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Not sure what you're trying to use it for but I've been on Mint for the past 4 years and I've had no problem with it, other than the fact that every time I turn

by s1k3s 6y ago

Not sure what you're trying to use it for but I've been on Mint for the past 4 years and I've had no problem with it, other than the fact that every time I turn on the computer I have to run a shell script that fixes my resolution. I'm using it for development, I also have a personal Mac and my work PC is Windows and I can say the Linux is miles ahead of both of them. And the Mac and Windows computers have been $1500 and $700 respectively, while the one that runs Mint cost me $300. Linux is #1 for me for development just because of how fast and non intrusive it is, no resources spent on user tracking, no unwanted updates shoved down your throat and so on.

MontyCarloHall 6y ago
> I've had no problem with it, other than the fact that every time I turn on the computer I have to run a shell script that fixes my resolution I can’t tell if this post is a parody or not. The fact that it’s 2020 and minor annoyances like this are still fairly common in desktop Linux is telling. macOS SSHing into a Linux VM (either locally hosted or on the cloud) is the sweet spot for me.
- iso1210 6y ago
  I have far more issues with my OSX laptop than having to run a script once every few months (presumably that script is called automatically) I've just had another popup from OSX wanting a password for google, sophos pops up saying it's upset a fair bit, on occasion the entire machine just hangs, and wireguard doesn't set my search domain. There are other niggles but those are the ones that have affected me in the last 30 minutes. On the other hand the biggest hassle from my desktop is ssh connections time out if I suspend the machine overnight. (I've used ubuntu LTS on the desktop since 2006, before then it was debian testing since 1999)
brabel 6y ago
> I've been on Mint for the past 4 years and I've had no problem with it, other than the fact that every time I turn on the computer I have to run a shell script that fixes my resolution. That's funny. I was on Linux Mint (windows PC with dual boot) for a few years, then I bought a Dell XPS13 with Ubuntu installed from the factory. I really wanted to like the XPS13, but both the hardware and the OS were just so poor compared to my Mac (that I used at work) that after a few broken things (power source plug broke, the fan was very noisy when I was coding on an IDE, the trackpad was not nearly as advanced as the Macs', shortcuts broke when I upgraded to Ubuntu 19, then to 20, language switching suddenly started taking 2 seconds for no reason, etc etc etc I hope you get the point) that I decided to finally hit the bank and get a little MacBook Air... what a life changing experience: even though the specs of the MacBook Air are a lot lower than the XPS13, it's just a incredibly superior UX. No fan noise even when using the most out of my IDE... trackpad is awesome... even the keyboard is excellent (after the fiasco of the previous Macs, they did get it right), quite superior to the XPS13. The OS itself is just much prettier in all aspects. I feel a small amount of delay sometimes when putting some pressure on the processor, but that's still not something I would call remotely annoying (as opposed to the incredibly annoying Linux UX). As much as I don't like using Apple stuff due to price and their closed-garden policies, I just can't pass on the superior UX. Even though my Windows and Linux machines are still available in my closet, I just never had the desire to touch them again since I got the Mac. Unfortunately!
pferde 6y ago
Following is just an anecdote, I am aware that I may not be a representative sample, so read accordingly. My current desktop PC has been on Debian (mostly Stable, sometimes Testing) for about fifteen years now, and apart from some minor bug here and there, everything works. Including gaming (Steam, as well as some standalone games), work, software development, multimedia. From where I'm standing, I find Linux desktop much less bothersome than Windows or Mac these days. Every other week, there is an outcry about some new Bad Thing that Apple or Microsoft has done to their OS and half the tech community is up in arms about how all of their workflows are broken. Or random Twitch streamers often having to fight against Windows more often than I thought reasonable, in order to get their streaming setup back under control. Or work colleagues annoyed every other month about some VPN app not playing nice with Windows TCP/IP stack and locking them out of company network until they reboot. Meanwhile, I'm in my little Linux corner, quietly doing my thing and not really having to fix anything other than mistakes I make, and bugs I cause.
- shrimp_emoji 6y ago
  And Debian is ironically hard mode! Packages are so outdated and Debian is so unfriendly and clunky. Like a worse Ubuntu. IME, Manjaro/Arch unironically provide a better, less buggy experience. Maybe the bugfixes come in faster than the bugs and the devs pay most of their attention to current versions. And more anecdata: I wouldn't say scripts to fix your resolution are "common" pains on Linux. (Though crashes on Cinnamon are ;p -- stick to KDE or GNOME if you want polish.) The closest I've come to that lately was having to reset the sound daemon due to a Manjaro bug, but that's the only thing in two years I've had to do. Meanwhile, on Windows, the internet dies when I turn my VPN off (the same VPN I use on Linux, at that). And, for that, the scriptable solution's more elusive. "Reinstall and pray" is the only way to go.

by s1k3s 6y ago

MontyCarloHall 6y ago

> I've had no problem with it, other than the fact that every time I turn on the computer I have to run a shell script that fixes my resolution I can’t tell if this post is a parody or not. The fact that it’s 2020 and minor annoyances like this are still fairly common in desktop Linux is telling. macOS SSHing into a Linux VM (either locally hosted or on the cloud) is the sweet spot for me.

iso1210 6y ago
I have far more issues with my OSX laptop than having to run a script once every few months (presumably that script is called automatically) I've just had another popup from OSX wanting a password for google, sophos pops up saying it's upset a fair bit, on occasion the entire machine just hangs, and wireguard doesn't set my search domain. There are other niggles but those are the ones that have affected me in the last 30 minutes. On the other hand the biggest hassle from my desktop is ssh connections time out if I suspend the machine overnight. (I've used ubuntu LTS on the desktop since 2006, before then it was debian testing since 1999)

brabel 6y ago

> I've been on Mint for the past 4 years and I've had no problem with it, other than the fact that every time I turn on the computer I have to run a shell script that fixes my resolution. That's funny. I was on Linux Mint (windows PC with dual boot) for a few years, then I bought a Dell XPS13 with Ubuntu installed from the factory. I really wanted to like the XPS13, but both the hardware and the OS were just so poor compared to my Mac (that I used at work) that after a few broken things (power source plug broke, the fan was very noisy when I was coding on an IDE, the trackpad was not nearly as advanced as the Macs', shortcuts broke when I upgraded to Ubuntu 19, then to 20, language switching suddenly started taking 2 seconds for no reason, etc etc etc I hope you get the point) that I decided to finally hit the bank and get a little MacBook Air... what a life changing experience: even though the specs of the MacBook Air are a lot lower than the XPS13, it's just a incredibly superior UX. No fan noise even when using the most out of my IDE... trackpad is awesome... even the keyboard is excellent (after the fiasco of the previous Macs, they did get it right), quite superior to the XPS13. The OS itself is just much prettier in all aspects. I feel a small amount of delay sometimes when putting some pressure on the processor, but that's still not something I would call remotely annoying (as opposed to the incredibly annoying Linux UX). As much as I don't like using Apple stuff due to price and their closed-garden policies, I just can't pass on the superior UX. Even though my Windows and Linux machines are still available in my closet, I just never had the desire to touch them again since I got the Mac. Unfortunately!

pferde 6y ago

Following is just an anecdote, I am aware that I may not be a representative sample, so read accordingly. My current desktop PC has been on Debian (mostly Stable, sometimes Testing) for about fifteen years now, and apart from some minor bug here and there, everything works. Including gaming (Steam, as well as some standalone games), work, software development, multimedia. From where I'm standing, I find Linux desktop much less bothersome than Windows or Mac these days. Every other week, there is an outcry about some new Bad Thing that Apple or Microsoft has done to their OS and half the tech community is up in arms about how all of their workflows are broken. Or random Twitch streamers often having to fight against Windows more often than I thought reasonable, in order to get their streaming setup back under control. Or work colleagues annoyed every other month about some VPN app not playing nice with Windows TCP/IP stack and locking them out of company network until they reboot. Meanwhile, I'm in my little Linux corner, quietly doing my thing and not really having to fix anything other than mistakes I make, and bugs I cause.

shrimp_emoji 6y ago
And Debian is ironically hard mode! Packages are so outdated and Debian is so unfriendly and clunky. Like a worse Ubuntu. IME, Manjaro/Arch unironically provide a better, less buggy experience. Maybe the bugfixes come in faster than the bugs and the devs pay most of their attention to current versions. And more anecdata: I wouldn't say scripts to fix your resolution are "common" pains on Linux. (Though crashes on Cinnamon are ;p -- stick to KDE or GNOME if you want polish.) The closest I've come to that lately was having to reset the sound daemon due to a Manjaro bug, but that's the only thing in two years I've had to do. Meanwhile, on Windows, the internet dies when I turn my VPN off (the same VPN I use on Linux, at that). And, for that, the scriptable solution's more elusive. "Reinstall and pray" is the only way to go.