honestly macOS looks so good, I generally like my desktop to look somewhat unique but I always lean a bit toward macOS because it feels so clean.
Fine, I'll fucking do it. When classes are over this semester I'll switch to linux. Can someone post a good link to get started?
I use Manjaro myself cuz I want a rolling release distro but Kubuntu is very stable.
I feel like the AUR is a very user friendly tool for someone who doesn't know how to compile things for themselves
Yeah but most Linux users don't need to compile anything especially Ubuntu users.
https://manjaro.org/download/#kde-plasma
Highly recommend Manjaro, and that link takes you to the edition based on the desktop environment used in the post. It's the second most popular distro on distrowatch (the rankings are almost certainly being gamed however)
This program will hold your hand https://rufus.ie/en_US/
Manjaro is a rolling-release distro which can cause instability
Recommending rolling releases to new Linux users is a good way for them to end up with a system that's irreparable with their current level of savvy.
I've had a lot of issues with ubuntu, and my mother has been running manjaro without a problem since 2018 on her laptop, that's what I'm drawing from. Ubuntu isn't the distro it once was in my experience.
It's up to date and very stable.
Did you just read some memes about arch and apply that level of understanding to all rolling release distros?
Manjaro's governance is beyond awful, and someone who cannot fish out a broken dependency shouldn't be using arch based distros for actual work.
That's cool. I recommended something that I use every day, and have others who are not great with computers running it as well, again, with zero issues. I support those computers, and knowing that I would be supporting them I recommended something that I use and am familiar with, and have had no issues with.
I stated my experience and nothing further, which has been nothing but positive. I don't really care what manjaro's governance looks like TBH. The distro they put out has, for me, been a very stable configurable system.
I don't deserve to be browbeaten for recommending the "wrong" distro.I'm sorry for making you feel that way.
I run a small tech support group and most of the linux issues I deal with are from people who shot themselves in the foot early in the process (typically by picking a bleeding edge distro) and were fine for a few months before things came crashing down.
I maintain that for the average user they should stay well away from anything arch based. The problems that model solves are non-issues for daily driver systems, and the problems it can very easily introduce are myriad for someone who doesn't already have an intermediate level of system knowledge.
It's all good and there is nothing wrong with recommending Manjaro. When I do I just mention it's a rolling release and what might come with that.
Ok that's it. This weekend I'm going to slap Arch with Plasma on my Thinkpad and make the move from Mint once and for all. Can't wait to use
pacmanto install everything like some sort of computer god.average arch user's bash history: sudo pacman -Syu sudo pacman -Syu sudo pacman -Syu sudo pacman -Syu sudo pacman -Syu sudo pacman -Syu sudo pacman -S neofetch neofetch neofetch neofetch neofetch neofetch neofetch neofetch neofetch neofetch sudo pacman -Syu
i use arch btw
Thanks for the tip on yay; been using it all night and it's fucking awesome.
Honestly I don't really have time to figure out how I can run Linux and do the same that I can on Windows, deal with the bugs etc. But the propaganda I'm being fed here is dangerously close to convincing me.
Propaganda?! Here on hexbear? What are you talking about :fidel-cool:
Why don’t you start replacing the programs you use with open source ones? For example, instead of Microsoft Office you should use LibreOffice, qBittorent for torrenting, VLC for video and so on… all of these programs are cross platform so you will be able to use them when you switch to Linux.
Linux is actually very stable (the internet runs on it after all) so you can try Kubtunu (Ubuntu with KDE Plasma) out without worrying about bugs or stuff like that. You can also try it out in a virtual machine or from a USB which will help you make an informed decision.
This all sounds great and convincing. I'd probably do it if I had more time! But therein lies the problem :(
Also there are certain big-corpo applications I need to use for work, plus I've heard of some problems when it comes to gaming. But other than that I only really use open-source stuff other than Spotify.
If most of your games are on steam they will run happily with proton. You just have to set steam to beta channel and enable proton in the settings. Pretty much the only games this will not work with are a few with strict anti-cheat. Also keep in mind that NVIDIA hates you so if you use one of their cards there will be dragons.
Just set up a dual boot and do what you can on linux tbh.
Forums and support boards are far more useful for figuring things out than windows equivalents.
If i have a problem on windows and google it. Its like 10 links from notavirus.ru and then a Microsoft forum where they're like "did you try reinstalling?"
under linux its more like "ah this problem stems from this, modify this, with this command"
I honestly get more crashes and bugs under windows and I'm a daily Linux user.
Plasma all the way! @kitten @Windows97 @ImSoOCD those of you not using Plasma should reconsider their position.
I'm pretty lazy so I rarely configure Plasma and just use the defaults. But on the rare occasion that something annoys me, there's always a way to change it. Love KDE for that!
Yeah kde is so configurable and it's easy af as well. Some things like tiling WMs you have to write config files and stuff but with kde it's all gui based so it's really approachable for people who aren't nerds.
She's a beaut! Really making me want to give plasma a try. I've been running Mint for a long while, and Ubuntu before that. Wouldn't mind a change of pace but I also have everything working the way I want it haha.
One of the things I love about KDE is the community and the way KDE operates... it's very open to everyone who wants to contribute unlike GNOME. Plasma is very resource efficient, very customizable yet the defaults are great. Also customization is very easy and I think Plasma is best positioned to push Linux desktop forward. Have you tried KDE Connect?
That sounds awesome. The community was what led me to Ubuntu back in the day but it's not quite what it used to be.
I've used KDE connect very briefly when I was having an issue getting my pc to recognize my phone. Definitely was impressed with how well it worked.
Ahh I love Plasma so much but it lags the shit out of my system with NVidia graphics :(
I haven't heard about that before. Did you try asking for help from the community? There is a subredddit and a Telegram group, probably a Matrix room too
You're welcome :) And don't worry about it, sooner or later you will be using Linux :anarxi: Are you a gam*r by any chance?
@gwordcountbot @Genghis_Kon Let's find out. :RIchard-D-Wolff:
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Y'all ha e an opinion on plasma vs kubuntu? Kubuntu seema little more attractive to me cause of the faster upstream updates.
Kubuntu runs KDE Plasma and I don't think it has fast updates at all. Do you mean KDE Neon? It's a distro from KDE devs which is based on Ubuntu but has the latest from KDE.
They are both very stable afaik but I use a rolling release distro myself as I want the latest software.
So you wanna get me in trouble huh? :) I use Manjaro cuz I ain't cool enough to be using Arch.
