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 up feeling very limited. There’s always software I can’t use properly (and not just Windows stuff), some stuff badly configured with weird error messages… last time I was not able to even use the apt command. Sometimes I lack time and energy for troubleshooting and sometimes I just fail at it.
I usually end up in need of redoing a fresh install until it breaks up again. Maybe Linux is not good for beginners working full time? Maybe we should do something like that Cisco course that teaches you the basic commands?
I am an advocate for FOSS and run it on all my devices exclusively but the sad truth is that most FOSS is low quality software and doesn’t work well.
You spend much more time trying to fix something in Linux and get it working than actually using it to do useful work.
Linux reminds me a lot of an experience I had when I was 11. An old timer friend of my grandfather showed me his Ham radio setup. When we listened to others talking, they were ALL talking about their rigs and nothing else. So even though Ham radio is a communication method where you can talk about everything it turns out Ham operators just want to talk about Ham radio.
Its the same thing for Linux. If you interested in using your computer to do useful work then Linux may not be the best use of your time. If however you are interested in playing around with OSes then Linux is great.
The medium really is the message.
Not really…
On Linux if it breaks, I can often dig into the source and quickly figure out what’s broken.
On Windows, I’m usually shit outta luck. Gotta trawl through tons of messy forums and bullshit SEO-optimised blogspam sites to find a solution.
And for the 99.9% of humanity for whom that is either impossible, or a dreadful slog,
While this^ is a practical option… This^ is a practical optionof hu
Holy shit, SEO has destroyed quick troubleshooting.