• HughJanus@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Why wait, do it now.

    Because Linux is a giant pain in the ass for anyone who is not a software engineer.

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        In the way that you will be expected to memorize a plethora of commands that you then type into a text-based interface the same way you would have with Windows DOS in 1998.

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            No shit. It doesn't matter because any type of troubleshooting and most installations require you to dive into the CLI or download an appimage, open the properties and select an executable. This is not remotely intuitive. I mean I could go on and on and on with this but anyone who uses Linux knows it already. I just don't understand why they can't see how incredibly unintuitive the entire system is, with seemingly no plans to make it easier.

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              I think it depends on what you're trying to do. Normal stuff like web browsing, email and working with documents is fine. For example, my partner has been running her business from a Linux laptop for the last year or so and I don't think she ever touches the terminal.

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              It's not that it's unintuitive at all if you pick a simple distro, it's just slightly different from Windows which has been shoved in your face throughout your entire education and career.

              Yes there is some small amount of learning involved, but there are many Linux distros nowadays that are setup for ease of use and require no CLI knowledge or use from the user. There are many desktop environments that mimic Windows versions to make the switch pretty seamless, too.

              If you first tried Linux many years ago, I could understand you saying that it's unintuitive, but nowadays that just isn't the case.

              I'd like to add that you should just pick the OS you prefer. I'm not one of those needs that look down on anyone who chooses to use Windows over Linux. I personally have both on my machine because games. I just wanted to clarify that it isn't unintuitive at all, just different than what you were forced to learn in school.

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                it's just slightly different from Windows

                No. It is not "slightly different". In my 30 years of using Windows I have never used the CLI, which you have to use on a regular basis on Linux to complete basic tasks. I detailed this example elsewhere. There's absolutely nothing intuitive about the CLI.

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                  You don't have to really use the CLI on the simpler Linux distros nowadays is what I am getting at. Mint and Ubuntu for instance. My grandparents use Mint, and believe me, they don't know what the terminal is.

                  Also, windows installers run Command Prompt stuff in the background. You are basically doing the same process but clicking buttons to setup a CLI command. They are more similar than you think.

                  You are just used to the GUI way of doing things, and you can get by fine on Linux nowadays. If you were forced to learn Linux growing up, you would think Windows was the unintuitive OS.

                  I'm not trying to convince you one is better than the other, just telling you that it is not unintuitive.

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                    You don't have to really use the CLI on the simpler Linux distros nowadays

                    Yes. You do.

                    You are basically doing the same process but clicking buttons to setup a CLI command

                    How do you not realize how clicking a bunch of sensibly-labeled buttons is one thousand times easier and more intuitive than memorizing a library of commands and when and how to use them?

                    I'm just telling you that it is not unintuitive.

                    And I'm just telling you that you're wrong.

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      I think it depends, I guess you "just" need the right distro and compatible hardware (e.g. a Thinkpad). I started as a complete Linux noob too, but most problems I encountered I could easily solve in no time because a lot of things are nicely documented or someone else had them before and documented their solution on the internet. But depending on your usecase and other factors I understand Linux can be a pain in the ass.

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      Mainstream distros are just as easy to use as windows or MacOS.

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        As a Linux user I mostly agree…

        … until you try to play any competitive multiplayer game and wonder why any anticheat doesn't work or flags your system and account.

        Nowadays I use my Windows 10 mostly for games and video editing.

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          EAC depending on the title works out of the box from what I've seen, I don't have much time these days to play many competitive shooters or games in general but Battlebit and PlanetSide look to work fine through proton.

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        Let me tell you a little story about yesterday:

        My Signal app on Linux keeps crashing. I write to them for support. They suggest I install the Beta version. Why would they suggest I install a version that openly state is "for users who do not mind discontinuity in service and are willing to work with us to understand and test issues." to fix an issue, I haven't the slightest, but I take a look regardless.

        "To install on MacOS, download and install this file"

        "To install on Windows, download and install the file"

        "To install on Linux open a terminal and copy and paste these commands".

        So I open the terminal and copy and paste the commands and I get some generic error message I don't understand and now I…fuck off because I'm not a software engineer and don't know how to fix this shit. That's before even getting into the 2 other commands I'm supposed to run that I don't understand what they are or what they do.

        My ProtonVPN client on Linux is incredibly basic and unstable, and has been for many years while the Windows client is beautiful and functions perfectly in the background with zero interaction.

        People who think Linux is fine for the general public are, frankly, delusional. I don't have another word to explain how you can be under that impression.

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          You make a fair point. ProtonVPN was a nightmare for me to set up and get working too but I think that's Proton's fault more than Linux's. I have many other applications that I simply installed with one click from the Software application and then have never needed to touch again. It seems not all app developers are equally motivated to make their stuff easy to run.

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            I think that's Proton's fault more than Linux

            To the end user, it doesn't matter.

            It seems not all app developers are equally motivated to make their stuff easy to run.

            Yes, that is the point. Many developers don't care to rewrite their software for the 1% of people that daily drive Linux .

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                Oh yeah 100%. You would think a company built on privacy and security would have better support for the most private and secure OS.

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        There's still a lot of little things that are still a pain for someone who doesn't know how things work. Many are not the OS' fault but still, different experiences.

        For example, say you're running discord. Next week there's a discord update, it'll not apply the update automatically, it'll only download a deb file. An user familiar with windows may try to open the deb file… And it'll launch the package manager, but the only option available is to uninstall. In order to install the update you'll need the terminal.

        There are a lot of little things like this. This one is just something you need to learn, but others are a real pita when you have no experience.

        And if you have a 4k screen and Nvidia gpu when you try Linux for the first time, I guarantee you're going to hate the experience.