I'm curious as to what everyone's reasons are! The Linux desktop has came quite a far ways in the last few years and is improving every day. I'd say for most people, Linux could easily replace Windows as their daily driver nowadays.

  • tactical_trans_karen [she/her, comrade/them]
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    1 year ago

    Gaming and troubleshooting knowledge. I make my living using my computers, and if something goes wrong and I can't fix it on the spot, i'm screwed.

    Last time I tried a dual boot, my rig had a wifi dongle that took me about a month to get working. It was great for a time, then all of the sudden it stopped and I couldn't get it back. Terminal entry stuff should be a rarity too, I'm not afraid to go into it or Windows power shell but it has its own language and I don't have time to teach myself. It seemed like every time I tried to do something, it NEVER produced the result other people were getting, and then I couldn't find the error that I was getting.

    I want to switch quite badlly tbh, but I really do need it to be as simple and reliable as Android. Once my home server is built, I'm loading a Linux distro on it to start, then I'll add a dual boot to my main rig.

    • oregoncom [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      install termux on your phone if you wanna just mess around.