Who should use Linux?
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- Опубліковано 31 гру 2021
- After the Linux Challenge and various other videos showing who should NOT use Linux, lets talk about who SHOULD use Linux.
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Rodney Mullen Ted Talk: ua-cam.com/video/3GVO-MfIl1Q/v-deo.html
Linux Challenge Finale: ua-cam.com/video/Rlg4K16ujFw/v-deo.html
So I don't really use Linux that much(Just for deployment and stuff) and most of my videos are also made on Windows 10, but the one thing I really love is you're not a gatekeeper and really enjoy using Linux. And that's the dealbreaker, the end result. The best OS is simply which gets the job done smoothly and reliably for the user.
@@TheCodeDrop good statement ... and the way Chris is using different OS for different tasks without sticking to any ideology makes him a bit unique in his own way here on UA-cam, as far as I can judge that
for windows users: in prison youre in prison, you have no freedom, but you have a guarantee that the plumbing works, 3 meals per day, clothes, roof, bed, lights come on every morning. in the wilderness nobody is there coddling you or doing anything for you, but youre completely free. life truly is what you make of it. losers are better off in prison than being free. you will never ever have the same familiar comforts in the wilderness that you have grown accustomed to in your prison cell. windows is the prison cell, linux is the wilderness. linux does not need to change to become more "user friendly" it already is user friendly, just not friendly to people who refuse to think for themselves. stop trying to make linux into windows with your lazy slave-think.
@@bigmikeobama5314
sorry, but what nonsense, I've never felt trapped in any technical system and I'm free in everything I do with Windows, because that too - like Linux or MacOS - is just an operating system and nothing more, only a simple framework for the applications that are based on and used and only the applications are what really counts and most of them don`t care about the system they run on, otherwise there are alternatives for everything ..... and luckily, my real life offers me a lot of other more important, exciting and beautiful things than just and predominantly dealing with some kind of operating system for some computer, but I don't sit in front of machines for days either ... not in this life
sorry again, but I mean exactly such comments as a negative example when dealing with and the attitude towards something as simple as a computer operating system is predominantly shaped only or mainly by ideology ... no ideology is good in the long term, regardless of the topic because idiologies are always only one-sided and far from any tolerance towards being different and everything one-sided is never good ... sorry, that is my view of things and everyone can see it differently
can you please teach us the best way of removing virus from usb
I've been working IT help desk for 8 years and when someone asks me which OS is the best my answer is always the same:
All computers are horrible and terrible if you don't know how to use them.
So true!
I'll print that quote
That is completely true.
and my IT friends always say that in most cases the problem sits in front of the computer and not inside
@@MrJueKa IT departments are a major source of problems as well.
Happy new year Chris!
Happy New Year!
Happy new year sir🥳🥳
ayo TechHut!
I know exactly what you mean... I remember when I discovered Slackware 3.2 back in '92 and fell in love with being able to compile and configure my system the way I wanted. Fast-forward to 2022 and I still have the same excitement with this ability. Long live Linuxology‼️💯🏆
Hey Chris,
What you said today, Linux gives you the opportunity to make it what you want, to create what you want. That was the main reason given for using Linux in the early 2000s when I started. That is what drew me to Linux despite all of the issues and challenges that existed then. That is still what keeps in me Linux. I don't think that Linux is for everyone. It is for people like us. I believe that it was built by people like us. OTB posted a video this weekend that basically said that Linux is fine just as it is. It doesn't have to be THE DESKTOP and IMHO it shouldn't be because it would necessarily have to lose what I love most about it. Great Video and awesome message. You said what has been in my heart for years. 🙂🙂🙂🙂
You said you were a "little burnt" on computers when you started this channel. Go back and look at that first video you did on windows. That guy wasn't just a "little burnt". That guy looked like the walking dead. Linux brought you back to life. Linux brought real joy back into your life. I've watched it happen. I'm a pretty good people reader, sometimes scarey good. 😉
it is for those who have time and fun tinkering with the os endlessly
I honestly think LTT managed to scare away a lot of people who would've otherwise given Linux a try. Considering how horrible their experience was, maybe that was a good thing. Linux is not for everybody.
Why do you say they did that?
Exact opposite, it made me install linux and i am still using it today
Linux attracts two user types. Granpa's/Grandma's and PowerUsers. Anyone in between are more likely choose Win/Mac.
I have used each of those three for several years. My today's daily driver is KDE/Krohnkite Arch and I feel like I am finally happy with my system.
granda and grandmas dont care at all imho until they can run a browser and every os can do that without problems
@@orkhepaj yes. There are linux distros that provide safer "dumbuser" experience out of the box, for free and without any (paid) extras. Therefor - still better option for them.
@@techtechuw597 it is not better , they have win already with their pc-s , it would take time to install another os and get nothing out of the change
You don't need to be a power user to love the power of computing freedom.
@@orkhepaj not entirely true. If they have an older computer, simply installing linux can make it feel so much faster to use.
I found this video discouraging people from using Linux. Linux can be used by people who just want to get things done. My wife, had no problem when I told where the browser was and how to open a Google Doc. It only gets complicated when people put up "walled garden", I believe everyone should use the Freedom of Linux and there should not be barrier of "Technical Aptness".
I build my first arch based plasma OS the hard way, I finally understand now why some distributions do not want to install on a second drive for instance. I love how things are progressing and how much I have learned in the Christmas holidays.
I love Linux. My old ma age 86 uses Linux. The idea that Linux is somehow not user friendly is a myth.
agreed, only problem for linux was new lastest and greatest hardware + Productivity standard software were missing
while for saveguarding server, development machine or just browsing linux is still good
The reason why is that it is so free and the software is so open you need to do a lot of things by your own if you wanna dug something. But in the last decade we have seen how user friendly snd good it can get with ubuntu mint fedora zorin manjaro and others...
Agreed. The potential to overcoming those physical, industrial constraints is largely political. Linux is a sound and reliable OS. It is an embryo for something potentially much much greater. I love it because it is a small part of wider, living , breathing, ambitions.
Honestly, for home use at least, I kinda feel like a newb friendly Linux distro is the ideal OS for the majority of people.
My dad has two programs open on his computer all the time. Chrome and Thunderbird. Occasionally file explorer for losing pictures and randomly creating a bunch of empty 'New Folder(s)'
Most people are like my dad - they look at web pages and they check email and randomly create 'New Folder(s)' everywhere
Linux does web browser and email just as good as Windows as in most cases, its the same software users on Windows are familiar with.
Except for Home, it won't let you create 'New Folder' everywhere though, but I think people can do without that.
@@ShiroCh_ID Its not a problem for Linux , its a problem for you. I have no such issues
I used Linux as my only OS years ago when Ubuntu actually looked like they could take Linux mainstream. It never happened, as far as I could tell because of the infighting in the community (as usual). I went back to windows, but still try Linux every so often. If anything things have gone backwards. Everything is far to fragmented, and yes I know that's one of the points of Linux (customisation) the Linux community needs to realise however that Linux is never going mainstream without some serious consolidation. Most people just want to sit in front or their PC and for it to just work, and that experience is far more likely for the majority of people on Windows than any flavour of Linux. I really want to be able to switch to Linux, but baring some really serious blunders from Microsoft, Linux is going to remain a niche use case, and I suspect quite a few in the Linux community will be pleased at that prospect.
Linux isnt Microsoft. Nobody gives a shit whether or not Linux is "mainstream" and nobody cares to hold your hand like windows. This video is probably about you. You should watch it again so you get it
Most people just want a car that runs from point a to point b, so they get a recent model they can jsut go to a garage if something happens, others though love the challenge and playfulness of rebuilding a car fro mscratch and tinkering with it, the same way some people want a basic OS like windows and others want linux.
Use the tool that suites you, if you like using nails then use nails instead of crying you dont like screws *shrug*
Ubuntu LTS is very stable. Many people use it for work, and I think it's more stable than Windows.
@@travisgoesthere I don't know this guy called nobody but there is a group of "hand holders" called Linux forums but there are elitist pricks too just like in every major hobbyist forum. 🤔
My own experience with Windows has been disappointing since Windows 10. It seems more temperamental than previous versions, and I've had to solve many problems that I haven't experienced before. I've been a Windows user since Windows 3.1. Some examples: after a major Windows update in 2016, I found my computer would hang shortly after boot up. This happened 2 weeks before my final university exams, so you can imagine how stressful this was! I later found out that Windows was clashing with my Brother printer software. They had been coexisting without problems before the update. Other problems: slow to boot and load programmes (solved by increasing my RAM and later upgrading to a SSD hard drive), inconsistent and unstable connection to my wifi, and more. Having to upgrade my hard drive to an SSD to fix an incredibly slow Windows seems more than most people should have to put up with.
By comparison, Linux has been stable and runs smoothly, even on bottom-of-the-range computers. I now spend most of my time using Linux.
The one downside of Linux is having to configure the computer correctly after installation, to make sure it can do what you want it to do. That might involve finding out about and installing additional under-the-bonnet software so the programmes you want can run. An example is having to install the "restricted extras" and libdvd packages to Ubuntu before being able to play DVDs. This requires some geeky skills - but it only needs to be done once. After that, everything is plain sailing.
Linux is a very satisfying rabbit whole that never ends unless you want it too. There's just something about fine tuning a server, PC, laptop, raspberry, etc to function perfectly with a little bit of research, tinkering and work. Happy New Year Chris.
Well, me, my mother and my upstairs neighbor (another retaired old lady) use Linux mainly because:
1) It causes very little problems.
2) It runs well in lower-spec computers.
3) It does everything we need.
But that's the great thing in Linux, it is everything Chris tells us AND all that above, at the same time.
No, they use Linux because you put it on their computers and will help them when they get stuck. That's hugely important. However you put it on their computers for the reasons you gave.
@@wayland7150 Well, with Windows 7 my mom used to have before, she had an issue at least twice a month, occasionally more. With the Linux I installed her, after a month of learning (there are some differencies) she has had only one problem (in 3 years): The power cable of her monitor had come loose and she didn't think of trying to push it deeper. I have to find her another monitor, that one is too old.
Thank you, Chris. Me. I love Linux. I love the way my workflow has evolved along with trying different DEs and WMs. I love Linux programs and am a fan of several developers. I love my tools and look forward to learning more and more about them. I love the history of what's GNU and all of the FLOSS I can eat.
Yes
Same lol
Linux workflow can be absolutely amazing for productivity. It's why I launch into Linux and use it as my "shell" to do everything on my systems.
@@ChrisTitusTech would love to see a detailed walkthrough of how set this all up, especially with Sunshine for those with AMD gpus!
*applause* that was a great video, Chris. You put it so perfectly. You are such an excellent ambassador, so inspiring.
I totally get the feeling about being blah on computers, which was how I was feeling and what inspired me to really dive in and use Linux. It gave me back the joy of computing, on a fundamental level, that I really hadn't felt in a long, long time.
I also hear you about final cut pro - I used to work in film as an editor, and that software really made everything happen. It's won engineering emmys (twice) for good reason. I've used premiere and really think it just can't touch FCP.
My 90 y. o. Mother used Xubuntu for almost a decade before her passing.
That's amazing. May she rest in peace.
To me, the OS is just the platform that my programs run on, my programs run best on Windows, it's unfortunate that it comes with so much junk that I don't use, and the few things I do use it tries to take away. I have no love for Windows, but I don't have enough hate for it to make me bother with linux.
In other words, it all about utility for you. Nothing wrong with that. Enjoy!!
It's funny as I run a couple of things on Linux that don't run on my windows box any more. lol. Win 11 says nope, but wine is fine...
@@donaldmickunas8552 I think that for the majority of PC users, the operating system and the individual programs are all about the individual utility and less about the design or even some deeper ideology ...and yes, most of them, especially in the private sector, theoretically don't care which OS they are using, the main thing is that the machine runs stably and does what it should ... and you can do that with any OS
For me it's almost the same but I just can't use only Windows here, need a distro as my main system..just love linux..
then stay on windows
Linux, to me, is a return to the actual art of computing. Windows or Mac have their specific use cases where you state: "I use my computer to do X task." That task could be playing games, or editing a video, or writing a novel. The point is, there is some end goal outside of computing that is being considered, and the computer is merely a tool to get that done. It's not always this way, but that's typically the way I see non-Linux users. With Linux, the use case is more "What can I do with my computer? How far can I push it? What is it capable of?" It's more computing for computing's sake. The tool becomes the subject.
I like to participate in off-roading activities, where the end goal is the journey. We build up custom 4x4s for the sole purpose of seeing what they are capable of doing. Sure, your stock Subaru can get you to the trailhead so you can go camping or hiking. But in the 4x4 community, we want to see what our gear is actually capable of. I think this is similar to Linux where the destination is in the journey.
Ham radio is also similar in that hams like to tinker and find out what they (and their equipment) are capable of. There's often a sense that ham radio is useless in today's world of global cell phone communication, but that's not the point to hams. Using their own equipment (that they may very well have built themselves) to communicate with someone around the world without using commercial infrastructure is the challenge and the reward.
I've been using Linux exclusively for about 14 years, my wife has been on Linux for 8 years, since her Windows Vista died from a failed update. She wanted to get away from the malware and viruses that plague windows.
Happy New Year 2022 to you too, Chris Titus Tech.
Happy new year!
@@ChrisTitusTech Thank you.
I first installed Linux to help understand how a computer works. Granted, I still do not know even close to everything. But, I know much MUCH more than when I used Windows. I can confidently say that Windows simplifies the process by doing some stuff automatically. In short, Linux is like driving a Manual Car, and Mac and Windows is like driving an automatic car
Back before Linux, I genuinely thought I wasn't a creative person.
Turns out that creativity comes in many different types and Linux was the one to find the type I wanted!
I think for me as a computer user. I love computers and I understand the linux user philosophy, but for me I more want to mess around with different hardware and for me I am less about the operating system and more about the work I am doing using software installed on the OS. For example for me its all about the work, whether that be learning to code, an engineering project, or whatever. Having access to Windows, Mac, and Linux I can use whatever platform suits the task I am doing.
Yep, that is what I've come to love about Linux, the fact that I can customize it to my own custom OS. For me, I don't have any use cases for both windows and mac so Linux is all I have been using for the past 5 years.
I disagree. You are speaking for the tinkerer subset of Linux users, the people who want to maintain and tweak their OS. I am in the part that just wants it to run with zero configuration, so I can focus on browser/work/games. I use Linux because it is the best environment for programming and a great gaming environment. I really only miss Cubase for Linux and I would never use Windows again.
I'm a Windows user, but I believe there is a Linux version of Reaper, which is a good DAW on Windows and might be good on Linux, as well.
it is not a great gaming env, you are just a cultist
@@orkhepaj Almost every game on Linux "just runs" and has 10-30% more FPS on Linux than on Windows. I use SteamTinkerLaunch as my compatibility launcher which automatically pulls in the latest ReShade and latest Proton-GE.
For Epic Games Store and other launchers, I use Bottles, which runs everything perfectly. Enjoying HITMAN 3 with ultra graphics at the moment.
For Final Fantasy 14 with XIVLauncher, I use Lutris, because XIVLauncher is finicky to set up. It runs absolutely perfectly.
What is it that you don't understand?
@@BenderdickCumbersnatchhave you tried Cubase with WINE? or even FL Studio with WINE.
I dunno, but it brings me back to when Windows was still split between 9x and NT. When I jumped over to NT as a daily driver, I was happy - and liked the separation from utter noobs staying on 9x and me not polluted by such users on NT.
Yes lol
Feels good lol
Elitism always feels good :P
i think instead of elitism when they seperate windows most viruses infected 9x and not NT machines
@@ShiroCh_ID NT could still be infected, but took more effort, because of permissions. Not to say that NT didn't f-up. Look at when XP launched, and you had users transitioning over from 9x to NT - 99% of them ran as administrator thus completely negating the idea of security under WindowsNT - that is also partially Microsoft's fault as not making the user as non administrator, and pointing out to the user that there is an adnimistrator account. The user is also to blame, because they are still as lazy today, and probably even now under Windows 10, run as administrator.
Happy New Year Chris. Love your videos. Active Arch user because of you.
Happy New Year, Chris! Best regards from Austria/Vienna :)
exactly why I switched to linux , I can do anything I want ,I can change anything I want, I am not a programmer or IT professional but I love it. I want to learn 'C' just to understand linux. It's very addictive !
I recently installed Zorin 16 Core OS and I'm hoping to use it more often. There isn't much keeping me on Windows besides game support.
Trying that one now…… it’s not panning out so far
zorin is what I'm using for a little while now. i love the way it looks and feels honestly
@@paulh1053 Same. It's very elegant.
I run some older games on my main machine. It is a $1200 portable powerhouse! It is from 2013, and still running very well. It is a Dell Inspiron 3521. I have windows 10 installed on it, with telemetry turned off, and open source software installed.
Good choice 🙂
Taking one of my friends old Chromebook installing GalliumOS, customizing it and handing him back a much more secure and snappy laptop was practice for me but magic to him. I have Mint on my wife’s laptop she doesn’t even know it’s not windows. I agree with your video 100% man… I find myself tinkering, updating, installing, practicing, and customizing my distros to be way more fun then being trapped by a commercial OS.
Great video!! What I want more linux users to admit is like you mentioned the end task of the end user. You talk about creativity and tinkering. For a Linux user their "Project" is Linux in a lot of ways. So as you say they get the creativity and tinkering enjoyment out of linux. However another user may be equally as copmpetent on a computer but their thing that they tinker and create with is editing a video or photo that they shot on their camera, or someone designing a new product, or doing engineering work. Take scientific research for example, a lot done on linux but the reality is to the scientist linux is just the platform their goal and their creative tinkering output is their research.
I just wish people would be more honest that in a lot of ways people use linux because they are interested in linux.
To be creative is to create something new... selecting a new color/layout or programm is not creating something new... it's just selecting not more or less... The OS is a tool... you have to use the tool to create something / to be creative...
nice post , yep , those who are linux fanatics just like tinkering with the os , most of us dont we just want a stable system which runs our apps/games well
I only play free and open source games now and do productive work on my GNU/Linux machine i really agree with all your points Chris, Happy new year!
Great vid, Chris. Watched this a couple of days ago and have just rewatched it again now having been mulling on it over that time. Released on the same day as LTT's final Linux gaming video so maybe you're responding to that (thumbnail??) but your take on who should use linux is excellent. Love your humility and honesty - keep up the great work.
Been in computing for so many years. Linux was always my playground, university, and the place where I cut push the edge for my research and engineering work. I have Windows computers but they are kept to troubleshoot problems for grandkids playing higher end games.
You explain quite clear why to use linux. After 12 years of dabbling my next computer will be running mint. No need to distro hop. It's out of my system.
If your the sort of person who puts in the effort to use custom app icons on iPhones, or relentlessly installs customisation apps on your PC, or uses a custom launcher on Android, Linux is for you
If you're the sort of person who wants to get an old laptop to do email, web and spreadsheets again and you want to do it all in one install from a USB stick with no tinkering whatsoever then Mint i for you.
I've been using Linux off and on since 1995. Finding a distro that installs well, is stable and that I like can be a challenge. I'm currently using Kubuntu 20.04 LTS as my daily driver.
Why is a few clicks difficult to install?
Kubuntu is the best, I use 21.04
@@travisgoesthere i mean not every driver is supported, some are to a lesser level and everybody has prefence, similar to how i desoise the look of solus kde
@@alkaupadhyay7650 Get a better education
When I was a kid if I wanted a new toy rather than ask my parents to buy it for me I would try to build my own out of Lego. That's the kind of person who will enjoy Linux.
The one utilitarian aspect of Linux that I cannot do without is Music. ALSA is the best for HiFi digital audio.
I have a Cambridge Audio 'DAC Magic' connected via USB (2.0 Audio) and I use Strawberry Music player (a fork of Clementine). (VLC also has similar audio capabilities) Be sure to set the backend to ALSA soundcard (don't use PipeWire or PulseAudio) and use the 'PCM' module for HiFi that surpasses even the most expensive digital audio players (a $400 laptop more than adequately replaces a $4000 hifi component !)
Great video!, I started to use GNU/Linux about 2000, also used freebsd for educational proposes and loved at that time. I used to install dual boot but it comple changed since windows 10, now a am only on GNU/Linux . I have tried to go back to windows but I can't because I am OK on GNU/Linux for all my needs while on windows I always something to complain.
Hehe, this is exactly what I do when I'm back in Windows or using Mac... If this was Linux I could change this easily to the way I want it. Oh well, do my work in those OS's then swap back to the Linux box.
Before discovering Linux I was a really lazy pc user, since I've started using Linux I've learnt a lot of useful things and I had a lot of fun in the process of learning! Now I would never go back
Me too.
I can't believe how many things I learned by switching to Linux. About the system and about computers in general.
I imagine that if I stayed in windows I would not have the knowledge that I have today.
A knowledge that not only grows all the time, but also makes you feel like the true administrator of the system by granting you so much freedom
People who think windows is simple have never tried to edit the registry
Nailed it again Chris. I'm a tinkerer that's been exclusively running (Arch) Linux for nearly a decade. The tinkering *is* (usually) the best part! It's not for everybody though. It also functions as roadblock in some cases, like gaming or media production (audio production, video editing, etc.)
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Windows: McDonald's
Mac: Burger King
Linux: Going to the grocery store, choosing your meat, bun, cheese, bacon, veggies, seasonings, and making a truly unique experience for your tastebuds.
Happy New Year Chris!!! : D
wow
I'm happy with Zorin Core. Don't feel the need to customize. Tho I did switch to Wayland, which is available on the lock screen. Everything seems to run better. Zero glitches.
100% agreed. Just like you, I discover random stuff every now and then. Most of what I know about customizing Linux were random discoveries and now I cannot imagine my computer without those.
Running pacman -Syu and watching all the software flow from the repos and slot into all different parts of the system never gets old.
A lot of this applies to Android vs iPhone. People often scoff at my Android phone but I dislike Apple's interface and locked down environment so I don't think I'll ever use one as my daily.
To many people a phone should be a phone. It's become a computer and has pulled in all that entails. Apple have tried to keep the mess that is computers from their phones. This does make sense but is annoying to anyone who wants to use their phone like it's a computer they own.
Love your video! Nice arguments, right on! Sound is a little off sync tho..
Linux is like a mechanical watch with a window back, where you can see the movement with the gears and jewels while their working, and if you know what you're doing can regulate it to run faster or slower. While Windows/Mac is like a watch with a quartz movement that you don't know how it works, can't regulate, but keeps dead accurate time.
I don’t play games and privacy and security are important for me, so curently using openbsd on my laptop and desktop. I think everyone should use what they want to. Nice video Titus!
I think this is a particular point of view centered in the sole operating system. Another perspective can be that those who care about freedom of information and privacy, can improve their overal experience by using a well chosen Linux distribution, and also a well chosen browser and search engine. Those three things can make a huge difference when it comes to get the information without behavioural filters and commercial interests.
The power of linux is composability. The typical linux installation have programs that are made by different people/groups across the world and this means these programs are designed from ground up to be easily composable with other programs on linux and that give us the power to make whatever we want it to be by composing programs together, whereas on windows/osx all the components/programs are built by one single organization hence they are tightly integrated and not easily composable.
I am a dual booter with Zorin 16 Pro and Windows 10 Pro. I finally took the Linux plunge full time after Windows kept giving me problems with failing external drives, slow performance, longer boot times, and having to run a diagnostic program every day. Zorin has been overall okay, except for a couple of browsers no longer working. So now I go with Brave and the UnChrome browser. I forget how to spell that browser. :) I am trying to change careers to Help Desk/It Support, so I am stuck with Windows for now. The Linux desktop distros are getting better. Lets keep the faith.
It's wild how often people essentially go "I don't want to ever tinker in my cars motor, stop making that a thing" when it's just... if thats not your style then don't and just get a "plug and play" car for the analogy and let the rest of us tinker with our homelabs damn it
I try so many times to jump over to linux for my main computer but I don't know of a Onedrive-like service for linux. Its my cloud for backups of many things with a 100gb of storage. Any good suggestions on transitioning from windows?
I use Windows for gaming (Roblox with my daughter, Minecraft (also with my daughter)) but I love being in Linux and getting stuff done. I work from Fedora Linux at work, even though I remote into my Windows PC because switching between workspaces in Linux is easier.
I am the computer geek in my family, and my Dad (who occasionally needs my tech help) asked me how I know all this stuff. When I thought about it, it also explains why I like Linux. I told my Dad you need two things to learn about computers:
1. Time
2. Curiosity
I told my Dad that he could learn much of what I know because he has plenty of time, since he's retired. But without curiosity, he never will. My Dad is into watching sports, and he knows a lot about it, but he has no curiosity about computers or how to use programs or learning how to get the most out of them. I think a lot of people - if not most - are that way.
I use Linux Mint because I got fed up with Windows adware, payware, begware, nagware, registration keys, activation, trojans, viruses, telemetry, backdoors, data collection, reinstalls, image backups, software rot, blue screens, crashes, and forced updates, just to name a few. I'm not into tweaking or customizing my Linux installation, nor am I a gamer. I run Linux Mint because I have work to do. I need a dependable, safe, fast, simple, efficient, and above all else, stable computer. One that always works and that I can depend on.
I should have mentioned this aspect as well, but it has been covered extensively and wanted to showcase why I use Linux.
I suggest you Zorin tho. The rest in the bottom is kinda a pile of garbage, but can say zorin is much much better than mint.
Cinnamon uses to much resources, and other Mint DE's don't look that good. Zorin has a simple yet powerful customization tools, Very nice interface, Support and Desktops for everyone in pro version, xfce for low end computers looks so similar to normal one its amazing. It is very polished, and even offers you apps to run exe files or open source free alternatives for software! That is actually one of my favorite part.
I think you won't regret trying it.
@@texrot9781 Zorin is fantastic. I did give it a thorough try it a few years ago when I was distro shopping. I tried quite a few distros but liked Mint with the Cinnamon desktop the best, although Zorin was a close second. I don't care for the Gnome desktop, or even the modified Gnome's. I'm sure Gnome great once you get accustomed to it - but I just don't want to. Which distro is "best", or more "polished" or "looks better" is entirely subjective. What's far more important is how well the tool suits your needs. Cinnamon suits mine just the way I want it.
@@texrot9781 Zorin is ok, but it is not better than Linux Mint. Cinnamon and all the spices available really give you a nicer, more configurable desktop.
@@texrot9781 noob
I am exactly this person and I love that there's others like me!
I think this could also be said for building your own computer vs. using a pre-built. Your get much more control over what you want. However, with that said I think that we will soon reach a point where Linux market share will decrease because of the barrier to entry. Unless you have an easy method of getting people in, which Google of all companies may do except with the same problems people wanted to run away from in Windows.
I would think the OS would just be about the available apps. The desktop itself is secondary. To the end user the desktop should just be an app launcher and window manager. Maybe add in an App Store/Package Manager.
That is if everything works well. If it doesn't work well then we end up looking for the best OS for debugging / troubleshooting fixing issues via command line, control panel, etc.
I've found a new thing today while doing the Linux foundation course on edX, use of pushd and popd to moving up and down the directory tree.
I appreciate your passion. That said… I don’t see myself using Linux because I don’t want to spend hours and hours searching for equivalent applications, customizing and dealing with unexpected hiccups along the way. Windows is immediate for me.
Experience could be vice versa. The longer I use Linux, the more frustrating it is, when I have to use Windows. At least, there is WSL on Windows now. The only application I miss on Linux is an equivalent to Visual Studio.
Stay on windows then
How can I get html5 player to work on linux? It says file format not supported something like that...
I watched all videos and I am glad you clapped back!!!!
I’m dual booting Solus budgie and windows, and I love solus. There are a few things that have me switching to windows, but for the most part solus does most things I need
Windows user- My PC is amazingly customizable! I can change the accent color for windows!!! This is the pinnacle of incredible customization!!!!
User of a Linux distro with the KDE Plasma desktop environment- Pats the Windows user on the head and just smiles.
I have a latop that came with a Linux distro called POP_OS and I have no idea how to update the OS, it says an update it out but it won't update. It's a great System76 latop but I wish I knew what a gnome is.
Bro this is like the third video of yours I’ve watched, bc I’m trying to figure out why I might want to go with Linux on my new PC, but I’ve not gained any grasp at all as to what Linus is best for other than it’s customizable, which clearly I’m not tech savvy enough to understand lol
I’m nearing the 1 year anniversary of my migration to Linux, namely Fedora Workstation. I’ve enjoyed the experience very much, and I wouldn’t change a thing.
Greetings, it would be useful and interesting, that you could make a video about compiling and optimizing a linux kernel that fits the equipment in use, optimizing internet connection, security, etc.
maybe a good idea to enjoy more the experience of using a Linux desktop is to just to have all OSes at your disposal. I bought a Galago Pro to do all those 'creative' things you mention and I broke the OS already a couple of times. So at the end I use it only tor tinkering, tweaking, programming from time to time, knowing that I'm going to break it, and I'm going to set it unstable. If I need to do something fast without worrying that the system will crash for all the hacking I did to it, I just jump to the more boring but stable OSes.
I'm "trying" out Linux again for the "I don't know how many times try". I haven't even booted into windows for a few weeks and doing most of it in Linux.
While I've been having some Samba issues in the distro I'm using, the forum guys have been great helping diagnose what it is. And while I still don't know why it doesn't work in this particular distro, the guys have come up with about four other ways of transferring files that does work! So in Linux, I'm finding there's more than one way to skin cat and accomplish what you want to do generally.
Could anyone tell how to install the generic audio driver in Linux as mine is not showing 🤔 in pop os
Then why is there a window subsystem for Linux will the Xbox and surface line use an modify version of Linux like macos using Unix?
Xbox has zero plans to change from it's Windows build. macOS is UNIX. always has been and it is one of the very few operating systems that is compliant and certified as unix. it is built directly from the source. IBM, HP, and Apple are really the only main companies with a real unix base that is actually certified. There are a few others but the rest have never been certified and completely complient. and a few off-shoots. Nothing you can see on distro watch etc are unix.
Dead on, Chris! This is exactly why I chose Linux. I love to tinker! But the apps are stable, and you have 50 different ways to do the same way. It’s never boring.
We are conditioned from childhood in this age to be a "User" with all the readymade stuffs, rather than a "creator".
How should I choose a Linux Laptop ? Just buy a Windows and dual boot it or get a DOS machine and load Linux. I guess the question I am asking is that is there some kind of standard linux computer like a Mac Air ?
For my grandma she has a laptop with a pentium from intel 2000 gen. So I installed ubuntu on her laptop it for what she does which is just google, word documents, and booking. so it runs significantly faster.
I would also say, most importantly, it's for those that want security and privacy.
Very true, it does offer this and it's why the Department of Defense uses it almost exclusively.
@@ChrisTitusTech I wish people were "sponsored" by Linux instead of VPNs ;)
@@Bagginsess The sponsorships for VPNs get the VPNs more customers and more money which allows them to spend on advertising. What we need is more Linux evangelism because money spent on Linux should go toward development completely, and not toward advertisement.
@@Tb0n3 yea, I was just pointing out the irony of VPNs that normies don't realize.
I agree with the creativity aspect of it, but I would also mention the very important requirement that is understanding your computer to the point of being able to make the switch. The average person does not have the technical know-how nor do they spend enough time on their computer to care about a switch to something "more creative." But I'm guessing you assumed that people watching the video probably already have the know-how required and probably spend enough time for it to be something to consider.
You may find that Linux plays the old Windows games (1990-2010) better than Windows 11. WINE can emulate different versions of Windows.
my 11 year old began gaming on linux couple of days ago and he is realy impresed.... i do video editing and graphics , (ex mac user for 15 years)...in Linux any time a ran into something , everything was solved a couple of clicks away on forums. I have already got some paychecks doing my work on open source... Just got fed up with apple overpricing, no upgradability and windows constantly charging apps and boring updates.....Manjaro and KDE NEON, are simply the best monsters i have known up to date...Now my workflow is going 50% linux, 25% windows 25% Mac....and numbers will keep changing favoring the Penguin. by the way,,,, your channel ROCKS!!!!
To be fare most cg production companies do use centOS, however from my personal experience it’s pretty difficult to setup home work station with everything working 1:1 how it does on windows.
Happy New Year to you from South Africa. I am a scientist, no choice but Linux!
Happy New Year Steph!
I like how Linux enables extended lifetime of older machines which Windows would toss to the curb. I do sometimes boot into Linux Mint to update it & do some browsing which it's perfectly fine for. Maybe down the line I'll have to see what I can *really* do!
Since I set up a hackintosh on my laptop I can now multiboot Windows, Manjaro and macOS off the same laptop... so I dip into each OS to get the best of all worlds. They each have advantages the others don't have but for sure Manjaro is my daily driver now.
I switched to Linux because older laptops don't function well with the mother Windows OS. My first Linux experience was with Mint off a flash drive. I'm barely a member in the geek club but it was easy.
I love that it's not Microsoft.
All the best for 2022 to the voice of reason.
Hmmm. I really like to customize my OS. With a fresh install of windows I spend weeks till i have it all o my liking and I am super angry about Win10 for taking away many customization options and replaced them with spyware.
But here is the thing. I do that customization. as much as the OS lets me. and once I am content I run it like that for 10 years if possible. Did that with my Win7 install.
So is Linux for me?
Sounds like it, but there is only one way to find out...
@@ChrisTitusTech Heheh, I am in and out of the changing room trying on distros for months now. I am zeroing in on what I think I might like. But it will take a bit longer still I am afraid.
Probably ending up multibooting MX Linux and Windows... The hesitation though. It's gonna tage sooooo long to set up until it feels right.
You do you. I warn you that Linux can be addictive for the type of person like you seem to be. So, be careful with your time and don't get too lost in Linux or other parts of your life will suffer. However, let me welcome you to the wacky world of Linux. 😀
Currently dual booted mint as an amateur and love it, so far I barely boot into windows unless I wanna play a game
I think it's the whole android vs Apple debate (but to a greater extent). On Apple you are restricted to on what you can download and what you can do, but things are more likely to just work. Whereas on android you can download from anywhere but have a chance of breaking things. Obviously you can jailbreak/custom Rom both systems but that's a further argument.
I really want to get in to Linux, for gaming any suggestions? I really want to get into software, programming.
You love linux but edit videos on mac and use Windows for gaming may ask what do you use linux for?
*When you don't know that you don't know, you know everything*
*When you know you don't know, you know nothing*
That's the difference between Linux & Windows/Mac
If you have Linux you have every os running very well emulated.
You can get sosumi for osx
And wine to run any windows based program.
Totally agree. Thanks for video.
Well as car mechanic you probably use Windows XP most of the time and if you are Engineer/R&D you use Windows 10 for CAD programs (Catia, NX Graphics) and if you program microcontroller you use Windows 7/10 (for Siemens software) + Linux (for programming hardware). BTW I am big fan of how things work under Windows from user perspective around Windows "you need to install correct driver to make your hardware work at all on this system" era when changing shells was possible and you could did true magic from registry level (obvious security flaw), the days when dlls and other low level stuff was more friendly for tinkerers and less friendly to normal user.
@NEED2CONNECT Didn't know Linux runs Catia. Since when if I may ask? Automotive Industry excluding Daimler Group runs Catia exclusively. Volvo, Volkswagen Group runs Catia. Boeing and most Aviation business runs NX Graphics. I didn't ment me "dear". How that works out for Linux?
Edit: Forgot to mention I know at least 8 companies that work in R&D prototyping that works on either Catia or NX Graphics that design stuff for big companies mentioned above so I am surely not talking about me as I work mostly in DevOps and programming field so I don't even touch CAD stuff but since I have so friends who are designers I happen to spoke with them about their work from time to time.
I use linux because I like to use it. Not because I need it, it's just because I'm learning how to work in different environments. My main laptop has dual boot windows10 and Ubuntu, my secondary low end laptop has Mint xfce and my phone is an Iphone 12. So I guess I just like to use it, just that. Great video!