Windows Is Limitation. Linux Is Freedom! (How Windows And Linux Differ)
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- Опубліковано 12 сер 2021
- Windows and Linux are two very different operating systems. I know when I switched from Windows to Linux, there was an adjustment period due to some of the jarring differences. But I quickly grew to appreciate how Linux does things and how, in most aspects, it's just a superior operating system when compared to Windows.
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Am I the only one that wants a link to that shirt lol Edit: Nevermind found it in the description
yeah me too
Honestly it's amusing how many questions you can find in comments sections that are answered in the description, it's surprising people don't think to check there so often
The shirt is hilarious. And now there are no excuses with the archinstall script. If you can do that one, Manjaro is too complicated for you and immediately head straight for Linux Mint!
GNU/Linux is probably one of the best things that happened in modern times
It should also be stressed how much easier Linux is on the hardware. You need less RAM, less CPU power, less drive space, etc, etc, which gives you more resource overhead. Try Linux on a PC, that is struggling with Win10 and you'll be blown away how much life is still in that system.
I’m actually about to try switching to my old pc as my daily with manjaro so I don’t have to worry about losing or breaking anything just yet. I’m really hoping I can switch to Linux on my main pc too.
yeah mu mold laptop had a hard time running win 10 but mint runs fine
I remember being blown away by this when I switched from Vista to Ubuntu 6.06 for a month or two way back in the day. I can only imagine the difference has become even more clear over time, with each new version of Windows becoming more and more of a resource hog. I'd love to switch back to Linux now for that very reason.
i actually put linux on my laptop too since it was using like 8GB ram on startup with w11.
One reason that made me switch to Linux a couple of years ago is that in Linux I feel at home, while in Win (and Mac) I feel a little like a guest in someone's else home.
Lol, that's by far the best explanation of everybody's feelings 😅
Most people don't know the spiritual benefits to feeling true freedom. It grows you and makes you a more real person. Leaving windows is like leaving an abusive relationship. It isn't easy, but it's absolutely worthwhile.
what freedom are you talking about?
@@madalin_426 Total control over your own property. You are 100% in charge of what your computer does, nobody else is. I would often feel like a slave whenever microsoft would force me to update my system. I know that regular updates are wise (I do that on my linux system) but the fact that I was forced to do them really rankled me in a deep way.
On my linux system, I choose what I do and the opinions, right or wrong, of anyone else are totally irrelevant. They choose only what software they provide, and if I don't like some decision they make, I am free to put in the work to change it on my own system. The code I install has the total "death of the author", as I can install programs written by people who hate me, and as long as the code is clean, they can't use that to hurt me. They are not my slaves, and I am not their slave.
True ownership of my own computer is awesome, because I am the final arbiter of everything that happens, limited only by my own willingness to put in the work to understand things.
@@certyfikowanyprzewracaczhu3390 I do not respect people who choose to be slaves. In fact, I despise them more than slave masters.
I should note that loyalty is totally different from slavery.
You missed a point where you can create a file named "CON" in Linux
Of course, we had LinuxCONs
I never thought I would be watching ads for entertainment purposes xD
same
I really understand how hardly you are trying to make people realize the horrors of windows and the freedom of GNU Linux. Respect you sir... Keep at it
@@detboi2287 a
yep little more harder and he would have soiled his pants
Microsoft is a PRISM member also
@Mister Zany try official android phone with graphine os / kalyx os installed on it
You don't use Windows, it uses you.
This was one of the most profoundly sad but true things I have ever heard on this channel, indeed possibly on the entire internet.
I use Windows and I use Windows.
@gghhkm it doesn't. I have my own setup and config.
@@Anton_Sh. How do you know if you cant view the code. and they can get rid of your debloating scripts with an update
@@shadowbanaccount7028 I use LTSC version which doesn't.
@1edwmh I'm not that pro-Windows, but let's be honest, there are many myths related to Windows in the minds of many linuxoids..
I love linux, because it's actually mine.
By volunteerists, for volunteerists.
You don't need a Microsoft account to activate your installation. I'm not siding with MS or Windows on this, but the two are not the same. Activation doesn't send any personal information about you to MS.
Jep, that's correct. People just go overboard...
Er... what? I clearly remember having to give permission to transmit "basic data" in order to even get Windows installed? Also I haven't managed to install it without activating it, and activating requires a key, and you obtain a key by buying a Windows license, and in order to buy the license you have to give them details. Maybe this is different when stuff is pre-installed on your machine (I haven't bought new hw with OEM installed Windows in almost a decade) but in other scenarios it does try to get your details one way or another. It also loves to automatically link your -hotmail- outlook for some reason.
With Windows 11 you no longer have the option to work with a local account.
@@crazymonkeyVII I bought a laptop with windows preinstalled. The activation code was at the back of the laptop
@@rebel6293 cool. I wonder if the OEM has an agreement with MS about sharing their customer details though, I wouldn't put it past them... But maybe this is the exception, granted. Regardless, you have to agree to share your "basic data" which isn't all that basic. So it's kind of a moot point...
as a manjaro user i must say that t-shirt is 100% correct
Just virtualbox arch guided install and you can start telling everyone the infamous BTW :DDDD
I use manjaro, btw LOL
@@6500s1 I use Arch in VM and Manjaro on bare metal btw
@@randalthor17 precisely, use Arch VM on Manjaro, the btw-ception at its finest :D
I can install arch. I just don't want to. Manjaro has everything I need.
Activating windows doesn’t require creating a Microsoft account! You need to purchase Windows product key from Microsoft (or 3rd party sellers) in order to activate
If you set up a windows pc without internet connection, it won't force you to make a windows account, and it won't download any Spyware either, you can set it up after windows is installed with no problems
@randy s It does not, it is all up to you to use it or not.
@randy s No it doesn't you log in account and Windows activation are different, so much that you can even give the PC to someone else and Windows 10 will still be activated for that computer even on re-install.
@randy s maybe on S but certainly not on Home (I have it and activated it without making an account)... besides, you can always deny them any personal data by just making a new account when offered the choice, so the notion that Microsoft requires you to hand over your data is false for any Windowa version and edition, even for Windows 11, and DT should avoid lying about this if he values his credibility (there's plenty other reasons to dislike Microsoft and Windows)
@@sswill6974 spyware is built into windows, you can create a local account by unplugging internet but you can't avoid spyware.
Windows doesn't force users to create a Microsoft account. They force users to *BUY* a licence key to activate Windows. They still collect user data and force users to login into Microsoft account to use the Microsoft store.
I hope that part was somewhat sarcastic, because displaying such a level of ignorance on Windows is not really helping driving the point home...
No you don't need an account to use the store. I have tried win 11 on a vm with a local account and the store was working fine!
@@DomeF. on Windows 10 you are forced to i believe. haven't tried 11 to its fullest yet
To be honest. I'm forced to use Windows because Profesional grade CAD Software only works on Windows or works the best on Windows. A lot of people are forced to use an OS they don't like because of industry standards.
Anyways my secondary machine is Kubuntu.
Yes, such kind of things are forcing people to use Windows or Mac OSX, unfortunately. Professional graphic design is another one.
@@jozsefk9 The issue is development costs vs uptake.
@@ztech-consulting Yes, but it's sad. Since it's so much better system. I wouldn't mind even BSD actually. HaikuOS. Whatever. 😊
Interestingly enough, these days I discovered Solvespace CAD software which is working on Linux too, and it's free. It hasn't been updated for about 5 years, then I see they released the version 3 few months ago.
you are not forced, you can go use linux and freecad there
I miss when Windows was very customizable like XP and 7. Now MS tried so hard to heavily limit customizability.
@@1994Warlock You can still change the system font and the default icons.
@@paulvorderegger1522 Yeah, but there is no official way to change the system font "Segoe UI" to something different. You have to edit the registry. And you cannot load a complete icon pack. You have to change every single item.
And there is no way to change the complete system theme without a (registry) hack, e.g., like you were able to choose from classic or "modern" style in WinXP.
@@1994Warlock Fair enough, never really carsd about that. Im a only-Linux user btw but I used Windows for quite a while before...
Windows 98 Second Edition was the best windows.
The thumbnail title reminds me of that one video that all Linux haters say: “Linux is free if you don’t value your time”
Switched to Linux 20 years ago, because I got tired of wasting my time.
@@manuelsilva1999 had to respond, that’s a great retort that I’ll be using from now on
i mean… that’s obviously a reference to that saying. I don’t think that video was the origin either, I believe it’s Jamie Zawinski’s quote
Linux is a waste of time but not in a sense you think it. What it probably means is it's time consuming. Use both because balance is key.
Btw, I recommend Archcraft, it's beautiful and based on Arch.
@@Vysair Linux is somewhat time consuming, but THAT'S WHY I USE IT! once I get a fully configured system, I get bored and try something new. I love tying up loose ends, it's what makes me a linux user.
Great video! I came from Windows and now fully moved over to Fedora. I completely agree with you, the more I use Linux, the more I realize the differences between Windows and Linux.
Tell me one main difference between choosing fedora or manjaro
@@arkvsi8142 they use different desktop environments out of the box. I can't remember if Manjaro uses btrfs but if not then Fedora uses btrfs stock. Both have great hardware support. I do like pacman and aur with arch based which is a plus. Fedora is stable release cycle while arch is rolling.
@@arkvsi8142 manjoro is rolling release (always new version) fedora is static release new version every 6 mounth -2 years for stability reason. in short
@@mikaelrask Then Manjaro will become my main OS, leaving Windows only in my low end secondary pc.
@@arkvsi8142 Good luck with that and welcome to Linux 😀
"Windows supports more software because it is popular, but
Windows is popular because it supports more software." - me
I do have to say, using FOSS software and Linux in general feels like I'm at home, and like, FOSS software is easier to use, in my opinion. I've never been truly happier to have switched to GNU+Linux!
Linux if you don't value your time and Windows if you don't value your freedom.
You know what else is freedom, just using your pc and not thinking about os 24/7. Since I’ve done that I feel very free.
What OS do you use
@@SFSAtlas I moved from mainly Linux to mainly Windows a this moment. I still dual-boot and pop in some time to run an update. I haven’t been feeling as free on pc for a while when I can just don’t worry about stuff working. This is not a shot at linux at all and I still keep an eye on linux community, hence I’m here.
I have been using manjaro for over 2 years now, the longest used distro by me after Linux mint. and I must say it is pretty stable distribution, and by stable I mean it has been so reliable for me that I even got bored that I didn't get any issues and distro hopped for 1-2 days and then back to manjaro. A good example here and a great t-shirt btw.
"windows is freedom restricting while linux is liberating, its gives you all the freedom to do whatever is you want to do *WITH* your computer"
i already said it, and i will say it again.
people dont want to do stuff with their computer, they want to use their computer to do stuff.
what i mean is, most people dont care about customization (do with their computer) they do care about using the computer to do something (eg: drawing, editing videos, making music, making games, playing games etc)
and windows gives then more options to do those things.
i remember that i wanted to make games on linux, and didnt had an single good tool to do it, while on windows i had tons of options.
now i ask: what is the point in bein able to customize the look and feel of the desktop, if you cant use it to make what you want?
i didnt wanted to give up on linux because i wanted to have "freedom™" but i was not realizing that i was able to do less on my computer by using linux.
customization is cool and all, but in the end of the day, its not that important, while all the tools that people need to do what they want are windows exclusive, some times there are alternatives for then, but people will have to relearn how to use everything, then it dont matter if they cant customize the desktop on windows, they will use it anyway and feel that they have more freedom on it.
and no, windows is not using then so long they can "control" their computer enough to do what they want, it dont matter if windows has an second agenda on the background.
tiling windows manager can improve your productivity, but not as much as an tool dedicated to do what you want.
try to make an 3D model without blender , using only gedit and you will figure out how messed up this idea is, an tiling window manager or theme customization wont help you, when what you need an game engine and motion capture solution or anything like that.
as for the other arguments:
the new generation dont even know what an blue screen is, they never saw one and never will because windows is not as instable as it used to be.
i used windows 8 for more than 1 year, and i can count on my fingers how many times windows crashed on me: 3.
and since the cause was the same i was able to figure out what was causing it:
login on skype on both the computer and my tablet, connect both via usb, and receive an call on skype, i think there was an bug in the protocol to tranfer the call from the tablet to the pc or something, in any case, both crashed at this time, so i count each as one crash for windows and one for linux (android), in total 3 crashes for each.
other than that windows is quite stable nowadays so using stability as an argument in favor of using linux on a desktop makes no sense.
as for security, i know a bunch of people who do internet banking on their pirated copy of windows with tons of pirate games, if they never had an issue with viruses stealing their money, then i dont see why the average joe would care.
as for the / and \ argument, it makes no difference, and most people dont notice such small detail on their file system, because they dont use to type stuff.
as for the case insensitive file system, it makes more sense for the end user, end users dont want have to memorize if their "documents" folder starts with an D or d, it make 0 difference for then, an system that cant find an file because its case sensitive is less intuitive than one who can.
commands? as an programer i know how usefull they are, but the end user dont and you're just talking an alien language at this point.
now, all that said, looks like i finally will be able to completely get ride of the need of using windows for something.
i finally found an good game engine that works on linux and happens to be open source (godot) a few years ago, and finally found an facial mocap solution that i still need to test, but seem to work fine, and the games shall come as soon as valve launch steam deck with steamOS 3.0 and their brand new version of proton.
Install windows vm
@@newolku
1)install linux to dodge needing to use windows
2)use windows anyway.
Cant you see why people dont want to follow that advice?
Never thought DT would actually install windows even on a VM
Yup I didn't thought that either 😂😂
Hey Derek!!! Awesome video. I finally bit the bullet and switched over to Endeavor OS running Cinnamon. Love it so far and I am not a Linux noob by any stretch. I consider myself intermediate. I will have to figure out alternative Linux based programs compared to Windows.
Awesome!
@@DistroTube Arch is amazing. Love the philosophy and speed. I used Fedora for a bit, it was great too but Arch suits me more. AUR is pure awesomeness ;)
@@ztech-consulting I've been distro hopping over ten years now. Started with ubuntu, didn't even last two weeks when I found arch. Installed following the wiki and haven't looked back! Today I run Arco on my work station and fedora on my servers. Can't beat the aur. Fedora only has to run docker containers.
finally, another "Intermediate" user!
Slackware for the win I guess...
Alternative software, there's a ton 😉
So True, LINUX FOR EVER!!!!!!!!
It's 2 branches on one tree. I choose the tree, not the apple. Don't do comparison anymore. It the same.
There's a funny thing about the filenames in Windows : they actually are case-sensitive but Microsoft locks it down in the UI. NTFS is capable of storing two filenames with the same name but a different case.
I have written to a NTFS volume with Linux. Yes, it is true that NTFS can handle upper and lower case, just like ext3.
When you open the NTFS volume under Windows, it can read each file as a separate file.
"You're not using Windows. When you're using Windows, you're being used by Windows"
~ Derek, 2021
tbh i thank DT for being one of the youtubers that has helped me and many others in transitioning to linux and moving away or fully ditching windows entirely
EDIT:i (will) use kde neon btw
Good video! I've been running Linux for about 17-18 years now (not always exclusively without a Windows system hanging around, but I am currently free of Windows) and I like seeing videos like this that bring up both Windows and Linux and do side-by-side comparisons. It's kind like looking at a snapshot of where the two systems stand as of the date of the video and everyone who does these types of videos always seem to point out different things and it's just good to see the knowledge spreading. :)
Been watching you and many others and have slowly transitioning to Linux and various other open source initiatives. Thanks for your videos and hope to learn more from you.
Although i'm a linux fan, i think some of these problems you note about windows are not reasonable. Using backslash or not being case sensitive are just characteristics of windows and it's users are used to it.
yeah! most of the world uses backslash and non case sensiteve! that is the norm because of windows!
Gotta say DT you converted me a looooong time ago. The only reason I am still hanging on to any type (right now one laptop) of WIN OS is because of my child's school district sites and because I cannot get Lutris, Play Linux or Wine to work correctly :). Keep spreading the word !
edit: After reading my crappy explanation: I only have one remaining computer in the house that does not run on some form of Linux, a laptop. and it is only for the above reasons.
I think true freedom is doing what you want, even if that means using propietary software or whatever, the FSF version of freedom (to which DT complies) is Stallman's version of freedom, not mine
For some reason Play on Linux doesn't work like it use to.
@1edwmh Being free of Microsoft Windoze to me means I have a secure operating system that is also much faster than Windoze ever will be. Using a compatibility layer is still free from Microsoft treating my computer like it is theirs!!!
@@lesliesavage9229 I recently tried GW2 through POL and it is working awesome. FFXIV for some reason is a pain in the ..S. so if POL doesn't what does? I have tried Lutris and just plain Wine . There is plenty of community feedback out there saying otherwise, I just think I lack the know how or direction. Do you have any alternatives? TY for the feedback.
Man I am so happy you switched camera angles so you're looking in our direction. Found your channel some days ago and watched some older videos but found it really weird seeing you just staring at the screen :D
"Even destroying your operating system; permanently breaking it. You have that power."
And it's a power I used last week, LOL!
(Everything was backed up. A quick reinstall and I was back up and running in no time.)
1:10 Untrue , you can get a copy from Microsoft's website , install windows 10 (just make sure to click off the 10 S option) without comnecting to the internet , and there you can use a local account and go on with your life, and connect after the install is complete, and completely for free (just gratis , as windows will never be libre)
Linux is vastly better , but you did kinda strawman windows here
2:00 Actually you can change your background in unactivated windows ... just not from the settings menu, just download a picture , open it , left click , and you will see the "set as" option
I really didnt expect I would be playing devil's advocate
are you dumb, you still need to pay to customize
@Bitten Apple KMSpico
@@MenacingPerson officially, yes, but realistically, we already paid for that when we bought out laptops, and many people just crack their install on a custom built desktop anyway
I just commented this before I saw yours. Glad someone else noticed this as well.
@@MenacingPerson Yea but you don't need a Microsoft account to customize it.
You need to pay because Windows is not free.
DT thinks that you NEED to create a Microsoft account to activate windows, which is not true.
Windows can completely function offline without any Microsoft account.
P.S. I daily drive Linux and love it but use Windows for gaming.
Despite the tug of war tensions like this between operating systems, in my opinion it doesn't really matter as long as each is not meddling with the other. (Which unfortunately, is not the case. Microsoft just can't calm its greedy hands off non-profitable conventional means.)
But I think the smart and most sensible way to go on about is to just use BOTH, that is if necessary (and for me it certainly is). Or just stick to Windows for non-savvy or people who just want technical support ready than just figuring it out themselves. However, I must stress it more how I hate Microsoft. As this method has been getting more and more difficult (with the release of Windows 11).
I want to defend Windows despite a Linux user myself, but their stench just gets getting fouler and fouler that its getting harder to breathe. I respect Windows and just want peace between the two.
I agree with you. I use Manjaro XFCE but I have an install of Win 10 for a lot of software not available on Linux (mostly gaming related). I do, however, use Office 365 online because I don't like any Linux alternatives.
@@minimlrgmr2463 I wish I would have seen your comment before I wrote my own. I figured there would be trolls that have to argue (ineffectively) with everything that has ever been posted online. Anyway you got a thumbs from me.
Ironically, it seems as though MS really began to take advantage of the internet and various tech to ease in to mining their customers, right around Y2K. I began to learn more about Linux and when I was comfortable with it, began using it as a desktop win-killer and have never regretted it . People have the freedom to choose Windows OS's but are really just hamstringing themselves to limitation that they accept as the norm. It has never taken less effort to delve in to the world of Linux than now. Its the same process as Windows: download an ISO, burn it to a thumb-drive, boot into the ISO, and use it with ease (depending on your window manager). Piece of cake and no hamstringing to build you desktop exactly the way you want it! Thanks again as always and peace!
The shirt is awesome DT. Manjaro is an awesome distro in my opinion. I like the Arch base and the amenities of the distro.
It was the smallest thing that made me switch from Windows to GNU/Linux: I used Winaero to remove OneDrive from the folder pane from the file dialogue box. I just wanted it gone. Didn't use it, didn't want it. Next Windows update? It's back. Then began a game of whackamole where I was running Winaero just to get rid of that damned OneDrive link every time Windows updated.
One day had enough and nuked from orbit. Installed GNU/Linux and have been happy since.
how hard was it for you to switch? did you have some software holding you back? did you know much about linux at that point?
stop using that autistic notation and just call it Linux.
BSoD also helps the switch, nearly 5 months of Manjaro XFCE and not a single problem, really good experience as a completely new GNU/Linux user.
I had so many issue with 10 that what issues I had with linux paled in the end. Wasn't an easy move at all for me. But worth it :-)
I am no techie, so was a challange to follow the instructions when things went wrong. Many hours of frustration and trying to find it on Google. Now that I've gotten a handle on it to installing things not in the repositories and knowing the basics. I at least feel like I've found my footing.
10 got so bad that instead of every 9 months or so having reinstall windows of the older versions I've used in the past, as it was becoming an issue. It was quicker and easier to just back up the files you wanted, wipe it clean and start again. But, once I got 10, it was eventually reduced to nearly every 3 months! I don't have time to spend nearly 2 days or more depending on the speed of the internet. I also fell victim of their first round of deleting your files without permission. That kind of was the last straw. After I switched, if I remember correctly people where it with that about 3 or 4 more times in 2 years. So glad I got away from that.
@@iodreamify I'm still looking for a viable WYSIWYG web editor in the same neighbourhood as Dreamweaver but outside of that it was fairly easy. That said, I don't play video games and my software needs are pretty easy to fulfill these days.
100% agree DT. Linux is a mentality AND and OS.
Yes
@inodeska People that enjoy Linux are more likely to be against corporate maliciousness. And at some point that maliciousness has pushed them to the point of even turning down a piece of software because it doesn’t align with their core beliefs. Some call this being a zealot, others call it a martyr. But to say that Linux doesn’t align with a certain ideology is generally a false statement.
Linux is a mentality, but at the end of the day it is a tool. Windows is the same thing, a tool. He dislikes his tool because it doesn't perform like the other tool he owns. SMH!
@@littlepeon my pillow is also just a tool and just a pillow but I know plenty of people who wouldn’t ever own a product from that man. So people do infact make choices based on morality and mentality.
When your distro is your entire personality… what a life
You know, I love Linux, but as someone who's first computer ran DOS 5.0 I have been exposed to such a huge variety of OS choices. Whether it was Win3.11 for workgroups, OS2/Warp, IBM AS400, FreeBSD, Win2K Enterprise, Novel NetWare, etc, etc... An operating system is nothing more then a tool to get something done.
The right tool for the job isn't always going to be Linux. Your entire argument regarding privacy is understandable, but you need to give up information to just about anyone for anything anymore.
Here is a challenge for you..Find commercial grade, open source, Linux compatible X-Ray Imaging software. Then maybe I can get my local dentist to drop Windows...Oh wait that would also require a medical office management software that also legally complied with patient confidentiality and security standards. See what a mean...an operating system is only a tool to accomplish the task required.
Personally, I see the future of operating system as a world where Linux is used as a daily driver, Free or Open BSD for Servers and more professional work like medical industry as you mentioned will be using windows. Windows or Mac will not go away but they will be slowly phased out by general consumers.
Basic users don't care either one they use, people with decent knowledge of tech stuff are the one who will say that Linux distros are complicated.
Try seeing things from the latter's perspectives and Linux will be more popular.
Ah yes, the liberating feeling of not being able to fully utilize the features of my trackpad.
If you need to use it just use it.
If linux, bsd, windows, or mac works for you then use it.
I personally game and livestream on windows but prefer to do programming work and other experimental things on my manjaro install on my laptop.
No tux no bux guys are stuck in their ways, mostly because they've used linux for so long they literally aged to a point where accepting change is hard(middle aged-ish).
Never listen to someone who wont admit the pros and cons of any OS when compared to another they just want you to join "their team".
Not saying DT is a no tux no bux guy but whew there are a lot of guys like this in the linux community.
That's literally the case for every thing that has an alternative on this planet. Even windows have people like that. Its called microsoft advertising department. Plus you will never understand the need to do something if you never leave de old wayz behind. Ex. I never realized I needed terminal before using linux.
Imagine a collaborative video between DT and Dave Plummer! Would make for an interesting live stream!
Dave Plummer every other word is I.
Quick note for anyone constantly reinstalling or using unactivated windows in VMs: A bit of a faff but all locked out customisations in Windows can be set in regedit without requiring activation. Activation just unlocks the GUI settings controls (for some reason). Google for the setting registry key name you want to change.
I use a .reg file to set everything up at once if I need to start a new Windows install (even if it's activated). Actually I use a .ps1 that calls the .reg as it sets up network shares, pulls in other files, backgrounds etc from network locations before it applies the .reg
I REALLY wanna switch to linux, but if i encounter a problem and i went online to ask on forums, and they found out i'm not using Arch, then im wrong whatever i say or do...
The fact that you think that you need Microsoft Account to customize your desktop show me how little knowledge you have over Windows. Like as a Windows user how do I trust someone that doesn't even get the basics right? I love Linux but I use Windows cuz it ... JUST WORKS. Any program, any game, anything is 3 clicks away. On Linux that's not possible. I need to mess 3 hours with Wine or Proton so games work and app integration is a TOTAL MESS. On Windows 10 most stuff integrate very well with the desktop (right-click gets new stuff when you install apps, etc...).
Ok normie
It takes 5 mins to install steam and run gaymes on linux proton, just shows me how little knowledge you have over linux.
@@coldestbeer stfu and let people use what they want.
@@Codyslx you lack the sigma male grindset & comply to social peer authorized review/opinions of the "people".
@@coldestbeer
this is the typical Linux user lmao… they can’t fathom that this is a failing strategy of ever convincing windows users to switch to Linux
>I had a hard time understanding this on Linux while windows was really simple
Then cue the fedora wearing Linux user:
>OH YEAH WELL IT ONLY TOOK ME FIVE MINUTES
This type of discussion is only proof of why Linux users prove to be more about “being holier than thou” rather than people with genuine concern for windows users…. Someone had issues with something and a Buffon came around only to say “oh well it’s easy for me” with no added advice, no help, nothing…. Just a Dick measuring contest for himself lol.
Oh yeah let’s not forget all the other shit you had to download to get games to work in the first place lmao…. The main thing windows users desire is compatibility and of course usability…. Windows users if it was their first OS they ever used are going to be in a completely alien world when they try Linux and then will realize why windows became popular in the first place…. Windows really just works out of the box for the most part…. A windows user will be entirely new to things like distros and will have a massive learning curve ahead of them, and to boot, windows also has very nice tools Linux simply doesn’t have which furthers the point that windows is just simply more compatible, and compatibility is THE MOST IMPORTANT thing for your avg PC user…. Customizable task bar? Doesn’t matter nearly as much as being able to play a brand new game with your friends online.
“But the spyware”
Windows is very much a horrible OS when it comes to user rights and privacy and it shouldn’t be ignored which is why Linux users are always splurging on this idea however unless you are doing some incredibly shady stuff the average person will literally not care…. And even if they did care, you still have to answer the issue of spyware at the hardware level (the intel IME and the AMD equivalent which I can’t remember right now)… which can be answered but the time required to actually “solve” this issue is not worth it for your average windows user so they will simply say that you can’t escape the spyware game without putting in too much effort they will never put in themselves. All in all even on the spyware argument you will have try a bit harder to convince them to switch to Linux. Of course another little joke is windows can still use adblockers so it doesn’t really matter too much when arguing over the ad issue. So then what argument can ever be made to convince your avg windows user to switch? With steam providing some game support to Linux in the future a case can be made that windows compatibility won’t be in the lead forever in the game department so that’s good but that’s in the future and there’s no telling how universal that support will be.
All in all what good argument is there for a windows user who knows nothing about Linux to switch to Linux? Not much cause a windows user simply wants different things than a Linux user…. Mind you I will say it now that Linux is the better system than windows but the differences that define this “superiority” will almost always be in the realm the avg person doesn’t care for… to put it simply, Linux users were never going to understand windows users. Now as for those people who switched from windows to Linux…. You weren’t a windows users you were a Linux user that discovered you were one when you touched Linux.
I fully support EVERYONE switching to Linux but until people like this troglodyte learn that Dick measuring isn’t a valid way of proving Linux superiority then never expect Linux to ever take off into the public mainstream.
What distro are you guys using?
I use both, Linux and windows, Linux for work and windows for home or gaming, but I don't get at all when you say windows is unstable ... What do you mean windows is unstable ? I never have had "stability" issues on windows or Linux ... Whatever that means.... both systems are really stable
Am I the only that already hit the like button just because the title spits big truth?
I'm here for inevitable war in the comments.
@@flashcloud666 meh...no comment war here... 22 min. ramble from some guy who is afraid to use a tool because of the fear he has about giving the company an email address. Make a tinfoil hat for him and move on...nothing to see here.
@@littlepeon if only it were just an email... microsoft and google have EVERYTHING about us, and that's terrible!
@@lingux_yt it literally is just that...just an email address. My hotmail address is used for one thing and one thing only MS registration. I do not use it as a daily email. I only check on it once a year to keep the address active. It tracks back to just MS products, nothing else. Search engines and email storage costs money, and I am very well aware of that and know what value I am both giving and getting from using Google services.
@@littlepeon you realize you're an exception, right? many people leave their lives inside their emails. what a terrible example you gave.
about Google services, you're just being too kind and too naive, and the corporations thank you for that
8:03 Bash is good for shelscripting, but in my opinion it's bad for normal using. I use bash to shellscripting and csh/tcsh as my user's shell.
Hey, DT!
Where can I find those Linux-themed funny shirts you've been wearing in recent videos?
Linux user since 2007. The reason I switched to Linux was Windows Vista.
windows 11 is windows vista of our times :D
the same will happen to almost thousands once win11 drops and microsoft shoves it down everyone's throat
A few of these are only differences, with Windows not being truly inferior.
For example: the backslash. You can use forward slash too (at least in the modern windowses. Maybe in Windows 95 it wouldn't've worked)
The case insensitive files.... that might actually by a bonus for a normie user.
Lastly, the activation in order to customize... that's understandable. Activating is only using a key, no names required. And since it's not free (for now) it makes sense to have some kind of locked features. And visual customization have 0 impact on actual important things, like drivers and applications. It's not awesome, but I cannot truly fault them for that.
Yes, Linux has some benefits but I can't use the software I need to work like Autodesk, Adobe, and CSI software like sap2000 or ETABS, Global Mapper and such, I've try Linux alternatives but they are not as powerful as those tools
Hey DT! I love your content but you've taught me too much! Any chance you could do a series of videos for more intermediate to advanced users? More command line content, maybe some self hosting stuff, etc?
I can't be more than thankful for this video. Great job!
as you know im sure i was a linux user, one day i had to install windows to figure out something for someone, ever since that day i been using windows. i still have the drive with linux but i just couldn't bring myself to go back. windows has been working great plus i get to use software i couldn't with linux. and no more fixing this and that really save me time.
Give Mx linux a chance, once you fix what you want to fix, respin your os with mx snapshot, and you will have a copy of your os which will never need to fix when you make a new install in a any device.
@1edwmh that's your choice, i have hated linux for a long time and used windows for 20 years, but my understanding has changed in last 3 years, what i know feel is linux is truely unique and may not be superior, in certain things, but with right knowledge and patience i have come to love it.
Hey dt, just a quick suggestion. With all the new SteamDeck thing going on many people, myself included are searching for an excuse to ditch windows as our main OS for games and move to any Linux distro, it would be helpful if you made a video talking about Lutris and Proton and how to setup those on a distro of choice for people like myself. :)
Welcome to the dark side.
Some things to say about this. First of all, the fact they force you to activate windows before customization is to make you buy their product, the fact you have to give them personal info is like an "extra thing". Second, the no case sensitive files is intended for an easy to use approach, they expect the end user to be a "give me all baked" user. 6 months into arch with awesome, love it and love your channel dt
Also you can use forward slashes for path on windows. OS adjusts it internally to back slashes
id love to continue exclusively using linux but gaming is very restricted on linux with anti cheats not allowing multiplayer is lots of popular games. I even tried gpu passthrough but ran into many poorly documented errors. linux for personal use, windows for gaming
Hopefully a lot of the issues with the games are going to be solved as Steam gets ready to launch the steam deck. They said they were talking to the companies who make the anti-cheat. Also said there was a major improvement coming for proton too :-) Things are improving. In the last few years by quite a bit. I'm not a techie but not clueless either. I at least know where to put my pc on and that a cd Drive (for those that still have such a thing) is not a coffee cup holder. And I'd say in the last 3 years it has become more user friendly for those of us who are not in the IT department. It still has a little way to go for the clueless. But even that is getting better day by day. And if you need to asking Uncle Google helps alot :-) That is still one of the down sides. No one in retail in general knows what to do with people needing help with Linux. They only know how to do windows or if you are lucky a mac.
depends on the game, I guess, something like the iconic Old School RuneScape or Counter-Strike 1.6 works, and so much more games I think. Online Chess as well, experiencing rise just like Desktop Linux :D
There is some space for improvement. But not all things are bad, for example linux for everyone got back 4 blood working on linux and it use easy anticheats!
those shirts are great xD where can I get one?
19:43 how can we, as new users be sure the packages we install are not malicious ?
What do you suggest new users do to verify there isn't man-in-the-middle or other possibly nefarious code in things we "install"?
Glad I'm not the only one having trouble with browsers on windows. I can set firefox to be the default as much as I want, but it switches back to edge as soon as I restart or shut down and come back another day. I love even the mann and the date commands, because mann brings up the help for that particular program or command, and date shows both the date and time on 1 line. In windows I have to press a command twice quick enough just to get the same information.
Is it possible to do things like edit video files using the CLI?
Back slash is to stop people from controlling Windows...
Forward slash is to let people control Linux.
My keyboard is weird and doesn't have a backslash so its easier to use Linux on it than windows
@@SFSAtlas
I guess that's even better...
Preach! Also: nicely produced, which is an advertisement for Linux in itself. This done on OBS? And yes. One of the things I love about Linux is that like you can say it can actually be more user friendly than Windows. Take something like Lubuntu which is also crazy forgiving of old hardware. I've heard of grandparents using it without having any idea what Linux even is.
hey DT, why not take a look at Windows Ameliorated (AME)? it strips out a lot of telemetry and stuff
Awesome Shirt! Have moved to Debian early, love it! :)
5:50 I actually think case insensitive file systems are more sane
oh so you think a and A are the same letter?
@@someonehere4380 it's certainly less of a headache to type the right case and use Tab in terminals
@@freedom_fighter98 well you also have a gui just like windows
@@freedom_fighter98 Actually zsh allows you that feature so it makes it easy to not care about case sensitivity with its autocomplete
you dont need to give microsoft any information, except serial number nor do you need to make an account. educate yourself. most of your reasons are "i am used to this so its better" :D
18:11 how you can read the eula, when you bought a pc with preinstalled win$hit?
Nice timing with the thumbnail, considering the stuff going on with tech lead.
I agree with most of this but you did miss a thing because Windows is a paid OS not free , and activation is just a CD key which you can easily get online or in a physical store without giving over any of your personal information. I'm sure as I watch on true factual things will be said but like yeah . "There's no reason microsoft needs my information to let me move the panel" - they don't and they don't ask for it. The deal is it's a paid os and you can run it for free with no customization. Either way no personal info is needed to activate it. We wouldn't be upset if a free Tesla showed up in our backyard for us but you need to pay for it to customize it.
I came for POSIX and stayed for Freedom!.
5:18 I've gotten used to using forward slashes a long time ago after being on Linux for a while but I used to think it was strange after having used DOS and Windows for most of my life prior to switching. I think most people probably think the forward slash is the more strange separator since Windows is the more common desktop OS. But then most users in general aren't really aware of anything other than the file icons in the explorer window.
I used Windows for a long time and i thought back slashes were weird before i even knew about GNU/Linux.
@@yigitorhan7654 probably because web servers are all using unix like OSes, just used to typing forward slashes for URL’s
@@tylerdean980 That must be it.
I've found Linux for the most part, just works on my computers without crashing. One exception is one of my HP computers which I use an aftermarket video card in. if I leave it on too long, the sound coming through the HDMI output becomes distorted, but only through the HDMI port, the onboard sound will still work. There is also a delay sometimes, where if I click to skip an ad for example, the video for the ad will stop right away, but the audio for it will continue for a few more seconds
There are some incorrect statements in this video....
Running Ubuntu 20.04 with unity. Yes, you hear me, U N I T Y.
Old habits die hard, I guess.
Imagine having the choice of running windows 10 that looks like xp
at least linux lets you do something similar
huge difference that slightly burned me about filesystems is that Linux allows you to use more symbols in your file names (I dont remember exactly, question marks or slashes, semicolons or something) when I had to backup my linux dosuments on windows partition...I couldn't save some of them, because I named files in the..."too much freedom" operating system... Now I am a little more careful, but then again....I dont use Windows anymore, but in order to have compatible and backupable files (online for example) I think it is a little better to use more common filenames...
Hey DT, where did you get your shirt
Windows: Updates when it wants
Linux: Update when you want
just don't forget to update if you're on rolling release distro or there's a chance it will break when you do inevitably update
Actually that's not entirely true, I can delay my updates for 365 days if i so. Choose on my windows machine
You don't need to make an account to activate windows 😑 I made a local account, switched to Firefox, bought a key, and activated it no account required
@Linden Reaper you should be able to, just don't connect to wifi or ethernet, similar to windows 10. And it's no trouble switching to Firefox. Just don't use the search links on the start menu or use widgets. Assume anything made directly by Microsoft will attempt to stay with Microsoft without hurdles
Just like on apple, opening an email url will take you to apple's email app
Or with Google drive a Word document will open in Google docs
Microsoft search feature or widgets built into the os it made will open in Microsoft's browser, using Microsoft's search engine
I disagree with it's lockdown of it, but MOST users don't care unless somebody scared them from using Edge, they just want it to work
07:10 Hey DT! I can't run a linux os because of "business". But I like to watch all the good thing I'm missing (was on a linux as student). It seems to me you mentionned powershell very quickly. Why not a video on powershell since it's crossplatform. And object-oriented. 08:44 ls -la | awk '{print $8}' return both years and hours. I don't know much on the internals of linux system and how comes that two differents kinds of values are returned there, but wouldn't object-oriented prevent this?
I found Linux a must-have OS but on my laptop, Windows was already preinstalled resulting in Microsoft LDM partition so I can't access my 1TB partition in Linux and ldmtool cant help in mounting in Linux too.
Also audio quality in Linux is not good as distorting sound is produced. Due to these reasons, I cant replace Windows with Linux so I installed Linux as dual boot
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True first.
Lol
Love your channel dude!!! Keep up the awesome work!
Everyone go sub to TechHut’s channel. His content is legit high quality. Srs.
@@mitchelvalentino1569 yup he’s amazing.
Windows not being stable in the server market is just not true
Buggy updates and things like zerologon smells like spaghetti code. Is print spooler vulnerability fixed?
Windows might be stable in the server market, but it makes up a very few percent of it, just like desktop users - only a few percent of them are on GNU\Linux
Hey DT would you try out nixos?
Windows Activation is not giving them your data and creating account.
Windows Activation is an anti-piracy method from Microsoft which makes sure every copy of Windows OS that’s installed on a computer is genuine. You need buy and enter activation key to make your copy of Windows legal.
But anyway
I use Arch btw.
if i could play all my games on linux i would never boot into windows tbh
hope steam deck changes that
steam work for linux too. some anti cheat still does not work for linux if it is a game you play with anti cheat. what games do you play?
Glad I’m only playing old console and handheld games with emulators
Yep the only reason why I have two operating systems.. gaming on Linux is still not there it's 80% but not a hundred
@@mikaelrask but steam is still not a cure-all there's still plenty of games that run like crap even on Proton...
@@pw1187 true
I wonder who the 45 down votes are from: People that like windows/don't like linux,?
people that don't like manjaro being used as the linux example?
People that don't like dt?
Ain't this video about freedom? Are the so called "people of freedom" trying to limits the choice of others?
@@zios870 LOL, What are you talking about? he said "I wonder" not "AHHH! DISLIKING THIS VIDEO ISN'T ALOUD!!!!!!!!!"
Been using Linux as my main system since 2001. Windows is SLOW. Everything is slow: filesystem access, creating processes, changing screen orientation/resolution/scaling/dark mode, it's a pain that I have to suffer at work :/
Hmm anyone heard of *cough* rocket dock, open shell, taskbar x, clock, powertoys. Calling windows not customize is not true. In fact, having to use the terminal with everything is just real hard and MS-DOS of all things has easier to use commands. Calling Linux as a full gui os is wrong because it really is like windows 1.0, a graphical shell.
One weird thing I've noticed about program availability on Linux: I always assumed that would be the case. Yet when I moved over, within half a year I'm just missing programs on Windows! Most of those "programs that run on Windows not Linux" are proprietary garbage that just install unnecessary daemons on Windows that over time slow the system to a crawl. Ofcourse there are a few exceptions: I have a license for Windows Home because my job requires me to use Excel (I find Libreoffice to be superior except that I need some plugin to work with -CDS- Dataverse that's to my knowledge only available for Excel), and I would like to install MS Flight Simulator if I had the hardware (I ran X-plane in the past that has remarkably good Linux support and possibly better flying characteristics, but the new MSFS has insane graphics). Still, with Steam Deck coming out, I think MS is about to lose it's gamer monopoly, and so perhaps 2022 will finally be the Year of the Linux Desktop :D
You can use MS Excel in an web browser.
It ain't just the steam deck mate. People are ripping over microsoft for win11's graphics requirements, and of course there's chromeOS making a big splash. and with companies like Redhat becoming more and more common, we may well be the next big thing!
Spread the word, everyone!
@@monalisaray2616 yeah, but the online versions of Word and Excel are barely usable compared to the real thing or Libreoffice. The only reason I run Excel at all is because of the Dataverse plugin, which does not work in the online Excel version.
i use bowth and i feel the same, i got used to some very usefull programs without a win version
The reason why I am running windows 10 is, that I can't undervolt my nvidia graphicscard under linux.
Also I found myself wasting a lot of time, customizing things like window manager in linux, instead of just using, what is already pretty good in windows.
Windows 10 is really stable for me (at least on my system). I have my gaming rig running 24/7 because of mining since January, and didn't have one single failure.
why should i need customization?
i need the os to run apps
as a swahili speaker, don't confuse manjano means yellow, don't confuse it with manjaro. name was derived from kilimanjaro mountain in tanzania. meaning shiny mountain