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PewDiePie: I installed Linux (so should you) (www.youtube.com)
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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?

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[–] 59 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Installing Linux was a good decision.

I have not gone back to Microsoft Windows.

Don't listen to people telling you it's hard. I don't have any IT degree or engineering degree

Installing it was easy. Linux is elegant, secure and powerful. I love it.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Currently the bar to installing it is in the tech savvy area. If you have enough knowledge about computers to be a gamer you can be a linux user. Of course if you have to ask your SO or child for help with a computer, its not for you but tbh windows is also too complicated for some people. Once you have it installed, someone with 0 computer knowledge will find mint easier than windows for example.

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  • [+] -13 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    If you don't use many devices it's fine.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    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

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Your edge case is not indicative of a larger trend.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    It is. If you ever try to plug a webcam or use any conference software on Linux. I will not speak about audio if you have to handle multiple sources...

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    I haven't had any issues with webcams or conference software (Jitsi, Zoom, and Discord).

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    You are using the WebRTC stack that's why. It's done by your browser. Bad quality, low stability ,not secure. Plus WebRTC can be used by malicious site, by default you should disable it. Nope I am talking about videconferencing software like Webex, ...

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    This was the result of much research, I'm not entirely new to the space. No one got these peripherals to work on that device, unfortunately.

    I don't understand what you mean by this isn't an issue for most people. Most people do care about a webcam not working right. Or do jou mean my device isn't representative? That could be, but it doesn't mean people with this device have a good Linux experience if they install it.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Or do jou mean my device isn't representative?

    Yes, this. Most devices it just works, and a small minority will work with a little effort. A miniscule number will be like yours. It isn't representative of the average experience. It's an outlier.

    Out of curiosity, how long ago was this? It very well may have the support now, though if it's from some manufacturer using proprietary drivers for their webcams, for some crazy stupid reason, then maybe not.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    This was just two weeks ago, and it's a relatively old device, from 2014. It's proprietary bullhonky all over that device unfortunately, from the screen brightness to the webcam to the bloody power button.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    It depends about what you plan to do with your computer it's not the best music, graphisms, streaming, ...even if there are solid improvements. Usually you will get more chance with an old device than a brand new one.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago

    Most of manufacturers use windows drivers, due to the market share it is realistic. It is plug and play and work like a charm. After years of using Linux half of the devices will never work on it, mostly because nobody cares. The other half will need tuning to be usable if you are lucky. 2% will ready for Linux.

    Including :

    • Tablets
    • Music instruments, mixers, audio devices
    • Multimedia equipment
    • DAC
    • High end Webcam
    • Cameras ...
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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    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?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    I DJ on twitch, but haven’t found software that’s compatible with my hardware, and I also do it on VRchat which has anti-cheat and so it can’t run at all. There are other smaller things but that’s the deal breaker.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    What do you mean? I've never had any issues with multiple devices. They're... Just different devices.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    I don't know if this is what they meant, but what's stopping me from fully switching is that I have a bunch of peripheral devices with windows-only drivers

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    Many of them work without having to install anything. You could try a live boot USB and see what of them doesn't work to get an idea how difficult it'll be.

    (possibly needless) anecdoteMy dad is a Windows "power user" and it's funny trying to talk to him about Linux because there are so many things unique to Windows that were essentially OS problems foisted onto "power users" that he is concerned about and a lot of them don't really apply (e.g. anti-virus, drive letters, installing drivers for everything, etc.).

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    TBH I kinda like the whole "drive letter" thing. But I also understand mount points, so I don't really miss it, but still. It's nice to have one single window to see all of your internal & external drives, home folders, and network shares. And yes, I'm aware I can do this in Linux as well. Just needs extra configuration - which is not a bad thing.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Oh yeah I've already dual booted. Its mostly musical instrument related stuff that's stopping the full switch over. Like the programs to edit presets on my guitar pedal and synth are not huge fans of Linux. I would say for most people though, you could probably switch them to Linux and they wouldn't even notice

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    I was surprised to have a fairly unusual setup with fairly unusual peripherals, and everything pretty much worked out of the box, except for one software (philips hue sync) for which there is an open source alternative (huenicorn, and it wasn't built-in as Linux drivers are, because it's specialized and requires a special interface)

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Ah, that makes sense. I thought they were talking about laptop, desktop, kids computer, tablet, etc. and was like ¿...? Linux works next to everything better than anything else.

    Anyway, I see what you mean. I got a temperature monitor that needed to be set up using their proprietary software that they only made for Windows, wine didn't work so I actually ended up setting up a tiny win 10 VM so I could set it up. Easier and safer than dual booting with Windows around. Besides that though, I've always been able to find a workaround.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    I have 2 servers, 6 containers, a raspi, a desktop, and a laptop all running linux just fine. My two phones send notification updates to my laptop via kde connect

    I have lots of devices on linux and they all play nice together

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