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The only thing embarrassing here is this comment. I can get linux "some sort of running" but that's frankly not good enough for me. I need both proper screen re

by 6DM 10y ago

The only thing embarrassing here is this comment. I can get linux "some sort of running" but that's frankly not good enough for me. I need both proper screen resolution AND audio working. I need logins without errors and networking that actually works. These are my experiences and no amount of an attempt to shame me will get rid of them.

Nursie 10y ago
I have had no issue with any of that for years now. Unless you have some really exotic hardware, it's hard to empathise here. Linux is an industry standard, I think this sort of brag about how much trouble you have with just getting it running reflects much worse on the complainant than the system. 20 years ago? Sure. Now not so much.
- 6DM 10y ago
  > I think this sort of brag about how If anyone is bragging here, it's you, so no need to be a hero. If you're hearing this a lot, maybe it's not us and instead it's people like you. The whole point of a good UI is to make it easier for people that don't regularly use your system. So if you're hearing this a lot then maybe it really isn't good. > Linux is an industry standard On servers it is, on desktops Windows still rules and that's for a reason. Common users don't need to hit up a Reddit beginner forum or spend hours pouring over documentation to learn the command line and all the various utilities for their chosen distro. On the server, yes it's rock solid and I've had a pretty good experience with it. On the desktop, no. Also, my experiences are not from 20 years back, try 2.
  - Nursie 10y ago
    I see it on HN every so often, and I see it used as a way to say "linux is bad and complicated". Installing it is not complicated, with a live CD it's arguably easier than windows these days. It reflects badly on you as a person working in tech if you can't do it.
module0000 10y ago
Linux isn't for everyone. It's not that us happy-linux-users don't have any of the problems you describe, but rather that we are capable of fixing them and preventing their future appearance. If that doesn't sound like something you would enjoy or be willing to do - then it might not be for you.

by 6DM 10y ago

Nursie 10y ago

I have had no issue with any of that for years now. Unless you have some really exotic hardware, it's hard to empathise here. Linux is an industry standard, I think this sort of brag about how much trouble you have with just getting it running reflects much worse on the complainant than the system. 20 years ago? Sure. Now not so much.

6DM 10y ago
> I think this sort of brag about how If anyone is bragging here, it's you, so no need to be a hero. If you're hearing this a lot, maybe it's not us and instead it's people like you. The whole point of a good UI is to make it easier for people that don't regularly use your system. So if you're hearing this a lot then maybe it really isn't good. > Linux is an industry standard On servers it is, on desktops Windows still rules and that's for a reason. Common users don't need to hit up a Reddit beginner forum or spend hours pouring over documentation to learn the command line and all the various utilities for their chosen distro. On the server, yes it's rock solid and I've had a pretty good experience with it. On the desktop, no. Also, my experiences are not from 20 years back, try 2.
- Nursie 10y ago
  I see it on HN every so often, and I see it used as a way to say "linux is bad and complicated". Installing it is not complicated, with a live CD it's arguably easier than windows these days. It reflects badly on you as a person working in tech if you can't do it.

module0000 10y ago

Linux isn't for everyone. It's not that us happy-linux-users don't have any of the problems you describe, but rather that we are capable of fixing them and preventing their future appearance. If that doesn't sound like something you would enjoy or be willing to do - then it might not be for you.