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Everyone loves to bag on Microsoft, but they are generally quite good at keeping their software patched, they do get it wrong from time to time and everyone jum

by keithnz 19d ago

Everyone loves to bag on Microsoft, but they are generally quite good at keeping their software patched, they do get it wrong from time to time and everyone jumps on them. I've jumped to Linux as my main OS a while back (though still use windows for work), it's definitely not as seamless as windows is. It's great, I generally love working in linux, and with AI now it's WAY easier to sort out linux issues, but it does not seem anywhere near as polished as windows and I've had to deal with all kinds of niggly little issues with various things (all solvable ish... wayland seems a big source of issues).

hn_submit 18d ago
It's not perfect (Linux Mint) but neither is Windows. I mean, there are three or four different UIs in there from different eras. I find Linux far easier to use because you never have to install device drivers. It either works with your hardware or it doesn't.
- keithnz 18d ago
  not sure what you are trying to say, you don't have to in windows either, it just works, it sorts itself out. Doesn't seem like it has anything to do with "easier to use". Easier to use is like your day to day experience. Windows out of the box is ok, windows with a few tweaks and add ons is really quite good. Linux out of the box is really a starting point for customizing. It's acceptable by default for a bunch of distros, but you do end up having to spend a bunch of time configuring it, then you have the issue with software for different distributions, supported versions, etc. There are various quirks, drivers not quite working right and having to be customized (for instance, I have two separate sounds systems configured because when I play dota2 and discord because one kills the sound in the other for random reasons I could never get to the bottom of, AI couldn't get to the bottom of either, so went with an alternative, and it works fine). I have had so many quirky things happen that I've had to work around. However end result is a system I really love working with, I have customized a lot to match what I like (still have a bunch of things I need to make time to work out how to make it work better). Overall though, I think for the most in most workplaces Linux would be a great default choice these days.

by keithnz 19d ago

hn_submit 18d ago

It's not perfect (Linux Mint) but neither is Windows. I mean, there are three or four different UIs in there from different eras. I find Linux far easier to use because you never have to install device drivers. It either works with your hardware or it doesn't.

keithnz 18d ago
not sure what you are trying to say, you don't have to in windows either, it just works, it sorts itself out. Doesn't seem like it has anything to do with "easier to use". Easier to use is like your day to day experience. Windows out of the box is ok, windows with a few tweaks and add ons is really quite good. Linux out of the box is really a starting point for customizing. It's acceptable by default for a bunch of distros, but you do end up having to spend a bunch of time configuring it, then you have the issue with software for different distributions, supported versions, etc. There are various quirks, drivers not quite working right and having to be customized (for instance, I have two separate sounds systems configured because when I play dota2 and discord because one kills the sound in the other for random reasons I could never get to the bottom of, AI couldn't get to the bottom of either, so went with an alternative, and it works fine). I have had so many quirky things happen that I've had to work around. However end result is a system I really love working with, I have customized a lot to match what I like (still have a bunch of things I need to make time to work out how to make it work better). Overall though, I think for the most in most workplaces Linux would be a great default choice these days.