▲ 483 ▼ October 14, 2025... (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by trespasser69@lemmy.world to c/memes@lemmy.world 157 comments fedilink hide all child comments Its time to switch to Linux!
[–] Red_October@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago (2 children) Then maybe "just use Linux" shouldn't be the top advice for literally every computer issue presented here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] foo@feddit.uk 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) I agree. If people are drawn to Linux because they like the idea of it and accept they have a learning curve, that's great! But, moving to Linux through hatred or frustration with Windows will likely lead to even more frustration when Linux doesn't work the way they expected. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Katana314@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) It’s not just learning curve. It’s feature set, compatibility, and user experience. Certain distros’ window managers may work just the way you like, or they might not and it may not be so simple to change it. The preferences menu on some of them is tiny. That’s before getting into just how perfectly it will work on your hardware. I tried Mint 21 first on my machine, and even though my hardware is ancient, it didn’t support the wi-fi card at all. That stuff is kernel level. I even looked up version numbers and it was supposed to work. (Mint 22 worked but that’s ridiculously late to finally start supporting this hardware. And, it could not run games as well as Steam Deck) permalink fedilink source parent [–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 years ago Agreed, unironically Linux should never be recommended to anyone who wants their computer to work the same. If someone says '"I want Windows without Microsoft" I usually respond with tough luck that doesn't exist. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] foo@feddit.uk 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) I agree. If people are drawn to Linux because they like the idea of it and accept they have a learning curve, that's great! But, moving to Linux through hatred or frustration with Windows will likely lead to even more frustration when Linux doesn't work the way they expected. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Katana314@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) It’s not just learning curve. It’s feature set, compatibility, and user experience. Certain distros’ window managers may work just the way you like, or they might not and it may not be so simple to change it. The preferences menu on some of them is tiny. That’s before getting into just how perfectly it will work on your hardware. I tried Mint 21 first on my machine, and even though my hardware is ancient, it didn’t support the wi-fi card at all. That stuff is kernel level. I even looked up version numbers and it was supposed to work. (Mint 22 worked but that’s ridiculously late to finally start supporting this hardware. And, it could not run games as well as Steam Deck) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Katana314@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) It’s not just learning curve. It’s feature set, compatibility, and user experience. Certain distros’ window managers may work just the way you like, or they might not and it may not be so simple to change it. The preferences menu on some of them is tiny. That’s before getting into just how perfectly it will work on your hardware. I tried Mint 21 first on my machine, and even though my hardware is ancient, it didn’t support the wi-fi card at all. That stuff is kernel level. I even looked up version numbers and it was supposed to work. (Mint 22 worked but that’s ridiculously late to finally start supporting this hardware. And, it could not run games as well as Steam Deck) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 years ago Agreed, unironically Linux should never be recommended to anyone who wants their computer to work the same. If someone says '"I want Windows without Microsoft" I usually respond with tough luck that doesn't exist. permalink fedilink source parent
