Re:How and why I transitioned to Linux, and how you can too
by zozbot123 on Sunday January 20, 2019 @09:42AM
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Because system upgrades never break things in Windows 10, right? Seriously, if updates are problematic for you and you don't care about running the "latest and greatest", move to a stably-supported distribution like Ubuntu-LTS, Debian or even CentOS. They won't be "out of date" as long as they're in their support period. Updating every 6 months like vanilla Ubuntu does is just pointless churn, and don't get me started on what Arch does...
Re:How and why I transitioned to Linux, and how you can too
by andrepd on Sunday January 20, 2019 @05:57AM
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If that's your problem why didn't you switch to a "just works" disto like Linux Mint, instead of windows?
Re:How and why I transitioned to Linux, and how you can too
by squirrelicus on Sunday January 20, 2019 @01:39PM
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(1)I cannot stand the standard UIs and DEs from Linux. I use openbox with no DE because it provides me with the best experience. I only ran Ubuntu Minimal when I used it. (2) all the complaints I have with Ubuntu apply equally to Mint.
Re:How and why I transitioned to Linux, and how you can too
by chess_buster on Sunday January 20, 2019 @06:13AM
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Huh? What's wrong with Apple now?
Re:How and why I transitioned to Linux, and how you can too
by squirrelicus on Sunday January 20, 2019 @01:38PM
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The assumed-integrated ecosystem is nice but exposes your information to too many components and too many developers and business people under the apple umbrella.
Re:How and why I transitioned to Linux, and how you can too
by rgomez on Sunday January 20, 2019 @05:40AM
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Very sad. I jumped into the Gentoo wagon for similar reasons. And it's been working flawlessly for me since then.
Re:How and why I transitioned to Linux, and how you can too
by squirrelicus on Sunday January 20, 2019 @01:37PM
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I love Gentoo. I'm just not willing to wait for my packages for compile.
I ran Arch Linux for about 7 years. After systemd I spent years justifying why I used it even though it would constantly break and require a reformat more often than Win7 did. I went to Ubuntu, and it was marginally more stable. But even there, I was bitten too many times. Libicu upgrades breaking everything, updating packages breaks the package manager or ruins systemctl settings. Really, the whole problem that pushed me back to Windows is a combination of constant systemd nightmares and bad package maintenance.
I've... Kind of been loving Win10. Sure, it's marginally more evil than Linux, (but less so than Google and Apple products these days), but at least I don't have to constantly wipe my machine or keep it out of date to keep using it. Weird how the tables have turned.