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I finally decided to try Linux "for real" (no dual booting) on my laptop. I have used it in the past, but for the first time it truly can be said: The Linux (G

I finally decided to try Linux "for real" (no dual booting) on my laptop. I have used it in the past, but for the first time it truly can be said: The Linux (Gnome) UX is miles ahead of Windows. I genuinely wish I could have Gnome on Windows.

aaomidi 6y ago
It....really isn't though? I'm one of those people who never turns their computer off. I've done no changes to gnome other than installing tweaks to bring back minimize buttons. Still though, every 1-2 days I need to do Alt + F2 and `r` to restart gnome.
- derekp7 6y ago
  It is strange to me how different people have different experiences. I wonder how much is hardware / driver related? In my case I have an AMD video card, and my system runs for weeks at a time (I reboot when applying kernel updates is all). Also had very good stability on my Thinkpad X2 Yoga (Gen 2) -- this one with the integrated Intel graphics.
  - aaomidi 6y ago
    Odd, I'm using PopOS so it might be honestly something Pop is doing to cause that behaviour. I also just generally have a major issue with the Linux process scheduler (CFS). It definitely doesn't feel like its suited for desktop use.
    - derekp7 6y ago
      I run Fedora, and update to the latest release about a month or two after it is released. Mostly because my job is with RHEL / CentOS, and Fedora keeps me up to date with what will be in the next RHEL major version. However I should correct my previous statement, that I have weird stuff happen with Wayland, and I give it a shot periodically but switch back to X11. (In my case, "weird stuff" is things like desktop screen sharing not working with MS Teams, or having HiDPI scaling interacting badly with older style X apps such as OpenSCAD -- in that case with Wayland the cursor has a hard time grabbing window edges).
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gruez 6y ago
>The Linux (Gnome) UX is miles ahead of Windows. Does it have filepicker thumbnails yet? https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk/-/issues/233 https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk/-/issues/233
- neurostimulant 6y ago
  Grid view in the file chooser? In my Ubuntu 20.04 system, it only supports standard list view with preview pane on the right side of the dialog. Gnome throws a huge chunk of functionalities away in favor of UX on version 3, which alienates most of their power users but make it easier for new users to jump in with their mac-like ui.

aaomidi 6y ago

It....really isn't though? I'm one of those people who never turns their computer off. I've done no changes to gnome other than installing tweaks to bring back minimize buttons. Still though, every 1-2 days I need to do Alt + F2 and `r` to restart gnome.

derekp7 6y ago
It is strange to me how different people have different experiences. I wonder how much is hardware / driver related? In my case I have an AMD video card, and my system runs for weeks at a time (I reboot when applying kernel updates is all). Also had very good stability on my Thinkpad X2 Yoga (Gen 2) -- this one with the integrated Intel graphics.
- aaomidi 6y ago
  Odd, I'm using PopOS so it might be honestly something Pop is doing to cause that behaviour. I also just generally have a major issue with the Linux process scheduler (CFS). It definitely doesn't feel like its suited for desktop use.
  - derekp7 6y ago
    I run Fedora, and update to the latest release about a month or two after it is released. Mostly because my job is with RHEL / CentOS, and Fedora keeps me up to date with what will be in the next RHEL major version. However I should correct my previous statement, that I have weird stuff happen with Wayland, and I give it a shot periodically but switch back to X11. (In my case, "weird stuff" is things like desktop screen sharing not working with MS Teams, or having HiDPI scaling interacting badly with older style X apps such as OpenSCAD -- in that case with Wayland the cursor has a hard time grabbing window edges).
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gruez 6y ago

>The Linux (Gnome) UX is miles ahead of Windows. Does it have filepicker thumbnails yet? https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk/-/issues/233 https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk/-/issues/233

neurostimulant 6y ago
Grid view in the file chooser? In my Ubuntu 20.04 system, it only supports standard list view with preview pane on the right side of the dialog. Gnome throws a huge chunk of functionalities away in favor of UX on version 3, which alienates most of their power users but make it easier for new users to jump in with their mac-like ui.