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…year of Linux on the desktop

• detaro 5y ago
  Pretty much the same applies: I'm quite happy with my Linux desktop, I don't need it to dominate the world to be useful. (for social stuff of course additional network effects apply, but if you are in the right communities that's easily hit)
  • Miraste 5y ago
    That’s fine for Linux but it doesn’t work so well for networks.
• the_local_host 5y ago
  Linux desktop/laptop is actually pretty usable nowadays - installing Ubuntu on a laptop is much less of an "adventure" than it used to be, with fewer incantations needed to get things working.
  • the_local_host 5y ago
    In fact I just installed Ubuntu on a laptop this evening, and it worked really well. (I did make sure others had met with success with this specific model of laptop before I tried it though.) Things have come a long way since "linux on the desktop" first emerged as a meme.
  • eitland 5y ago
    FWIW I've considered Linux better for my purposes since 15 or so years ago and easier than Windows since over a decade ago when I had to spend 4 hours to "configure" an OEM install. (That included everything from I clicked the button until I had uninstalled McAfee and every other useless thing but still.)