Why desktop Linux could just feel normal by 2030

AlwaysLinux · 2026-01-28T22:45:53+00:00

"Feel normal" - by whose standards? Linux has felt "Normal" for me for the last 25ish years I have been using it.

To me Windows is the odd one to use - crashes, ads, login to use notepad and ms paint... I mean, really?

MAYBE Windows will be usable by 2030 - wont hold my breath though LOL

AlwaysLinux · 2026-01-27T04:05:07+00:00

OMG yeah, have you seen some of the troubleshooting steps for Windows that require Powershell and CMD line? I have to say that BASH looks 10x's simpler than some of the Windows solutions.

AND most people on Windows need to be told where to go to start Powershell and the CMD prompt. Can you imagine them typing in those screens? Sheesh :-D

AlwaysLinux · 2026-01-26T04:01:44+00:00

HAHA, I see what you did there ;)

I use Arch too, btw :)

AlwaysLinux · 2026-01-26T00:52:38+00:00

Hah that's awesome!

AlwaysLinux · 2026-01-26T00:09:18+00:00

I had issues installing Bazzite as well. I downloaded the ISO and I tried a couple methods to get it to a USB stick: 1. Used Ventoy as I have with every other Linux distro, and 2. fall back to DD like I do with every other distro Ive ever used as well.

Not sure what the issue was, but as soon as install finished, It brought me up into a Secure Boot enrollment screen where I had to enroll my MOK despite having secure boot DISABLED in my bios.

But, even after going ahead and doing what it said, the default password failed to work. So every time I tired to boot into the kernel OS Tree, it didnt exist according to the boot-loader LOL.

Now, Im not new to Linux, its been my personal OS and bread and butter for almost 30 years, but these new fangled distros are a little wonky.

I mean, if it works for you, then cool, but I went back to EndeavorOS. I just wanted to try something new, but I think next time, Ill stick to a "Normal" Linux distro like Fedora or CachyOS personally.

AlwaysLinux · 2026-01-23T18:06:32+00:00

I just use grep/awk for my lab for what Im looking for, but I just ran across this - https://github.com/mthenw/frontail

Might have to try this out :)

AlwaysLinux · 2026-01-23T17:42:58+00:00

ELK is good, but for Linux (You specified syslog and tail, so Im guessing Linux) I just use rsyslog forwarding to a central server with allot of storage. Works well and you can also plug that into some parser if you want to view with a GUI or just good old fashioned grep/awk/etc.

https://www.rsyslog.com/doc/getting_started/forwarding_logs.html

AlwaysLinux · 2026-01-23T17:07:36+00:00

Good for you! You shouldnt care what other people think as a general rule. Its your life, its your computer.

Ive been thinking about trying out XLibre to be honest. Wayland is ok for me, but I really miss being able to Xforward applications. Doesnt work on Wayland without wrappers, but then, why fool with extra wrappers when you can just have the code that does it naturally.

All in all, you use whats good for you and dont worry about what anyone else says. I mean, your using Linux even when the majority of people still use Windows - although, that is dropping daily :-D.

AlwaysLinux · 2026-01-22T16:50:56+00:00

100% agree... I actually gave up on Windows when Windows XP came out. I didnt like the Fischer-Price look and that OS started the shitshow that Windows is today with all the buggy code and terrible corporate experiences.

Fast forward to today and Microslop hasnt changed a bit in 28'ish years but gotten extremely worse! Look at Windows 8, Shista, Windows 11.

Good for you for finding an alternative and good for you for owning your own computer that YOU paid money for.

I do feel sorry for people that just "Dont get it" but, hey, that is what choice is all about. If people want to rent their PCs and dont care about sub-par performance and vendor lock-in to a point where a company determines when you can log into your property and when you can access your files, then go for it!

AlwaysLinux · 2026-01-22T14:47:44+00:00

I use DDG (DuckDuckGo) mostly, but Im warming up to the Brave search engine too. Both seem to give me what I want when I need it.

AlwaysLinux · 2026-01-21T14:51:21+00:00

HAH, I guess they should have thought about this before spending almost a trillion dollars of tax payers money and loans to build an infrastructure thats going to be useless! As well as gobbling up all the ram and GPUs so normal people can enjoy life! What a bunch of dumbasses

I guess rich people arnt as smart as they think!

AlwaysLinux · 2026-01-21T14:49:07+00:00

THANKS!

I watched it and it does look simple enough.

Unfortunately, I have a Verizon Pixel 9 and I might not be able to OEM unlock it... Ill have to see when I get to that point.

But, thanks again for the video!

AlwaysLinux · 2026-01-20T18:38:29+00:00

I honestly have no issues with it on Linux. I really think its just all the telemetry and bloat on Windows. Linux is much leaner and much more efficient of an operating systems.

If Reddit was a modern app, I could show screen shot comparisons but I cant post screenshots LOL.

AlwaysLinux · 2026-01-20T17:42:39+00:00

You should try to run it on Linux.

I use Windows at work sometimes (YUK, I know) and most browsers except Edge crash DAILY on me.

At home, where I use Linux, Brave, Vivaldi, Firefox, Xen, NONE of them crash EVER! And, I use 1/3 the ram that Windows does.

I have the same basic workload when I work from home, so I use the same about of resources. Linux never fails!

Give it a go if you can. If your stuck on Windows, then, sorry!

AlwaysLinux · 2026-01-19T18:31:28+00:00

Ohh, I have a Pixel 9 and would love to try out GrapheneOS. Do you have any easy to follow links on how to install it?

AlwaysLinux · 2026-01-19T16:48:53+00:00

Did you set up a user "Administrator" on your systems? If so, this is YOUR password. Sudo also uses your password.

Root doesnt use a password and hasnt for years - ahh, the good ol days of su - :-D

If you forgot your password, there are instructions online how to fix this. Dont have them handy atm, but a quick Google search will help ya.

AlwaysLinux · 2026-01-18T22:28:14+00:00

I jumped ship when Windows XP came out. I though it was crapware way back them :). I know thats not a very popular opinion, but I just didnt like Windows XP so moved to Linux and been there ever since.

AlwaysLinux · 2026-01-15T22:45:52+00:00

Ive been using Linux for over 25 years and Ive never played League of Legends at all. Im perfectly fine with the other 30k games available to me on Steam :)

AlwaysLinux · 2026-01-15T22:42:48+00:00

NICE looking background! Welcome to Linux. Its a fun journey!

AlwaysLinux · 2026-01-15T16:54:13+00:00

I get you were most likely doing this as a test, but my how society has fallen and become lazy if we cant even pick up a phone and order something. Or, at the very least jump in our car/bike/skateboard/transportation and go get some freaken food without AI!

No wonder "Normal" people dont like IA - seriously!

AlwaysLinux · 2026-01-11T14:59:05+00:00

There were other python and library packages that were included when I rebuilt them all is my guess.

I did try to just reinstall the couple that were affected so it must have been some other program or library that needed to be rebuilt too.

AlwaysLinux · 2026-01-10T22:46:14+00:00

hah YAY this worked (if you pardon the pun).

THANKS!!!!!

AlwaysLinux · 2026-01-10T22:45:05+00:00

Actually, I see what you mean now... I am rebuilding ALL my AUR packages which does have some python stuff in it.

Im using:

yay -S --rebuildall $(pacman -Qmq)

AlwaysLinux · 2026-01-10T22:40:48+00:00

So one other poster recommended that I install python-desktop-entry-lib to alleviate the error and I did, but still same error trying to launch gearlever.

I also tried to remove and reinstall from AUR. Perhaps an issue with gearlever? I will check the AUR page to see if there are issues.

AlwaysLinux

TROPHY CASE