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Windows is better as a Desktop, Linux is better as a server, WSL lets you work with both, seamlessly. So I do most of my development on Windows, but deploy to
by mythz 5y ago
Windows is better as a Desktop, Linux is better as a server, WSL lets you work with both, seamlessly.
So I do most of my development on Windows, but deploy to Linux servers.
- cies 5y ago> Windows is better as a Desktop Warning opinion ahead... W98SE was better as a desktop back then. Nowadays, I prefer Linux any day. Reinstalling a Windows machine is a total nightmare, reinstalling a Linux takes me 1.5h at most.
- amq 5y agoI have the opposite experience, but maybe it's just because you and me know the quirks of each system.
- fleaaa 5y agoI like working with linux but linux as a desktop is still a nightmare outside of dev environment bubble.
- Mashimo 5y agoWhen it comes to things like HDR, floating point scaling, hardware accelerated browser, DRM (netflix etc) it seems linux on the Desktop still "not there" At least what I gather from user reports on /r/linux Of course if you don't use any of these features it's not that big of a deal. I'm happy with my windows 7 that got upgraded to win 8 that got upgraded to win 10 + wsl1. ~5 year old installation by now.
- throwawaycuriou 5y agoI don't have an HDR display, but the rest of the items you list are 'there' at least on Wayland.
- formerly_proven 5y agoExcept DRM where Amazon, Netflix et al. just decide that Linux doesn't get HD streaming, but Windows does (one might claim that Linux is maybe better to circumvent DRM since it's the hacker OS, but there is no material difference between a non-secure-boot non-TPM Windows and Linux here; both allow the user to run kernel code and permit effectively full control of the machine).
- Mashimo 5y agoJust a few days I have been told: > To achieve an effective resolution of 1920x1080 you're looking at a scaling factor of 1.5, and it just doesn't work well. It also increases battery drain on a system that already has battery life issues. But I don't know the details. hardware acceleration in browser I think is somewhat new? Last half year or so, is it now by default? You only have stereo and max HD on linux with most streaming providers. No surroundsound.
- dolmen 5y agoLinux isn't a desktop, it's a kernel.
- cies 5y agoWindows is a package that also contains a desktop, and a kernel (since W'95 at least), and a whole bunch of other stuff. Think you got what my colloquial ass I meant.
- Isthatablackgsd 5y ago> W98SE was better as a desktop back then. Other than nonexistent USB drive support, it is a great desktop back then. I have many fond memories tinkering with Win98SE. I upgraded to WinME (stupid stupid move...) then went back to 98SE, then upgraded to WinXP pre-SP1 and hated it. So I went back to 98SE and remained in 98SE until WinXP SP2 came out. I felt 98SE was the last version (Perhaps 2000, again I only used it in high school) that caters on the interactivity between the people and the computer. Now... it is like "screw you, we decide what is BEST for you and you have to suck it up". I do miss using 98SE and looking back of how it is a security nightmare because I deleted like drwatson.exe and few system files to get more space back for my Diablo II. You can imagine my reaction when it failed to boot up Windows next time. Ahh so much memories.
- cies 5y agoI just meant the desktop. It was consistent, free from spy-ware, not too bloated, responsive.
- diffeomorphism 5y agoThat does not seem to address the question. WSL2 is a VM with a custom init and graphics implementation, but still a VM. So why WSL2 and not vmware or virtualbox or ... ?
- Proven 5y agoWhy Virtualbox or why VMware Fusion?
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- qayxc 5y agoSeamless cross-system access to files and programs. Show me a VM that allows me to access the entire host and client filesystem seamlessly without barriers. WSL allow you to do just that and for that alone it's very useful. You can automate tasks using Windows-only software (compilers, etc.) with Linux userland tools and run both Linux and Windows software without resorting to Wine or similar translation layers that come with their own quirks and drawbacks. Want to test whether your software package works on Linux as well? No problem, just open a terminal and compile on Linux in the same file system without having to deal with shared folders and configurations. That's the major selling point for me.
- Mashimo 5y ago> without having to deal with shared folders and configurations. Does that work that easily on WSL2? I thought that was mostly a WSL1 things, and thus I have not upgraded yet.