And I say this as a dedicated Windows user who spent a year on Ubuntu Linux a decade ago and hated it. Windows does this, and sign me up for penguin lessons.
My big issue was that every time I wanted to use software that wasn’t native to Linux it could take up to two weeks of forum hunting, Google searches, and just plain hair tearing to find out how to do something.
Getting Eve Online to run wound up requiring a font install and deleting the in-game music folder. Not the things you expect an average or even better than average user to know or expect to do.
And that is just one of the instances that stick in my memory
Nowadays the only Windows software I run on Linux are games, and those work great, for everything else I try to stay native anyway. Some production software is still unfortunately lacking, but for most users it’s a decent experience, especially compared to what modern Windows has become.
Can’t speak to your specific issues but I also tried Ubuntu about 10 years ago, and went back to Windows. Last year I gave Mint a try. Works great, gave my old PC a new lease of life, and there are such quality FOSS packages that you never need to touch any MS bloatware again. Things are not what they were 10 years ago
And that mon ami, is why I’m even considering going back to Linux. I will admit one reason I’m hesitant is that I’m a senior citizen now (fuck it feels weird to actually say that out loud), and I’m concerned about how well I can learn a new operating system. Mind you, they say mental challenges help keep the brain young :D
Dual boot with something linux - i can suggest and recommend mint. Thats what i did, and although i still need to boot into windows for work purposes, there is no software that i need privately that requires windows. So my old laptop and media pc run Mint exclusively, and my main pc is dual boot, using Mint for everything but work.
I envy your opportunity as a retired sort, to raise two fingers at microslop and any software provider that wont develop cross platform solutions.
Absofuckinglutely not.
And I say this as a dedicated Windows user who spent a year on Ubuntu Linux a decade ago and hated it. Windows does this, and sign me up for penguin lessons.
Imagine if the new age-verification-on-OS laws are actually sponsored by windows to shut down viable competition.
Isn’t Linux part of this as well?
Only if a pick a distro made by dweebs.
Linux is really easy now. Ofc if you want to find problems you will.
My big issue was that every time I wanted to use software that wasn’t native to Linux it could take up to two weeks of forum hunting, Google searches, and just plain hair tearing to find out how to do something.
Getting Eve Online to run wound up requiring a font install and deleting the in-game music folder. Not the things you expect an average or even better than average user to know or expect to do.
And that is just one of the instances that stick in my memory
Nowadays the only Windows software I run on Linux are games, and those work great, for everything else I try to stay native anyway. Some production software is still unfortunately lacking, but for most users it’s a decent experience, especially compared to what modern Windows has become.
But I would avoid Ubuntu.
Can’t speak to your specific issues but I also tried Ubuntu about 10 years ago, and went back to Windows. Last year I gave Mint a try. Works great, gave my old PC a new lease of life, and there are such quality FOSS packages that you never need to touch any MS bloatware again. Things are not what they were 10 years ago
And that mon ami, is why I’m even considering going back to Linux. I will admit one reason I’m hesitant is that I’m a senior citizen now (fuck it feels weird to actually say that out loud), and I’m concerned about how well I can learn a new operating system. Mind you, they say mental challenges help keep the brain young :D
Dual boot with something linux - i can suggest and recommend mint. Thats what i did, and although i still need to boot into windows for work purposes, there is no software that i need privately that requires windows. So my old laptop and media pc run Mint exclusively, and my main pc is dual boot, using Mint for everything but work. I envy your opportunity as a retired sort, to raise two fingers at microslop and any software provider that wont develop cross platform solutions.