Posted on 07/12/2023 4:56:02 AM PDT by ShadowAce
Meh- 3%, 33% 93%, don’t care, I will still continue using it as my main os, being that it is easy to use, fairly I mune to viruses, and just fairly safe online overall, and dual boot into windows if I need windows only software or games etc. Got sick and tired of being tied up maintaining windows with its constant updates, and trying to fend off viruses etc. Whole Linux isn’t 100% free from viruses, it is much better than windows, and that’s OK by me.
Do I want to play Witcher 3? No.
Would I be able to, if I wanted to? Yes.
Apache OpenOffice is 100% compatible with M$Office 365 and ... wait for it ... it’s FREE!
I try Linux every 5 years or so. Consistently it has two problems:
1. If you don’t use it for a while, it magically stops working correctly and displays some error that leads to a rabbit hole of web searches. Every fix requires some other pre-requisite, which requires some other pre-requisite.
2. Video driver compatibility was still a problem last I tried it a few years ago. It doesn’t matter how common your graphics card is. It doesn’t have to be the newest or oldest to have problems.
I've got two video cards in my laptop--an Intel on the motherboard, and a NVIDIA RTX.
No issues on my dual screen setup.
Oh, I’ve tried it. I’ve been in IT for 40+ years. It just didn’t do anything for me, none of the applications I needed and use daily. Fine for a server, but absolutely useless for a working desktop.
Well, whuptyF*inDoo.
I’ve got two Linux systems operating on dual boot PC’s. Hardly ever use ‘cause it is so damn difficult to add proggies and update.
Linux coders are like customer service in any IT shop — “You will take what I give you and like it.” No empathy.
Apple’s IOS and OSX are Linux (the term in vogue now is “UNIX-like”), and Google’s Android is Linux.
Your Smart TV and Smart thermostat and Smart vacuum cleaner all run Linux.
Linux might only be 3% of the desktop market but the desktop market has been in decline since 2012. Linux has a virtual monopoly on the digital handhelds market and is, point of fact, the the most popular operating system in existence.
courses for horses
You can make a Unix-style operating system easy/pretty and it will be adopted by the (desktop) market - they're called Macs. For folks who can use and appreciate what Unix has to offer, without the insane encumberances and license fees, there's likely a version of Linux that works for their circumstances. Personally, I've been on Ubuntu (for desktop) since Apple announced that future Macs would use their chips (M1) rather than Intel's, so circa 2017 or so. None of the folks I work with can tell (and even if they could, wouldn't care).
As for customization, there are tons of options - most involve editing configuration files, pretty simple - so again, I don't see it as "take what I give you" from the developers who create and maintain these apps.
Maybe so but they fill about 30% of the posts on threads about how to fix an issue with Windows.
“Linux is great for servers in a data center. Its not a home computer type of os though.”
“You pretty much need the skill set of a software developer to operate and maintain a Linux system.”
Absolutely not. Myths based on “ancient history”. New current versions are superior in function and ease of use over windows. Take Mint... It is as easy to use as Win 7 right out of the box. Those statements are from a position of having no clue what current versions are like.
From the article:
“Due to its exceptional performance, stability, reliability, and security”
And this goes for desktops as well as Servers.
“As for customization, there are tons of options - most involve editing configuration files, pretty simple - so again, I don’t see it as “take what I give you” from the developers who create and maintain these apps.”
Actually, GUI themes, applets, desklets, and extensions can just be switched out from the settings to customize. No need for editing configuration files. That is only needed for very very fine tuning if you are a perfectionist.
https://cinnamon-spices.linuxmint.com/themes
But your point is extremely important, at least you “can” customize it right down to every last nut and bolt if you like.
desktop is the wiggle here.
linux is by far the most utilized OS in the world.
as it’s on almost all smart phones and embedded devices (set top boxes, cars, tvs, etc)
As I already noted, iOS/macOS are "UNIX-like," which makes the score not quite six-to-one, Linux over Windows.
Note, too, that these are 2015 stats. Since that time, the score has tilted even further to the UNIX-like side.
It also bears mention that for much of its existence, Microsoft.com ran Linux web servers and file servers.
Today, I'm about 50/50 Windows/Linux. Windows is the corporate desktop mandate. Inside is VMware workstation with VMs including Linux and Windows. For specialized embedded systems development tools e.g. PIC microcontrollers, the only viable tools are Windows only. For backend servers, Linux owns most of the market. Thankfully, that is where I spend most of my development effort.
Same here. Ubuntu on Thinkpads
Around 2005, I had a specialized PC104 CPU where I ran a Debian OS on my railcars. Linux kernel code added a dependency on a new CPU instruction that was not supported by the SOC custom CPU on the Diamond Systems PC104 CPU board. I was locked into an old kernel. A change in administration occurred on January 20, 2009. The project was defunded upon the arrival of Obama. I sent the obsolete CPU boards back to the project office. The problem was overcome by events (election) and never resolved.
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