Current Events > Since using Linux for 2 weeks without issue, I'm never going back to Windows

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MarthGoomba 10/12/23 11:29:06 PM #1:	BTRFS is faster and provides more features(subvolumes are nice) than NTFS Updates are faster and include all installed apps. No need to download and run install wizards just for small updates for things like qbittorrent/notepad/media players Much better UI consistency and customization. Windows just keeps taking away customization options and forcing you into their way of doing things while looking uglier and uglier Typing on the desktop brings up search without having to press the windows key No telemetry No need for antivirus No ads No bloat No licensing or being forced to use a Microsoft account just to keep Windows going after a hardware change The only thing I miss is Crystal Disk Info Shizuku Edition... --- https://i.imgur.com/m6Rgs8D.jpg https://i.imgur.com/qUMZhdW.jpg https://i.imgur.com/LACtH6q.jpg <cite>MarthGoomba posted [p:976627679] in Since usin... [t:80592152]...</cite> <quote>BTRFS is faster and provides more features(subvolumes are nice) than NTFSUpdates are faster and include all installed apps. No need to download and run install wizards just for small updates for things like qbittorrent/notepad/media playersMuch better UI consistency and customization. Windows just keeps taking away customization options and forcing you into their way of doing things while looking uglier and uglierTyping on the desktop brings up search without having to press the windows keyNo telemetryNo need for antivirusNo adsNo bloatNo licensing or being forced to use a Microsoft account just to keep Windows going after a hardware changeThe only thing I miss is Crystal Disk Info Shizuku Edition... </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Starks 10/12/23 11:29:52 PM #2:	I have never figured out a use case for btrfs where I had the necessary tools to manage it or confidence in the filesystem's stability. --- Paid for by StarksPAC, a registered 501(c)(4) <cite>Starks posted [p:976627698] in Since usin... [t:80592152]...</cite> <quote>I have never figured out a use case for btrfs where I had the necessary tools to manage it or confidence in the filesystem's stability. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cheater87 10/12/23 11:30:19 PM #3:	What about PC games? --- Just call me Discount Dan. <cite>Cheater87 posted [p:976627703] in Since usin... [t:80592152]...</cite> <quote>What about PC games? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 10/12/23 11:31:07 PM #4:	Cheater87 posted... What about PC games? Proton runs almost anything worth playing that doesn't already run in a virtual environment Basically the only thing you can't play are online games with anti cheat software --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:976627709] in Since usin... [t:80592152]...</cite> <quote>Cheater87 posted... </cite><quote>What about PC games?</quote>Proton runs almost anything worth playing that doesn't already run in a virtual environment Basically the only thing you can't play are online games with anti cheat software </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MarthGoomba 10/12/23 11:31:23 PM #5:	Cheater87 posted... What about PC games? Proton is good enough for anything worth playing --- https://i.imgur.com/m6Rgs8D.jpg https://i.imgur.com/qUMZhdW.jpg https://i.imgur.com/LACtH6q.jpg <cite>MarthGoomba posted [p:976627715] in Since usin... [t:80592152]...</cite> <quote>Cheater87 posted... </cite><quote>What about PC games?</quote>Proton is good enough for anything worth playing </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ninjaluver 10/12/23 11:32:32 PM #6:	Tyranthraxus posted... Proton runs almost anything worth playing that doesn't already run in a virtual environment Basically the only thing you can't play are online games with anti cheat software So...basically all the most popular games lol, and you have to play alone. <cite>Ninjaluver posted [p:976627729] in Since usin... [t:80592152]...</cite> <quote>Tyranthraxus posted... </cite><quote>Proton runs almost anything worth playing that doesn't already run in a virtual environment Basically the only thing you can't play are online games with anti cheat software</quote>So...basically all the most popular games lol, and you have to play alone. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
voldothegr8 10/12/23 11:32:32 PM #7:	https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/2/0/7/AADdfsAAE1nv.png --- THE Ohio State: 5-0 \| Las Vegas Raiders: 2-3 <cite>voldothegr8 posted [p:976627730] in Since usin... [t:80592152]...</cite> <quote>https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/2/0/7/AADdfsAAE1nv.png </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MrCokeacola 10/12/23 11:37:36 PM #8:	What flavour of Linux did you go with? --- My posts keep me in trouble. <cite>MrCokeacola posted [p:976627805] in Since usin... [t:80592152]...</cite> <quote>What flavour of Linux did you go with? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MarthGoomba 10/12/23 11:42:31 PM #9:	MrCokeacola posted... What flavour of Linux did you go with? OpenSUSE Tumbleweed + Plasma --- https://i.imgur.com/m6Rgs8D.jpg https://i.imgur.com/qUMZhdW.jpg https://i.imgur.com/LACtH6q.jpg <cite>MarthGoomba posted [p:976627866] in Since usin... [t:80592152]...</cite> <quote>MrCokeacola posted... </cite><quote>What flavour of Linux did you go with?</quote>OpenSUSE Tumbleweed + Plasma </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bass 10/13/23 12:35:37 AM #10:	MarthGoomba posted... Typing on the desktop brings up search without having to press the windows key Nice. I would like to be able to commit to WKL keyboards without having to map the Windows key to another key. They just look so much better than keyboards with a Windows key. https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/9/0/7/AAI-cmAAE7aD.jpg --- Many Bothans died to bring you this post. <cite>Bass posted [p:976628444] in Since usin... [t:80592152]...</cite> <quote>MarthGoomba posted... </cite><quote>Typing on the desktop brings up search without having to press the windows key</quote>Nice. I would like to be able to commit to WKL keyboards without having to map the Windows key to another key. They just look so much better than keyboards with a Windows key. https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/9/0/7/AAI-cmAAE7aD.jpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 10/13/23 1:12:06 AM #11:	Bass posted... Nice. I would like to be able to commit to WKL keyboards without having to map the Windows key to another key. They just look so much better than keyboards with a Windows key. why not just replace the keycap with something you have rather than just get one less button for no reason? --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:976628880] in Since usin... [t:80592152]...</cite> <quote>Bass posted... </cite><quote>Nice. I would like to be able to commit to WKL keyboards without having to map the Windows key to another key. They just look so much better than keyboards with a Windows key.</quote>why not just replace the keycap with something you have rather than just get one less button for no reason? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DnDer 10/13/23 1:22:00 AM #12:	MarthGoomba posted... No need for antivirus Well, yes... but no... security through obscurity is not the security you think it is. Still exercise some common sense behavior with what you're out there visiting and downloading. --- What has books ever teached us? -- Captain Afrohead Subject-verb agreement. -- t3h 0n3 <cite>DnDer posted [p:976628959] in Since usin... [t:80592152]...</cite> <quote>MarthGoomba posted... </cite><quote>No need for antivirus</quote>Well, yes... but no... security through obscurity is not the security you think it is.Still exercise some common sense behavior with what you're out there visiting and downloading. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
A_Good_Boy 10/13/23 1:24:50 AM #13:	Haven't you already been using Linux for years? --- Who is? I am! <cite>A_Good_Boy posted [p:976628987] in Since usin... [t:80592152]...</cite> <quote>Haven't you already been using Linux for years? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Rika_Furude 10/13/23 1:25:28 AM #14:	Tyranthraxus posted... Proton runs almost anything worth playing that doesn't already run in a virtual environment Basically the only thing you can't play are online games with anti cheat software That doesnt sound like its anywhere near good enough for gaming <cite>Rika_Furude posted [p:976628996] in Since usin... [t:80592152]...</cite> <quote>Tyranthraxus posted... </cite><quote>Proton runs almost anything worth playing that doesn't already run in a virtual environment Basically the only thing you can't play are online games with anti cheat software</quote>That doesnt sound like its anywhere near good enough for gaming </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hexenherz 10/13/23 1:27:05 AM #15:	I could never get games to work properly on Linux, even something like Runescape was a pain in the ass to set up. This was a few years ago when it was supposedly super easy to set up for gaming... --- RS3: UltimaSuende https://letterboxd.com/BMovieBro/ <cite>Hexenherz posted [p:976629015] in Since usin... [t:80592152]...</cite> <quote>I could never get games to work properly on Linux, even something like Runescape was a pain in the ass to set up. This was a few years ago when it was supposedly super easy to set up for gaming... </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dark_Arbron 10/13/23 1:35:29 AM #16:	Game support still has progress to make but its so much better than it was a decade ago, and in another decade it will be better still. Is there any downside to just going dual boot? Best of both worlds. --- "The US is not a single country. It is ~20 developed countries being held hostage by ~25 developing countries and ~5 failed states." -Calintares <cite>Dark_Arbron posted [p:976629098] in Since usin... [t:80592152]...</cite> <quote>Game support still has progress to make but its so much better than it was a decade ago, and in another decade it will be better still.Is there any downside to just going dual boot? Best of both worlds. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Rika_Furude 10/13/23 2:09:31 AM #17:	Dark_Arbron posted... Game support still has progress to make but its so much better than it was a decade ago, and in another decade it will be better still. Is there any downside to just going dual boot? Best of both worlds. Im not denying the progress made, and Im awaiting a day I legitimately can switch to Linux. I just honestly think it wont ever happen. Ill be glad to be proven wrong but I dont think I will be. Downside to dual boot is two OSes to maintain. Too much effort for a lazybones like me. Have to reboot to switch OS as well <cite>Rika_Furude posted [p:976629375] in Since usin... [t:80592152]...</cite> <quote>Dark_Arbron posted... </cite><quote>Game support still has progress to make but its so much better than it was a decade ago, and in another decade it will be better still.Is there any downside to just going dual boot? Best of both worlds.</quote>Im not denying the progress made, and Im awaiting a day I legitimately can switch to Linux. I just honestly think it wont ever happen. Ill be glad to be proven wrong but I dont think I will be. Downside to dual boot is two OSes to maintain. Too much effort for a lazybones like me. Have to reboot to switch OS as well </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MarthGoomba 10/13/23 2:45:13 AM #18:	Rika_Furude posted... That doesnt sound like its anywhere near good enough for gaming It's only kernel-level anti-cheats that are a problem, which is only used by games not worth playing (like shitty F2P mmos) --- https://i.imgur.com/m6Rgs8D.jpg https://i.imgur.com/qUMZhdW.jpg https://i.imgur.com/LACtH6q.jpg <cite>MarthGoomba posted [p:976629642] in Since usin... [t:80592152]...</cite> <quote>Rika_Furude posted... </cite><quote>That doesnt sound like its anywhere near good enough for gaming</quote>It's only kernel-level anti-cheats that are a problem, which is only used by games not worth playing (like shitty F2P mmos) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 10/13/23 2:47:20 AM #19:	Rika_Furude posted... Im not denying the progress made, and Im awaiting a day I legitimately can switch to Linux. I just honestly think it wont ever happen. Ill be glad to be proven wrong but I dont think I will be. Downside to dual boot is two OSes to maintain. Too much effort for a lazybones like me. Have to reboot to switch OS as well Windows has a really robust VM environment. If you really want you can create a Linux VM and tinker with it so that it has access to ring 0 for gaming and you can seamlessly switch between two OS at that point without having to reboot anything. You're gonna want to go heavy on the RAM though to make sure there's a minimum 16 GB available to both the VM and the Host. --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:976629654] in Since usin... [t:80592152]...</cite> <quote>Rika_Furude posted... </cite><quote>Im not denying the progress made, and Im awaiting a day I legitimately can switch to Linux. I just honestly think it wont ever happen. Ill be glad to be proven wrong but I dont think I will be. Downside to dual boot is two OSes to maintain. Too much effort for a lazybones like me. Have to reboot to switch OS as well</quote>Windows has a really robust VM environment. If you really want you can create a Linux VM and tinker with it so that it has access to ring 0 for gaming and you can seamlessly switch between two OS at that point without having to reboot anything. You're gonna want to go heavy on the RAM though to make sure there's a minimum 16 GB available to both the VM and the Host. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Rika_Furude 10/13/23 2:52:07 AM #20:	Tyranthraxus posted... Windows has a really robust VM environment. If you really want you can create a Linux VM and tinker with it so that it has access to ring 0 for gaming and you can seamlessly switch between two OS at that point without having to reboot anything. You're gonna want to go heavy on the RAM though to make sure there's a minimum 16 GB available to both the VM and the Host. I use VMware workstation all the time. I have a Linux based Plex server. I just dont use it as my daily driver so I dont actually get much hands on. Sure I can install it in a VM but that doesnt really immerse me and therefore I dont really learn it as much as Id want to. I kinda just need to remove windows, install Linux and use only it, thats just me though. <cite>Rika_Furude posted [p:976629667] in Since usin... [t:80592152]...</cite> <quote>Tyranthraxus posted... </cite><quote>Windows has a really robust VM environment. If you really want you can create a Linux VM and tinker with it so that it has access to ring 0 for gaming and you can seamlessly switch between two OS at that point without having to reboot anything. You're gonna want to go heavy on the RAM though to make sure there's a minimum 16 GB available to both the VM and the Host.</quote>I use VMware workstation all the time. I have a Linux based Plex server. I just dont use it as my daily driver so I dont actually get much hands on. Sure I can install it in a VM but that doesnt really immerse me and therefore I dont really learn it as much as Id want to. I kinda just need to remove windows, install Linux and use only it, thats just me though. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FL81 10/13/23 12:47:03 PM #21:	MarthGoomba posted... BTRFS is faster and provides more features(subvolumes are nice) than NTFS I've always just used ext4 because it's the default and seems to be the most supported >_> MarthGoomba posted... Much better UI consistency and customization. Windows just keeps taking away customization options and forcing you into their way of doing things while looking uglier and uglier DEs like Plasma and XFCE are better at creating the "Windows" interface than Windows itself is <_< --- https://i.imgur.com/TGkNCva.gif <cite>FL81 posted [p:976635895] in Since usin... [t:80592152]...</cite> <quote>MarthGoomba posted... </cite><quote>BTRFS is faster and provides more features(subvolumes are nice) than NTFS</quote>I've always just used ext4 because it's the default and seems to be the most supported >_>MarthGoomba posted... </cite><quote>Much better UI consistency and customization. Windows just keeps taking away customization options and forcing you into their way of doing things while looking uglier and uglier</quote>DEs like Plasma and XFCE are better at creating the "Windows" interface than Windows itself is <_< </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hornezz 10/13/23 12:48:04 PM #22:	It's also pretty nice to use something that wasn't created for the sole purpose of extracting money from you. --- In dentibus anticis frustum magnum spinaciae habes. <cite>Hornezz posted [p:976635913] in Since usin... [t:80592152]...</cite> <quote>It's also pretty nice to use something that wasn't created for the sole purpose of extracting money from you. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bass 10/13/23 5:47:06 PM #23:	Tyranthraxus posted... why not just replace the keycap with something you have rather than just get one less button for no reason? Because it's retro and looks cool. It's big in the custom mechanical keyboard scene. I usually just put the Windows key on the second layer so it's still easily pressed, but just doesn't have a dedicated button. Also nice to not have to worry about pressing it during games. --- Many Bothans died to bring you this post. <cite>Bass posted [p:976641236] in Since usin... [t:80592152]...</cite> <quote>Tyranthraxus posted... </cite><quote>why not just replace the keycap with something you have rather than just get one less button for no reason?</quote>Because it's retro and looks cool. It's big in the custom mechanical keyboard scene. I usually just put the Windows key on the second layer so it's still easily pressed, but just doesn't have a dedicated button. Also nice to not have to worry about pressing it during games. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AloneIBreak 10/13/23 5:50:52 PM #24:	Linux kicks ass. Windows is only important for gaming. What made you pick SUSE? And what DE? --- "I do not imply... that we should always suppress the utterance of intolerant philosophies" - Karl Popper <cite>AloneIBreak posted [p:976641307] in Since usin... [t:80592152]...</cite> <quote>Linux kicks ass. Windows is only important for gaming. What made you pick SUSE? And what DE? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MarthGoomba 10/13/23 5:57:18 PM #25:	AloneIBreak posted... What made you pick SUSE? And what DE? OpenSUSE has the best default installation and mascot KDE Plasma as it looks the nicest and has good multi-screen management/scaling --- https://i.imgur.com/m6Rgs8D.jpg https://i.imgur.com/qUMZhdW.jpg https://i.imgur.com/LACtH6q.jpg <cite>MarthGoomba posted [p:976641409] in Since usin... [t:80592152]...</cite> <quote>AloneIBreak posted... </cite><quote>What made you pick SUSE? And what DE?</quote>OpenSUSE has the best default installation and mascotKDE Plasma as it looks the nicest and has good multi-screen management/scaling </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MrCokeacola 10/13/23 5:59:30 PM #26:	MarthGoomba posted... OpenSUSE has the best default installation and mascot Wrong, but I'm happy for you. --- My posts keep me in trouble. <cite>MrCokeacola posted [p:976641430] in Since usin... [t:80592152]...</cite> <quote>MarthGoomba posted... </cite><quote>OpenSUSE has the best default installation and mascot</quote>Wrong, but I'm happy for you. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MarthGoomba 10/13/23 6:00:44 PM #27:	MrCokeacola posted... Wrong For me, OpenSUSE defaults to installing things I would install anyway, and nothing that I would uninstall, and chameleons are cute. How am I wrong --- https://i.imgur.com/m6Rgs8D.jpg https://i.imgur.com/qUMZhdW.jpg https://i.imgur.com/LACtH6q.jpg <cite>MarthGoomba posted [p:976641450] in Since usin... [t:80592152]...</cite> <quote>MrCokeacola posted... </cite><quote>Wrong</quote>For me, OpenSUSE defaults to installing things I would install anyway, and nothing that I would uninstall, and chameleons are cute. How am I wrong </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Starks 10/13/23 10:07:51 PM #28:	I don't see any benefit to Suse distros over Arch distros. Endeavour is also switching to Plasma as default. --- Paid for by StarksPAC, a registered 501(c)(4) <cite>Starks posted [p:976645390] in Since usin... [t:80592152]...</cite> <quote>I don't see any benefit to Suse distros over Arch distros. Endeavour is also switching to Plasma as default. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MarthGoomba 10/13/23 10:41:04 PM #29:	Starks posted... I don't see any benefit to Suse distros over Arch distros. Endeavour is also switching to Plasma as default. SUSE splits packages so -devel and -debug parts are optional while Arch doesn't. These are completely unnecessary for the majority of users, so SUSE ends up being less bloated with smaller update+install sizes Updating Arch is incredibly tedious, requiring manual intervention at times. SUSE's snapshot structure with OpenQA and no manual intervention needed is absolutely superior. --- https://i.imgur.com/m6Rgs8D.jpg https://i.imgur.com/qUMZhdW.jpg https://i.imgur.com/LACtH6q.jpg <cite>MarthGoomba posted [p:976645828] in Since usin... [t:80592152]...</cite> <quote>Starks posted... </cite><quote>I don't see any benefit to Suse distros over Arch distros. Endeavour is also switching to Plasma as default.</quote>SUSE splits packages so -devel and -debug parts are optional while Arch doesn't. These are completely unnecessary for the majority of users, so SUSE ends up being less bloated with smaller update+install sizesUpdating Arch is incredibly tedious, requiring manual intervention at times. SUSE's snapshot structure with OpenQA and no manual intervention needed is absolutely superior. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kamil 10/13/23 10:44:31 PM #30:	I don't really have anything worthwhile to add. I just wanted to say this was interesting to read earlier in the day and the fact that Linux supports a lot more games is wicked. I remember that was one of the biggest downsides back in the day. --- "A lesser talent couldn't have pulled it off. But I'm willing to bet on BoJack Horseman. Are you?" ~~Cuddlywhiskers on the new show <cite>Kamil posted [p:976645874] in Since usin... [t:80592152]...</cite> <quote>I don't really have anything worthwhile to add. I just wanted to say this was interesting to read earlier in the day and the fact that Linux supports a lot more games is wicked. I remember that was one of the biggest downsides back in the day. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Amakusa 10/13/23 10:50:29 PM #31:	Kamil posted... I don't really have anything worthwhile to add. I just wanted to say this was interesting to read earlier in the day and the fact that Linux supports a lot more games is wicked. I remember that was one of the biggest downsides back in the day. Gaming is almost entirely the reason why it didn't have a huge adoption rates. So long as devs use Microsoft libraries that isn't going to change for some of them. --- I will rule the world, and find that truly good cup of coffee. <cite>Amakusa posted [p:976645954] in Since usin... [t:80592152]...</cite> <quote>Kamil posted... </cite><quote>I don't really have anything worthwhile to add. I just wanted to say this was interesting to read earlier in the day and the fact that Linux supports a lot more games is wicked. I remember that was one of the biggest downsides back in the day.</quote>Gaming is almost entirely the reason why it didn't have a huge adoption rates. So long as devs use Microsoft libraries that isn't going to change for some of them. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MarthGoomba 10/16/23 10:25:11 PM #32:	Linux is awesome Windows stinks --- https://i.imgur.com/m6Rgs8D.jpg https://i.imgur.com/qUMZhdW.jpg https://i.imgur.com/LACtH6q.jpg <cite>MarthGoomba posted [p:976698290] in Since usin... [t:80592152]...</cite> <quote>Linux is awesomeWindows stinks </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Current Events > Since using Linux for 2 weeks without issue, I'm never going back to Windows (+) Yeah! (+)

Current Events > Since using Linux for 2 weeks without issue, I'm never going back to Windows