im a windows user myself,i dont like linux nor use it. but i did use it before (pop os).
so im intersed in knowing why some people like it.
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I like being able to choose my desktop environment.
I like knowing I’m not being spied on (although I did set my telemetry to max telemetry).
I like how Linux will keep supporting my hardware near indefinitely.
Because it just works. I don’t have to worry about new features being pushed out that break prod
And because it does what it’s told
Linux is an operating system. It handles your system resources and makes them available to your applications. It was built by devs who tried to make the system good.
Windows is a marketing tool. It is designed to get the user to subscribe to the cloud services that make Microsoft money.
It was built by devs who tried to make the system profitable.It comes down to user control and privacy for me. At least those are the two main reasons. Linux has cons as well but for me Linux’s pros outweigh their cons. Obviously everyone has different standards though. Gaming, business, etc. can be a deal breaker.
Why are you guys downvoting this post?
I love Linux but it seems childish to dislike this post. The guy wants to know why people like Linux and is actively asking the community to tell him…
proabply bec i said i dont like linux.
Linux does what I tell it to.
Windows does what it wants. Either what it thinks I want it to do, or what Microsoft wants me to do.
Considering I paid for my computer, I like having control over it. It’s that simple.
Yup!
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This says it all
Everything everyone else said, but also it literally has more features. KDE Plasma and apps like Dolphin make Windows look like a toy.
Freedom, it’s that simple. Any other reason is a derivative of said freedom.
I’m a tinkerer. It’s made for people like me that like to take stuff apart and put it back together to see how it works. It also, quite literally, does EXACTLY as I tell it and set it up to operate. It doesn’t do disrespectful shit like revert my default browser settings to Edge. It is MY operating system and MY computer to 100% control however I wish, not some stale-ass predatory slop-driven corporation’s.
And one major thing that Linux also does that Windows does not is Linux will never install an application on your computer that you didn’t explicitly tell it to install.
I have uninstalled nopilot on work computers so many times. I run scripts to manually disable and remove it and prevent Windows from installing nopilot, and Windows updates, reverts what I did, and then reinstalls fucking nopilot, and then sneakily launches it in the taskbar where I can’t easily see that it’s running to begin with.
Voluntarily running windows at this point is kind of like voluntarily allowing yourself to be sexually assaulted.
Only weirdos and sad people who don’t know that it could easily not be like that continue to put up with it.
It’s free and using it means I don’t have to support American tech companies.
Because of everything.
I can chose however I want it to be and behave. It won’t nag me, it won’t show me ads, my hardware will receive support for ages, it consumes less resources, it’s more responsive, I don’t need to update any drivers, it uses less disk space, installing apps is easier, changing settings is easier, backups are easier, zero maintenance , it’s reliable, it’s free and open source and it uses the same Kernel that the world runs and relies on.
I’m 42, since I was less than 8 years old until now I’ve used:
- DOS
- Windows 3.11, 95, Me, XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10
- MacOS 8.1, 9, OSX 10 - 10.11
Linux:
- Mandrake
- Mandriva
- Ubuntu
- POP OS
- Elementary
- Manjaro
- Endeavour
- Debían
- Zorin
- Mint
- Fedora
- Aurora
- Bazzite
- Vanilla
That said the only thing I dislike is that my kids can’t play EA’s FC26 or Epic’s Fortnite because those companies chose to actively not support Linux on purpose. Those games are predatory gambling casinos disguised as games, but still… I wish I could have the choice to play or not play them.
But that’s a small price to pay for everything I get in return.
I’ve been running Bazzite for 2 years now. For me, it’s honestly the best computing experience I’ve ever had. I’m very happy with it and I feel joy using it every single day, I’m in love.
I only have to reboot when I want to, not when a corporation wants me to.
windows never forces me to reboot even if i have to update.
Neat. Maybe they’ve changed it since I last used it. Still not going back though.
They have not changed it. You still just can configure a range of time where its not allowed to reboot. So OP is simply no power user, or is just lying. I sadly still need to use Windows on my working machine, and the forced update+reboot happens minimum once a month.
i do see the update icon but it doesnt just restart the pc by itself.
but it still restarts at all.
Faster, lighter, stronger.
I still can use a 15yo laptop for daily tasks, still boot in less than 20s (with ssd).
No surprises, I remember having stuff unremovable, like google toolbar, and no forced reboot when you are still working (they fixed this issue).
Software management is way faster : you don’t have to download a zip, unzip, hit the .exe, then accept a fuckload of agreements.
Yeah. I bought my kaptop second hand. When it still had windows on it, it was basically usuable because jt was so laggy. I installed linux and, badda bing badda boom, works like a charm. Its been my main computer for a fee years now
i like not having to have a microsoft account to utilize it.
you know whats really awesome? being able to decide if i want updates. or a tightly-integrated piece of shit llm.
being able to modify literally every aspect of the shell.
windows 3.1 was more theme-able than win11.
linux works out of the box for all the old people i repurpose machines for and i dont have to think about cloud-connect bullshit. fuck, half of them dont notice its not windows until i mention it.
better question is why the fuck would you use windows without being paid to?
i use it bec i like it,i like that my cracks work there without effort. that i dont need to update my system to download an app. i like the ui,that any app will work. i never have to use the terminal. a lot of stuff. and about being paid,i didnt even pay for it i used massgravel (or whatever its named) to active it
Linux distros nowadays are fully working and usable without the need of the terminal. Terminal is mostly used in online guides. Because it is easier to write a commandline than making 5 screenshots about where you have to point in a GUI.
Haha. I don’t believe in destiny, but the things you like about Windows are the things I liked about Windows before I switched to Linux.
You’ll find many other fans of cracking / Liberating software, here. It’s where the “Libre” we talk about comes from.
Anyway, keep asking questions of you’re curious.
I’ll just add that I haven’t used the command line for anything basic on Linux in several years. Command line is really not necessary anymore, unless I’m doing something advanced like modding my games. Actually, I guess I haven’t modded anything in awhile that didn’t come with a graphical kit. But I’m sure I still might, for the right mod.
since you switched to linux. how do you use cracks? or did you stop using them?
use cracks
Did I accidentally time travel to 1999?
why?
I dunno, I thought most gaming pirates these days just use re-packs.
i do use repacks. but cracks arent only for games,i have cracked software.
Depends on what you’re cracking, but for games there’s tons of cracked games that work great on Linux.
haha wow its been awhile for you hasnt it?
explain what changed if its that radical.
im not going to bother you seem trollish… your rep precedes you
g’day!
So wildly off topic question.
How are you seeing a reputation score?
their instance is using mbin, not lemmy
say what you want i just have unpopular opinions and dont care about karma like reddit since it doesnt affect anything here.
i just have unpopular opinions
Sure, but you chose a weird place to strut around yelling them loudly.
There is a difference between being a contrarian troll and having unpopular opinions.
I use NixOS because I love that every time I install an app or tweak a setting, I can document it with a commit in git. So if I fuck something up, I can revert the change. And if I get another computer, all my apps and settings are already there. And if I wanna help another NixOS user do something I’ve already done, I can just share the code.
