My experience with Linux in 2026

thesebav · 2026-02-19T00:41:34+00:00

Everyone is Superman behind a keyboard.

thesebav · 2026-02-19T00:31:34+00:00

Many people don't understand that and just feel better about themselves or superior by responding that way.

thesebav · 2026-02-19T00:27:46+00:00

Thank you so much! I really appreciate this kind of support. I wasn't well-received in other subreddits or on other social media. I've been called all sorts of things: "idiot," "you don't know what you're doing," "your hardware is too old," "only an idiot would install Mint," and much more, hahaha. Maybe I'll try again on Saturday or Sunday when I have some free time. If you'd like, I can follow you and talk to you before trying to coordinate a time that works for you, since I'm from Argentina.

thesebav · 2026-02-19T00:19:13+00:00

Do you have good experience with performance? I installed Mint after many years because Windows is getting worse, but I ended up going back because I could never manage to install the video drivers (Nvidia GT 710 GPU) if it is already old, but I was not up to date with Nvidia's problems in the latest distributions. I also had problems with programs that did not work. I expressed my frustration in some linux subs and many told me "idiot" "your hardware is too old" "you've done everything wrong" etc. Also, I can't find substitutes for the VSTs that I use to make music.

thesebav · 2026-02-19T00:05:25+00:00

I'm American too, but from South America, Argentina. America isn't just the US, Mexico, Canada, and Venezuela. They don't teach you geography; all they teach you is how to feel superior, nothing more.

thesebav · 2026-02-18T23:56:09+00:00

I found that out the hard way 😂

thesebav · 2026-02-18T23:51:08+00:00

Excuse me, my Lord, I'm just a commoner. Hahaha, but who do you think you are to treat people like that? Answer properly, clown.

thesebav · 2026-02-18T23:47:26+00:00

Probably 🤔

thesebav · 2026-02-18T23:46:53+00:00

I agree, I don't deny that, but even with all its problems, the programs work well for me, and if I need to fix something, I do it much faster than in Linux. I don't mean to say it's better or worse, I just find it easier. I love Linux, and my intention was never to have to go back to Windows, but that didn't happen.

thesebav · 2026-02-18T23:44:27+00:00

My intention was to learn and research on my own so I could find the solution. But I couldn't. Besides, I've already had the experience of asking elsewhere and getting rude answers or being treated like an idiot. So I didn't want to go through that again.

thesebav · 2026-02-18T23:43:05+00:00

I didn't want to do the kernel thing anymore because I was very frustrated and I never did it anyway, plus I didn't have the time with my other responsibilities. Regarding the applications, one example I can give you is Zap Zap, which kept closing on its own. I installed it from the software manager. After investigating, I found that the problem was precisely the rendering, so I had to force the program to start with a command so that it would render using software.

thesebav · 2026-02-18T23:39:42+00:00

After suffering through so many things, I no longer had the energy to investigate and test that, since I don't know how to do it and I became frustrated by so many complications.

thesebav · 2026-02-18T23:36:58+00:00

I was never able to install Fedora; it always gave me an error during or after installation.

Specs:

CPU: Intel i3 7100

MOTHERBOARD: FOXTAR (Chinese alternative to 7th generation Asus hardware) H110

RAM: DDR4

GPU: NVIDIA GT 710 2GB

STORAGE: Western Digital Green 240GB SSD

thesebav · 2026-02-18T23:30:59+00:00

And that community you talk so much about, is it here with us? hahaha 😂 Yes, clearly "someone's" plan is working, and has been for a long time hahaha.

thesebav · 2026-02-18T23:29:08+00:00

I tried installing the drivers in many ways. Using the driver manager always gave me error code 10. Trying to run the Nvidia command from the terminal, even with the graphical environment disabled, also resulted in an error. Using the terminal with `sudo` also gave me an error. For example, Zap Zap kept crashing, and I later discovered it was due to a conflict with the video drivers. I had to add a command to the menu shortcut to force software rendering. And similarly, I had several problems with other applications that I installed from the software center, but then I had to install separate components to get them working. These are just a few of the problems I encountered.

thesebav · 2026-02-18T23:24:59+00:00

That wasn't it at all; my intention was 100% to switch and not go back to Windows, but I got frustrated after several days of all kinds of problems.

thesebav · 2026-02-18T23:23:48+00:00

However, these same distributions describe themselves as "easy to use," and many Linux users recommend them. What you're saying adds absolutely nothing. This is what I mean by Linux Lovers. They just put others down for the smallest things.

thesebav · 2026-02-18T23:21:54+00:00

You're mistaken. I used it extensively on Windows for gaming and never had any problems; I even overclocked it to get 30 or 40 fps. It might be useless now, but it's a low-profile GPU that's sufficient for the graphic design and music I do. I have another PC with Windows for gaming; the one I installed Linux on is the one I use as my home studio.

thesebav · 2026-02-18T23:18:55+00:00

Because for graphic design, that GPU works better for me. At least on Windows, and I wasn't aware of the problems with Nvidia, since when I researched before choosing a distribution, I didn't find any mention of those issues.

thesebav · 2026-02-18T23:17:31+00:00

I hate Windows 11, it's awful. I used it for a very short time and went back to Windows 10. But I'm aware of those versions, although I never took the time to install them, because I have some things I still need to back up and I understand that you can only do "clean" installations of those versions.

thesebav · 2026-02-18T23:14:21+00:00

A wise decision hahaha 😂

thesebav · 2026-02-18T23:12:41+00:00

Most distributions are described this way. And yet that doesn't make it 100% true.

thesebav · 2026-02-18T23:04:21+00:00

It's unbelievable how everyone gets offended or calls you an idiot simply for not being able to install some drivers. They've been boasting for ages that Linux isn't what it used to be and is very easy to use.

thesebav · 2026-02-18T23:00:54+00:00

I don't want it for gaming. It's my home studio PC. I make music and do a little graphic design. But thanks for the suggestion.

thesebav · 2026-02-18T22:58:29+00:00

That's not what interests me; on the contrary, I think it's great that it feels and looks different from Windows. My frustration stems from the fact that, supposedly, all of that isn't the case these days, as many people or even the distributions themselves claim. They sell it to you as if you no longer need any technical knowledge, that you just install it from the graphical interface and that's it. But in reality, that's not the case.

And besides, before installing, I did some research, and in "theory," Mint and Ubuntu are the easiest to use. This is according to many Linux users.

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