I recently had to use windows for stuff and after a year of using Linux, it made me realise how janky windows is in comparison. Even on a top spec pc unminimized (or resized) windows flash white before their contents appear. Super-d to minimize/maximize doesn’t bring all windows back up or in the same order. And these are greatly amplified when the computer isn’t that powerful, so much so that you can see individual regions of some programs render one by one. In addition, moving the kde connect window sometimes made the screen stutter and flicker (???) and at some point my mouse stopped working (touchpad was fine), I tried reinstalling drivers and stuff but ultimately I had to reboot for it to work again.

Brings back memories of my laptop loudly booting up in the middle of the night for no apparent cause or reason and mouse cursor going invisible upon random boots that made me save a file in the middle of the desktop about how to fix it.

It’s incredible how Linux is both free and a more stable experience, even as a nvidia+wayland user.

  • ☭ SaltyIceteaMaker ☭
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    89 months ago

    Well linux can be janky too, my arch install for example feels like it’s held together by ductape and some silly string. It does work tho! for now

    • jan teli
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      Ah yes but is it fast, minimal, and bloat-free?

      • ☭ SaltyIceteaMaker ☭
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        Fast? Yeah it’s Linux you gotta try to make it slow

        Minimal? Only optically

        Bloatfree? Hell no. That’s like the main reason of my problems

        Well technically it’s not really bloat cause i need all that