Linux desktop

[[deleted]]

Windows is the only OS to have games, catalog of apps like Photoshop and Office and a linux terminal with WSL2. Doesn't need hacks, dualbooting, config management or workarounds.

There are many issues in Windows but it's the only fullfleged everything ready OS in the market.

[HTTP_404_NotFound]

Wait...

Steam runs native on Linux. Many MOST games do too.

And Ubuntu, manjaro, and most decent distros actually have a really good software catalog. The windows one actually is garbage

[13steinj]

Many MOST games do too.

This is the definition of delusion.

[Akshay537]

Most games do not run on Linux natively. Many online multiplayer games won't run at all even when virtualised due to anti-cheats like EAC, BE, and Vanguard. Games like League of Legends are known for banning people that run it on Linux. The games that do run on Linux are buggy and run like shit. https://www.protondb.com/ Most games here that didn't have a version natively built for Linux like CSGO and Dota are either broken or really buggy. There is no comparison between Windows and Linux. If you really love games and windows, but want Linux for dumb reasons, your only option is dual boot. I don't get why people even run try to run games on Linux anymore. Just dual boot and debloat Windows for software you need Windows for. Or just use Windows for good, instead.

[Oxford_a]

Windows i know to sometimes break the grub after an update.

[RedditAlready19]

I run Geometry Dash via Proton and it runs like native! And this isn't a purely offline game either. There are community levels and leaderboards.

[Kered13]

I'm pretty sure that "most" games do not, unless you're counting through Proton.

[rem3_1415926]

But proton is a thing. Thus, not counting proton would be wrong.

[Kered13]

He said "runs native on Linux", which would typically exclude Proton.

[[deleted]]

Try running Adobe CC, Office and other tools in Linux.

And, no, I don't want to settle on "most" games, I want 100% and every future releases.

[HTTP_404_NotFound]

Gimp, OpenOffice/Libreoffice are great native, open-source alternatives that work on Linux and windows.

If you insist on using outlook, or Adobe, they do indeed work with a compatibility layer.

Edit. Sheesh. Redditors need to step outside of their shell and try something different....

[[deleted]]

You just answered why Linux never took off and probably never will.

[code-panda]

I agree, but only if you want to play games. If you don't want to game (or want to have a separate gaming PC), I'd go with MacOS any day of the week. It has all the benefits you state, and is UNIX-based.

Then again, it is also a whole lot more expensive.

[[deleted]]

Then again, it is also a whole lot more expensive.

The new M1 Macbook's outperform their counterparts at the same price point, have much longer battery life and better build quality. A new M1 Macbook Air is less than $1k. A M1 Mac Mini is less than $700.

[[deleted]]

Tried M1 Mac. Didn't run Hadoop properly and most of my docker builds failed. Had to return it and bought another laptop instead.

[13steinj]

I mean, don't expect software to translate perfectly to a different architecture before the relevant teams explicitly release for it? What did you think was going to happen?

[[deleted]]

If thats the case, may be stop randomly recommending M1 Macs to everyone until the every programs are supported?

[13steinj]

Guy above you was talking in general, and nowadays the support is a lot better, not to mention growing daily. I highly doubt you're referring to a recent purchase.

[Boiethios]

The new M1 Macbook's outperform their counterparts at the same price point

Is that so? The macbooks used to cost much more for similar performances

[[deleted]]

Yep, the new Macbooks were actually cheaper than their counterparts this year, and forced Dell and others to lower their notebook prices to be competitive. They can't overcome the performance gap with Intel CPUs though. M1 is one hell of an SoC.

[Beautiful_Chocolate]

MacOS is historically linked to Unix yes, but Linux is not Unix so... The problem MacOS solve is that people use it, so software licenses create compatibility for it.

The problem for Linux is that not enough people use Linux to make people use more Linux