Posted on 03/18/2022 8:04:31 AM PDT by ShadowAce
I’ve been using Linux Mint Cinnamon since 2015 I think. Absolutely love it. So stable.
Desktops images are nice but largely superfluous. Functionality is not, and this includes extensive GUI system info. Maybe CutefishOS will go in that direction. What Linux app (not terminal scripts) is the equivalent to HWinfo64? Linux Hwinfo is not.
- https://www.hwinfo.com/about-software/
On my desktop:
Started trying Mint recently and like it.
Not sure I would trust those 2 that are coming from China. (Even as Open Source).
I’m running Kubuntu with the Plasma desktop. Fast and fancy. Instead of the Mac copy cat docker at the bottom, I have a left panel with all my commonly used apps. My task bar is at the top rather than the bottom.
Also, I gave Manjaro a month for me to like it. It never happened.. Hated every pixel of it :P
Bkmk Linux
I’ve tried Zorin, but went back to my years-long favorite, Ubuntu. I’ve got 4 computers running it. My wife’s machine and my work laptop are the only Windows computers on my property.
I tried zorin too and found it laggy- that was awhile ago, maybe they have improved, but ,inux must is really all I need now. I had Ubuntu for awhile, but I prefer mint i guess.
While this article is how each flavor of linux presents, that is really just window (pardon that reference) dressing. The real beauty of Linux is that it is sleek, compact, and efficient. I have two Linux computers running with one meg memory and 500Mb disks. They perform very well. Compare that to the Dell All-in-One with Windoze 11 that I just sent back ... 12meg RAM and a one Tb hard drive and a 256Mb SSD. It was so slow that it could not even keep up with me when typing URLs into Edge. Everything took several seconds to wake up ... one program (PhotoShop) took almost 40 seconds to become ready. It seems that M$ Windoze from W8 on gets heavier and slower. Windoze well and truly suks these days.
They either copy windows or MAC.
Any originals?
I’m running Kubuntu with the Plasma desktop. Fast and fancy. Instead of the Mac copy cat docker at the bottom, I have a left panel with all my commonly used apps. My task bar is at the top rather than the bottom.
Sounds like each of those "Linux distributions" is a slick, highly customizable UI running on top of a Unix kernel variant. The customization possibilities make it seem like it's the Android of the PC world, I guess. Why would a satisfied macOS or Windows user even consider the onerous task of switching to a Linux distribution, given all the apps and software suites they use on their current OS platform? macOS and Windows users benefit from a single, very stable, reputable OS/UI vendor - Apple or Microsoft. Why take a chance on a Linux distribution (which I assume are all open source, I could be wrong about that)? I further assume you must buy the Linux kernel from one vendor, the UI from another vendor, and apps and software suites from a bunch of other vendors. Are they as dependable as macOS and Windows vendors? I also assume if one did the switch to Linux, they'd have to dump all their current apps and software suites and buy new versions (or entirely different apps and suites) for Linux. That doesn't seem worth the effort and cost, unless Linux totally blows away macOS and Windows. AFAIK, Windows has a huge dominant market share and macOS a decent market share, whereas Linux's market share is much smaller. That generally implies Linux OS, UI, app, and software suite vendors are much smaller and thus more likely to go out of business. So why are some people so excited about Linux distributions? What am I missing?
Linux bump for later....
You made a lot of incorrect assumptions.
Linux has a far larger footprint than you think it has.
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Yeah, I'm sure that in some segments of the corporate world, there are lots of Linux environments. I'm talking more about home PC users. Why would a satisfied macOS or Windows user even consider the effort and cost of switching over to a Linux distribution? And if one did so, would the best way to do it be to build your new PC from scratch, buy the tower h/w from one company, then buy the Linux OS, UI, apps, and suites from a bunch of different s/w vendors? Or can you get your Linux box (sans apps/suites) from a single vendor, like you buy one package of h/w, OS, UI, etc., from Apple? Apple and Microsoft get endless coverage from the tech press, whereas Linux seems a very obscure option. Just trying to understand why a satisfied macOS or Windows user would even consider making the switch.
Are there any satisfied Windows users? Mine made updates and changes without my giving the go ahead. My Windows inevitably got slower and slower (after clearing cache and doing the usual stuff). I was constantly worried that maybe malware was on there so I did endless scans. Over time Windows just gets slower. I switched to Zorin and it's just as fast now as when I installed it. it ain't perfect but it doesn't degrade either.
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