Is it time to switch to Linux?
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- Опубліковано 5 чер 2024
- Is Linux ready for adoption? Can we finally ditch windows?
I believe we can.
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Man. Blue Screen of Death Fears! in 2024? Man I go years without seeing a blue screen of death. it's not Windows ME or even Windows XP anymore.
Listen, Linux folks. You are not going to get people to switch base on fears from 2000, oh windows, BSOD, tons of viruses... That for the most part isn't much of an issue anymore unless you are very reckless with how you browse the internet.
The vast vast vast percentage of people couldn't care less about operating system. What they care about is doing WORK (or play) with their system. Do you have the industry standard software for school, university, work, etc. Is it widely connected, so If I'm using microsoft office at home, I can upload the file to one drive and then use it at work or school. Is the ecosystem great, ie.. my ipad, iphone, imac or macbook pro. Can I play my games without any issue. These are what people care about. The OS itself is irrelevant for the most part other than sometimes people care that MACOS tends to look the best out the box; does it play nice with fractional scaling, or does VRR work without issues.
My other issue with many linux videos is They live in a world where they think There is only Windows. News flash, a lot of people over the past 20 years have switched to MACOS, in the US, it went form a marketshare of 5% to a market share of about 30%. Ignoring that fact and simply focusing your vitriol at just Windows is extremely foolish.
You get the pin of shame.
Linux continues to work well with old hardware whereas, when upgrading Windows, one also has to upgrade the hardware.
Mac involves buying into a different, and expensive, ecosystem of both hardware and software.
A lot of schools and government institutions did switch and are switching to Linux.
you don't experience bsod doesn't equal to everyone don't experience bsod
beside, mac os and linux share many similar experience, but linux is free, open soure and can be install on any machine while mac os is mostly stuck on apple device which is expensive, hard to upgrade and close soure.
@@NotSoFriendlyGuy I don't think you understand my post. You indicating free, open source, can be install on any machine is a nice advertising slogan, but is it EFFECTIVE? Do people care about that? The answer can easily be found. If people cared about it, then linux would easily be found in regular stores, if people care about it, then on your typical day to.. say a university, a coffee shop, or some other place, people would have linux laptops that they are using, and the marketshare would reflect this. It is obvious people are NOT caring about free, open source, and can be installed on any device. Over the past 20 years, microsoft's bleeding marketshare has been to MACOS base systems and thus people has no problem getting a "closed source, expensive, hard to upgrade device" than to all the stuff you mentioned.
I don't have any skin in the game, I'm just stating the facts. If linux is to gain marketshare, it will have to sacrifice something in what they are doing as so far, it's not working for the Desktop OS space.
This video is obviously not for seasoned Linux users.
It's meant to be a gateway to Linux for people who are curious, or those who didn't know there was another option.
I've made a few.. decisions in this video, mostly to not confuse people. It's short and to the point: "there is something else".
I also called windows 7 where we "started". I'm trying to attract a younger generation of windows users to Linux, those who may have started on Win 7.
I just changed over to mint a few weeks ago, this video is spot on. Although I haven't had any issues with multiple monitors at different refresh rates. I can't wait for more linux content
Glad to hear that Mint is going OK for you! 🙂
Thanks for watching.
I switched yo Mint also, been a great experience. I just want to thank Microsoft for helping me learn the Linux command line, and thanks be to Lord GabeN 😊
Proton is great - hail GabeN!
Laid out well, simple good narration, graphics for bad eyes, and good calm music. I hope you’ll put this series in its own playlist from old to newest videos so it can be binge watched. Keep them light and break off heavier topics into separate playlists and videos. Then you can reference them later.
Thanks for the feedback, I’m really glad you liked it.
New videos will come slowly due to my working full time, but they’ll be there eventually. :-)
VRR is already fixed on KDE. It'll be out on 6.2 but distro devs can decide if they back port it or not.
Ohh that’s great news, i’ll definitely check it out!
Thanks.
For the multi monitor issue, the problem is X11, the old way things are display in Linux. Unless you need special accessibility tools or some weird scientific software that spawns a lot of windows, you should be using Wayland. Unfortunately, the only way to do it at the moment is running KDE or Gnome.
@@Siltprogramation Yeah i ended up figuring this out.
I just got rid of the second monitor because I loved mint/cinnamon (which has experimental wayland only).
I personally experienced BSOD twice in 2023.. Then I got pissed, and now i run for second month - Linux mint. Feels unironically refreshing. And surprising how most of the stuff is just doable - with a little beat of tweaking (yghm gyhm fucking Gothic 2: Night of the Access Violation error) but other than that? it works well.. Photopea instead of photoshop, davinci instead of premier, wps office also works fine for me...
What I can say been happy since the switch, never looked back. Linux MINT for the win.
I’m really glad to hear you’re happy with it!
An unstable windows experience is definitely the main “stick” for getting people to switch.
And if there’s a carrot, it’s the stability and privacy-respecting nature of linux :-)
@@QuinsTechCorner what pissed me off is difficulty in running gothic 2 night of the raven or any pirania bytes games but... In general it just works.
My main straw was recall - i learned about it few months later than premiere of this spyware lol.
Mint is a rock solid choice and I do like it for older hardware, but I'm finding it harder and harder to recommend today. Going from a full hardware accelerated Windows 11 system to X11 just feels like stepping back into 2005. Still, it does make setup and config very simple, so it's not a bad way to dip your toes in.
Yeah I've been getting this way too - I run Fedora/KDE/Wayland on my laptop.
I do still recommend Mint for new switchers, though.
Ha, good timing... Just last week I bought a Mac Studio for work and am now in the process of downgrading my machine that I once used for everything to a dedicated gaming rig running Linux -- everything I play runs just fine with Proton anyway :)
Wow, what a wild ride!
Can I ask what made you switch?
@@QuinsTechCorner Well I've never enjoyed using Windows as you might remember from helping me throubleshoot all those years ago haha -- I merely put up with it because it was the only OS that I could game and use Adobe apps on (I know, I know... But I need them for work unfortunately)... I had been keeping an eye on Proton for Linux even before the release of the Steam Deck helped bring it to where it is today, as well as making a semi-promise to myself that Windows 10 would be my last version (for which I think support ends at some point next year) in light of Windows' increasing telemetry etc. -- Microsoft's recent decisions have only compounded this.
I know there are some people in the Discord server that might appreciate a photo or two, so I'll try to do that once I get everything setup properly 🙂
All fantastic reasons to switch - Windows is no fun.
Definitely get a pic in the Discord, we'd love to see. :-)
Enjoy.
I was dual-booting Windows 7 and Linux Mint, because I wanted to check Linux; is that a usable alternative to Windows? Well, Windows made the decision for me. It hung up in an endless boot-fail-reboot loop. But luckily I had another OS in my computer, so I used it. And I'm still using it.
A story as old as Windows has existed.
What a hilarious way to have the decision made for you. 😂
I switched to Linux (Kubuntu) 2 weeks ago!
That’s awesome!
I hope you’re enjoying it. :-)
Windows 7 reigns supreme as the GOAT of all OS‘s. Great video mate.
Windows will soon get a realitycheck.
But you keep up your good work! Quality is top notch! 👍👌
Thanks very much for watching!
I liked 7 too. 😊
I thought that was XP. Many praised it even when Win10 came on the scene.
@@D.von.N XP was nice.
Bah, you need to run Temple OS. It’s the godly os.
Haha, can't argue with that.
Stopped using Windows back in 2009 (XP). This video makes me stay away from it.
There was a short period of time when I had to use Windows at work (10) and it had many issues with audio, Office, and Outlook. I lived on Xanax because of Windows :)
Right there with you mate.
I didn't mind XP to 7, but Windows has been getting on my nerves in a big way since 8. I have to use Win10 daily at work and it makes me want to scratch my eyeballs out.
Windows 7 is still the best, I have been using it long after newer versions were released like 8 and 10. While I do use macOS more now, for older systems I do use 7 on them. Of course I also have XP, Vista, ME, etc, but I'm talking about a more modern release of Windows. If Microsoft rereleases 7, it would be much better but it doesn't seem like that'll happen anytime soon. Instead, I actually just "upgraded" to a PowerMac G5! Super excited to take advantage of that PowerPC technology. I would rather use 20 year old Mac OS/Windows instead of Windows 11.
Yeah I really enjoyed using XP to 7, even Win2000 was good.
Congrats on your “new” G5!
I just saw you uploaded a video on it, will check it out soon. :-)
We didn’t know we had it good until the downfall after 7. Hard to believe with solid versions one after another. Sure Vista had some issues but at this point they are minor in comparison, some of which aren’t even much of an issue with powerful hardware. XP and 7 will never get old, they just work!
Thanks! Super exciting and the PowerBook G4 is not alone anymore! Now I just need some more time, lots of big plans and you know we’ll definitely need to integrate it with the iTunes setup. Late night party time!
I use elementary os with wine installed and my pc can use linux only so im glad but elementary os with wine for windows apps which I NEED so
Sounds good!
Windows 7 was good - haven't used Windows since.
Yeah I enjoyed 7 too.
I kept using windows because i play games a lot, but now with proton the switch was a no-brainer. :-)
Thanks for watching!
Windows user here, no Linux experience at all.
When your operating system starts to act like a virus, it's time to find a new operating system.
I fully agree!! :-)
I'm glad Microsoft is treating window users like crap so it motivates them to seek consumer friendly alternatives like Linux. Corporations are greedy and evil so I don't want Microsoft having the dominant usage share in desktop computers. A free and open source operating system is the ideal software for the masses.
Very well worded. I fully agree. 👍
Switched 4 years ago - thank goodness. One word of advice - don't just switch and destroy Windows. Use a cheapo laptop and experiment before the final leap. Also, unless you know about boot loaders, don't dual boot. Windows updates may bork you Linux GRUB boot loader.
Great advice.
there is much much better than openoffice or libreoffice these two are old softwares in my opinion with les option than other software like onlyoffice (opensource) or wps office (proprietary) (and btw i don't consider myself an """""linux elitis"""" or whatever i am just a random dude making i comment)
Great suggestions, thank you!
Will be sure to check them out.
I don't know what this guy is saying, he's just talking about the look.
Yes LibreOffice looks a bit dated but it's actively developed and the most advanced. You can do anything MsftOffice does on LibreOffice
Linux DE is totally trash. BTW you forgot to say that new users should donate some money to KDE and others DE craps.
you get the pin of shame.