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Seeing so many Linux memes here on Lemmy has made me start to consider Linux in the future.... I can't use it for work, but maybe on an older computer or tablet.
The other day I used my PC without Internet (cable not long enough in current location) and I tried logging into my windows SSD and it just wouldn't let me.
It denied me access to my own computer because I didn't have a long enough Ethernet cable, which I didn't even need for the work I needed to get done.
It's stuff like that which makes me so glad that I'm on Linux now.
My desktop has also never suited me so well, nor looked so pretty! The customizability of Linux goes WAY WAY DEEP. From desktop themes, fonts, layouts to kernel-level customization.
Unless you are on a domain computer, you will always be able to login on Windows. Even if you don't have internet.
And if you are on a domain computer, then that is for security reasons they don't let you. Which is how it is supposed to be in a working environment.
If you argue against Windows, please use actual arguments instead of made up ones.
Switching to Linux was one of the best decisions I ever made. I did dual-boot for several years, though.
The thing that hooked me was all of the gorgeous screenshots people would post on 4chan and other image boards. Especially those terminals! The Linux desktops looked like something out of a Hollywood hacker film. In contrast, Windows had CMD.EXE, which was an ugly, clunky mess that hadn't been updated in 20 years. I swear I could feel a slight delay between when I pressed the key and the letter appeared on the screen. I wouldn't want to use that for anything.
The windows Terminal exists and it's actually nice. Yeah, Linux is very good for many reasons, but Windows still got a lot of good things going for it. Most people won't find their use of either to be different, except in installing accessories. The absolute unit that is windows support for just about any accessory that comes out is unmatched.
For a few examples, wireless Xbox gamepads, HP printers, webcams that require proprietary software, some of those professional audio setups.
I know that Linux has a lot going for it too, especially in the freedom of choice in how the operating system works and runs, as well as how the desktop environment looks and feels, but let's not pretend Windows has not improved since Windows 7.
Ah, okay. According to Wikipedia, that came out 13 years after I started using Linux. I've never seen it, much less used it.
Windows has improved a ton in the last 13 years.
Definitely. Your old PC will likely run better than it ever has in your lifetime, so long as you can get the correct drivers...
Won't run on tablets. Not in any useful way anyway.
And don't drink the kool aid. It's great for some things. But it's trading a set of problems for a different set of problems.
It runs on tablets and there are specific distros made for tablets with improved support and features. There are also linux-only tablets being sold.
And I don't see what problems you're trading for, ad I at least never really had any Problem on Linux that I couldn't fix in some way.
They sell Linux tablets, though. They're called PineTabs.
I was actually considering a Pinetab 2 for my next tablet a few months ago, but the fact that they didn't even have a working wifi driver (and AFAIK still don't!) gave me the distinct impression that Linux tablets are currently still far from being suitable for regular users.