Re:Unlimited Kagi searches for $10 per month
by davkan on Friday September 22, 2023 @01:09AM
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Audio has come a long way, pipewire just works in my experience. And Wayland is in daily driver territory, so X11 is only needed if you have some specific requirements. Steamdeck/proton has massively improved gaming.
That’s not to say it’s not still Linux, there will be some tinkering. But compared to a decade ago there’s way less banging my head against the wall.
If you’re already competent in administration Linux you might find it’s time to revisit the desktop.
Re:Unlimited Kagi searches for $10 per month
by iopq on Friday September 22, 2023 @05:27AM
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I don't need to wrangle with x11 because I use Wayland, and I don't need to wrangle with the audio stack because I use pipewire
What year is this post from?
Re:Unlimited Kagi searches for $10 per month
by Lutger on Friday September 22, 2023 @07:16AM
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ymmv and this evidence is anecdotal of course, but our team has used linux on framework laptops now for more than a year and we experience way, way less issues than on windows.
I can't remember the last time I had a problem with linux as a desktop, everything just works. Of course, framework makes sure it does, just like every other manufacturer of laptops does with windows.
EDIT: multi-monitor support, bluetooth headset, printing, various audio devices, etc: this is all just plug and play in my experience, feels much smoother than on windows.
That argument only applies to servers. Places where you don't need to wrangle x11, the audio stack, gpu drivers for less common cards, conflicting gtk and qt versions for different apps you might use on a whim, hidpi support in old apps, theming issues... I've no idea how many of these are still a plague these days, but they certainly have been for long.
Servers are way more predictable linux configurations.
For desktop, win32 is as solid as it gets (too bad it's shipped within a desktop filled with increasingly many dark patterns).