Thread 82064533

How many people here use Linux as their primary OS?

I have been using it since 1997, I think. My first install was Slackware 3.4. I remember that I spent days downloading the installation files over a dialup internet connection and putting them on floppy disks

>>82064533 (OP)
>Linux
that shit is ass idk why people use it

>>82064533 (OP)
>1997
I couldnt even speak back then. Damn you old

>>82064533 (OP)
I would love to switch to it, but many of my old pirated vidya simply don't launch on Proton. I also can't properly organize my extensive porn collection because media management tools (DigiKam) and video editors (Kdenlive, Resolve) on Linux are simply, well...shit. And I've tried more than those I've mentioned.
Basically I'm stuck on Windows because software on Linux just can't achieve what software on Windows can. At least pirating Windows 10 IoT Enteprirse LTSC is very easy and that edition of Windows is actually nice and lightweight.
On the brightside, I installed Bazzite on my gaming PC to play the few games I've bought on Steam. And those all run extremely well and I like how easy the Steam Deck interface is. For playing new-ish games, I definitely prefer Bazzite to Windows.

I've been considering switching to Linux because of how quickly the state of internet privacy is deteriorating, but I'm lazy and kind of retarded so I've been putting it off.
>>82064565
I was born ten years after he started using Linux. I wish I was a millennial or Gen X so badly

Linux is for autistic faggots

>>82064533 (OP)
I at some point switched to macos since i needed a laptop and most modern laptops are shite. Still have a small server at home which of course runs linux tho

>>82064533 (OP)
Slackware 2.1 for me.

>>82064533 (OP)
i use linux because it's the only sane platform for development. trying to port a project of mine to windows was such an inexcusable shitshow that i can't bring myself to ever use it again. windows is held together with scotch tape and insane eulas.

>>82064720
>windows is held together with scotch tape
Weird thing to say because that's how almost every Linux distro feels to me. I'm not a dev but from a power user perspective, Windows is much more friendly and feels like a much more polished product, despite MS's recent efforts to enshittify it with 11. I've used various Linux distros for maybe 2 weeks combined. All of them had ridiculous UI inconsistency issues along with software dependancy annoyances. I consider the vast majority of Linux distros to be geek hobby projects and very far from being finished products. It would be great if we had like 10 distros with every dev's attention focused on those instead of like 700 hobby projects in various states of brokenness.

>>82064552
Because they are men dressed as women.

>>82064720
>i use linux because it's the only sane platform for development
Same could be said for macOS, the only area where i'm not so sure about is C/C++ development

>>82064779
from a power user perspective linux is completely different from windows in that you're not even using the same software as casual users. in linux you pretty much script everything yourself using command line tools which are far more capable than their windows counterparts. if you're hoping to use a gui then you're out of luck, unfortunately. linux gui is an afterthought that usually just serves as a frontend for a small collection of prefab shell scripts.
>>82064815
mac is just another unix clone like linux which actually takes a lot of its core operating system directly from linux. i don't hate it but i don't see the point in using a software distro curated by someone else when i can curate my own.

>>82064896
>takes a lot of its core operating system directly from linux
bds and not linux
>i don't see the point in using a software distro curated by someone else when i can curate my own
I can set up my editor, terminal, browser, langauges the way i like it. I don't see a reason why i should rice my desktop environment just to make it more *aesthetic* while NetworkManager shit itself again in the background

>>82064533 (OP)
I was using it off and on with ubuntu and linux mint for the better part of a decade but a few months ago I took the plunge and moved to arch + kde, not even dual booting Windows. It has been really good

Seems like a big hassle unless your an /x/ schizo or Reddit bugman hobbyist
Just use windows and turn off telemetry

I switched to Mint around 4 years ago intending for it to be an easy transition from Windows while I got to grips with learning Linux but I've never felt the need to change distro since. It just werks.

>>82064533 (OP)
i switched from windows to linux mint a few months ago. im liking it a lot desu.
>>82064552
retard opinion

>>82064533 (OP)
i did for years, started on ubuntu in 2013 and finally uninstalled it from my main desktop 2024 though i had stopped using that partition in 2023. too many softwares i use daily have no linux equivalent thats worth a damn so by the end i was spending 80% of my day on winblows anyways.

>>82064533 (OP)
>>82064552
Can I develop games in Unreal and Unity on linux? Can I play them on Linux? Or do I have to emulate windows in some way and kill performance and run into issues and bugs unrelated to game development just because I question my sexuality by trying out different operating systems?

>>82064533 (OP)
Yeah, the first one I could actually get working was Mandrake, which became Mandriva, then I moved to Ubuntu, then Mint.

I run arch on my ancient laptop. Has actually worked great as a machine to tinker with and stream plex to in bed. Plex hosted on an unraid box which itself is just a proprietary slackware fork for home server stuff.
I want to switch fully at some point. Main PC runs windows 11 for games but proton is making it really tempting. Tried some low spec games on the arch laptop and proton really does make it tempting. Most things just work and I've been trying to cut ms/google out of my life.

>>82064533 (OP)
I own this magazine

>>82066068
I've been looking for it on eBay, but I haven't been able to find it. I've seen other issues, though

>>82064533 (OP)
I did, it was the most comfy and usable system, but basically greed and depravity made me switch to other proprietary operating systems and I feel ten times shittier for doing that. I wish I could escape it someday.

>>82064533 (OP)
I use Debian. It is comfy.

if you use your computer for anything other than browsing the internet and steam games linux is unusable
>What about open source alternatives for Photoshop like GIM-ACK!
if you say any of this shit you don't understand why those programs are good, Photoshop and other creative software aren't arbitrary they're industry standard for a reason

>>82066967
I am in hard sciences, and we primarily use Linux here.

>>82064533 (OP)
I installed manjaro 2 days ago ^^

>>82064533 (OP)
I don't and only because I play video games.

I've used debian for years since I was having problems with windows. Only things I miss are better photo editing software and LoL no longer working after Riot updated their anti-cheat to kernel level

>>82066967
Creative suite stuff is obviously worse on linux but as a programming environment it's way better than windows

>>82066942
Debian is all i have ever needed. I switched from windows around 2010 and never looked back.

>>82064533 (OP)
used to be a somewhat hardcore linux user, ran arch for the longest time, but fucking microsoft got me with WSL and i haven't actually booted into linux in years ;_;