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Different people will have different reasons, but if you are curious, these are mine (I'm generalizing a bit): * I don't want to use the terminal at all if pos

by V__ 3y ago

Different people will have different reasons, but if you are curious, these are mine (I'm generalizing a bit): * I don't want to use the terminal at all if possible. Not to configure my OS, not to do basic stuff which Win can do with a few clicks. I'm in awe how fast and efficient some people are with it, but if I need it at most once or twice a day, it's a nuisance. * No binaries. I don't want to compile software ever. * Packages and dependencies. * Game compatibility. But apparently not for much longer. * The problems I have with Win10 have been solved by running a debloater once after installing it.

dustyharddrive 3y ago
> No binaries There are so many binary packaging formats available, almost to a fault.
replaceusb 3y ago
All of those have been non issues and I have been daily driving linux for several years now. The only few things I do from terminal is updates, because I do not want to load application icons from the update manager. My bandwidth is metered most of the time due to travel. Doing it from terminal is text based. I cannot remember the last time I had to compile anything that wasn't related to something I was tinkering with out of curiosity. I wanted to compile those things. Package and dependencies are issues on windows as well. The builtin application manager takes care of those? So I am not understanding that complaint. Aside from a handful of multiplayer games that do run, you just cant play due to anticheat software not working. Every game in my steam library, and GOG has worked without issue through wine/proton. Native games also work great. The problems I have with windows 10/11 even after running those is all the data it is constantly sending. Again I am on a metered network so MBs count. You cannot disable telemetry, you can only reduce how much is sent.
silisili 3y ago
1 - Depending on your job and habits, you really don't have to. The only time I use it anymore is for Git stuff, and even that isn't required, I just am used to it. 2 - It's very rare I compile anything, and it's never manual. I'm OK with the AUR. I use Yay so it's all seemless anyways. If I weren't and had a no compile no matter what mindsey, I'd probably just use Debian or Ubuntu or Fedora where you really never need to compile anything. Or use Flatpaks. 3 - I don't game, but from reading, that's really made a ton of strides lately.

by V__ 3y ago

dustyharddrive 3y ago

> No binaries There are so many binary packaging formats available, almost to a fault.

replaceusb 3y ago

All of those have been non issues and I have been daily driving linux for several years now. The only few things I do from terminal is updates, because I do not want to load application icons from the update manager. My bandwidth is metered most of the time due to travel. Doing it from terminal is text based. I cannot remember the last time I had to compile anything that wasn't related to something I was tinkering with out of curiosity. I wanted to compile those things. Package and dependencies are issues on windows as well. The builtin application manager takes care of those? So I am not understanding that complaint. Aside from a handful of multiplayer games that do run, you just cant play due to anticheat software not working. Every game in my steam library, and GOG has worked without issue through wine/proton. Native games also work great. The problems I have with windows 10/11 even after running those is all the data it is constantly sending. Again I am on a metered network so MBs count. You cannot disable telemetry, you can only reduce how much is sent.

silisili 3y ago

1 - Depending on your job and habits, you really don't have to. The only time I use it anymore is for Git stuff, and even that isn't required, I just am used to it. 2 - It's very rare I compile anything, and it's never manual. I'm OK with the AUR. I use Yay so it's all seemless anyways. If I weren't and had a no compile no matter what mindsey, I'd probably just use Debian or Ubuntu or Fedora where you really never need to compile anything. Or use Flatpaks. 3 - I don't game, but from reading, that's really made a ton of strides lately.