I'd like to add another point: you don't have to switch, but could use it along side some other OS. Have an old notebook collecting dust, because Windows got to heavy and bloated for it? Try Linux on it! Great way to play around and learn without much risk.
I honestly think that the Linux community exaggerates the state of gaming on Linux. It's true that there's still a ways to go, but Proton has made gaming better on Linux even since I switched in March 2022. I'm not saying you're wrong, Jay; just that the community in general undersells to newbies the state of gaming on this OS.
It's really only older games with anti-cheat. And in most cases, it _can_ work on Linux, but the developers explicitly blocked it from working on Linux. The less I say about the incompetence of EA's "solution" even when on Windows, the better.
I think gaming on Linux has been great but it still isn’t in a spot for everyone. The most popular games you can’t even play them. I still have to fiddle with space marine 2 to work and with my controller. Gaming on Linux has come a long way but it still isn’t as easy as windows. Even if a lot of games run like garbage.
@cxz215 I have an AMD laptop and gaming is actually great. Sure, there's the anti-cheat issue, but I don't play those games with disabled Linux anti-cheat, and almost every other game I tried worked with no problems. It might be an Nvidia issue, and given Nvidia only recently started caring about Linux because of A.I., I would expect things to only get better.
@@cxz215 Yeah there are a few games I've played on my system that do weird things. Hopefully as Linux becomes a more popular choice there will be better cross-compatibility.
No one can match the amount of no nonsense Linux videos this man has posted. On UA-cam, you are the best Linux teacher. Thanks Jay for all your contributions. 🙏🏻
Con: Limited software available on Linux. Like me, you'll most likely have to learn new software before making the switch. A lot of Linux software can be installed on a Windows machine, so you can take the time to learn it while still using Windows. I did. It made switching much smoother and easier.
Spot on as always Jay. Im in to my second year with linux as my daily driver. The only thing I would add is that linux is a journey, not a destination. At the start there’s a ton of strange stuff happening all the time, all at once on the computer, and it might be a bit frightening at first. But with an adventure's mindset, and the vast amount of documentation on the internet (Like the videos from “Learn Linux Tv”) you will learn to love computers. If not the computers, maybe you fall in love with the dedication and the ethics of FOSS developers, or how some organizations fight for important software licenses that secure future development in ICT, or that some Communities stand up for the implementations if features that track users and is a clear violation of privacy. There’s something for everyone. Even those who don’t want to be a nerd to use Linux 😉
You forgot to mention three major pros for Linux: - it doesn't push any shit on you without you knowing that. Like Windows with every small security update brings additional truck of bloatware you deleted last time - Linux doesn't collect telemetry on you, doesn't keylog, doesn't mine your data, doesn't mine crypto-shit-coins in favor for some big corporation. Because no one knows what all these hundreds of windows processes are doing, when they are eating CPU cycles and memory. Beauty of Linux as an open source - you can get all the information about what each piece of software is doing on your machine and if you don't like it - turn it off - last thing. Linux is very lean to your resources. It's lightweight by default, and if you ever want to, you can even slim it down more. It doesn't eat 3-4 Gb upon startup just because it's there, like Windows. It doesn't need 20 Gb just to be installed
🤣Totally agree. I have been using linux as my daily driver for about 5 years now and I will never look back. I have to use windows for work but on my personal pc and homelab I go linux all the way. I have not once found that I can not do something that I used to do in windows. FREEEEDOM!!!!!!!
windows keep asking me to upgrade to windows 11 for several months now when booting the PC... it's so annoying, i refuse so many time, why they dont stop asking.... windowns needing to reboot for finishing update it's so bad... why can't just update and stop and dont resume update after booting the next day...... if it's wasnt for work, i would have no use for windows....
@@timothygibney159 not in windows: Rofi. Qtile. Kitty terminal. Everything is a file. Interconnectivity between apps through the shell. Full system updates without restart (excluding kernel. But kernel isn't the feature set that actually changes the experience), super light weight. The kde app suite. No input lag in neovim. Nix package manager. Being able to actually change keyboard shortcuts. Less finicky behaviour with app windows.
@@RenderingUser I can do all this either hyperv and wsl. I have snapshots so I don’t have to worry about hosing my system if I make a mistake and can isolate things with virtual networks and bridges
@@timothygibney159 by that logic, you can do everything on Linux using Windows virtual machines. So what? That's not very productive to use emulation layers. Nor is it light weight. Nor does it handle updates the same way. You said "everything" but you clearly didn't read my comment.
I agree that Ventoy would be an excellent tool for the curious aspiring new Linux user. It would have been great to have in my distro hopping days, but due to hardware limitations at the time I couldn't even virtualize anything more than a CLI or basic window manager, and even live CDs weren't very common. I would say that Ventoy is an excellent tool for any Linux user, and honestly, for any advanced computer user in general.
I love your channel! I've been watching it for years. Due to my social security I can''t support you with $ but I can praise you and your very helpful channel. Yes the community can be, well lets say, when they do offer help they still for get you know nothing. What makes your channel a stand out is your easy going presentation and you don't talk down to us new users. Thank you!
Con: The Linux community is filled with condescending newbs that think they are experts and bash Windows because they think it makes them cool. It’s an OS. I have several machines I use on a daily basis for software development - a mix of windows, Linux and macOS. They all have their place and, like computer languages, they have their religious followings- which I find annoying because I believe diversity and choice is always a good thing.
@@cameronbosch1213if for example I am a marketing executive who does heavy adobe work then why run it and windows inside a vm every day where I spend 97% of the time and has performance issues when I can run if natively with Windows
Fortunately nowadays there are manufacturer selling computers made for Linux with Linux already installed. See System76, Tuxedo Computers, Slimbook, etc.
@@3120sthe precision line of Dell offers Ubuntu, or red hat pre installed. Lenovo thinkstation line also offers the same and maybe fedora if I’m not mistaken.
@@gil_L AFAIK this companies don't make it easy to get a Linux pre installed PC because they're mostly Windows centric companies, while there are Linux centric companies where it's much easier to get Linux pre installed PCs at the same price (or also cheaper).
I've been using Linux since 2006. It has a slightly higher learning curve than Windows and it's not perfect. A handful of proprietary hardware, like the Elgato Stream Deck, hasn't worked on Linux. Still, with all its flaws I prefer Linux because of the privacy, control, and ownership it gives me over my hardware and data.
I switched to Zorin this summer. I feel like I'm "moved in" now. It is feeling more like I want it to. I haven't found a work around to a canon printer security feature though.
I'm happy channels like yours and The Linux Experiment ate trying to have a realistic view of Linux and how it's not the best thing since sliced bread. It has weaknesses a d flaws but it's also something that can help others get freedom when running their hardware and that's cool!
Just made the jump to Mint and yes a lot of Google, UA-cam and be Patience but so far its payed of not having to deal with MS. The one upside that I think gets overlooked is you look at Automation and Dev-Ops were everything is going Linux will be needed if you are coming from a Windows background.
Love Linux & learn Linux TV! Only thing making me switch back is always the same... Companies making me use Windows. If remote desktop would work as good on Linux as it works on Mac & Windows I would use Linux as daily driver. Tried it already a couple of times but didn´t have a great experience doing that... @jay maybe an idea for a video, remote desktop (or VLC) 2 Windows and/or Mac, which programs to use and how to set it up.
I use Linux to RDP into a Windows computer at work two days at a week (for remote working), and it works great. The application that you need to install in Linux is called Remmina. It uses the Remote Desktop protocol, so you don't need to install anything on the Windows computer, just enable RDP. It works very well. It uses a "system tray" icon, so make sure that you have support for that installed, because it seems that gnome made the poor decision of not having support for it by default, but it has add-ons to bring that functionality back. Or at least that was the last time that i tried it, years ago. I normally use XFCE desktop, where tray icons are fully supported.
One of the main PROS for Linux is you can try it before you install it! Can’t do that with any flavor of Windows. Also, updating your OS. So much simpler in Linux than Windows.
I come from the UNIX background of the 90's, so, YES- Linux has been for me since 2002. If people complain and hate windoz so much, why do they keep using it?
@@cameronbosch1213 it really comes down to what software your running and what linux will run. for me key applications just arent there on linux and i have looked for alts, found many but a couple just arent there and they are key.
Easy. It has ms office and steam and it’s easy to use. Not everyone is an aspie nerd into computers. Mac is popular too for those who aren’t nerds but hates Windows
@17:14 While Linux isn't perfect and some people put it on a pedestal, some people get really frustrated easily and greatly disparage the OS and publicly and loudly shout about their dislike with the OS without some work into the problems they are having. Some people feel it should be instantly usable without any issues and still do what they were doing exactly as it was with what ever they were using before and that can't ever be the case. To me it could be like driving cars. All cars have a basic function, acceleration, deceleration, windows, lights, but the controls to some features are going to be different from one make to another and because they can't access or control their stereo the exact same way as their previous car they are going to tell everyone the car sucks...
The point is that with all OSes some things have to work. With MacOS and Windows, despite their flaws and problems the user experience is a lot better overall. There is no surprise that these have bigger market share than desktop Linux. Servers are a different story and Linux shines there. The reality is that most people aren’t looking for a good server operating system or rock solid stability which usually comes with the tradeoff that some things are not supported. Linux was for a long time infamous for hardware incompatibility issues and in my 20 year use of Linux I’ve never found that it measures up to windows or macOS from an average user perspective for the desktop. I’ve always had to tweak, change, configure and so on. On top of the things I’ve to do at work I also have to keep massaging Linux constantly and that is a problem for me. I’ve switched to macOS for work and have never felt better. Most things just work for my workflow and I don’t have to keep dicking around with the configuration of my os all the time.
If you are planning on installing linux on a laptop, you can create a bootable USB drive and boot the laptop from it. This will tell you if things like wifi will work at least, before you commit to fully installing it.
The community can certainly be toxic. I had to block a guy the other day who decided that, because he worked on X11 (according to him), he had to go and attack me for answering questions about Wayland. He went through my entire post history doing takedown posts on every post I had made related to the subject
Oh no, someone was talking about you? Clearly you HAD to block them, they left you no choice! 🙄 It truly amazes me how thin people's skins are these days, any sign of conflict, even the slightest HINT of it, and they throw around buzzwords to present themselves as victims, and start going on blocking-sprees! I don't know the specifics of what that guy did to make you overreact to this degree, but i can tell you one thing, you didn't need to block him, like at all... Not unless he was proving valid points against you, and you felt the need to block him, in order to silence him or what have you. if some dude starts trying to dig up my internet history, i'll be all like "go ahead dude, make a fool of yourself, show everyone what a cr**p you are! Idgaff...", the last thing i would do is block him... I know that one should never interrupt ones' enemy/opponent, when they're making a mistake. So then, why did you? Simple answer is, they weren't making a mistake, clearly... Occam's Razor! People only silence others, when they're afraid of what they might say. That's how i know that YOU were in the wrong. :P
@@hjf3022 Nah, i'm a different guy, lol. I happen to be acutely sensitive to manipulative behavior... And my alarm bells went off, reading his comment. I'm the type to call BS when i see it.
@@MyouKyuubiIt seems like you are now the one trying to manipulate the OP just because he wanted someone to leave him alone, he did nothing wrong blocking him and has all the right to do so, you going after him for that will probably just get you blocked too lol
@@lifelogic4908 I don't believe OP's story... I think OP is a narcissist trying to gain supply, by lying... Because that's what people do, online, they lie. Why do i think they're lying? Pretty simple, their manipulative rhetoric: "I had to block a guy the other day", "he had to go and attack me" B***h please, you are safely behind your computer screen, nobody is "attacking" you, grow the f**k up. The truth is, OP didn't HAVE to do anything... Option number 1, don't engage these people. Option number 2, don't reply (which he didn't, in this thread, lol). Option number 3, simply go somewhere else. Option number 4, don't take them seriously. Point is, there are TONS of options you can chosoe, BEFORE blocking someone is necessary, OP did not "have" to block him, get f***ing real! He had NO reason to block that person, because he wasn't getting harassed. No the truth is, OP blocked him, because he can not handle opinions he doesn't agree with, the likelyhood of OP being that kind of person, is EXPONENTIALLY higher than the possibility that an x11 developer harrassed him to the point where it warrants actually blocking him, lol. OP is using phrasing to get sheeple to side with him against the person he allegedly blocked, that's manipulative behavior. I never said OP didn't have every right to block whoever they want... But that doesn't mean i can not judge someone, for blocking someone for p****tic reasons, and then using manipulative phrasing in order to get sheeple to take their side of the story. No matter how you spin it, OP is a sad, homunculus of a person.
Regarding games and especially consoles, there is the whole retrogaming scene incl. Batocera, but that is a legal grey area, to say the least. Emulators work fine, but you're on your own finding the games.
Thanks for making and posting this vid. I found it most interesting. You're right about expectations. I'm in the position that my three PCs all run Windows 10. Microsoft, in its infinite wisdom, told me that Windows 10 would reach End Of Life in 2025 - but I couldn't have Windows 11 either (not that I wanted it). It so happens that I am a hobbyist composer; and the one application I cannot do without is Spitfire Audio BBCSO Core. This is Windows or Mac only. I wouldn't even dream of trying to run this under Wine or on a VM - it is a real Resource Hog. Sure, there are DAWs for Linux, but I would not be able to use BBCSO Core, so there goes my orchestra. However, the PC that I use for music production already spends 99% of its time offline. I'm just going to keep that machine on Windows 10 offline, and I can still get to use BBCSO Core. Going to 100% offline will not be a big deal. For my other two PCs, including my Daily Driver, they are definitely moving to Linux. I'm currently trying out distros, booting off USB drives. One problem I have run into is that my printer won't work. It keeps telling me (probably correctly) that it can find no driver for it. That might be because I haven't actually installed Linux yet, I don't know. If I can't get it to work even when I have installed Linux, a possible solution would be to attach it to the offline Windows 10 machine. It wouldn't be as convenient, but it would at least work. If anyone has any advice for me on that, I'd be most grateful.
Another compatibility problem is HP. HPLIP work on many types of their equipment, but only many, not all (and HP is quick to say that they don't provide Linux support for many of their printers and scanners ---- Been There, Done that ....)
@@cameronbosch1213 I lost the ability to communicate with my LaserJet Pro using Gnome X11 on Ubuntu 20.04 -- about 3 years ago using HPLIP. Asked HP and they said they decided not to bother supporting it --- BUT, if I bought a new printer ..... (I told them that with their attitude, I would replace it with a Brother --- but still have it.) Meanwhile, I upgraded to 24.04 (after numerous attempts ---- 24.04 is buggy still). Neither CUPS or HPLIP worked (ok, printer worked, scanner did NOT) on Gnome - Wayland; but I loaded Unity and it works use-ably under CUPS ( I haven't bothered uploading HPLIP cuz I don't want to ruin what does work.) I've learned that if I need SERIOUS scanning, I use a Win-10 machine with LocalSend to transfer it to my Linux machines ... I gave up on Warpinator because it only worked sporadically under Ubuntu and was unreliable. That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.
@@cameronbosch1213 I think that is what I did on my hp m427something, don't remember. Maybe Ubuntu made it automatic under printers. Brother printers make it easier I think that one just showed up with no work.
I want to switch to Linux (maybe Mint Cinnamon), but working in repairs and support since 90% of the calls I get are for Windows machines, I feel like I need to stay on Windows.
Thanks for your videos, I learned a lot form them. I saw you have mouse pad of T-mux cheatsheet the tis great. Do you have plan in future do desks pad with vim cheatsheets, I'm looking for that for ages :). Thanks for your videos and keep doing god job.
Windows didn't really doesn't need to have a lot of drivers built into it, since Windows controls market share, drivers either comes with, or can be downloaded, for any peripheral. Like you said, Linux is an afterthought. Printers, for example. HP printers play very nicely with Linux, others like Richo, not so much. I've always had the idea of a basic driver being hard coded in the device, itself and since the connection is bidirectional, you hook up the device, it detects the OS, and installs a "driver", to make it functional. That would take the burden off the kernal/OS, and maybe leaner. But, learning about Linux, dependencies can be an issue.
Great video. I suspect you are correct in the the Linux community is the biggest problem. There are many very helpful people in it but at the same time there are a lot of the intolerant RTFM type. They figure that since they had to figure something out everyone else should. I think that the second, and possibly could be the biggest, is the number of distributions and customization possible. Most people tend to be creatures of habit. They don't like change. You sit down to two different windows or mac computers and what you see is basically the same thing. You know where things are. One the other hand there is a huge difference between a Linux machine running Cinnamon desktop and Ubuntu. Even the names of equivalent apps can be completely different. Back in the days of DOS and Win3.x there were an awful lot of secretaries that resisted going from Word Perfect 5.1 to the windows version because it was so different. And you are completely correct that sometimes you just can't abandon Windows entirely. I keep a Windows box available just so I can connect the Boss sound studio to my guitar amp.
Finally a honest video about this whole switching to linux wave. And this is comes from creator who’s channel is 100% about linux. Not like other youtubers that don’t even know what the hell is linux and how to use it. They are just riding on the blah blah hype
Easy if you're a tinkerer at heart linux is the way for anything else windows or Mac. The average persone wants ease of use and linux is anything but that. Having to figure if gpu is compatible, figuring out how to find software alternatives among other nuances it ads a lot of friction into using linux
In fact, installing and using Linux for common tasks is quite easy nowadays, and a lot of hardware is supported, but some stuff won't work, including some very popular hardware. That's the consequence of the small amount of users that the Linux desktop has. Because of that, hardware and software makers aren't interested on investing resources in Linux compatibility (or just publishing technical documents for others to implement the drivers, in the case of the hardware). Like most things, the first one to make a successful product wins most of the market, and that was Windows. Mac avoided the issue by only running on their own hardware (and didn't miss the opportunity for vendor-locking their users). Linux can't build their own systems, but there are some bussiness that sell Linux systems, like system76, choosing supported hardware. As some linux distributions are able to run from a USB drive (Ubuntu, for example), it's not hard to check if the hardware is supported. Of course, it's hard for it to be easier than getting a Windows or Mac laptop with the OS preinstalled. It's like buying a computer like it was a toaster, ready to use. Now, when your Windows computer "burns" most of your resources to spy on you, or takes forever to install updates, that's not nice either. So it's a choice that everyone should consider.
Good video Jay, though the quality difference between the two cameras was a little jarring. The only thing I would argue is gaming. Thanks to Valve and their Proton compatibility layer, almost every game on Steam is one-click install. The only games that will not run are those with kernel level anti-cheat and that isn't Valve's problem. There are also a bunch of alternative game launchers, like HGL and Lutris, which can play games from GOG and Epic.
My laptop has a steelseries keyboard and it doesnt work properly fn key and windows key + some other key issue keyboard not working properly oob is stopping me
If you limit yourself to a set of old hardware, Linux works just fine. You have actually better chances to make Linux run on the PC of your grand-parents than on a new PC you just built. I know I tried. How many misleading lies can you go about saying Linux has the best hardware compatibility on the planet when WIFI and GPUs are a freaking issue all the time? And it's not just NVIDIAs nowadays, AMD GPUs have also issues. Who cares about Internet, graphics, or CUDAs nowadays?
I'm kind of new guy and want an advice. 1st is it true that Linux has games that don't play on them and only on windows? (Single players mostly) 2nd I have AMD Ryzen 7 Is it worth it to change my windows to Linux? 3rd how easy is to get hacked? I don't want my steam and gog accounts to get hacked. I genuinely want to change my windows to Linux due to bloat ware and Microsoft become more and more invasive while losing the protection of our data and info
@@Aki-kh2qe-StreetKidZZZ 1.Yes, it's true that games are developed with Windows in mind and don't natively support Linux. However, things have improved **a lot** in recent years, thanks to tools like Proton (part of Steam Play), Lutris, and Wine. These tools allow you to run many Windows games on Linux, often with little to no issues. Single-player games usually work well (Steam makes it really easy), but it can vary depending on the title and how old it is. I'd recommend checking out ProtonDB to see how well your games run on Linux. Some games might still have issues but thanks to some commands, you can launch games quickly. If you use Lutris, the install scripts from lutris' site help to install old games with overhaul mods (I could play Silent Hill 2 Enhanced Edition thx to those). 2. AMD has good Linux support. In fact, the open-source drivers for AMD graphics cards have also gotten much better, and performance is comparable to Windows in many cases. If you're using an AMD GPU, you'll likely have an easier time with Linux than someone with an NVIDIA card. You still have to be careful about package dependencies but they are easily available on Lutris' github page. If you're tired of Windows' bloatware and data-collection practices and not locked down by specific software you can make the jump. I'll advise to get yourself accustomed to Linux via a virtual machine or a dual-boot beforehand. 3. Security-wise, Linux is generally considered more secure than Windows, but that doesn't mean you can’t get hacked. It’s about good practices: - Keep your system updated. - Avoid downloading software from untrusted sources. - Use strong, unique passwords (use a password manager like keepassxc and make passwords with commas in them). - Get used to not highlight a text fully when you copy-paste (Leave the 1st and 2 last characters out for example). - Learn how to use UFW or Firewalld 4. If you're up for it, take some time to learn basic terminal usage. Eventually, you'll find yourself needing to use it, and while it might seem daunting at first, mastering a few commands can be incredibly rewarding. There are countless tips and tricks available, and even writing a few simple scripts can save you tons of time. In my case, I was able to organize efficiently years' worth of family photos and videos with just a few scripts, turning what would have been weeks of work into a weekend project. BugsWriter on YT was an inspiration for some terminal pratical use. I'd recommend testing out Linux Mint or Ubuntu first, so you can try things out before fully switching.
The lack of support from software and hardware makers are the consequence of the small amount of users that the Linux desktop have when compared to Windows. But the good news, is that the support will come if the number of users increases. I recommend to everyone that is sick of Windows wasting most system resources on spying you (the so called "telemetry"), or waiting what it feels like hours for updates to finish installing, to try Linux. Maybe you can't switch 100% of the time to Linux yet, because some of your hardware or software isn't supported (and you don't find any open software alternative that works for you), but you will be surprised of how efficient is Linux on resource use when compared to Windows. Lots of tasks can not only be done in Linux, but they can also be done faster. You can start by trying it with a "live distribution" that runs from an USB drive, or even a virtual machine (but obviously won't run as fast as on "bare metal" in this case). Or maybe you have a 2nd computer, and you want to try Linux there? Dual booting is also an option, but it can have it's complications. Windows benefited from been the first user-friendly GUI OS, so it took the market, and users tend to keep using what they're used to. But i think that Windows deteriorated over time, and corporate greed took in, and is looking more and more "distopic", while the Linux desktop had made lots of improvements, and is ready to be used for any kind of users. Nowadays installing Linux and using it for common tasks like internet browsing is very easy, and efficient. So, why not to dedicate some of your time to try Linux? It will benefit you with a faster, efficient system that won't be spying on you, and all of that for free!!
Im not sure I agree with the supposition that hardware drivers are still a major roadblock for people anymore. Back when I started with Linux (Early 2000s) this was very much the case, but thinking back over the last 5 years I can't think of a single Wifi or GPU component which hasnt been supported by OSS / kernel drivers or, in the case of Nvidia, vendor drivers.
depends on how new the laptop is. Old laptops should generally work fine, new ones generally don't. That's due to hardware driver issues, new hardware, have new drivers, that haven't been integrated into the linux kernel yet, hence the issues. I guess some laptops might have unique hardware, causing the drivers to be niche, and thereby escaping Linux driver integration for longer, or perhaps even indefinitely... But again, the older the laptop is, the higher the chance it works with linux.
Another informative presentation. I'm OK with Linux not being mainstream popular.. there's not much of a reason to attract hackers. I agree Linux is not perfect, but I have yet to have it panic/blue-screen, or force an update on me like windows seems to do just as i issued a shutdown before heading to a data-center service call. We don't even want to bring up windows data collection.
The only time I recently had a kernel panic was on an Nvidia laptop on shutdown, when the Nvidia driver killed init too early and locked up the shutdown.
I used to wish Linux would become as popular as Windows is now. However, in recent times, I've worried that such could one day actually become a reality (I'd settle for being slightly inferior to Windows in terms of popularity... that said...). Recent events (don't think too hard about this, I'm mostly referring to stuff within the realm of my personal hobbies not necessarily something more all-encompassing) have shown that the vast majority of people just prefer things that work, are (somewhat) boringly monotonous, and/or prefer chasing trends at the expense of freedoms and options. And, to be fair, understandably so: not many people care to take that time when such involves taking up a lot of the (already dwindling) number of free hours we have available (especially given that computers are soo utilized in the modern day and learning a new operating system is not a trivial endeavor). As such, the Linux world's strength, despite its minuscule size, is actually very special. It would be quite saddening to see it become like Windows because soo many people who just don't care about what makes Linux special (just that they're escaping Windows) come over and dominate/chain the Linux world with apathy and/or drunkedness for the newest, flashiest things that led them here to begin with. And just to be clear: I'm not saying that I'm free of such apathy and deunkedness (ESPECIALLY in other areas of my life); I'm just saying that (even with the little time I've been apart of this space) it'd be a shame to see it corrupted at the expense of becoming more popular (all with the hope of, perhaps, being granted the seemingly all-important blessing of Adobe, Activision, and the like). I think I'm quite content with Linux not being in 1st place as well.
Am loving Linux 10 yrs. Whereas if your time is valuable, kindly be advised: When it comes to time, Linux is a chongus whirlpool if you indulge it and yourself. Acres upon acres of info pages, kernelorg, the Arch wiki, config files, forums, and of course LearnLinuxTV! to name but a few. Scale of time-suck problem is runaway chain-reactive if you are keen: (a) to compare/contrast side-by-side with one other O/S how their respective resources are shepherded and processes carried out, and/or (b) to multi-boot whether bare metal or otherwise, while possibly co-sharing sundry resources with a non-*nix moiety. Kindest regards, neighbours and friends. P.S. You get buffer through the journey. So flex on.
As a user standpoint linux give you control but do you need it to be bothered and work against you and be in the way when require you to take control instead to be able to do stuff that operating system supposed to do. Its like being a fidget spinner with benefits. You need an obscene amount of work to linux just work for you and not you work for it instead compered to windows. Too many things not work out of the box like windows does after installing drivers and pre prerequisite software. No surprise for the low percentage userbase on desktop, people prefer to do stuff that they want instead of building configure everything to be able to do stuff sometime you cant even configure stuff even if you stand on your head and tear out all of you hear because what you want to do is not "supported" (hacked to work). You always have to duct tape things instead use proper factory stuff. Very few people proud of that, good for them. You can disagree with me but the numbers do not lie, with that insane gap between the two, you would be in to wrong to do so. In an industry standpoint If you want a server with server applications, Linux 100%, except workstation management in an enterprise where windows is still the winner with AD, intune, SCCM etc. you cant find anything close on linux that can handle windows workstations also. The great thing about Linux is you get to be in control. The worst thing about Linux is you have to be in control on anything even those you do not want and you do not need to be. Not supported hardware or software, at the end of the day no matter the reason its always the user who have to deal with the end result. Its good to beat the drums but eventually people on average falls flat when they try linux as a desktop because its not meet the expectations they had from their previous OS. The linux distro creators, good folks, they need to change their mentality and band together and create clear walls how things should work by default and work on THAT ONE linux desktop experience and not expect that every guest will have to change their mentality for each band of flavor. The fragmentation and entitlement and the very same thing in the software that have been praised by the linux community is what that tears it apart and make it unappealing to users and developers. Probably the underlying problem that linux not meant to be a desktop and mentality have been carried from linux (server) to linux (desktop) instead of making the mentality from windows (desktop) to linux (desktop). The way the branching is what makes it wrong. If your take-away from this that linux should take away the control, then you missed the point and you are part of the problem why linux is falling to capture most of the market especially with as bad opponent as microsoft is with windows and apple with macos. Linux desktop needs to be became an entity instead of being a nomads separated scattered, weak and unappealing. They need a strong leader that pull them together if they want it or not and make them a strong functioning nation to be able to take over anything or even something.
i will love to switch to it 💯 but i cant cause i am required to use Windows for my study :-( , but at least i have a second laptop which i have a dualboot ob so i can use it at home with Linux and as a baclup for school if needed
Have tried many over the years from Arch to Ubuntu. I stress for me Zorin works best. I am not a gamer. Biggest drawback for me is lack of nice Family Tree software. Not keen on Gramps and Legacy doesnt work properly. But with Zorin I can get Family Hstorian 6 to work perfect. One thing found is linux community can be very toxic to new users so I dont ask for help after seeing how new users are treated by many. Love your videos keep it up
It depends on what forum you go on; I've had relatively good experiences with some intermediate distros like EndeavourOS. (I would not recommend it for beginners or anybody who cannot use the command-line because the package manager pacman requires the command-line to work properly.) It's the Arch Linux (not derivatives as much) and Deuvan BS that have the trolls.
Microsoft Windows made me switch to Linux. The main reason, I found all these shady websites and enjoy every one of them. But something was stopping me to continue my fun, viruses. Even with viruses protection, which didn't help. While I continue on these shady websites with Windows. When I destroy my OS, no worries I know how to install Windows with ease. But one day I stop myself trying to install Windows again. I said to myself lets try out this Linux first. I happen to burn a Linux distro a week ago but never try it. So that day one July 15, 2003 I install Linux my very first time. I learn my way around in Linux my very first 5 days with Linux. The cool thing I was poor. So even though I was on Windows. I only download open source software, because I couldn't afford the Windows commercial versions of that software. So I was 80% using open source software anyway. So the transition to switch was a piece of cake. But the main reason I stay with Linux was those shady websites. I was able to navigate them all without a hint of problems, not even viruses. Cool I can enjoy all of the Internet, including the shady stuff with Linux.
Linux may not be the best for gamers but it has the best apps for photo and graphics editing, audio recording and editing plus a full compliment of routine word processing and spreadsheet functionality. Email and video conferencing is not limited. All for no cost. A popular commercial photo editing package not available in Linux is Topaz and the is no equivalent for it's high end AI features.
Yeah funny you should mention the Linux community. I'm very much someone who teaches themself but the arrogance and hostility towards new people and our lack of knowledge is insane. I don't understand the gatekeeping mentality some of them have
This used to not be the case. I sincerely don't understand why I hear this has become the norm. It used to be people were happy to help and bent over backwards to do so.
Funny things is, I've seen the opposite. Linux used to be that way, and in some cases, that still is the case on Arch Linux proper and Deuvan, but there are other good forums. Also, stay FAR away from Reddit.
This isn’t an issue with other communities. macOS and windows communities are generally more chilled out and people who work with the tech coexist and help those who are just ordinary users. The problem with Linux is just that the OS itself plays gatekeeper and most people avoid it if they’re normal non tech users. So when someone who’s not very technical uses it and gets stuck there are few people to tell them how to get unstuck at their level of knowledge. Those that are remaining in the community are hard core enough to scare new comers off
The last Windows I enjoyed using was XP. Let Microsoft choke on that data it collects from users. I use it ONLY for games. I don't even use a calculator.
If, as you said, Linux will work with almost ANY hardware configuration, then why do you still get these INCOMPATIBILITIES? Your claim applies to Microsoft Windows, first and foremost! Apple is the most restrictive, while Linux is somewhere in between.
Many vendors, especially the cheap chinesium parts, which are popular because they are cheap, frequently fail to support standards at the hardware level (firmware). Though they frequently self report that they are compatible. They then work around this by modifying their drivers on Windows. Things appear good on Windows even though its broken hardware. The driver does the right thing by working around the hardware bug and this makes users believe it's quality hardware. On Linux, they support the standards wherever possible and if the hardware reports it communicates via a standard or defacto interface, it attempts to do so. Without driver exceptions this, of course, creates incompatibilities. When this is pointed out, for whatever reason, users complain this means Linux users are snobby; because the correct answer is it's usually bad/cheap hardware. The issue is almost never Linux but poor quality hardware or hardware specifically created to create lock in with Windows. Remember, M still pays companies to not support Linux.
@@justanothercomment416I wouldn't be surprised if they're trying to get game companies to stop Proton for working by not enabling Linux anti-cheat support. That being said, many times, the community has come together to write drivers where many big OEMs won't.
The biggest con for Linux is accessibility and I think nobody talks about that. This is true for those with visual disabilities. I'm referring to people who may have eyesight, but cannot see text unless it's magnified. Even then, the focus tracking is either bad (Firefox in GNOME) or nonexistent.
Got sick of Microsoft's spyware and made the jump. As a gamer it was really important to have a lightweight OS with solid Nvidia support. I was originally planning to go with Pop!_OS for this, but the current installer is broken and I didn't want to use the previous installer, so I ended up on ZorinOS instead. PHENOMENAL out-of-box experience as a Windows devotee and as someone who is trying to look at things from the perspective of a typical, non-power user. Obviously games with anti-cheat won't work, but I don't play any of those anyway, and EVERY SINGLE GAME in my library (over 500 games) is playable (if not always perfect) using Steam Proton in Experimental mode.
17:10 Yes. I fully agree. Many state it's drop in and better system for anyone. But imo it highly depends on user and software he/she has used and is willing to use. Like I'd never ever suggest Linux to ie. commercially sold 3D CAD software users. Even gaming is a red flag imo. I have Steam Deck and it works beatifully with Steams software, but I personally have a lot of GOG and Epic titles and tbh they're insane pia to try to get working to an extent that I'm very likely going to install Windows to my Steam Deck even if performance wouldn't be as good. But if one is already using like VLC and Libreoffice etc. OSS, well that person is very likely to have good experience, but I'd still recommend to see most common UI's before jumping in. I use Windows, Linux, MacOS and recently tried to get into Haiku and I can't say any of these are flawless or better than other. Each to their own. Everything has pro's and con's.
Having reasonable expectations is reasonable (duh!) but in terms of gaming you made it sound a lot worse than it is, since the vast majority of games will run absolutely fine on Linux. The main problem is with multiplayer games, and namely competitive games that rely on anti-cheat that isn't supported on Linux, though even that should improve with time. You can dual boot or use a spare computer for those, if you really want to play those games and you'll be good to go.
Pro: there's usually a tutorial to show you how to do anything you want on some flavors of linux. Con: the community is full of elitist snobs especially on the forums, so good luck getting help there.
I have seen some pretty toxic forums, but there are some good ones that actually have members that try to be polite and help newer users. (I can't say new users because those distros aren't beginner focused, but they do exist.)
I’m going back in to IT to support Linux. For the casual user, Linux is good. Especially Mint. Printers are still an issue with Linux, though. In Mint I was able to connect to Windows shares easy enough, so that’s good. i.e. file sharing is good. Once again: The casual user and small to medium businesses (SMEs) should go Mint. Ubuntu Server is wonderful. I delve back in to domains again this week: L2WD & W2LD. I did L2WD twice. Not very hard. So an SME needing a centralized file server using a WD, should be good to go.
The only problem with Mint I currently have is their ridiculous behavior with Flatpaks that aren't verified. It feels against the grain for such an otherwise good distro...
@@cameronbosch1213 Yeah. I came across those the other day. I think it was “tree” I was installing. A bit questionable. Has a “store” vibe about them, as well.
Jay, for people who are security conscious and do not want to be spied on, the Linux kernel is the only choice.... Which distro that person chooses to use, that is up to them, in Linux, if there is an application running that looks suspicious to you, you can kill it.... (Within reason) In windoze not so much, chances are, you are taking your whole system down because of how tied in that "process" may be. Not only that, but, recall will now be actively running inside of windoze explorer as well.... So, not only are you going to be watched on the desktop but your files are going to be snooped around in as well... I got out 3 months ago, there are some applications that I just had to let go, for others there were alternatives and I even got some software on linux for free use, that I would otherwise have had to have paid for under windoze... Linux is not perfect, and, there is a learning curve, but, it beats the hell out of a draining and taxing OS that is quite frankly nothing but an overpriced software bully that is continually spying on you.....
I have to say, that saying that Linux have the best hardware support, but.... gpu, wifi, etc. well it means that it doesn't have the best hardware support, sorry. GPU and Wi-Fi are important for average user.
"why do I need to ask for permission to use my PC?" Windows users are not dumb enough to not understand that it's the software that you're paying for 😆 Just say what's there and acknowledge what's missing.
pro: linux does not record every action you do on screen and feed it back to microsoft who double-super-duper promise they won't do anything skeezy with it.
Window$ 11 (and even 10) is UNACCEPTABLE. I will never use that cr@p. So, cons or no cons, Linux is the only alternative for me (except giving up using computers and start living in a monastery or something)
I do some games because I like to script and otherwise Mod them. So, it's good practice but in moderation. I do that all on Linux, even with some games that were developed for Windows. It depends on weather strictly forbidden proprietary libraries/software were used in the development or not.
Yes, games can use too much of our time if we aren't careful. I don't think that they are a waste of time but they are addictive and can use too much of it.
No real cons for the average user. As long as the system is compatible and peripheral devices work, you can watch media, browse, shop, do banking, mails, write essays etc. and play 1000s of games through Steam. Let's hope the recent MS BS pushes more people in this direction. Dual boot is the way to play. The thing is, in my view, throwing a fit over a specific "game" not working is childish, when there are 1000s of other options. The ProtonDB database of working games is vast and expanding. Considering that Windows is now a breach of privacy, this is such a small sacrifice to make.
I'd like to add another point: you don't have to switch, but could use it along side some other OS. Have an old notebook collecting dust, because Windows got to heavy and bloated for it? Try Linux on it! Great way to play around and learn without much risk.
some linux distros are also quite bloated
I honestly think that the Linux community exaggerates the state of gaming on Linux. It's true that there's still a ways to go, but Proton has made gaming better on Linux even since I switched in March 2022. I'm not saying you're wrong, Jay; just that the community in general undersells to newbies the state of gaming on this OS.
It's really only older games with anti-cheat. And in most cases, it _can_ work on Linux, but the developers explicitly blocked it from working on Linux.
The less I say about the incompetence of EA's "solution" even when on Windows, the better.
I think gaming on Linux has been great but it still isn’t in a spot for everyone. The most popular games you can’t even play them. I still have to fiddle with space marine 2 to work and with my controller. Gaming on Linux has come a long way but it still isn’t as easy as windows. Even if a lot of games run like garbage.
@cxz215 I have an AMD laptop and gaming is actually great.
Sure, there's the anti-cheat issue, but I don't play those games with disabled Linux anti-cheat, and almost every other game I tried worked with no problems.
It might be an Nvidia issue, and given Nvidia only recently started caring about Linux because of A.I., I would expect things to only get better.
@@cxz215 Yeah there are a few games I've played on my system that do weird things. Hopefully as Linux becomes a more popular choice there will be better cross-compatibility.
I'm playing Helldivers 2 and Horizon Forbidden West on linux without issue. Helldivers has some gross anti-cheat stuff. Linux handles these fine.
As a Linux beginner, I've only had great support online from Zorin OS and Linux Mint users. Their forums are a fantastic resource.
If I am not mistaken, those come from Debian.
'm about to jump into Linux Mint myself. Can you recommend what specific forums I can dive into to get advice without being ridiculed? thanks
No one can match the amount of no nonsense Linux videos this man has posted.
On UA-cam, you are the best Linux teacher.
Thanks Jay for all your contributions. 🙏🏻
Con: Limited software available on Linux. Like me, you'll most likely have to learn new software before making the switch. A lot of Linux software can be installed on a Windows machine, so you can take the time to learn it while still using Windows. I did. It made switching much smoother and easier.
Dual boot and consider having a version of Windows on a separate drive for your tools that don't run.
Spot on as always Jay. Im in to my second year with linux as my daily driver. The only thing I would add is that linux is a journey, not a destination. At the start there’s a ton of strange stuff happening all the time, all at once on the computer, and it might be a bit frightening at first. But with an adventure's mindset, and the vast amount of documentation on the internet (Like the videos from “Learn Linux Tv”) you will learn to love computers. If not the computers, maybe you fall in love with the dedication and the ethics of FOSS developers, or how some organizations fight for important software licenses that secure future development in ICT, or that some Communities stand up for the implementations if features that track users and is a clear violation of privacy. There’s something for everyone. Even those who don’t want to be a nerd to use Linux 😉
You forgot to mention three major pros for Linux:
- it doesn't push any shit on you without you knowing that. Like Windows with every small security update brings additional truck of bloatware you deleted last time
- Linux doesn't collect telemetry on you, doesn't keylog, doesn't mine your data, doesn't mine crypto-shit-coins in favor for some big corporation. Because no one knows what all these hundreds of windows processes are doing, when they are eating CPU cycles and memory. Beauty of Linux as an open source - you can get all the information about what each piece of software is doing on your machine and if you don't like it - turn it off
- last thing. Linux is very lean to your resources. It's lightweight by default, and if you ever want to, you can even slim it down more. It doesn't eat 3-4 Gb upon startup just because it's there, like Windows. It doesn't need 20 Gb just to be installed
🤣Totally agree. I have been using linux as my daily driver for about 5 years now and I will never look back. I have to use windows for work but on my personal pc and homelab I go linux all the way. I have not once found that I can not do something that I used to do in windows. FREEEEDOM!!!!!!!
Actually Linux collects even more stuff then Windows or Macos, BUT! It keeps all locally only for you to understand it better.
JUST woke up to Copilot AI on my windows 10 machine. I uninstalled it ... or did I? MS will never tell.
windows keep asking me to upgrade to windows 11 for several months now when booting the PC... it's so annoying, i refuse so many time, why they dont stop asking....
windowns needing to reboot for finishing update it's so bad... why can't just update and stop and dont resume update after booting the next day......
if it's wasnt for work, i would have no use for windows....
Cons: You will be fiddling with your computer more
Pros: It's fun to fiddle with Linux! 😄
Good advice for potential Linux users.
The Linux community is getting better. Distro pushing is still a thing, but shrinking.
Great info. Just signed up for your course.
I changed from windows to lmde and is fun experience, still learning new things 😊
Pro: Because it's the king of server OSes, Linux has a huge library of free container apps available that people can use in their own home labs.
Pros: Linux is also the king of desktop environments.
Cons: the few software and drivers not written for Linux
Cons outside of labs there is no reason to use. I can do docker with wsl on Windows to get the best of both worlds and windows has hyper-v
@@timothygibney159 not in windows: Rofi. Qtile. Kitty terminal. Everything is a file. Interconnectivity between apps through the shell. Full system updates without restart (excluding kernel. But kernel isn't the feature set that actually changes the experience), super light weight. The kde app suite. No input lag in neovim. Nix package manager. Being able to actually change keyboard shortcuts. Less finicky behaviour with app windows.
@@RenderingUser I can do all this either hyperv and wsl. I have snapshots so I don’t have to worry about hosing my system if I make a mistake and can isolate things with virtual networks and bridges
@@timothygibney159 by that logic, you can do everything on Linux using Windows virtual machines. So what?
That's not very productive to use emulation layers. Nor is it light weight. Nor does it handle updates the same way. You said "everything" but you clearly didn't read my comment.
I agree that Ventoy would be an excellent tool for the curious aspiring new Linux user. It would have been great to have in my distro hopping days, but due to hardware limitations at the time I couldn't even virtualize anything more than a CLI or basic window manager, and even live CDs weren't very common. I would say that Ventoy is an excellent tool for any Linux user, and honestly, for any advanced computer user in general.
I love your channel! I've been watching it for years. Due to my social security I can''t support you with $ but I can praise you and your very helpful channel. Yes the community can be, well lets say, when they do offer help they still for get you know nothing. What makes your channel a stand out is your easy going presentation and you don't talk down to us new users. Thank you!
Con: The Linux community is filled with condescending newbs that think they are experts and bash Windows because they think it makes them cool.
It’s an OS.
I have several machines I use on a daily basis for software development - a mix of windows, Linux and macOS. They all have their place and, like computer languages, they have their religious followings- which I find annoying because I believe diversity and choice is always a good thing.
I personally understand if users can't run Linux full-time. That's why VMs and dual-booting exist.
And that's not the issue. The problem is the two biggest options (Windows & macOS) are just terrible in almost every way.
@@cameronbosch1213if for example I am a marketing executive who does heavy adobe work then why run it and windows inside a vm every day where I spend 97% of the time and has performance issues when I can run if natively with Windows
Extraordinary video, congrats!
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Fortunately nowadays there are manufacturer selling computers made for Linux with Linux already installed. See System76, Tuxedo Computers, Slimbook, etc.
Also HP, Lenovo and Dell joined the Linux chatroom.
@@VirendraBG Dell is the least compatible
@@3120sthe precision line of Dell offers Ubuntu, or red hat pre installed. Lenovo thinkstation line also offers the same and maybe fedora if I’m not mistaken.
@@gil_L AFAIK this companies don't make it easy to get a Linux pre installed PC because they're mostly Windows centric companies, while there are Linux centric companies where it's much easier to get Linux pre installed PCs at the same price (or also cheaper).
And then the user installs windows anyway lol
Video starts at 1:56
I've been using Linux since 2006. It has a slightly higher learning curve than Windows and it's not perfect. A handful of proprietary hardware, like the Elgato Stream Deck, hasn't worked on Linux. Still, with all its flaws I prefer Linux because of the privacy, control, and ownership it gives me over my hardware and data.
The Stream Deck can work via some third-party apps, but yeah, it's not officially supported at the moment.
I switched to Zorin this summer. I feel like I'm "moved in" now. It is feeling more like I want it to. I haven't found a work around to a canon printer security feature though.
Thank you for your video 🤩
I'm happy channels like yours and The Linux Experiment ate trying to have a realistic view of Linux and how it's not the best thing since sliced bread. It has weaknesses a d flaws but it's also something that can help others get freedom when running their hardware and that's cool!
i am a developer and have been daily driving linux for years. half a year ago I discovered nix os, it is perfect for me
I feel like nix would be great base evem for noobs if the configuration was managed by gui or something
I am thinking of installing Linux in HDD partition as a dual boot and figure out gaming, audio and video editing, obs studio experience.
The licensing fee got me to change about 10 years ago. Haven’t looked back.
Just made the jump to Mint and yes a lot of Google, UA-cam and be Patience but so far its payed of not having to deal with MS. The one upside that I think gets overlooked is you look at Automation and Dev-Ops were everything is going Linux will be needed if you are coming from a Windows background.
Thanks for the insight on Linux community. It is a challenge to me to choose my words more carefully.
Thank you Jay!
Very well said. Thanks.
Love Linux & learn Linux TV!
Only thing making me switch back is always the same... Companies making me use Windows. If remote desktop would work as good on Linux as it works on Mac & Windows I would use Linux as daily driver. Tried it already a couple of times but didn´t have a great experience doing that...
@jay maybe an idea for a video, remote desktop (or VLC) 2 Windows and/or Mac, which programs to use and how to set it up.
I use Linux to RDP into a Windows computer at work two days at a week (for remote working), and it works great. The application that you need to install in Linux is called Remmina. It uses the Remote Desktop protocol, so you don't need to install anything on the Windows computer, just enable RDP. It works very well. It uses a "system tray" icon, so make sure that you have support for that installed, because it seems that gnome made the poor decision of not having support for it by default, but it has add-ons to bring that functionality back. Or at least that was the last time that i tried it, years ago. I normally use XFCE desktop, where tray icons are fully supported.
One of the main PROS for Linux is you can try it before you install it! Can’t do that with any flavor of Windows. Also, updating your OS. So much simpler in Linux than Windows.
I come from the UNIX background of the 90's, so, YES- Linux has been for me since 2002. If people complain and hate windoz so much, why do they keep using it?
Probably because they have an application or game that Wine or Proton cannot run well.
One word, inertia.
@@cameronbosch1213 it really comes down to what software your running and what linux will run. for me key applications just arent there on linux and i have looked for alts, found many but a couple just arent there and they are key.
Easy. It has ms office and steam and it’s easy to use. Not everyone is an aspie nerd into computers. Mac is popular too for those who aren’t nerds but hates Windows
@@timothygibney159 - I've used windoz. Never liked it. winndoz 7 was the ONLY version that worked well, (if one can say that).
Great video, Jay. Very truthful. Especially about the linux community...
Why should there have to be work arounds?
@17:14 While Linux isn't perfect and some people put it on a pedestal, some people get really frustrated easily and greatly disparage the OS and publicly and loudly shout about their dislike with the OS without some work into the problems they are having. Some people feel it should be instantly usable without any issues and still do what they were doing exactly as it was with what ever they were using before and that can't ever be the case. To me it could be like driving cars. All cars have a basic function, acceleration, deceleration, windows, lights, but the controls to some features are going to be different from one make to another and because they can't access or control their stereo the exact same way as their previous car they are going to tell everyone the car sucks...
The point is that with all OSes some things have to work. With MacOS and Windows, despite their flaws and problems the user experience is a lot better overall. There is no surprise that these have bigger market share than desktop Linux. Servers are a different story and Linux shines there. The reality is that most people aren’t looking for a good server operating system or rock solid stability which usually comes with the tradeoff that some things are not supported. Linux was for a long time infamous for hardware incompatibility issues and in my 20 year use of Linux I’ve never found that it measures up to windows or macOS from an average user perspective for the desktop. I’ve always had to tweak, change, configure and so on. On top of the things I’ve to do at work I also have to keep massaging Linux constantly and that is a problem for me. I’ve switched to macOS for work and have never felt better. Most things just work for my workflow and I don’t have to keep dicking around with the configuration of my os all the time.
If you are planning on installing linux on a laptop, you can create a bootable USB drive and boot the laptop from it. This will tell you if things like wifi will work at least, before you commit to fully installing it.
The community can certainly be toxic. I had to block a guy the other day who decided that, because he worked on X11 (according to him), he had to go and attack me for answering questions about Wayland. He went through my entire post history doing takedown posts on every post I had made related to the subject
Oh no, someone was talking about you? Clearly you HAD to block them, they left you no choice! 🙄
It truly amazes me how thin people's skins are these days, any sign of conflict, even the slightest HINT of it, and they throw around buzzwords to present themselves as victims, and start going on blocking-sprees!
I don't know the specifics of what that guy did to make you overreact to this degree, but i can tell you one thing, you didn't need to block him, like at all... Not unless he was proving valid points against you, and you felt the need to block him, in order to silence him or what have you.
if some dude starts trying to dig up my internet history, i'll be all like "go ahead dude, make a fool of yourself, show everyone what a cr**p you are! Idgaff...", the last thing i would do is block him... I know that one should never interrupt ones' enemy/opponent, when they're making a mistake.
So then, why did you? Simple answer is, they weren't making a mistake, clearly... Occam's Razor! People only silence others, when they're afraid of what they might say.
That's how i know that YOU were in the wrong. :P
@@MyouKyuubilol, are you the guy Ryebread was talking about?
@@hjf3022 Nah, i'm a different guy, lol.
I happen to be acutely sensitive to manipulative behavior... And my alarm bells went off, reading his comment.
I'm the type to call BS when i see it.
@@MyouKyuubiIt seems like you are now the one trying to manipulate the OP just because he wanted someone to leave him alone, he did nothing wrong blocking him and has all the right to do so, you going after him for that will probably just get you blocked too lol
@@lifelogic4908 I don't believe OP's story... I think OP is a narcissist trying to gain supply, by lying... Because that's what people do, online, they lie.
Why do i think they're lying? Pretty simple, their manipulative rhetoric: "I had to block a guy the other day", "he had to go and attack me"
B***h please, you are safely behind your computer screen, nobody is "attacking" you, grow the f**k up. The truth is, OP didn't HAVE to do anything...
Option number 1, don't engage these people.
Option number 2, don't reply (which he didn't, in this thread, lol).
Option number 3, simply go somewhere else.
Option number 4, don't take them seriously.
Point is, there are TONS of options you can chosoe, BEFORE blocking someone is necessary, OP did not "have" to block him, get f***ing real!
He had NO reason to block that person, because he wasn't getting harassed.
No the truth is, OP blocked him, because he can not handle opinions he doesn't agree with, the likelyhood of OP being that kind of person, is EXPONENTIALLY higher than the possibility that an x11 developer harrassed him to the point where it warrants actually blocking him, lol.
OP is using phrasing to get sheeple to side with him against the person he allegedly blocked, that's manipulative behavior.
I never said OP didn't have every right to block whoever they want... But that doesn't mean i can not judge someone, for blocking someone for p****tic reasons, and then using manipulative phrasing in order to get sheeple to take their side of the story.
No matter how you spin it, OP is a sad, homunculus of a person.
Regarding games and especially consoles, there is the whole retrogaming scene incl. Batocera, but that is a legal grey area, to say the least. Emulators work fine, but you're on your own finding the games.
Thanks for making and posting this vid. I found it most interesting.
You're right about expectations. I'm in the position that my three PCs all run Windows 10. Microsoft, in its infinite wisdom, told me that Windows 10 would reach End Of Life in 2025 - but I couldn't have Windows 11 either (not that I wanted it). It so happens that I am a hobbyist composer; and the one application I cannot do without is Spitfire Audio BBCSO Core. This is Windows or Mac only. I wouldn't even dream of trying to run this under Wine or on a VM - it is a real Resource Hog. Sure, there are DAWs for Linux, but I would not be able to use BBCSO Core, so there goes my orchestra. However, the PC that I use for music production already spends 99% of its time offline. I'm just going to keep that machine on Windows 10 offline, and I can still get to use BBCSO Core. Going to 100% offline will not be a big deal.
For my other two PCs, including my Daily Driver, they are definitely moving to Linux. I'm currently trying out distros, booting off USB drives. One problem I have run into is that my printer won't work. It keeps telling me (probably correctly) that it can find no driver for it. That might be because I haven't actually installed Linux yet, I don't know. If I can't get it to work even when I have installed Linux, a possible solution would be to attach it to the offline Windows 10 machine. It wouldn't be as convenient, but it would at least work. If anyone has any advice for me on that, I'd be most grateful.
Another compatibility problem is HP. HPLIP work on many types of their equipment, but only many, not all (and HP is quick to say that they don't provide Linux support for many of their printers and scanners ---- Been There, Done that ....)
I actually got an HP OfficeJet printer to work with just CUPS; no HPLIP needed; it was all driverless.
@@cameronbosch1213 I lost the ability to communicate with my LaserJet Pro using Gnome X11 on Ubuntu 20.04 -- about 3 years ago using HPLIP. Asked HP and they said they decided not to bother supporting it --- BUT, if I bought a new printer ..... (I told them that with their attitude, I would replace it with a Brother --- but still have it.) Meanwhile, I upgraded to 24.04 (after numerous attempts ---- 24.04 is buggy still). Neither CUPS or HPLIP worked (ok, printer worked, scanner did NOT) on Gnome - Wayland; but I loaded Unity and it works use-ably under CUPS ( I haven't bothered uploading HPLIP cuz I don't want to ruin what does work.) I've learned that if I need SERIOUS scanning, I use a Win-10 machine with LocalSend to transfer it to my Linux machines ... I gave up on Warpinator because it only worked sporadically under Ubuntu and was unreliable.
That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.
BTW, Unity is still running X11 --- dunno if that has anything to do with anything ...
@@cameronbosch1213 I think that is what I did on my hp m427something, don't remember. Maybe Ubuntu made it automatic under printers. Brother printers make it easier I think that one just showed up with no work.
Thank you.
Everything search is the one last must-have app keeping me on Windows, but with Microsoft going insane with Recall, I'll have to switch soon.
I want to switch to Linux (maybe Mint Cinnamon), but working in repairs and support since 90% of the calls I get are for Windows machines, I feel like I need to stay on Windows.
Thanks for your videos, I learned a lot form them. I saw you have mouse pad of T-mux cheatsheet the tis great. Do you have plan in future do desks pad with vim cheatsheets, I'm looking for that for ages :). Thanks for your videos and keep doing god job.
Windows didn't really doesn't need to have a lot of drivers built into it, since Windows controls market share, drivers either comes with, or can be downloaded, for any peripheral. Like you said, Linux is an afterthought. Printers, for example. HP printers play very nicely with Linux, others like Richo, not so much. I've always had the idea of a basic driver being hard coded in the device, itself and since the connection is bidirectional, you hook up the device, it detects the OS, and installs a "driver", to make it functional. That would take the burden off the kernal/OS, and maybe leaner. But, learning about Linux, dependencies can be an issue.
Great video. I suspect you are correct in the the Linux community is the biggest problem. There are many very helpful people in it but at the same time there are a lot of the intolerant RTFM type. They figure that since they had to figure something out everyone else should.
I think that the second, and possibly could be the biggest, is the number of distributions and customization possible. Most people tend to be creatures of habit. They don't like change. You sit down to two different windows or mac computers and what you see is basically the same thing. You know where things are. One the other hand there is a huge difference between a Linux machine running Cinnamon desktop and Ubuntu. Even the names of equivalent apps can be completely different. Back in the days of DOS and Win3.x there were an awful lot of secretaries that resisted going from Word Perfect 5.1 to the windows version because it was so different.
And you are completely correct that sometimes you just can't abandon Windows entirely. I keep a Windows box available just so I can connect the Boss sound studio to my guitar amp.
Finally a honest video about this whole switching to linux wave. And this is comes from creator who’s channel is 100% about linux. Not like other youtubers that don’t even know what the hell is linux and how to use it. They are just riding on the blah blah hype
Easy if you're a tinkerer at heart linux is the way for anything else windows or Mac.
The average persone wants ease of use and linux is anything but that. Having to figure if gpu is compatible, figuring out how to find software alternatives among other nuances it ads a lot of friction into using linux
In fact, installing and using Linux for common tasks is quite easy nowadays, and a lot of hardware is supported, but some stuff won't work, including some very popular hardware. That's the consequence of the small amount of users that the Linux desktop has. Because of that, hardware and software makers aren't interested on investing resources in Linux compatibility (or just publishing technical documents for others to implement the drivers, in the case of the hardware).
Like most things, the first one to make a successful product wins most of the market, and that was Windows. Mac avoided the issue by only running on their own hardware (and didn't miss the opportunity for vendor-locking their users). Linux can't build their own systems, but there are some bussiness that sell Linux systems, like system76, choosing supported hardware.
As some linux distributions are able to run from a USB drive (Ubuntu, for example), it's not hard to check if the hardware is supported.
Of course, it's hard for it to be easier than getting a Windows or Mac laptop with the OS preinstalled. It's like buying a computer like it was a toaster, ready to use. Now, when your Windows computer "burns" most of your resources to spy on you, or takes forever to install updates, that's not nice either. So it's a choice that everyone should consider.
Good video Jay, though the quality difference between the two cameras was a little jarring.
The only thing I would argue is gaming. Thanks to Valve and their Proton compatibility layer, almost every game on Steam is one-click install. The only games that will not run are those with kernel level anti-cheat and that isn't Valve's problem. There are also a bunch of alternative game launchers, like HGL and Lutris, which can play games from GOG and Epic.
Exactly. It's not Valve's fault that game developers explicitly middle fingers Linux users with anti-cheat that _can_ work in many cases!
My laptop has a steelseries keyboard and it doesnt work properly fn key and windows key + some other key issue keyboard not working properly oob is stopping me
It's a funny situation now. If 10 years ago all my machine were Windows, but now I can't even find a Windows machine anywhere.
If you limit yourself to a set of old hardware, Linux works just fine. You have actually better chances to make Linux run on the PC of your grand-parents than on a new PC you just built. I know I tried. How many misleading lies can you go about saying Linux has the best hardware compatibility on the planet when WIFI and GPUs are a freaking issue all the time? And it's not just NVIDIAs nowadays, AMD GPUs have also issues. Who cares about Internet, graphics, or CUDAs nowadays?
I'm kind of new guy and want an advice.
1st is it true that Linux has games that don't play on them and only on windows? (Single players mostly)
2nd I have AMD Ryzen 7
Is it worth it to change my windows to Linux?
3rd how easy is to get hacked? I don't want my steam and gog accounts to get hacked.
I genuinely want to change my windows to Linux due to bloat ware and Microsoft become more and more invasive while losing the protection of our data and info
@@Aki-kh2qe-StreetKidZZZ 1.Yes, it's true that games are developed with Windows in mind and don't natively support Linux. However, things have improved **a lot** in recent years, thanks to tools like Proton (part of Steam Play), Lutris, and Wine. These tools allow you to run many Windows games on Linux, often with little to no issues. Single-player games usually work well (Steam makes it really easy), but it can vary depending on the title and how old it is.
I'd recommend checking out ProtonDB to see how well your games run on Linux. Some games might still have issues but thanks to some commands, you can launch games quickly.
If you use Lutris, the install scripts from lutris' site help to install old games with overhaul mods (I could play Silent Hill 2 Enhanced Edition thx to those).
2. AMD has good Linux support. In fact, the open-source drivers for AMD graphics cards have also gotten much better, and performance is comparable to Windows in many cases. If you're using an AMD GPU, you'll likely have an easier time with Linux than someone with an NVIDIA card. You still have to be careful about package dependencies but they are easily available on Lutris' github page.
If you're tired of Windows' bloatware and data-collection practices and not locked down by specific software you can make the jump. I'll advise to get yourself accustomed to Linux via a virtual machine or a dual-boot beforehand.
3. Security-wise, Linux is generally considered more secure than Windows, but that doesn't mean you can’t get hacked. It’s about good practices:
- Keep your system updated.
- Avoid downloading software from untrusted sources.
- Use strong, unique passwords (use a password manager like keepassxc and make passwords with commas in them).
- Get used to not highlight a text fully when you copy-paste (Leave the 1st and 2 last characters out for example).
- Learn how to use UFW or Firewalld
4. If you're up for it, take some time to learn basic terminal usage. Eventually, you'll find yourself needing to use it, and while it might seem daunting at first, mastering a few commands can be incredibly rewarding. There are countless tips and tricks available, and even writing a few simple scripts can save you tons of time. In my case, I was able to organize efficiently years' worth of family photos and videos with just a few scripts, turning what would have been weeks of work into a weekend project.
BugsWriter on YT was an inspiration for some terminal pratical use.
I'd recommend testing out Linux Mint or Ubuntu first, so you can try things out before fully switching.
The lack of support from software and hardware makers are the consequence of the small amount of users that the Linux desktop have when compared to Windows. But the good news, is that the support will come if the number of users increases. I recommend to everyone that is sick of Windows wasting most system resources on spying you (the so called "telemetry"), or waiting what it feels like hours for updates to finish installing, to try Linux. Maybe you can't switch 100% of the time to Linux yet, because some of your hardware or software isn't supported (and you don't find any open software alternative that works for you), but you will be surprised of how efficient is Linux on resource use when compared to Windows. Lots of tasks can not only be done in Linux, but they can also be done faster. You can start by trying it with a "live distribution" that runs from an USB drive, or even a virtual machine (but obviously won't run as fast as on "bare metal" in this case). Or maybe you have a 2nd computer, and you want to try Linux there? Dual booting is also an option, but it can have it's complications.
Windows benefited from been the first user-friendly GUI OS, so it took the market, and users tend to keep using what they're used to. But i think that Windows deteriorated over time, and corporate greed took in, and is looking more and more "distopic", while the Linux desktop had made lots of improvements, and is ready to be used for any kind of users. Nowadays installing Linux and using it for common tasks like internet browsing is very easy, and efficient. So, why not to dedicate some of your time to try Linux? It will benefit you with a faster, efficient system that won't be spying on you, and all of that for free!!
Im not sure I agree with the supposition that hardware drivers are still a major roadblock for people anymore. Back when I started with Linux (Early 2000s) this was very much the case, but thinking back over the last 5 years I can't think of a single Wifi or GPU component which hasnt been supported by OSS / kernel drivers or, in the case of Nvidia, vendor drivers.
Linux is great on desktops, its a mixed bag on laptops.
depends on how new the laptop is.
Old laptops should generally work fine, new ones generally don't. That's due to hardware driver issues, new hardware, have new drivers, that haven't been integrated into the linux kernel yet, hence the issues.
I guess some laptops might have unique hardware, causing the drivers to be niche, and thereby escaping Linux driver integration for longer, or perhaps even indefinitely... But again, the older the laptop is, the higher the chance it works with linux.
Another informative presentation. I'm OK with Linux not being mainstream popular.. there's not much of a reason to attract hackers. I agree Linux is not perfect, but I have yet to have it panic/blue-screen, or force an update on me like windows seems to do just as i issued a shutdown before heading to a data-center service call. We don't even want to bring up windows data collection.
The only time I recently had a kernel panic was on an Nvidia laptop on shutdown, when the Nvidia driver killed init too early and locked up the shutdown.
I used to wish Linux would become as popular as Windows is now. However, in recent times, I've worried that such could one day actually become a reality (I'd settle for being slightly inferior to Windows in terms of popularity... that said...). Recent events (don't think too hard about this, I'm mostly referring to stuff within the realm of my personal hobbies not necessarily something more all-encompassing) have shown that the vast majority of people just prefer things that work, are (somewhat) boringly monotonous, and/or prefer chasing trends at the expense of freedoms and options. And, to be fair, understandably so: not many people care to take that time when such involves taking up a lot of the (already dwindling) number of free hours we have available (especially given that computers are soo utilized in the modern day and learning a new operating system is not a trivial endeavor). As such, the Linux world's strength, despite its minuscule size, is actually very special. It would be quite saddening to see it become like Windows because soo many people who just don't care about what makes Linux special (just that they're escaping Windows) come over and dominate/chain the Linux world with apathy and/or drunkedness for the newest, flashiest things that led them here to begin with. And just to be clear: I'm not saying that I'm free of such apathy and deunkedness (ESPECIALLY in other areas of my life); I'm just saying that (even with the little time I've been apart of this space) it'd be a shame to see it corrupted at the expense of becoming more popular (all with the hope of, perhaps, being granted the seemingly all-important blessing of Adobe, Activision, and the like). I think I'm quite content with Linux not being in 1st place as well.
Pro: No "automatically on" Recall feature recording your desktop and sending data to Microsoft =)
Every advantage has a disadvantage 😀
Am loving Linux 10 yrs.
Whereas if your time is valuable, kindly be advised: When it comes to time, Linux is a chongus whirlpool if you indulge it and yourself. Acres upon acres of info pages, kernelorg, the Arch wiki, config files, forums, and of course LearnLinuxTV! to name but a few.
Scale of time-suck problem is runaway chain-reactive if you are keen:
(a) to compare/contrast side-by-side with one other O/S how their respective resources are shepherded and processes carried out, and/or
(b) to multi-boot whether bare metal or otherwise, while possibly co-sharing sundry resources with a non-*nix moiety.
Kindest regards, neighbours and friends.
P.S. You get buffer through the journey. So flex on.
As a user standpoint linux give you control but do you need it to be bothered and work against you and be in the way when require you to take control instead to be able to do stuff that operating system supposed to do. Its like being a fidget spinner with benefits. You need an obscene amount of work to linux just work for you and not you work for it instead compered to windows. Too many things not work out of the box like windows does after installing drivers and pre prerequisite software. No surprise for the low percentage userbase on desktop, people prefer to do stuff that they want instead of building configure everything to be able to do stuff sometime you cant even configure stuff even if you stand on your head and tear out all of you hear because what you want to do is not "supported" (hacked to work). You always have to duct tape things instead use proper factory stuff. Very few people proud of that, good for them. You can disagree with me but the numbers do not lie, with that insane gap between the two, you would be in to wrong to do so. In an industry standpoint If you want a server with server applications, Linux 100%, except workstation management in an enterprise where windows is still the winner with AD, intune, SCCM etc. you cant find anything close on linux that can handle windows workstations also. The great thing about Linux is you get to be in control. The worst thing about Linux is you have to be in control on anything even those you do not want and you do not need to be. Not supported hardware or software, at the end of the day no matter the reason its always the user who have to deal with the end result. Its good to beat the drums but eventually people on average falls flat when they try linux as a desktop because its not meet the expectations they had from their previous OS. The linux distro creators, good folks, they need to change their mentality and band together and create clear walls how things should work by default and work on THAT ONE linux desktop experience and not expect that every guest will have to change their mentality for each band of flavor. The fragmentation and entitlement and the very same thing in the software that have been praised by the linux community is what that tears it apart and make it unappealing to users and developers. Probably the underlying problem that linux not meant to be a desktop and mentality have been carried from linux (server) to linux (desktop) instead of making the mentality from windows (desktop) to linux (desktop). The way the branching is what makes it wrong. If your take-away from this that linux should take away the control, then you missed the point and you are part of the problem why linux is falling to capture most of the market especially with as bad opponent as microsoft is with windows and apple with macos. Linux desktop needs to be became an entity instead of being a nomads separated scattered, weak and unappealing. They need a strong leader that pull them together if they want it or not and make them a strong functioning nation to be able to take over anything or even something.
i will love to switch to it 💯 but i cant cause i am required to use Windows for my study :-( , but at least i have a second laptop which i have a dualboot ob so i can use it at home with Linux and as a baclup for school if needed
I know Linux has a long way to go for gaming. But for me it plays plenty to keep me busy. Lol.
Have tried many over the years from Arch to Ubuntu. I stress for me Zorin works best. I am not a gamer. Biggest drawback for me is lack of nice Family Tree software. Not keen on Gramps and Legacy doesnt work properly. But with Zorin I can get Family Hstorian 6 to work perfect. One thing found is linux community can be very toxic to new users so I dont ask for help after seeing how new users are treated by many. Love your videos keep it up
It depends on what forum you go on; I've had relatively good experiences with some intermediate distros like EndeavourOS. (I would not recommend it for beginners or anybody who cannot use the command-line because the package manager pacman requires the command-line to work properly.) It's the Arch Linux (not derivatives as much) and Deuvan BS that have the trolls.
Microsoft Windows made me switch to Linux. The main reason, I found all these shady websites and enjoy every one of them. But something was stopping me to continue my fun, viruses. Even with viruses protection, which didn't help. While I continue on these shady websites with Windows. When I destroy my OS, no worries I know how to install Windows with ease. But one day I stop myself trying to install Windows again. I said to myself lets try out this Linux first. I happen to burn a Linux distro a week ago but never try it. So that day one July 15, 2003 I install Linux my very first time. I learn my way around in Linux my very first 5 days with Linux. The cool thing I was poor. So even though I was on Windows. I only download open source software, because I couldn't afford the Windows commercial versions of that software. So I was 80% using open source software anyway. So the transition to switch was a piece of cake. But the main reason I stay with Linux was those shady websites. I was able to navigate them all without a hint of problems, not even viruses. Cool I can enjoy all of the Internet, including the shady stuff with Linux.
Linux may not be the best for gamers but it has the best apps for photo and graphics editing, audio recording and editing plus a full compliment of routine word processing and spreadsheet functionality. Email and video conferencing is not limited. All for no cost.
A popular commercial photo editing package not available in Linux is Topaz and the is no equivalent for it's high end AI features.
Glad to hear a handsome human talk instead of an
AI Super Ultra 2.0
Yeah funny you should mention the Linux community. I'm very much someone who teaches themself but the arrogance and hostility towards new people and our lack of knowledge is insane. I don't understand the gatekeeping mentality some of them have
This used to not be the case. I sincerely don't understand why I hear this has become the norm. It used to be people were happy to help and bent over backwards to do so.
Funny things is, I've seen the opposite. Linux used to be that way, and in some cases, that still is the case on Arch Linux proper and Deuvan, but there are other good forums. Also, stay FAR away from Reddit.
This isn’t an issue with other communities. macOS and windows communities are generally more chilled out and people who work with the tech coexist and help those who are just ordinary users. The problem with Linux is just that the OS itself plays gatekeeper and most people avoid it if they’re normal non tech users. So when someone who’s not very technical uses it and gets stuck there are few people to tell them how to get unstuck at their level of knowledge. Those that are remaining in the community are hard core enough to scare new comers off
@@foju9365 Actually it is.
Some people already began fighting in the comments.
The last Windows I enjoyed using was XP. Let Microsoft choke on that data it collects from users. I use it ONLY for games. I don't even use a calculator.
If, as you said, Linux will work with almost ANY hardware configuration, then why do you still get these INCOMPATIBILITIES?
Your claim applies to Microsoft Windows, first and foremost!
Apple is the most restrictive, while Linux is somewhere in between.
Many vendors, especially the cheap chinesium parts, which are popular because they are cheap, frequently fail to support standards at the hardware level (firmware). Though they frequently self report that they are compatible. They then work around this by modifying their drivers on Windows. Things appear good on Windows even though its broken hardware. The driver does the right thing by working around the hardware bug and this makes users believe it's quality hardware.
On Linux, they support the standards wherever possible and if the hardware reports it communicates via a standard or defacto interface, it attempts to do so. Without driver exceptions this, of course, creates incompatibilities. When this is pointed out, for whatever reason, users complain this means Linux users are snobby; because the correct answer is it's usually bad/cheap hardware.
The issue is almost never Linux but poor quality hardware or hardware specifically created to create lock in with Windows. Remember, M still pays companies to not support Linux.
@@justanothercomment416I wouldn't be surprised if they're trying to get game companies to stop Proton for working by not enabling Linux anti-cheat support.
That being said, many times, the community has come together to write drivers where many big OEMs won't.
The biggest con for Linux is accessibility and I think nobody talks about that. This is true for those with visual disabilities. I'm referring to people who may have eyesight, but cannot see text unless it's magnified. Even then, the focus tracking is either bad (Firefox in GNOME) or nonexistent.
Got sick of Microsoft's spyware and made the jump. As a gamer it was really important to have a lightweight OS with solid Nvidia support. I was originally planning to go with Pop!_OS for this, but the current installer is broken and I didn't want to use the previous installer, so I ended up on ZorinOS instead. PHENOMENAL out-of-box experience as a Windows devotee and as someone who is trying to look at things from the perspective of a typical, non-power user. Obviously games with anti-cheat won't work, but I don't play any of those anyway, and EVERY SINGLE GAME in my library (over 500 games) is playable (if not always perfect) using Steam Proton in Experimental mode.
mint/lmde is better then fedora
17:10 Yes. I fully agree. Many state it's drop in and better system for anyone. But imo it highly depends on user and software he/she has used and is willing to use. Like I'd never ever suggest Linux to ie. commercially sold 3D CAD software users. Even gaming is a red flag imo. I have Steam Deck and it works beatifully with Steams software, but I personally have a lot of GOG and Epic titles and tbh they're insane pia to try to get working to an extent that I'm very likely going to install Windows to my Steam Deck even if performance wouldn't be as good. But if one is already using like VLC and Libreoffice etc. OSS, well that person is very likely to have good experience, but I'd still recommend to see most common UI's before jumping in. I use Windows, Linux, MacOS and recently tried to get into Haiku and I can't say any of these are flawless or better than other. Each to their own. Everything has pro's and con's.
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Having reasonable expectations is reasonable (duh!) but in terms of gaming you made it sound a lot worse than it is, since the vast majority of games will run absolutely fine on Linux. The main problem is with multiplayer games, and namely competitive games that rely on anti-cheat that isn't supported on Linux, though even that should improve with time. You can dual boot or use a spare computer for those, if you really want to play those games and you'll be good to go.
Linux isn’t a silver bullet, but it is great if you know what you’re doing. Of course, it’s not for everyone, and that’s totally fine.
It's all a massive Pro... Until you hit a Con (then life becomes achingly short, cough, text file)
Pro: there's usually a tutorial to show you how to do anything you want on some flavors of linux.
Con: the community is full of elitist snobs especially on the forums, so good luck getting help there.
I have seen some pretty toxic forums, but there are some good ones that actually have members that try to be polite and help newer users. (I can't say new users because those distros aren't beginner focused, but they do exist.)
I’m going back in to IT to support Linux. For the casual user, Linux is good. Especially Mint. Printers are still an issue with Linux, though. In Mint I was able to connect to Windows shares easy enough, so that’s good. i.e. file sharing is good.
Once again: The casual user and small to medium businesses (SMEs) should go Mint. Ubuntu Server is wonderful.
I delve back in to domains again this week: L2WD & W2LD. I did L2WD twice. Not very hard. So an SME needing a centralized file server using a WD, should be good to go.
The only problem with Mint I currently have is their ridiculous behavior with Flatpaks that aren't verified. It feels against the grain for such an otherwise good distro...
@@cameronbosch1213 Yeah. I came across those the other day. I think it was “tree” I was installing. A bit questionable. Has a “store” vibe about them, as well.
Pro #1: No constant MS spying
Pro #2: No constant MS spying
Pro #3: No constant MS spying
Jay, for people who are security conscious and do not want to be spied on, the Linux kernel is the only choice....
Which distro that person chooses to use, that is up to them, in Linux, if there is an application running that looks suspicious to you, you can kill it.... (Within reason)
In windoze not so much, chances are, you are taking your whole system down because of how tied in that "process" may be.
Not only that, but, recall will now be actively running inside of windoze explorer as well....
So, not only are you going to be watched on the desktop but your files are going to be snooped around in as well... I got out 3 months ago, there are some applications that I just had to let go, for others there were alternatives and I even got some software on linux for free use, that I would otherwise have had to have paid for under windoze...
Linux is not perfect, and, there is a learning curve, but, it beats the hell out of a draining and taxing OS that is quite frankly nothing but an overpriced software bully that is continually spying on you.....
AMD and Intel GPUs are the highest successful GPUs on linux but NVIDIA GPUs are certainly improving slowly overtime on the linux platform.
Pro: It doesn't come with adware or spyware bundled deep into the OS by default!
I have to say, that saying that Linux have the best hardware support, but.... gpu, wifi, etc. well it means that it doesn't have the best hardware support, sorry. GPU and Wi-Fi are important for average user.
I only use Windows for gaming, Linux for everything else.
I don't even use windows for gaming lol.
I use Linux for everything. :]
Yes, people is always a big con. Everyone who has to work with people hates them.
"why do I need to ask for permission to use my PC?" Windows users are not dumb enough to not understand that it's the software that you're paying for 😆
Just say what's there and acknowledge what's missing.
I've already switched. Idk why I'm here
I want to use software of my choice, not what you want me to use.
Linux is absolutely great. This video is not. 20 minutes of monotone droning.
pro: linux does not record every action you do on screen and feed it back to microsoft who double-super-duper promise they won't do anything skeezy with it.
Window$ 11 (and even 10) is UNACCEPTABLE. I will never use that cr@p. So, cons or no cons, Linux is the only alternative for me (except giving up using computers and start living in a monastery or something)
Cons? none.
Cons: Fortnite isnt for Linux
Pros: Youre gonna have a better economy 🎉😅
Pros: fortnite isn't for Linux
I use Wine to run software because my graphics card isn't new enough to use Proton.
Well done! 👍 I'm NOT a gamer! I see no need to do so. There's betters things one should do with their time!!
I do some games because I like to script and otherwise Mod them. So, it's good practice but in moderation. I do that all on Linux, even with some games that were developed for Windows. It depends on weather strictly forbidden proprietary libraries/software were used in the development or not.
Yes, games can use too much of our time if we aren't careful. I don't think that they are a waste of time but they are addictive and can use too much of it.
No real cons for the average user. As long as the system is compatible and peripheral devices work, you can watch media, browse, shop, do banking, mails, write essays etc. and play 1000s of games through Steam. Let's hope the recent MS BS pushes more people in this direction. Dual boot is the way to play. The thing is, in my view, throwing a fit over a specific "game" not working is childish, when there are 1000s of other options. The ProtonDB database of working games is vast and expanding. Considering that Windows is now a breach of privacy, this is such a small sacrifice to make.
(Yawn)
You guys can’t come up for anything other than “windows bad.”
30 years and it’s still a lame rant.
The sound quality on this one is horrible
Are you sure that the problem isn't on your end? The audio sounds fine on my system.