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Looks very nice, but what is like more is a DE that is concrete stable. I've been told by people across the internet that I need to try DE #36 and that it's act

by jjice 5y ago

Looks very nice, but what is like more is a DE that is concrete stable. I've been told by people across the internet that I need to try DE #36 and that it's actually good, or that Gnome is awesome now. They're always at least broken enough to impede a bit. I use Gnome now, but after my machine has been on for a few days, all text associated with the Gnome shell disappears and only comes back on restart. MacOS works pretty well in my experience, but I don't want to be part of that ecosystem. Windows GUI is fine for the most part in my experience, but I want to use a Unix (WSL is good, but not a replacement for me). For now, I'll hold out and keep rooting for the Linux desktop, but it's got a ways to go. Can't blame them though, Apple and Microsoft have tons of money being concentrated into a single GUI environment. Linux has a million different small projects paid for with some dedicated contributor's time.

Loic 5y ago
I am surprised with your Gnome issues. I am running Ubuntu 20.04 with the stock Gnome and restart only for the kernel updates. It is my daily work system and I just put it to sleep at the end of the day. My issues on Linux are normally always coming from non open source software (VMware, Zoom, ...). What I found helpful is to do a full reinstall of the OS instead of an upgrade and carefully bring back the "dot" folders with my configurations.
- jjice 5y ago
  I can absolutely agree with non opensource software being the worst experience on Linux. I can't blame the companies for not spending less time and effort on the Linux versions due to the percentage of their users that use those platforms, but it's unfortunate as a Linux user. One of the things that makes me actually use Electron programs is that they usually work fine on Linux out of the box (sometimes there are deficiencies if it needs webcam/mic usage). That said, I hate having to hand over a precious few hundred megabytes of RAM on an old machine just to use a messaging app.

by jjice 5y ago

Loic 5y ago

I am surprised with your Gnome issues. I am running Ubuntu 20.04 with the stock Gnome and restart only for the kernel updates. It is my daily work system and I just put it to sleep at the end of the day. My issues on Linux are normally always coming from non open source software (VMware, Zoom, ...). What I found helpful is to do a full reinstall of the OS instead of an upgrade and carefully bring back the "dot" folders with my configurations.

jjice 5y ago
I can absolutely agree with non opensource software being the worst experience on Linux. I can't blame the companies for not spending less time and effort on the Linux versions due to the percentage of their users that use those platforms, but it's unfortunate as a Linux user. One of the things that makes me actually use Electron programs is that they usually work fine on Linux out of the box (sometimes there are deficiencies if it needs webcam/mic usage). That said, I hate having to hand over a precious few hundred megabytes of RAM on an old machine just to use a messaging app.