shrizoid
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Any of yall use linux much? if so, which distro and for how long? What makes you enjoy linux?
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Interesting, I've also been using linux near daily for 2 years, I use linux mint and arch on 2 machines but those aren't the only distros I've tried before, I use it cuz I got a free old laptop 2 years ago and wanted to try something different, so I installed linux mint and got many great memories from itxubuntu
about 2 years
windows is too bloated + i wanted to try linux
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about 2 years
windows is too bloated + i wanted to try linux
Yeah, I mostly use it because I thought should try it once. The first one I decided to install was Mint too, but it didn't work the first time for some reason. Then I tried Ubuntu and it worked. After that I learned about distros like Xubuntu, Lubuntu and Kubuntu (which I believe are all FOSS), but chose Xubuntu since it had the cooler logo. Never became some Linux poweruser though.Interesting, I've also been using linux near daily for 2 years, I use linux mint and arch on 2 machines but those aren't the only distros I've tried before, I use it cuz I got a free old laptop 2 years ago and wanted to try something different, so I installed linux mint and got many great memories from it
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That's funny, it was the opposite with me, I tried Ubuntu first, didn't boot after installation, so I went with Linux mint instead, which I don't regret at allYeah, I mostly use it because I thought should try it once. The first one I decided to install was Mint too, but it didn't work the first time for some reason. Then I tried Ubuntu and it worked. After that I learned about distros like Xubuntu, Lubuntu and Kubuntu (which I believe are all FOSS), but chose Xubuntu since it had the cooler logo. Never became some Linux poweruser though.
Yeah I love the simplicity, but I also love the heavy customization that cinnamon offersLinux Mint as well, about 2 years. I had Windows 7 and didn't want to switch to Windows 10 so I chose Linux instead (plus I was using it a lot at work and loved its simplicity).
I mean I still use windows 10 on my main machine, but with 2 of my laptops it's Linux, if you really want to start though I'd recommend mint or some Ubuntu flavorWant to try linux due to windows keeps making me privacy conserns
Well, I have many, many, many machines so I have all 3 at my disposal, but on my pc I main windows 10 and on my main laptop it's Linux mintI change OS's every couple years tbh. Typically I'll need a particular Windows app so I'll switch. Or I get curious about MacOS and buy a MacBook. But switching back to Linux is always because I'm yearning it so much.
I like that, unlike Windows or Mac, I can truly make it my own. I don't even have a proper wallpaper (just pitch black). My "taskbar" really is just time, battery status and wifi signal written in a tiny font. No real window decorations either, only a red border around the active window.
I guess I'm just desperately trying to tame any distractions (yes, I might have some ADHD).
But I'm never really recommending Linux to other people. For one, they'd probably use one of the big DEs - KDE (Plasma?) or Gnome, and I don't really see any advantages there over Windows or Mac. I like tiling WMs. And the rest of the system - I guess you really need to start small to appreciate it. As a child, I installed a tiny (~20MB) Slackware-like distro to parents' PC. In that little environment, I had my Sylpheed mail/news client, Elinks "web browser", BusyBox core utilities and not much else. I became rather intimate with the OS. So I'm usually very reluctant to recommend Linux because I'd be recommending, idk - Alpine Linux or something :)
That's awesome meeting somebody that has been using it for so long, I have tried old distros before but that's amazing lolI've been using Ubuntu/kubuntu for years. I started with red hat Linux in about 1999. Never went back to windows or apple crapwear.
I've played around with other OSs as well
I like tinkering & that was a good way to tinker. It had to be installed, then configured.That's awesome meeting somebody that has been using it for so long, I have tried old distros before but that's amazing lol
That's true, but there's still tinkering to be done from time to timeI like tinkering & that was a good way to tinker. It had to be installed, then configured.
Today it's so much easier to install & use
For me it's Arch (okay, CachyOS to be 100% correct). Some time ago I tried to switch to Fedora but I quickly switched back. I guess I was simply too used to all the Arch stuff like AUR, the wiki, the whole bleeding-edgeness.. I've also dabbled with NixOS, and that one I loved. But after some time I realized it was maybe needlessly complex for my needs and switched back again. It lived on my laptop for like two years, though. Unlike other distributions that mostly differ in the package system and whether they're SystemD-based or not, this one was a truly unique experienceWell, I have many, many, many machines so I have all 3 at my disposal, but on my pc I main windows 10 and on my main laptop it's Linux mint
I have an arch machine but it I don't use it too much, I also never heard of CatchyOS before, what's it's "shtick"? And I've heard of NixOS a lot too but never looked into it, what is that one all about?For me it's Arch (okay, CachyOS to be 100% correct). Some time ago I tried to switch to Fedora but I quickly switched back. I guess I was simply too used to all the Arch stuff like AUR, the wiki, the whole bleeding-edgeness.. I've also dabbled with NixOS, and that one I loved. But after some time I realized it was maybe needlessly complex for my needs and switched back again. It lived on my laptop for like two years, though. Unlike other distributions that mostly differ in the package system and whether they're SystemD-based or not, this one was a truly unique experience
NixOS is basically a middle finger to the standard filesystem hierarchy (the /bin, /usr, /etc, ....). They took all software and put it into a single directory, and then created lots of different symlinks everywhere to make the whole thing work. The nice thing about this is that the whole OS is mostly immutable. Let's say something goes wrong with an update. You can get the old state back by simply rebooting and choosing previous revision in bootloader. Also, dependencies are a bit more elegant (and stable) because multiple versions of anything can co-exist on the same OS. And any software can depend on any of these versions.I have an arch machine but it I don't use it too much, I also never heard of CatchyOS before, what's it's "shtick"? And I've heard of NixOS a lot too but never looked into it, what is that one all about?
Okay that sounds very interesting ngl, and goodnightNixOS is basically a middle finger to the standard filesystem hierarchy (the /bin, /usr, /etc, ....). They took all software and put it into a single directory, and then created lots of different symlinks everywhere to make the whole thing work. The nice thing about this is that the whole OS is mostly immutable. Let's say something goes wrong with an update. You can get the old state back by simply rebooting and choosing previous revision in bootloader. Also, dependencies are a bit more elegant (and stable) because multiple versions of anything can co-exist on the same OS. And any software can depend on any of these versions.
The main downside - it's a bit complex. There's a special language to configure the whole thing. Most software is configured in this special language, which then gets translated into the actual configuration.
If you want to try it, I'll suggest to install Nix instead. Instead of installing the whole OS, this is just something you install into your current OS. I mostly use it for when I want to try a program without installing it. When you run e.g. "nix-shell -p vim", it will open a shell for you, with vim "installed". When you exit the shell, vim will be gone (except for being cached). In fact, it's only available in this one shell and nowhere else, so technically it was always gone.
Now, CachyOS is much less "magical" - it simply is a set of alternative repositories that contain the same software as Arch, but better optimized for modern processors. It should work slightly faster, but isn't compatible with older processors. Also, there's some extra software, like patched kernels and stuff. It really is the same Arch, just slightly faster.
... anyway, gotta go to bed, it's already morning in this part of the world
Ya there is but the online community is there if there's info needed & usually there are easy fixes etc.That's true, but there's still tinkering to be done from time to time
Pretty much, but tinkering is tinkering, though online resources are amazing, if most people actually used them, most support posts or tickets for Linux online wouldn't exist, it's always easy stuff like you've saidYa there is but the online community is there if there's info needed & usually there are easy fixes etc.
Another archie, the wiki is goated as hell yeah, even for distros that aren't arch it can still help alotBeen using Arch for about a year now and Linux as my daily OS for about two. I dislike anti-features common in operating systems like Windows. I actually started getting into Linux because Windows sucks (and looks like it'll continue to fall). I can't go back after trying an OS that actually respects the user and is dead simple. If I want to do something it'll be on the Arch Wiki but on Windows you have to look at weird tech articles that may or may not work a lot of the time.