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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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What are the best reasons people have given you for not wanting to try Linux? (distrowatch.com)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by VoxAliorum@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Heyho, recently someone asked for the silliest reasons, but as someone who has suggested linux to many people, I often encounter people having valid reasons for staying with Windows or switching back.

The most boring but valid one is "I have to use Windows for work. It is a requirement (of some software I have to use)". But there are also other answers that fit. My sister for example tried Linux, but while installing software constantly encountered issues that I helped her solve and eventually switched back because she felt like she had less control than over windows. While I am aware that this is fundamentally wrong, it is valid that some amateur users do not want to invest enough time to get over the initial hurdles of relearning how to install software.

What are the best reasons people have given you for not wanting to try Linux?

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[–] ApertureUA@lemmy.today 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Intel graphics support, or the absence of it

That's like one of the best platforms.

Decent touchscreen support

Pretty much everything on Wayland LGTM. If something doesn't look quite right (like, hover tooltips), it's probably the fault of the widget toolkit and will also be broken on Windows.

Windows Ink

As in stylus/pen/drawing tablet? kwin has awesome support, other compositors have some basics.

WSL which I use with NixOS

??? you want a container? distrobox can do that, or something like this

Adobe apps

true... slightly outdated repacks work fine in Wine tho

PowerPoint Libre Impress (...) it's not even close

Wine.

[–] hayk@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

re: Intel

i have not been able to properly set things up on nix. i need oneapi Blender support, SYCL etc. unfortunately, i can't spend several days trying figure it out on my own.

re: kwin

again, my experience was mixed. some apps sort of worked out of the box, others had issues with detecting pressure sensitivity or palm rejection.

re: wsl

I don't need a container. when on Nix, i use devshells. what i was saying is that all the linux tools i ever need are easily available on windows.

re: ppt

again, i tried. it sort of works for older versions. but even then once i started importing media, it would crash. when I'm traveling and need to show slides, i simply can't afford to just debug all night why the video won't show properly.

for the record: i do have a linux laptop (fw16, with nixos), i just need to keep another windows one for very specific tasks.