on my own. But I like that in the community serious and adequate people do not hate any particular distribution. It's like hating some kind of IDE. Everyone has their own tastes and requirements for work.
This is what I remember now. I'll probably remember more...
Linux:
1. reliable
2. efficient
3. no spyware
4. help & info available on line
5. command line
6. easy access to software
7. much safer software
8. comfortable to use
9. free
10. choice of DE/WM
11. updates rarely break system
12. lets user work as they want rather than being forced to use the few options supplied
13. etc.
The main things I like about Linux is that it's mine to do with as I please, there's endless options to choose from if I don't like the direction some project is headed in, and I have full control over it. The important corollary is that somebody else, some big evil tech company, *doesn't* have full control over it. I can have as much privacy and control as I want, without guardrails if I want, and run whatever software I want, and I'm never at the mercy of some other entity to come along and change something dramatically so I can no longer run what I want to run. The software I run on top of the OS, I'm not that ideological about. I run proprietary paid software and free open source software side-by-side. The most important thing for me is that the software I run has to respect my privacy and not phone home all my usage data. Linux is also the friendliest when it comes to running on all kinds of hardware. Workstation, gaming PC, server, Raspberry Pi, RISC-V development board, a toaster, you name it, Linux will run on it. I'm not locked into specific hardware vendors, and the OS isn't requiring specific types of hardware be present. I've been burned far too many times by the big two OS companies not to always maintain an exit strategy now.
Now I'm also a big nerd, wrote my first code at 4 years old, studied computer science formally after already teaching myself two other programming languages, and I mess around with solder and radios for fun. Years ago, when I was younger and had more free time to waste on it, the idea of customizing every little detail of the OS and desktop environment would have appealed to me a lot more. Nowadays I just want something that works with a minimum of fuss. Strangely enough, Linux is actually the one OS in 2024 that actually just works out of the box and gets out of my way. Windows is maybe in the worst state it's ever been, today. The Mac used to be the best at just working but it's been on the decline for over a decade now and is in a really awful state too because they're focused on iOS and think computers should be like iPhones. I know I could do all sorts of bizarre thing with my Linux installs, but I don't want to bother. I like that there are distros that just work well enough vanilla that I can just install a few programs and be good to go and never think about it again.
We are really in a golden age for Linux now. I didn't make it my daily driver until 2016, but I've been keeping tabs on it since the mid-90s. These days, I can honestly recommend to fairly normal people that they try Linux, I find that they take that recommendation fairly seriously, and more than a few people have ended up trying it and sticking with it. That was unfathomable not too long ago. And it definitely feels like Linux has hit a critical mass now where there's enough people using it from enough walks of life that chances are very good now that no matter what you want to do with your computer, somebody has already figured out how to do it with Linux and it has a robust community around that thing. I don't even hesitate to buy Windows-only games on Steam now, since I just assume they'll run fine with Proton. If it's some latest triple-A game, I might assume I'll have to fall back to booting over to my Windows drive, but I've been surprised how often I don't actually need to do that anymore.
My game files got way better organized when I moved to Linux, and I actually know where they are. Linux also has some amazing tools to back up my data, those being rsync and ssh.
Linux reginited my intrest in computers both hardware and software. It's a great hobby + learning experience.
Excellent video!!! Thanks so much!!!!
I was a Mac user for many many years then I saw the light with linux.for me, Linux is like home cooking instead of ordering ready made food.
At the moment this is what I'm using.
Opensuse tumbleweed with gnome and xfce.
Debian 12 with gnome
Q4OS with the trinity desktop with debian 12
Puppy Linux bookworm edition with debian 12. This is my favorite distro that I have been using for years. It's my favorite distro. So easy to use!!!
Hi Matt. I think your videos are great and you and I are sympatico to a great degree. Like you, I fall for the shiny Linux objects a lot. But I don't think I'm as obsessed probably because I'm not nearly as technically proficient. I've been a loyal Redhat (before Fedora) > Fedora user for 20 years now. First I used the Gnome Desktop Environment. But when they transitioned to Gnome 3 (their weird sliding touchscreen friendly desktop), I looked for an alternative. Since then, I've run Mate nearly exclusively. I try other DEs and distros but I never like them as much. I really tried to like KDE Plasma (based on your recommendation). But I never warmed up to it.
TL/DR: Here are three things I really love about Linux versus Windows and Mac OSes: 1) The filing system is truly rational and much easier to navigate. 2) Linux is uber modifiable. When Windows changes its start box location, there's little or nothing we can do. 3) Linux is much more responsive, i.e., faster.
On the customization thing, I totally feel you. This is one of the reasons I left KDE for Gnome: to stop myself from fiddling with my desktop so much. So what did I do when I got to Gnome? Downloaded Tweaks and Extensions😁
One of the main reasons I like Linux is you're not at the mercy of one large corporation, telling you that you'll like what they give you. Change is good, and being able to choose changes you want is even better. I started out as a regular user, on Ubuntu with Unity, and been trying different DEs and WMs over the year. I settled for a short time on AwesomeWM and am now trying out KDE Plasma 5 with Kronkite so I still have my tiling workflow and the benefits of KDE. What pushed me to trying this new setup out is, Steam would freeze everytime I switched workspaces in Awesome. Linux is lots of fun.
When Windows 8 came out I had already been a full time Linux user for a few years and it was a cool concept, just too much at once for Windows with the technology available at the time. The biggest flaw with Windows 8 was it wasn't very intuitive for mouse and keyboard users. It was perfect for touchscreens, which wasn't readily available to computer users. Any computers with touchscreens were expensive at the time and most people were upgrading their old Windows to 8.
What I love about Linux: To be clear, I love my wife, I like Linux
All the little things that I can learn that no one cares about.
I learned to use vim now I'm trying to keep vim movements in my head by taking notes with Neovim
I'm learning shell scripting
I learned how to setup a kvm (which means kernel virtual machine, I always used that to mean keyboard video mouse for switches)
I like that I can download the code for a FOSS project, compile it and get the most current of any open source project.
There's sed, grep, awk, and so many other meaty tools out there to learn
And even though Linux hasn't been around as long as Windows, because it inherited *NIX's set of tools, there's nostalgia to it
But the biggest thing is that Linux doesn't require me to log into each application like Microsoft Office does now and things run so much faster on less hardware.
Thanks
Hey man! I love Linux because I'm a cybersecurity student! Kali linux is my favourite for now because everythings just works fine and without much problems. But I also enjoy Parrot OS and BlackArch.
I really wanted to try Athena OS (beautiful stuff) but for some reason it doesn't run in my notebook in a Virtual Box.
I really enjoy the combination of skill and aesthetics. So I think that explains why I love linux so much. Not that I am skilled. Not yet. But the way there is being really fun! Thank you for your videos.
I actually moved my XFCE panel at the bottom to be in the middle. It puts the Whisker menu and the MPD controls right in front of me. I do have the open applications expand from the left of the windows menu to the left edge of the screen. So, inspired by Win11 perhaps, but different.
On the fiddling front -- exact opposite. I used OpenBox before moving to Xfce 10 years ago. It's all I've used since. And my desktop is almost the exact same in Openbox. Small panel on the bottom with the same basic layout. The same conky system monitor, music status, time date weather script I wrote in 2012 , no desktop icons. Super minimal.
All the fiddling, though is with things that someone who sat down at my computer wouldn't see or know to use -- hotkeys (using that handy Windows key) backed by scripts that control all manner of things, custom software to help automate my daily workflow. I even have a script that starts my work apps and puts them precisely where I want them. I fiddle for refinement in pursuit of perfection, not change itself.
I've been using Linux since 1993. I also had Windows systems due to my occupation. Windows was primarily used for games because gaming in Linux wasn't a thing back in the day. Early versions of Wine didn't focus as heavily on games. Everything else was done in Linux. Whenever I buy hardware, I checked to make sure it's usable in Linux.
I’ve been using Linux off and on for 17 years since Ubuntu 7.04. Most recently it saved an old late 2013 iMac, in the form of Fedora Silverblue, making it useful again. :-)
I like being able to properly control how my system boots up and suspends by simply editing one or two files, and not touching those settings anymore. Fantastic.
I love that I have control over my linux system. I have never found out that microsoft installed some new program on my pc since using linux.
There was a time when Windows is just Windows, to me it started when I got my first PC laptop running windows 10. But over time I see Windows is like that one person you are not feeling comfortable staying near. I dual boot now and made a distinction: What can be done on Linux, I'll do it on Linux, so far it has been virtual machine and coding. Gaming may still have a problem, especially modding since the modding tool I use, MO2 is written for Windows. Anti cheat is also a problem - kernel level anti cheat, if it allows the game to boot at all, I rather keep those to the Windows machine. Can't deny the fact that I can have peace of mind when using Linux, that I can curate my system, shape it to whatever forms and function capability I want it to. I put my PC together, so I should be able to shape the OS I use too.
That thumbnail looks fire.. like literally 😂
I think that part of the adaptability you talk of stems from the modularity of the Operating System- if you can simply switch between desktop environments (& back), trying new ones isn't going to hold any great fear or mess with your working week.
Having a new interface imposed on you will leave you feeling powerless, as though others are tugging your chain. Worse than that, you have to pay those who are tugging that chain!
And let's face it, we are individuals & all have very different preferences when it comes to whatever interface we chose.
I've used Linux on and off since the late early 2000s. I also like to 'adhd tinker' and Linux is perfect for that and you learn along the way. I am in IT and do some 'web stuff' so it's also relevant for my job. I dual booted for a long time but when Ransom Ware went big time and Windows Updates started being like 20GB I went full time Linux.
You are right about that task bar thingy on windows 11. Using linux it was funny to me that people were going mad about a feature that we linux users have been able to replicate in one click.
I am a developer and developing on Linux just feels right. I could never get the same feeling on Windows. And this is mostly related to the terminal and stability. You can get close on a Mac too without the possibility of choice. So in short: terminal, stability and choice.
I briefly used Vivaldi a while ago out of curiosity and because it came preinstalled in a distro I was testing. I've been using Brave for years now as my main browser. Have you ever used Brave and if so why do you prefer Vivaldi? If you have a video that addreses my question I'd appreciate a link to your video. Thank you. By the way, I enjoy your videos. Nice channel.
Librewolf is great too. Sane and private defaults and it gives you all of Firefox plugins as well.
I use proprietary software (gaming and to some extend productivity because I have to) but I just use Firefox and LibreOffice/LaTeX instead of Chromium-based and Google/Microsoft, though I do use Brave too as a secondary browser to have some separation, mostly because it is more functional for me that way. I love about Linux that I am the one who is in charge over the software on my system and I have a better understanding of how the system works. Generally Linux is more stable than Windows, you have to fix some things occasionally but at least you can easily fix it and you can keep using your system. I love that I can just use my system while it is updating or even in some cases (if you do it in a graphical environment) when you install your system.
I'm a software engineer and Linux by far was the most stable and working out of the box OS for me personally. Does Windows suit the majority of software devs - yes, without a doubt, BUT it's waaaaay slower
User since 2017. Ditched W10 after an update borked my HP Sleekbook. I always wanted to try Linux and so I did. Started with Peppermint 8, currently using MX Linux 23.2 Xfce. Linux was easy and quick to install and set up. I like it because no telemetry, bloatware, viruses and things I never use. Easy to customize and theme. I really like the Arc dark theme, which IMO still is the best dark theme. Dark but not to dark. Together with Papirus icons it looks amazing.
7:03 - have you tried focus writer?
For me the software is better, the support for development and just support in general from the community around it etc. is amazing, surprisingly a lot of the games I play seem to work better on linux through proton etc. and for better or for worse it's my computer that I get to use how I want without constant interference from various companies.
A few years ago, I spent 6 months after installing Linux solving problems as they came up; after 6 months I had a more stable, faster, and better UI experience than I could ever have on Windows/Mac. It's an investment but worth it. If I had to do multimedia editing (videos, images, sound) I might choose my macbook, but only because I haven't learnt the relevant program(s) on Linux yet, of which there are many to choose from. For Programming and Research though it's painful to use mac/windows. Even gaming now is more stable on Linux, and almost fully compatible.
The reason why linux is the best os for me is that I get to use an OS that the developers care about, and want to see flourish. Microsoft just want to squeeze every last scrap of personal data and money from you, and do not care about the user or core features what so ever. I get to use something that will evolve and flourish, as opposed to windows.
The fact that you can run a GUI with 150 lines of code is why I love Linux.
I love Linux (GNU Linux BTW) because I don't have to worry about getting viruses like when I am trying to use a pirated copy of Windows. Then trying to install a pirated copy of Office, then a pirated copy of Adobe Suite, then a pirated copy of Visual Studio, then a pirated copy of everything else I need.
Open source won't have a lot of features but it works FINE for most use cases, just like Linux.
I love that Linux is free. I also enjoy the modularity of it, you can swap out parts to suit your needs. You like KDE but you don't like SDDM..... change it, etc. My Linux is just that mine. My configs, my liking, my way of doing things.
I love linux. The terminal or console is the best part. Typing commands to do simple to complex tasks.
What complex tasks do you do in your terminal?
@SifatUllah-12 I do video encoding with ffmpeg and handbrakecli with advance options. I do parallel processing with certain commands and using tools like awk, sed, grep and perl with simple pattern matching or with regex. And many more.
Well said.
great channel, creat comments!! what do you use to edit your videos? bless!
I use kdenlive
wow! excelent @@TheLinuxCast
what's your outro music?
what can I say? I work as firmware developer in a Linux machine with a desktop ide (Eclipse) and I play in another Linux machine in my free time. It works fine for me 😊
I use the console from time to time but I do my main workflow with desktop apps in Ubuntu.
Your like about Linux constantly changing is one of the things I dislike the most about Linux and why for about a decade I ran OpenBSD and FreeBSD exclusively. Those OSes don't adopt a new sound system every 5 years, or display system, or init system. But I'm back to Linux for now, Antix in particular, because of hardware compatibility.
Honestly love how simplistic Linux is once you learn how it works. Yes you have to get over the initial learning curve of learning how Linux overall works, but when you do, you have something that can be much easier to maintain and fix than Windows. Mainly cause Linux has such a robust community. I can Google stuff to fix Linux way easier than I can Google stuff to fix Windows. Not even kidding
So what CMS do you like?
What I like of Linux is that it is budget friendly, and I don't mean that the majority of distros are free, but in the way you PC can be. Mine have an rusty old APU A8 with legacy graphics, but I have a brand new AMD RX GPU. Windows doesn't like that, I have to unplug my GPU if I want to use my PC. In Linux on the other hand, I can use both no problem. My HDD is dying and Windows can't boot with this minimal HDD error, but Linux can.
And yes, I now I have to buy a new HDD/SSD and a CPU but: Budget friendly.
Linux is life!
What keeps me on Linux is that it's open source, it's very fast and most DEs (and hyprland) have very smooth and fast animations, and the customizability.
I've had so many issues on hyprland, but I just can't stop using it, it's just too good.
The thing about Linux is that, even if you don't like a change, there's so many freaking options that you can usually just switch to a different distro that doesn't implement the change. For example, I have no hatred for Wayland - I think that it _is_ the way forward. However, there's too many apps that I rely on critically that do not support it yet, like Redshift for example. And no matter how ready everyone claims it is, if I can't use the apps I rely on, it's not ready for _me._ Some of this is a Wayland issue, some of it is on the app developers to make necessary changes to embrace it. But the blame game isn't helpful - the bottom line is if I can't use it, I can't use it. For me Linux Mint's cautious approach is perfect - they're not opposed to Wayland, but are not going to rush to adopt it, if it breaks functionality for their users. I love that about them.
Redshift itself doesn't work, but there are functional replacements available, such as GNOME Night Light, which actually works better for me than redshift ever did -- it is able to pick up location services better, so it adjusts the redshift times to match the local time zone, which the original redshift could theoretically do, but it never worked for me before.
@@DavidJao Interesting! Does night light work on non-Gnome desktops like Cinnamon? I don't need location services - mine is always on or I set a manual location semi-close to me, but I imagine that's frustrating if it doesn't work!
But like everything, too much sunshine can give you skin cancer though, like those people that are insanely FOSS to a fault
As a long time Linux user for past 20 years or so and now daily driving it for past couple years or so I find it funny alot of folks like Linux for some of the very things they hate about Windows.. change lol
i love everything about linux but one thing which leads to hate linux is variable refresh rate and choppy experience , i want the smoothness like window and macos in linux but i am not able to achieve it , if you know how to achieve it then please reply me
I can somewhat relate to wanting to distrohop when you have to work lol. If you have two computers you can even distrohop and work at the same time
Brilliant.
I've been Linux only since potatoedeb. I have no idea what windows vs Linux is about. I did play with a mini browser on 2.1 through minicom years later though... windows has its place ;)
I like that Linix is allowed to improve. I think these days that the UX on major DEs and WM setups is better than you get on Windows and Mac. It hurts to go back to Windows after not using it in any significant capacity for the past 6 or 7 years. Oh gosh and Mac's window management. It gives me nightmares. There are some 3rd party tools to make it better, but they're all kinda hacky. Linux is slowly becoming more andnmore polished while Mac and Windows are left in the dust
I started with Cinnamon Mint, and I've stayed with it for almost three years. Change is at times necessary, and those who like it for its own sake are welcome to it, but leave me in peace to enjoy what I'm happy with.
Video image would fit much better if you made video about how you love Illumos (modern open source Solaris)
Also regarding change - Linux didn't change much from the 90s and even going back to 70's to Unix. Lots of things could be changed but we still pretty much follow "the Unix way". There is a lot of changes still and especially in how desktop can look but these are changes which at most "typical person" might consider relevant. Also you can today use pretty much freaking TWM and suite of early X11 apps including xeyes, xedit, xclock, etc. With all that Linux is both system that does change but also doesn't really. You can still use Linux with leggacy applications and configured using legacy init systems and even Linux kernel has support for most legacy interfaces and Linus is very adamant about ABI and API compatibility. You could take source code from very earliest Linux tools and easily build/port them to work with new kernels or even run them without rebuild.
The biggest reason I love Linux, and especially KDE Plasma, is that I'm a compulsive tinkerer. I can't even imagine not tinkering a lot with it. That would be like having a Bugatti Chiron and never driving it more than 40 miles per hour.
The thing about linux is that it is open so you can customize it and make it how you want to be which is great.
Having said that, when it comes to my work, I don't have the time to fiddle, I need something that works, which line can do in many occasions. And if I was a freelancer and had the complete choice over this probably linux would be it, but my world needs other stuff that linux cannot provide or vendors don't provide for linux. And that is because of the diversity , so that is a double edged knife.
Linux is great for the those that needs what it provides. But so are MacOS and Win for the audience that needs those.
Linux being FOSS is the big thing for me. Though like 99% of FOSS advocates I use proprietary software too. There's just no way to get around that.
I think a lot of this comes down to Linux being community-driven and other OSs (Windows and MacOS) being corporate-driven. Huge transitions are possible in Linux because the majority linux users are the ones who support it or they are the ones who are neutral to it (people who just want the system to work and don't care about underlying architecture). Hence those changes gets pushed through. But since other OSs are driven by the decisions of the makers, and not by the users (the community), they won't and can't make huge changes due to fear of backlashes.
Community driven and with some company backing that ensures things are up to standards. A balance, Chef's kiss
Each to his own. I never cared much about the OS I had to work with, learning enough of it to make my programs work was quite enough. So I survived DOS, Windows (up to XP), Gnome on Linux and there it ends. Now I just watch videos on UA-cam and every once in a great while play a little of some old, old games. I guess that's what being retired means.
The ability to control every little thing on your pc is something that i can never give up for windows. But it is a fact that adobe/msoffice will not run on linux, some windows apps like reWASD will not have a 1:1 app on linux and most 3rd party hardware will have very little to no support on linux. Its either dual boot or VM for those
Genuine question, what does the MS Office suite do that LibreOffice can't do?
Also, have you considered XPadder or JoyToKey?
@@kylehennkens9578 i myself use libreoffice now but only for simple docs, presentation and spreadsheets so idk tbh how far libreoffice has come relative to msoffice.
As for the 2nd question, I have not, I pick reWASD as example because its well known. I used to use XOutput on windows to make virtual xbox360 controllers which you can bind any key from any device. I tried Input Remapper on linux but it didn't work. AntiMicroX works and covers more use case than XOutput, but steam keeps forgetting the controller exist unless I close antimicrox.
@@kylehennkens9578I’m not them, but I can speak to that. No legitimate publishing company for example would accept a manuscript not written in Word. Most book or newspaper editors likewise rely on Words track changes to collaborate with clients. Same with most book designers and the like, and Excel for example is the absolute standard for accounting software in the business world. A lot of businesses rely on very expensive macros for efficiency that were designed specifically for Excel over the course of decades, and the same applies to templates for Word in the publishing world. As a normal person there is nothing LibreOffice cant do, but for a professional there are a million things including getting hired or having work accepted. It’s not a good thing, its just true at this point. Hopefully that changes.
Most Linux users really love to tweak and customize their distros, and there is nothing wrong with that, but for me, the only thing I ever customize is the background of my choice, and nothing else.
im not sure what in particular but i just enjoy working with linux, compared to something like windows where i feel like a have to fight it.
I think that using Linux on the desktop is something like being part of a counterculture philosophy and that it provides a kind of feeling of freedom that no other operating system can offer.
And regarding software, if necessary, I think there is no problem in using it if there is no other alternative available.
But, of course, if you have to choose between two equivalent alternatives, one free and the other proprietary, why not use the prior?
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I truly love Linux. Because being a Redhat admin for a company has paid better than what a Windows admins gets paid. My only drawback was that I should of gotten into Linux sooner than I did.
I don't "love" any OS. OS for me is part of a work tool, and the tool must fit to my job, so I use whatever fits better the job I'm doing. I use linux when pentesting, I use windows when programming, due to windows specific stuff that is needed.
The reason I love windows is that the legacy baggage allows me to run software written 15+ years ago without too much hassle.
I prefer to use Linux on servers, because of the amount of infuriating bugs I experience daily on KDE.
I love Linux but don't use it much. Reasons why? I'm not a developer, I like to write little stories and play a few games. Currently the games I'm playing I can't seem to get running in Linux.
As for writing I can't find anything that can replace scrivener as far as the amount of organization I can get. I've been told that it can be done in Emacs pretty well but I've found nothing that has instructions on how to set up emacs for writing and organization like something like scrivener has. I keep Debian and arch installed to play with from time to time. Also the software for us ham radio operators on Linux is lacking, badly
I love Linux because it is the only OS that feels like I own my PC. I can do whatever I need with it, with natural limits. It is not handed down to me by a company that has conditions on everything.
Biggest pro with Linux. It does exactly and only what I tell it to do.
Biggest con with Linux. It does exactly and only what I tell it to do.
😂 # chmod 660 -R / …. ‘Compliance’ …. ☠️
Unrestrained choice, control, window managers, seemingly endless options, more efficiency/productivity. Using a window manager is so quick in navigating = no more endless mouse clicks for simple tasks.
Btw, I don't count tweaking, learning, and playing around with Linux as unproductive time ... that's my recreational / hobby time. The same could be said with any other OS ... though it wouldn't be as enjoyable!
To answer your question, the reason I love Linux has changed over the years. For most of the time, however, the overlying reason was my dissatisfaction with Windows and the direction they continue to move, becoming more and more intrusive and restrictive. In the early days (1990s) it was the novelty and challenge. In the middle years (2000s) it was the great productivity without the ridiculous cost of software. Today it is, again, "Not Windows or Mac". Plus, for the most part, it just works for 99% of my tasks. I despise the direction Microsoft is going with their restrictions and AI. I do not trust them to have my best interests at heart.
It's funny, linux better allows staying on my old sh*t I'm used to than windows. But windows has the more conservative user base.
Linux gives you options. Dont like systemd? Dont use it. I did a Debian netinstall, installed runit, removed systemd. It wasnt hard and didnt take that long. If Windows makes some big change there is a 50/50 chance you are stuck, or have to use some 'please upgrade' 3rd party app that may break in the future, or break something about how Windows works.
"windows users hate change"
No, windows users hate forced change with no alternative, which has been the philosophy of Windows for a very long time, so you can't fault people for freaking out that microsoft is now changing something else especially since it's a known fact that microsoft has a tendency to remove customization options.
That's why Linux is infinitely better, no one will force change onto you, you don't have to use SystemD, you don't have to use Pulse Audio, you don't have to use KDE6 you can go and use what you like without having a crappy corporation mandating what you are allowed to use.
None of this has to do with "Linux users being used to change" it is purely because change is inherently optional on Linux.
Not to mention, Linux devs don't tend to artificially lock their software behind an arbitrary check that has nothing to do with the actual requirements of the software.
I love Linux because by searching for an alternative to Windows in order to rejuvinate my weak laptops for writing purposes, I discovered a thoroughly fun and challenging hobby of exhaustively comparing distros to get systems tailored to my needs on hardware that most people wouldn't look twice at. But those "trash" systems run as well as the more powerful computers I own because they're optimized. Machines that shouldn't be fun to use are fun to use...and be productive with...thanks to Linux. We can have nice things!
Imagine if buying an actual new laptop instead of using some outdated relic was an option..
@@kolz4ever1980gee, I imagined that and bought a Legion Pro 7i for gaming. I write and do everything else with my old laptops, like this Thinkpad T430 I'm on now. Thanks for the helpful, relevant to the topic, comment.
@@k.b.tidwell I would easily imagine not much going on with that relic than writing.. 😂 and you're welcome from the year 2024.
@@kolz4ever1980 everyone can stop looking, I found the troll ⬆
@@k.b.tidwell oh oh pulling out the weaponized wording on your outdated relic that's only good for typing.. 😂
Hi, I’m a Linux user, and I can’t stand change. I don’t want to see updates ever. If it works, don’t fix it.
As great as linux is it still is far from being a replacement OS for Windows. Sometimes even basic things don't work on linux.
Everyone’s different and has different basic things they want to do. Please don’t assume he doesn’t know what he’s talking about. Maybe his needs aren’t what yours are, so you’ve never run across the issues he’s run across.
I love Linux, but its printer drivers leave a lot to be desired, for example. Yes, basic printing is great and works well. But if you want full featured printer drivers with all the features of the ones in Windows or MacOS, you’re kind of stuck.
Also, music production on Linux is difficult compared to Windows and MacOS. In order to record and produce music, you have to jump through a bunch of hoops and get a bunch of different pieces of software to work together before you can even open up your DAW and start the recording process…on MacOs, I just open up Logic, and everything is already configured for me and very easy to use, not to mention the feature set and cohesive visual experience.
I unfortunately have to keep MacOS around for both of the things I’ve mentioned above. My basic needs aren’t the same as other people’s. If all you want to do is browse the internet, email, write documents, and other basic stuff, then you won’t run into many problems, if any. I love the customizability of Linux and just love the idea of FOSS in general, so I use it as much as I can. But until Linux catches up in the ways I mentioned above, what the OP says definitely has some validity in my case. Have a good day/night!
Linux can detect all kinds of keyboard that windows can't
I Love Linux because it just works.
CPU temprerature, unnecesary noice and power consumption.
Simple test: just turn on computer and do nothing. Here is results: CPU temperature 43C on Linux vs 56C on preinstalled Windows 10. GPU temperature 65C on Linux vs 80C on Windows.
macOS, 4-6 watts, cool to the touch, no fans.
macOS, 4-6 watts, cool to the touch, no fans.
There is a very good reason to use Linux: MacOS is only available on their BS hardware, Windows is piss mixed with shit, so it's really the only choice for people who care about OS they are using. Luckily it's (mostly) very good.