▲ 197 ▼ What are some things you wish you had known when switching to Linux? (lemmy.blahaj.zone) submitted 2 years ago by elfahor@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/linux@lemmy.ml 182 comments fedilink hide all child comments I start: the most important thing is not the desktop, it's the package manager.
[–] mtchristo@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (5 children) There isn't a hardware panel nor a proper task manager nor a GUI registery editor. permalink fedilink source hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] rusty@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago* There is no registry in Linux so there can't be a registry editor. Hardware panels and task managers do exist (and they come in more windows-like distros), they're just different to Windows ones. I do concede that hardware management in Windows is much easier. Task manager for Windows absolutely blows though. It doesn't show real data, just estimates that sometimes are wildly wrong. permalink fedilink source parent [–] meteokr@community.adiquaints.moe 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) Well Linux doesn't have a registry, so an editor would also not exist, to be fair. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] lastweakness@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) dconf editor is kinda like regedit for GNOME apps ig? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] meteokr@community.adiquaints.moe 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) In a hand wavy way, yes. You are just editing the settings of one suite of software, not really an OS "registry". Closest to that in Linux is editing /etc, but even then, not all software is configured there. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lastweakness@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago True permalink fedilink source parent [–] grue@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago* Not for long if Lennart has anything to say about it, I'm sure. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Holzkohlen@feddit.de 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) I disagree on the task manager. I like the KDE Plasma monitor application for instance. Very convenient way to sigterm or sigkill. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] noughtnaut@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago Agreed, and if you're not on KDE then htop will do just fine. permalink fedilink source parent [+] TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [–] supert@lemmy.sdfeu.org 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) htop permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sLLiK@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago Or even better, btop permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rusty@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago* There is no registry in Linux so there can't be a registry editor. Hardware panels and task managers do exist (and they come in more windows-like distros), they're just different to Windows ones. I do concede that hardware management in Windows is much easier. Task manager for Windows absolutely blows though. It doesn't show real data, just estimates that sometimes are wildly wrong. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] meteokr@community.adiquaints.moe 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) Well Linux doesn't have a registry, so an editor would also not exist, to be fair. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] lastweakness@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) dconf editor is kinda like regedit for GNOME apps ig? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] meteokr@community.adiquaints.moe 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) In a hand wavy way, yes. You are just editing the settings of one suite of software, not really an OS "registry". Closest to that in Linux is editing /etc, but even then, not all software is configured there. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lastweakness@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago True permalink fedilink source parent [–] grue@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago* Not for long if Lennart has anything to say about it, I'm sure. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lastweakness@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) dconf editor is kinda like regedit for GNOME apps ig? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] meteokr@community.adiquaints.moe 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) In a hand wavy way, yes. You are just editing the settings of one suite of software, not really an OS "registry". Closest to that in Linux is editing /etc, but even then, not all software is configured there. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lastweakness@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago True permalink fedilink source parent
[–] meteokr@community.adiquaints.moe 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) In a hand wavy way, yes. You are just editing the settings of one suite of software, not really an OS "registry". Closest to that in Linux is editing /etc, but even then, not all software is configured there. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lastweakness@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago True permalink fedilink source parent
[–] grue@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago* Not for long if Lennart has anything to say about it, I'm sure. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Holzkohlen@feddit.de 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) I disagree on the task manager. I like the KDE Plasma monitor application for instance. Very convenient way to sigterm or sigkill. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] noughtnaut@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago Agreed, and if you're not on KDE then htop will do just fine. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] noughtnaut@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago Agreed, and if you're not on KDE then htop will do just fine. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] supert@lemmy.sdfeu.org 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) htop permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sLLiK@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago Or even better, btop permalink fedilink source parent