• metaStatic
    10•6 months ago

    it’s not a drop in replacement and anyone looking for one will be disappointed by literally anything available.

    You’re learning an entirely new operating system, don’t think of it as an upgrade, this is a time sink. You’ll be under the hood more than on the road for the foreseeable future, but what’s the alternative?

    • @DichotoDeezNutzEnglish
      3•6 months ago

      I get that, and I love Linux, it’s just annoying to see people say that they switched with 0 issues and trying to sell it off like people won’t have problems.

      • @[email protected]English
        3•6 months ago

        I don’t understand why people can’t simply believe that someone could actually have very little issues with performance or settings after switching.

        What About™ people who have issues when installing windows, as if that never happens.

        I put both kinds of operating systems on a myriad of computers and sometimes it’s smooth sailing and sometimes it’s like stepping on rake after rake.

        • @DichotoDeezNutzEnglish
          1•6 months ago

          Its not that I don’t believe it, rather they are “selling” Linux as if there won’t be any problems, but whoever is making the switch will have to learn about troubleshooting. That’s a good thing, but something that they should be aware of.

          • @[email protected]English
            2•6 months ago

            I don’t really have a problem with “selling” Linux. You gotta take all things with a dose of skepticism.

            Has anyone ever recommended a product of any complexity as an OS and then also listed all of the common issues people might encounter? When people talk about a product they like, of course it will highlight the positive things, but anyone who has ever touched a computer, hobbyist or not, knows these things might sometimes shit the bed in unexpected ways. I think that’s common sense.

            Windows is said to have less problems, but the cryptic errors and non descriptive “wait while we do something” message without any other output actually makes solving problems harder. It has more users, so luckily that means someone out there probably has the issue documented so solutions are easier to find.

            I use both, at home primarily Linux, at work primarily Windows. I had troubles in both that caused serious headaches, but generally they both work without too much problems.

            This might have been a bit rambling 😅