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Shades:
I still use linux on my home server, VPS, and in VMs that I spin up for various reasons. It's phenomenal for many workloads, but desktop is not one of them.
-cthorpe (October 07, 2021, 11:47 AM)
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Oh it's not all that bad :huh: - I very, very seldom switch over to my windows partition, and that's pretty much just to play No Man's Sky nothing to do with desktop discomfort :)
-allen (January 30, 2022, 11:09 PM)
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Same here. There is a hot summer going on here in Paraguay and both my desktops started to turn themselves off as protection against heat. So I was forced to use my laptop, which runs: Pop!_OS (v20.04 (LTS or nothing!))
It took a bit to get around the quirks of the default desktop experience that is delivered in that version of Linux. But much less time than I expected. Most of the tools I was using in Windows were also available in Linux, so that was not much time lost either.
And now, I am daily driving it for almost 2 months now. As I am not playing games, I don't even have a Windows partition. Whether I lucked out with this experience, who knows. But it is actually a more stable experience.
Most of the tools don't hang themselves up as quickly in Linux as they do in Windows. I use an RSS reader for websites/youtube/etc. The Windows version hangs at least once every 2 days. The Linux version hasn't done so in all the time I have been using it. And yes, it uses the exact same configuration. Vivaldi works awesomely. Skype and Teams do so as well. DoubleCommander does a decent enough job as file manager and MPV media player has no issue playing 1080p content with 10-bit x265 compression.
FireFox is also a good experience, not one hiccup between the laptop and the 5.1 audio-set connected by Bluetooth. Not the case with the Windows desktops, even though those have 4 times the amount of RAM and way better CPUs. The CPU (in the laptop) is a 6 year old Pentium class model with 2 threads. And no, when playing x265 compressed 1080p content those threads are loaded between 60% and 70%. 1080p streaming video from Youtube, also no issue, as the load on the threads are similar.
Lots of text to say: it just worked "right out of the box".
Of course, my experience with desktop Linux will not be your experience with Linux. The only thing I can say is that the Linux desktop has come far along. I have tried Linux around the 2000's, tried it around 2010 again, as I was now busy with Linux on the server side. Both those times the Linux desktop was less than enjoyable. Installed Linux near the end of 2020 on this laptop. Used it mainly as a device to watch/hear Youtube videos while working on my desktops. Until about 2 months ago.
I'm sure the Linux desktop experience won't be for everyone. However, the Windows 11 (Home edition) experience on the laptop work provided, also requires adjustments you may or may not be ready for.
Will it be the year of the Linux desktop anytime soon? For most, no. But I would say it is far enough along for a lot of people to try. Especially if you aren't playing the most demanding and modern games, you will be pleasantly surprised. Linux installers ask at the start of the procedure if you want to install or if you wish to try it out (from the installation media) on your hardware. You'll get a pretty good idea what Linux can mean for you, at the cost of some time.
Dismissing the Linux desktop out of hand is already not the case anymore for at least the last 2 or 3 years.
allen:
I still use linux on my home server, VPS, and in VMs that I spin up for various reasons. It's phenomenal for many workloads, but desktop is not one of them.
-cthorpe (October 07, 2021, 11:47 AM)
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Oh it's not all that bad :huh: - I very, very seldom switch over to my windows partition, and that's pretty much just to play No Man's Sky nothing to do with desktop discomfort :)
-allen (January 30, 2022, 11:09 PM)
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Same here. There is a hot summer going on here in Paraguay and both my desktops started to turn themselves off as protection against heat. So I was forced to use my laptop, which runs: Pop!_OS (v20.04 (LTS or nothing!))
-Shades (January 31, 2022, 11:45 AM)
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Oh Pop!_OS is a fun one! I played around with it for quite a while on partition 3. . . for long term usage, I'm pretty happily locked in to Manjaro. I just love the "rolling release" model!
Dismissing the Linux desktop out of hand is already not the case anymore for at least the last 2 or 3 years.
-Shades (January 31, 2022, 11:45 AM)
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I agree, I dabbled from the late '90's onwards and it has come a long, long, long ways in terms of setup, general usability, and aesthetics. In most cases with normal-ish hardware, setup is a breeze, things just work and there are so many GOOD desktop environments to choose from, you can really land on the right desktop for you. I like it a lot better than cookie cutter Windows/Mac. (Of course there are advantages to the cookie cutter approach if that's what you're into!)
Arizona Hot:
Windows 11 Announced
Microsoft could be readying Windows 12 for 2024 in a major shakeup
Will there be a Windows 13 and will it be announced on a Friday the 13th(or Halloween)?
erikts:
Same here. There is a hot summer going on here in Paraguay and both my desktops started to turn themselves off as protection against heat. So I was forced to use my laptop, which runs: Pop!_OS (v20.04 (LTS or nothing!))
-Shades (January 31, 2022, 11:45 AM)
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I use LXLE (32 bit) on my aging Eee PC 1000H, it is sufficient for may use case (word processing, text editing, light spreadsheet, browsing, MP3, reading ebook).
At work, I use Windows 11 (+ Explorer Patcher) but I prefer Windows 10 if allowed.
Arizona Hot:
Windows 11 Announced
Microsoft accidentally revealed a UI design prototype for the next version of Windows at Ignite 2022
So Microsoft is working on Windows 12. No word about Windows 13 yet. I wonder how superstitious they are.
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