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by yakireev 1681 days ago
You might have heard it before, but here it is again: your "terrible" experience might be (partly or not) due to the fact that you've been using Windows for decades and know how to solve problems. On desktop linux, you might not, so you experience friction and frustration.

Desktop Linux is indeed somewhat behind OS X or Windows. I'm currently on (somewhat dated) Ubuntu 18.4 from 2018, and it is more or less on par with Windows 7 from 2009. For me that's not a problem, I liked Windows 7 and actually stayed on it until 2018, but keep this lag in mind.
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BoxOfRain 1681 days ago
I gave Windows another chance with Windows 8 after switching to Linux Mint KDE of all things and that finally killed off any desire to use it as a daily driver for good. I found KDE very understandable coming from Windows, in all honestly it felt more like "proper Windows" than the industrial accident that was Windows 8's UI ever managed.

A user-friendly Linux distro like that was a gateway drug into becoming a terminal jockey though.

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jbluepolarbear 1681 days ago
It’s definitely Linux that’s the issue. Too many driver issues, software version issues, lack of unified distro environment.
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