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There's some level of disconnect when they are complaining of how streaming games on twitch or whatever is less convinient on linux. That's a problem for a small niche of people, the "influenter/social media creator", most people won't have. The same applies to wanting to run a game that wasn't made for linux, and complaining that the emulation layers that someone built don't work for a particular game when it's an extrordinary achievment that the emulation works at all with a large number of games. That's like buying a macbook and being mad because you can't play grand theft auto or use MS Paint.

I swapped my fw16 over to bazzite and overall loved it but I went back to windows not because of the small glitches I ran into (graphics glitches when not in games so probably land gpu support maybe) but due to some massive break in of all things my microphone array not working which doesn't sound like a big deal but for meeting calls it was unusable and it cost me a job interview. That said I'll do to a dual boot with windows 11 tiny and AI debloat and I'll start trying different distros, maybe cachie is next to test.

"it's just more fun"! and has been for decades.

6:47 winget is awesome and legit just works. The UniGetUI (recently acquired by Devolutions) provides a decent GUI interface for discovery of apps. However, if you're just finding apps in the wild, Microsoft still makes it kinda difficult to find trustworthy apps.

Just install windows LTSC…

Switch to Linux back in 2006. So this year is my 20th annyversary, yay! 😀 I welcome the LTT team on board! 😉

Tbh, this guys is good representation that common user can use linux. Their problems with linux isn't really a problems if you know linux.

I do free it support for seniors. By far the most support questions are about the windows adds for copilot, cloud stuff, etc.

Great work guys. Distro hopping worked for me to realise that Arch based distros is the place that I am, with CachyOS being my daily driver. Snapshots is awesome and fast, updating is awesome, AUR, the sheer amount of choice that I now have is refreshing. Put KDE Plasma on top and BOOM, what a system I finally have after 20 years of Windows. Linux just works for me, and my computer is now mine!

This is a year of Linux!! 🎉🎉🎉

I also switched from Windows to Linux Nobara last year, and of course that was hard, since a lot of games that I I wanted to play are not supported, like Battlefield 6, and that a truly bummer.

But other than that, I’ve been enjoying using that system, and there no way I’m coming back to windows.

Guys just download flameshot, super easy and full featured screenshot program.

As a developer, who started with DOS in 1986, I dislike Windows by now (they are literally disrespecting users since Windows 7, the shittiest parts are still shitty), and wanted to switch to Linux for aroud 4 years, but am self employed and also a when-i-have-time gamer, so did not dare to do it on my main PC (only on an old laptop which worked like a charm).
I think by the end of this year, with Steam and all those people also doing their thing, I ll be ready to switch on my main PC

I feel like a lot of their "negatives" are not really problems with Linux, but problems with their conditioning by using Windows for 30+ years. I never really grew up with Windows, and things like typing sleep in the system search to get to a specific settings page, or the middle mouse button not working a particular way, didn't bother me at all because I didn't have that same conditioning. It feels a little bit unfair to classify these things as "negatives" because then almost everything about Linux might as well be considered a negative just based on the fact that it is not exactly the same as Windows.

I tested my gaming on mint last night and it's SOOO good.

I dual boot windows because I'm still in the migration phase, but I'm 100% on board with the year of the linux desktop (FINALLY) – I've been looking forward to this moment since at least 2010.

I just bought a computer to put Linux on. It’ll be my first time using it. I’ve looked a little bit into distros and decided on either mint, pop, zorin or fedora based on their ease of use for begginers.

Is the main difference between them the appearance and customisability? Are there things one is missing over another? I don’t game

I’m not sure which one to try, any thoughts/opinions would be welcome! Thanks

I really can’t recommend Arch Linux enough. It’s what I use as my daily driver. While it does require more time and patience to install, set up, and configure the programs and features you need, I think that time is well spent. You end up with a system that is tailored to your needs and preferences.

I’m fairly tech-savvy, but by no means an expert. I have no professional experience in the tech industry or programming. There is so much information available online, and the ArchWiki is so comprehensive, that I don’t think Arch Linux is nearly as scary or difficult as it is often made out to be.

Overall, I feel the desktop environment has the biggest impact on the user experience. Everyone has their favorite, and there are so many purpose-built options that it can be difficult to recommend a specific one. That said, I’ve found KDE Plasma to be the closest experience to Windows. It feels comprehensive, professional, and polished. I’ve also found KDE to be stable, reliable, and highly customizable. On the downside, it can become a little bloated if you install the entire package.

I switched from Windows several years ago for many of the reasons you all highlighted. After trying several Linux distributions and desktop environments, Arch Linux with KDE is what I ultimately settled on. The Arch community is large, knowledgeable, and has been around for a long time. While it isn’t always known for being the friendliest to newcomers, issues tend to be addressed quickly, documentation is abundant, and there are usually plenty of people who have run into the same problems or have similar goals. It also feels like you’re running closer to the bleeding edge of Linux development.

With Arch, you also have access to the Arch User Repository (AUR), which gives you access to an enormous library of community-maintained software (some "maintained" better than others). Another major advantage, in my opinion, is that you build much of the system yourself. It allows you to design and use your system the way you want. While it does require more work up front, it’s not nearly as overwhelming as it might seem. After installing a few packages to handle basic needs such as networking, and getting KDE Plasma up and running, I’ve found it to be a very complete and capable system from just that point. You can also often incorporate packages and features from other distributions fairly easily, if there are certain things from other distros that you specifically want or liked.

Just wanted to share my thoughts and experience. If you’re planning to use Linux long term, I think Arch Linux is absolutely worth considering. I’m not a big gamer, so there may be things in that area that I’m missing, but for everything else I’ve needed, Arch has been incredibly capable and flexible. Glad you guys enjoyed the challenge, it was great hearing about and seeing each of your experiences. Also, last bit, could not agree more on this is why we need more competition! 🙂

linuxs Bazztie is ok but dont work whit all steam game som of them is warry lag and frezz.