Linux Sucks 2022

Re:Linux Sucks 2022 by lumb63 on Friday July 08, 2022 @07:19PM (#32029173)

I get the sense that the majority of people are using their computers in a far different way than I am. For me, my computer is a terminal first (I don’t even start X11 on startup!) and behaves as a text editor, web browser, and a way to execute my software development tasks. Perhaps it’s not the glorious graphic experience most people want, but it is what I want.

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Re:Linux Sucks 2022 by prox on Saturday July 09, 2022 @02:44AM (#32032514)

In the meantime the lackluster Linux graphics department makes it that I pretty much locked into Windows. While it is getting better, I still miss capable editors like Affinity Photo and Designer, Publisher.

Video and 3D got some good software now, but it remains that for me, Linux should push for graphics development far more.

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Re:Linux Sucks 2022 by ChuckNorris89 on Saturday July 09, 2022 @06:59AM (#32033827)

My main problem with switching to Linux is that most apps just can't make use of GPU acceleration or HW decoding. This includes browser HW video decoding, HW acceleration in video editors.

There are some CLI hacks you can do to try to fix this but my time is precious and I can't afford to play sysadmin at home.

Meanwhile all HW acceleration use cases have worked flawlessly out of the box on windows every single time, which is why I can't recommend people switch to Linux.

What will they think when they try to watch YouTube or Netflix and the laptop fans ramp up and the battery drains instantly because HW video decode in browser doesn't work out of the box?

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Re:Linux Sucks 2022 by mariusor on Saturday July 09, 2022 @01:01PM (#32037055)

> the lackluster Linux graphics department

I have to say that I hate statements like this that manage to project a reversal of responsibilities onto the linux ecosystem. The "lack" is with the vendors of the applications you use, not with linux.

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