• Big P
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    1 year ago

    I wanna use Linux, but last time I tried I had so many issues that it made it almost impossible to be productive. There are so many possible variations of a setup that trying to find answers either resulted in incorrect or just downright combative responses

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      1 year ago

      or just downright combative responses

      My favourite things Linsuxs users say;

      “You don’t even need to use the terminal anymore!”

      someone asks for help

      “here’s a terminal command, idiot. Go back to windows, idiot.”

      or

      “Linus from LTT is so stupid for running a random terminal command from the internet, borking his install. Anyway, here’s a terminal command, idiot. If you want the GUI instructions, go back to Windoze!1!”

      or

      “You can run that on Linux. Just download these 50 dependencies, run this custom script, modify WINE, and then it only crashes every 3 minutes!”

      Like nah, I will stick to clicking a .exe and having it up and running in 5 seconds with no crashing, thanks.

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        1 year ago

        Or the one I got a lot: “why did you chose that distro? You need to be using [completely different distro each time]”

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          1 year ago

          Yeah, that is definitely an onboarding issue. Everyone has their preferences, and normally feel quite strongly their favourite distro is the best one.

          I think most people would agree that Pop_OS and Linux mint are currently the most newb friendly distros out there.

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            1 year ago

            I tried using mint and had a horrible time. I never tried pop OS, maybe next time I have the heart to try linux again I’ll go with that, or whatever the equivalent flavour of the month will be at that time.

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              Sorry to hear that. I’m on Ubuntu mainly out of inertia and laziness. I’ve heard good things about pop, so hopefully it works out for you if/when you decide to give it another shot.

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            Literally a post from the last few hours in one of the Linux communities asking which distro to use because Pop isn’t working with their Nvidia card properly. Comments are full of different recommendations, despite Pop being one of the OSes that is set up for gaming.

            Linux is a mess, and the community isn’t helpful.

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              That’s unfortunate. Nvidia can be problematic with Linux (obligatory video).

              An important distinction to remember is that with a few rare exceptions, Linux distros are not for profit ventures, and the users helping are not being paid to do so. Some individuals trying to help may have more or less knowledge and experience, but they are trying. I’m willing to forgive rough edges from non-profit foundations more than for-profit companies, personally.

              I understand that’s little consolation for somebody who has an issue right now and needs it solved right now, but as the noose of profit models tighten, I hope people have a little more patience for volunteers trying their best.