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I'm not like a die hard Linux fan, I don't (yet) have any programmer socks or lil tux plushies around, I don't yell "I use arch btw" out of the window every morning (I don't use arch btw), I don't sell Linux at every family gathering or shit on windows users on youtube every monday morning, but, I have to say, fuck, Linux overall got reaaaally good since I first used it about 10+ years ago.
Really, my old 8 years old laptop with Pop_OS!, plasma and other stuff on it; I love to use it.
Sure, the hardware is quite old, so it does have some hiccups but overall, fantastic experience.
I still have some barriers to fully move to it as my full time daily driver, mainly some photoshop features and OBS/streaming related stuff/software/plugins.
Gimp is definitely a decent alternative to photoshop, but there are still some stuff with it I'm missing or don't really like (I'm really missing things like dynamic filters, adjustment layers, etc.).
Some shortcuts are a bit dumb but I ended up changing them to stuff I'm more used to.
But for 75-90% of my work/stuff I create, it's fine.
OBS is a bit of a more complex issue.
Some software I use with my streaming setup are not working on Linux.
Maaaybe I could get around it with wine for some of them, definitely not all of them tho.
So, I will have to find either replacements or just get rid of some stuff.
But still, overall, I do prefer Linux as a whole over Windows. And not just for the whole "windows is a spyware in the shape of an OS" thing.
I don't know, just in terms of customizability, overall feeling and freedom, I'm having a way better time with something like Plasma.
Just the general feeling of "if I want my OS to look and feel like that and be able to do that, I can" is fantastic.
My first time with Linux was with Ubuntu 10 years ago to recover some files on a family computer I bricked.
I never pushed it more than that.
But now, especially with Microsoft soon ending support for Windows 10, the jankiness, spyware and adware adjacent tactics of Windows 11, the vaaaast improvement on drivers, ease of access for new users, and especially when it comes to gaming; I'm super hopeful for Linux in the next few years.
Really, my old 8 years old laptop with Pop_OS!, plasma and other stuff on it; I love to use it.
Sure, the hardware is quite old, so it does have some hiccups but overall, fantastic experience.
I still have some barriers to fully move to it as my full time daily driver, mainly some photoshop features and OBS/streaming related stuff/software/plugins.
Gimp is definitely a decent alternative to photoshop, but there are still some stuff with it I'm missing or don't really like (I'm really missing things like dynamic filters, adjustment layers, etc.).
Some shortcuts are a bit dumb but I ended up changing them to stuff I'm more used to.
But for 75-90% of my work/stuff I create, it's fine.
OBS is a bit of a more complex issue.
Some software I use with my streaming setup are not working on Linux.
Maaaybe I could get around it with wine for some of them, definitely not all of them tho.
So, I will have to find either replacements or just get rid of some stuff.
But still, overall, I do prefer Linux as a whole over Windows. And not just for the whole "windows is a spyware in the shape of an OS" thing.
I don't know, just in terms of customizability, overall feeling and freedom, I'm having a way better time with something like Plasma.
Just the general feeling of "if I want my OS to look and feel like that and be able to do that, I can" is fantastic.
My first time with Linux was with Ubuntu 10 years ago to recover some files on a family computer I bricked.
I never pushed it more than that.
But now, especially with Microsoft soon ending support for Windows 10, the jankiness, spyware and adware adjacent tactics of Windows 11, the vaaaast improvement on drivers, ease of access for new users, and especially when it comes to gaming; I'm super hopeful for Linux in the next few years.
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@albi Hehehe ^^
I could not resist!
But to be honest Arch seems pretty damn cool.
I want to try it out at some point for at least a couple of months.
I just don't think I'm ready for it yet, but eh, one day. ^^
I could not resist!
But to be honest Arch seems pretty damn cool.
I want to try it out at some point for at least a couple of months.
I just don't think I'm ready for it yet, but eh, one day. ^^
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albi von skládka 🇨🇿
albi
@nico_n I'm sure you're ready for Manjaro
I've been installing it to my friends for a while now and so far no real complains
just don't let it go without updates for a year and you're gonna be all right
or stay with Ubuntu/Mint/Fedora or whatever you feel content using, that's also good =)
SteamOS is Arch based now, so that's super cool
I've been installing it to my friends for a while now and so far no real complains
just don't let it go without updates for a year and you're gonna be all right
or stay with Ubuntu/Mint/Fedora or whatever you feel content using, that's also good =)
SteamOS is Arch based now, so that's super cool
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