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Why is Linux so frustrating for some people?

Don’t get me wrong. I love Linux and FOSS. I have been using and installing distros on my own since I was 12. Now that I’m working in tech-related positions, after the Reddit migration happened, etc. I recovered my interest in all the Linux environment. I use Ubuntu as my main operating system in my Desktop, but I always end...

ancientweasel ,

which $PROGRAM in a terminal tells you.

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I get downvoted every time I say I just wish Texas would just succeed already.

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Cool, one of the few things I miss from Windows.

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Just like most people after they achieve success.

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Switching is not always trivial.

I have a huge build that only works on EL7. It will take months of focused effort to unfuck that build code.

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Green Tail EL

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Jellyfins OTA and DVR are a dumpster fire. So if you want to watch and record OTA TV go with Plex.

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If they did good, because they didn’t work on any of the three or so versions I tried.

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That’s not a desktop.

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Most things that go mainstream get ruined. So long as there are enough hardware choices for us, I don’t feel too excited about linux going mainstream.

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Like Android?

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Androis uses linux, but that does not make it a Desktop Linux. It’s not invalid, just out of scope to this metric. It’s pretty simple.

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I bought one in 2022.

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I use Nix BTW…

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use Arch to manage your system packages and use Nix to manage your user & GUI packages

Brilliant. Thanks.

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Oh, even better. I’m going to put it on the Ubuntu desktop my employer wants me to use.

ancientweasel ,

I am allowed to use Ubuntu or Fedora (I would use the Fedora but they seemed to have fucked it up) at work. I use Arch for personal. This seams like a good way to learn Nix. I am probably never leaving Arch. It’s like a member of my family.

ancientweasel ,

I couldn’t make Windows Vista work on my laptop I spent almost a year saving for. I’ve been on Linux full time since. Thanks Ballmer!

ancientweasel OP ,

social.fossware.space/c/[email protected]

Yep it works. How come this never came up in my hours for searching around?

If we want the fediverse to be a thing we need it to be accessible. I have a Masters Degree in Information Technology and I couldn’t help myself to do simple things.

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  1. They kinda suck. They take a long time to launch
  2. They are in practice proprietary to Ubuntu so they are not really FOSS
  3. The draw of Ubuntu it is was based on Debian Testing and therefor pretty stable.
  4. It’s Yet Another Containerization stack. We already have flatpack, app image, chroot jails and more.

Why would a serious user want a psuedo proprietary Nth app containerization platform that sidesteps a serious incubation chain and has poor performance?

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