• @scarilog
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    9 months ago

    Linux isn’t for mainstream users yet. It wasn’t when I tried switching to it several years back, it isn’t now.

    I tried Zorin recently, UI looked absolutely beautiful so I wanted to try and get into it on my laptop.

    Only issue is, the trackpad scroll speed was too fast. I went into settings to try and slow this down. No dice, this option just want available. I tried googling, which led me to some stackexchange posts, which I tried to use to solve the issue by changing xinput or something device parameters.

    I tried for maybe 15 mins to do this without success. This kinda stuff is why Linux is not ready for the masses yet. I shouldn’t have to touch the command line for something like this. On windows I could have changed this without googling anything or touching the cli.

    I know this is just one thing, but it’s representative of my other experiences with Linux in general. Things seem to have improved since several years ago (needed terminal to even get touchscreen working in Firefox), bit it’s just not there yet.

    I really do want to switch to Linux, but I don’t want my computer os to be a hobby project that I have to sink time into to keep functional, I need it to be a tool that lets me get work done with minimal roadblocks.

    • @Defaced
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      -129 months ago

      I’ve never in my entire time of using a modern Linux distro have ever had to change scrolling speeds with a terminal…that’s just utter bullshit.

      • Herbal Gamer
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        89 months ago

        Just because you haven’t had a particular problem doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist or can’t happen.