Thread 107120734

You know Linux is free, right? It's also not bloated, unlike Windows. Leave the lagginess of Windows behind. Leave the astronomically high RAM usage of Windows behind. Leave the constant registry editing behind. Leave the manual driver configuration behind. Everything just works on Linux.

>>107120734 (OP)
Fuck you and fuck your soi-jack thread

why does sharty care about what os I use

>>107120734 (OP)
ok but why would you want to invite people who are that stupid into your group?
ideally Linux never gets their attention at all

>>107120734 (OP)
If I were to take a legitimate guess, it would be because most people are used to Windows, and have it preinstalled.
There's also the stereotype that I believed until recently, that Linux is a barebones OS that doesn't work with anything and you need a degree in CS to connect to wifi. The truth is, the vast majority of people can run something like Linux Mint without any issues. This also connects with the first part, while Windows is a POS, it also works with the vast majority of software.

So in short, it's just the old stereotype that's in the way (IMO)

>>107120734 (OP)
no, Linux doesn't "just work".
I'm staying on win 10 forever.
and inb4 you start saying it, I was on Win7 YEARS after everyone moved to 10.
and I only switched to 7 after 2000 was completely dropped by steam.

>>107120734 (OP)
your product is free and you shill for it (for free). and no one wants it, maybe its just a bad product?

>>107120800
if you do the bare essensials, like browsing and using office and watching videos, then linux work
if you try to do anything more than the bare minimum, it quickly becomes your second job

>>107120823
it's not free, you pay with your time

>>107120829
>you pay with your time
What time do I have to invest to install LibreOffice?

>>107120829
windows update has wasted more of my time than linux ever has

if you don’t want to waste time then don’t pick a barebones faggot ricer distro. it’s not hard

>>107120860
>windows update
>just go to settings and 1 click
You know you don't have to use a command line right?

>>107120884
Except Windows takes forever to check for updates, will usually fail to return an update even if you can read the fucking news to verify that one exists, and at the end of the day when you hit "Update and Shut Down" it just restarts your computer.

Ex-Linux user here. I kneel to the portability, compatibility and reliability of executables on the superior desktop OS.

>>107120734 (OP)
I can't play League of Legends on Linux.

>>107120790
You forget also the software that goes out of its way to not work in linux even under translation software like wine, such as the likes of Fortnite and LoL for neets and the Adobe suite and powerBI for wagies.
Minimal in quantity, but those few are big in popularity.
>>107120884
You don't have to with linux either. Update manager, click install updates. I've never touched the command line for that in years of using linux.
Also the UI or lack thereof is not how windows updates waste time, not sure why you imagined that. Its the forced restart crap.
With linux I install it in the background with no restart needed, just a small warning on update manager of more or less "for this this update to really take effect a restart is needed, do it when you can"

>>107120995
That's the #1 reason Linux is good kek

>>107120995
You could do it for years, they just blocked it because they got bribed by microsoft I assume

>want to get actual work done
>only solutions are to run Windows in a VM or dual boot
yep, I know, I know, it's just that I'm not gonna waste my time with Linux, that's all

>>107120996
That's why I said "most users". Didn't know fortnite was one of those. Hopefully more Linux adoption will make them see it as an untapped market
>You don't have to with linux either. Update manager, click install updates. I've never touched the command line for that in years of using linux.
Exactly, that's the old stereotype once again. Mint updates are easy and far less intrusive than Winbloat's

>>107121060
>You could do it for years
That's great!

>>107120734 (OP)
>It's also not bloated, unlike Windows
that's the bad thing

>>107121062
What "actual work" can't you do on Linux?

>>107120734 (OP)
best is a 5% share, enough to attract support but small enough that the sea of morons stay with windows and not bother linux's daily lifw

>>107120790
Linux just looks like shit compared to Windows.

best is a 5% share, enough to attract support but small enough that the sea of morons stay with windows and not bother linux's day-to-day life

>>107121105
There are windows themes you can install. Windows 95, Windows 7, Windows 10 etc

>>107121070
Yeah, I've been using Linux for like 9 years and have only *had* to use the command line like twice and that's for doing fairly advanced stuff, just installing and updating software is very easy these days with software manager and update manager, and the thing that really surprised me after being used to windows is that it just works, and promptly, and actually gives the user relevant feedback to let them know what's happening rather than some patronising as fuck "working on it" or "getting things ready" message than modern Windows does.

I just switched to Linux Mint from Win11.
The problem so many things require the use of Terminal, Everyday users will not deal with that.
Just to change the scroll wheel, the fucking scroll wheel, takes many terminal codes.

That being said, It's really fast and nice OS but not for sheep.

>>107121195
Mint is extremely outdated. If your distro has Plasma 6 you will never have to look at a terminal.

>>107121224
I don't mind the terminal. What do you recommend going forward from Mint ? Plasma6 looks really nice.

>>107120734 (OP)
They were arguing with Linux users for many years and now they don't want to acknowledge that they were wrong all this time. Also learning to use Linux requires much effort and they don't have free time probably.

>>107120959
Telemetry ridden garbage. Get a real OS.

>>107120734 (OP)
>What causes this?
Battered Wintoddler Syndrome.

>>107121249
>Telemetry ridden garbage.
proof?

>>107121091
3D CAD and all the simulations that come with it

>>107121256
Are you serious? Guess which OS Spybot Anti-Beacon targeted first.

>>107120734 (OP)
>What causes this?
compatibility

I can just assume whatever software works on windows without additional hoops
games, graphic or audio software, office suites, IDEs, whatever I want to use for fun or work
if there is a program I used 10 years ago on windows 7 it very probably work on latest windows as well

>>107120734 (OP)
Kernel level anti cheat

>>107121292
wasnt a hard question bro but if you can't answer it then i accept your concession

>>107121303
>Linux sucks because I can't install rootkits on it

>>107121314
Did you actually lookup spybot antibeacon and read about the fixes for Win7 telemetry? Go ahead and take a good look at your netstat you stupid shitskin animal.

>>107120734 (OP)
Shit ton of the propriety software I need for work only works on windows. No, wine does not work here.

>>107120734 (OP)
i'm looking for an os that isn't going to be rustified after may and also isn't windows or arch.
i liked the convenience of apt, but it's stupid to see an iceberg coming and think that everything is just going to work itself out.
what are some viable options?
>inb4 tranny reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeing about rust
uutils are failing tests and being forced in. i'm not interested in dealing with the obvious problems associated with that.

>>107121330
Not an answer to his question.

what causes subhuman freetard vegans to never shut the fck up?

its gayms and some software compatibility keeping

>>107121249
Kek. I got not shade for XP, great times. But I built my W7 ISO without the telemetry patches. I'm really autistic about it. The system clock can't even phone home. My W7 computer is invisible to M$ just the way it should be

>>107121358
His question was "proof?", and SpyBot AntiBeacon existing just to fix all the telemetry issues proves just that, in case he doesn't know to wireshark his shit and audit the startup pozz with autoruns. Not exactly sure what this retarded denial is all about when you can google "windows 7 telemetry" and get a billion pages telling you the exact same thing.

>>107121390
Good. Last Microsoft OS that can be successfully unpozzed.

>>107121323
Yes, being locked out playing the most popular online games is the reason I'm still on Windows instead of Linux.

>>107120734 (OP)
Linux is for tech tweakers, some people don't have time for that. MacOS is better for easy of use and Windows is better for gaming with some kernel level anti cheats.

Linux is a god tier server OS, it doesn't have to be good at everything.

>>107120734 (OP)
troonux sucks

what causes this?

What causes someone's life to devolve into being worse than vegans?

>>107120734 (OP)
>What causes this?
Linux being absolute dog shit.

>>107121421
Honestly, what good linux can do it does. I get people not using it because some software doesnt work on it, but I won't put the blame on the OS when the software makers are the ones going out of their way to make sure it doesnt work even under a compatibility layer like wine.

>>107121421
>Linux is for tech tweakers
Then howcome I didn't have to tweak a single thing on Manjaro, Kubuntu, or Ultramarine?

what causes this?

what causes this?

>>107120734 (OP)
Linux has inconsistent support and shit just breaks for no apparent reason. I don't want to need a certification just to figure out why my wifi stopped working.
And to make matters worse, if you bring any of this up, Linux niggers show you why nobody would ever want to be associated with them.

>>107120734 (OP)
thanks but I prefer windows 7