Re:Vanilla OS: maybe the future of Linux on the desktop
by herbst on Monday February 05, 2024 @04:35AM
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Why would I be running anything else than Linux as as a host system tho? Are there any benefits?
Re:Vanilla OS: maybe the future of Linux on the desktop
by pjmlp on Monday February 05, 2024 @07:52AM
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Getting laptops where the hardware actually works all the time.
Re:Vanilla OS: maybe the future of Linux on the desktop
by Levitating on Monday February 05, 2024 @07:50AM
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Why would a "regular consumer" want to run another operating system in a VM?
Re:Vanilla OS: maybe the future of Linux on the desktop
by pjmlp on Monday February 05, 2024 @07:53AM
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Developers are regular consumers as well, not everyone wants to bring work to home just to make their laptops work as designed.
Re:Vanilla OS: maybe the future of Linux on the desktop
by andreashaerter on Monday February 05, 2024 @12:00PM
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Well, it is the other way around in my bubble. If there is any Windows it is running in a VM. But I guess we are not regular consumers. :-)
However, I think common Linux Desktop usage (Browser, Media, Mail, …) was never easier than today. Just don't buy crappy hardware. No need for special vendors, get a refurbished Thinkpad T480 or something comparable for your Mom, try a current Fedora or Ubuntu, and there will be less issues than running Windows on this . All hardware, including mobile and LTE stuff, will work out of the box.
Re:Vanilla OS: maybe the future of Linux on the desktop
by pjmlp on Monday February 05, 2024 @01:15PM
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I use Linux distributions since 1995, I know perfectly well how support in Laptops works out.
It is never, ever, 100% of their hardware capabilities.
It gets tiring versus Google, Apple and Microsoft's blessed experiences.
WSL, Crostini, DeX, VZVirtualMachine
What is missing is the value proposition beyond those virtualization approaches, and Linux specific hardware vendors like System76, Tuxedo Computers and similar.