PewDiePie made a video on why he installed Linux and explained why everyone should do it too. Due to his number of followers, this might be the year of the Linux Desktop? Hooray?

  • Slaxis@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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    11 hours ago

    Or rely on software that is not available in Linux and can’t be emulated, which unfortunately applies to both my work and personal use

    • Lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      21·
      2 hours ago

      Work should supply you with a managed device. That’s out of your control.

      I’m genuinely curious though - what ‘personal use’ software do you run that isn’t supported in Linux?

    • j0ester@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      11 hours ago

      It’s exactly this. There are SteamOS-like systems out there (Bazzite and CachyOS) but it’s a pain if you don’t know what you’re doing. Needless to say, Enterprises will be using Windows for a very long time since they can easily restrict software and such - and a lot of their software is Windows-based only.

      • Slaxis@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
        102·
        9 hours ago

        Yeah every thread is basically “lol bro just use Linux, skill issue”… I’m very comfortable with Linux, shell scripting and all those things. Been doing is almost 30 years. There are a wide range of things that are just not supported, which makes it a non-starter for a lot of people.

        • Cethin@lemmy.zipEnglish
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          54 minutes ago

          It’s because, for the vast majority of people, it isn’t an issue. Web browsers work fine and gaming is pretty much solved. If you’re doing something technical enough to require specific software then you’re technical enough to figure out if it works for you. If you aren’t then it will work for you, and solve a lot of the issues Windows causes too.

        • sykaster@feddit.nlEnglish
          22·
          7 hours ago

          I wanted to give new life to an old acer laptop/tablet hybrid. I installed Linux, but the webcam and microphone just won’t work no matter what. The power button also doesn’t work.

          There’s still a long way to go before any casual user would accept this.

          • Cethin@lemmy.zipEnglish
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            50 minutes ago

            The good news is this isn’t an issue for most people, it was free, and your device was already doing so poorly with Windows you felt it was at the end of its life, so even not working perfectly it still worked.

            Edit: Also, Linux isn’t one thing. Your distro may not have included the packages to make those devices work, but that doesn’t mean they don’t exist. You could have searched for a solution, or perhaps a different distro would work.