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After 18 years struggling with the Linux desktop, I switched to Windows for my GUI needs. Everything just works, if somewhat slowly. My "working environment" is
by peterwwillis 7y ago
After 18 years struggling with the Linux desktop, I switched to Windows for my GUI needs. Everything just works, if somewhat slowly. My "working environment" is a Linux VM. If I need to run a graphical app from the VM, there are plenty of rootless X servers for Windows, plus Windows 10 has workspaces.
I get the best of both worlds: real vendor support for hardware, and the best software for getting work done (windows business software, Linux coding software). Honestly, this feels like the future to me, and I hope M$ is working towards this being a normalized hybrid platform.
- pkulak 7y agoThe new Windows Subsystem for Linux looks legit. Is that what you're using, or are you spinning up your own VM?
- peterwwillis 7y agoSome things don't work well with WSL right now (stares at Docker intensely) so it's a Vagrant VM w/Ubuntu.
- nailer 7y agoDoesn't Docker use WSL2 now officially?
- joaobeno 7y agoI tried it on the weekend, and it indeed work...
- Dylan16807 7y agoI wouldn't use "now" for preview builds, but more or less yes.