I gradually switched to free and open source software before switching to linux ... made it easy.
@faciality14 сағат бұрын
I was genuinely really interested in switching over to Linux from Windows, for many of the reasons you outlined here, but I’ve read quite a bit on how linux is *not* in a good position as of 2024. Mainly concerning IBM’s purchase of Red Hat and what’s followed from that. Check out the video called LINUX SUCKS 2024 (from a linux community member).
@zeKotako18 сағат бұрын
I wish that game devs thought about linux compatibility, that literally the only thing that holds me on windows
@KryptLynx21 сағат бұрын
On devices support, linux tends to be better at everything printing related. I can't even install drivers for my laser printer on Windows anymore. But I pretty much vender locked at windows :(
@KryptLynx21 сағат бұрын
You have bursts of high pitch background tone all around of the video. One of them is at 7:58
@gamedirection682623 сағат бұрын
Great analysis. I've come to the terms, windows will still be my main workstation box. But Linux is my on the go laptop os. Anything that needs to be snappy and lightweight just works best as Linux. I run a home server and that obviously happily runs Linux as well.
@PsychoBenchesКүн бұрын
I intalled ubuntu, spend 9 hours trying to get the speakers to work, failed, switched back to windows. Average ubuntu experience
@diysmallthingsКүн бұрын
seeing all those positive comments, my first time with Linux is not so good..... I spend hours and hours go through forum posts trying to fix issue (want to install some app for work which require some other app installed first, and each installment came with random errors). Linux forum is 100% better than Windows that I can actually find solutions to my problem, it’s just I took all the time fixing the problem of the OS but not the work itself. I have no coding background or knowledge regarding OS makes it much more tedious to do. Is there any place where I can go and learn the over all basic so that I won’t look at some instruction and think ”That must be some function so basic that everyone should know but not me.” So far Windows is still the “click and work” for me due to the eco system that supports it, I wish one day I can do all my work on Linux so that I don’t have to deal with all the WTF business ideas of Microsoft.
@FritzVanZyl2 күн бұрын
Wow, I wasn't expecting this video to be so good. You are very articulate, easy to listen to, have a calm demeanor, have a great way of summarising things and leave some golden nuggets for us to digest as we spend some time together. Well done!
@joroc2 күн бұрын
The cultists always have the need to tell their stories in those videos
@ut5613 күн бұрын
you have a good speaking voice, and you're pretty funny :)
@mabonhunts3 күн бұрын
Some of us want the AI features built into Windows. I know there's a vocal minority that hate it but for the average user its not a big deal the problem is the average user don't say anything on the forums or the feedback hub. Also how come no one that advocated for open source don't tell everyone about all the downsides as well there are ALOT of cons as well. like people building distros that steal your data yes they do exist and lots of people have fallen for it. When softwear is open source ANYONE can do ANYTHING with the code. Yes people will catch it but not before its done harm to someone. PS Most hacks are done using Linux being untraceable is only a good thing if your not doing anything wrong. Giving criminals that kind of power is like asking for problems.
@WellBeSerious123 күн бұрын
You look like that meme guy.
@kawaiihikari03 күн бұрын
for anyone wondering... Linux is garbage if you like to do things that take 2 steps on windows but 10 for linux its right for you just a big group of linux nerd fanboys even tho they know it isn't there yet 😂
@kawaiihikari03 күн бұрын
lmaoo when you cant even watch prime video 1080p lolzz maybe in another decade right?
@user-cq6qw3kw6b3 күн бұрын
I don't recommend Pika backup. It has jever worked for me, ensure you can actually restore your backup that it makee before you rely on it because i couldn't.
@e43003 күн бұрын
Thomas your music is louder than you are. Can't follow a word you say.
@FifthDread4 күн бұрын
Perfect video summarizing the experience. Love it. I recently felt simmilar and made the switch. However, I do still need Windows around for some gaming. My main machine is linux but I have my windows box around for the few things which require it. Ill say that if you're savy enough to run Linux you're also savy enough to debloat windows and make it acceptable regarding privacy. Still, nothing feels more right than using a FOSS platform.
@TheMeditationCorner_in4 күн бұрын
Do you hear us Microsoft.. f UC Kkk Recall and F**k copilot.. bunch of bullshit to keep your stock price ticking.. no one needs all of that.. no don't even get me started on Adobe..
@prospermulambia95144 күн бұрын
I really want to switch too, i just don't want AI this controlling my PC
@SebastianSipos4 күн бұрын
I made the move years ago at work, when work things were working differently on our linux server vs my machine. all sorts of weird php+permissions, WAMP included.
@peterkoch37774 күн бұрын
Windows has been "good enough" since Win2000SP2 for me. I liked XP and 7 and am using currently 10. Whatever annoyed me got hammered down by regedit😂 But 11 starts to sound creepy now! AI, screenshots every 5 seconds... not for me😢
@renedwards59585 күн бұрын
A VIDEO QUOTED TO THIS DAY, EIGHT YEARS LATER
@Paruthi.6185 күн бұрын
"let it settle in" best quote
@speakertwentytwo6 күн бұрын
I love your point about the direction the internet is going - with things changing in ways the average person doesn't understand, or isn't supposed to understand, its more and more important to have a computer that works for PEOPLE, not shareholders. Ditto on the Healthy Perspective. I have used Linux exclusively for a few years now and I have mostly left my system as-is.
@TheDesertsweeper6 күн бұрын
i would love to move to Linux but many of my apps just don;t work on it, or if they do, not well.
@aserr56606 күн бұрын
Don’t worry about just get it out there. That’s the call to action I need to hear. Thanks mate
@Artoooooor6 күн бұрын
I switched to Linux after about 10 years break (except virtual machines here and there). I struggle with sharing apps between Linux and Windows - especially large games. I refuse to re-download 70 GB of Cyberpunk just to be able to play it on both OSes. I will try to make it work.
@Antzdownunder6 күн бұрын
I love Linux Mint.
@sarv25167 күн бұрын
Great video! Good to know about the Tibia servers. I've never played tibia so I might give it a shot! If you ever do another longer version of this video I'd love to see a section on games that are friendly to Aus players due to them not being super ping reliant. Games like EvE online feel fine because they dont require fast reactions to play :D Subbed
@takatoekoe7 күн бұрын
Gaming for windows, rest on Linux here
@notjustforhackers42527 күн бұрын
No.
@tanawatjukmongkol21787 күн бұрын
The speaker sounding cheaper is because of the lack of firmware equalizer that is only made for windows. Can't really do much on a locked down piece of technology.
@tanawatjukmongkol21787 күн бұрын
Java is in the package manager. You don't have to do that. It's called Open-JDK which is why you can't find it.
@trapper12117 күн бұрын
its so easy to dualboot, that it doesnt work, eats the partition of your disk and you cant later delete it it any way. EZ.
@nealcorbett11497 күн бұрын
The problem with Microsoft's "hand holding" is where they are leading you. After using Windows for the last 25 years, their latest moves were the final straw. I am in the process of saying goodbye MS permanently. #FUmicrosoft
@waffluru8 күн бұрын
Hearing Timeshift reminded me that for SOME reason Microsoft disables restore points by default on windows 11 (and I think 10 at some point) Someone made that conscious decision and if I'm at the point I need to enable/disable so many things to get it to "just work", would rather just go with an OS where you need to adjust stuff but actually respects you and gives you more power by default
@WilliamShinal8 күн бұрын
I personally dedicate each involved operating system to its own drive because Windows 10 and up can occasionally beat the bejeezus out of the GRUB bootloader and leave Linux unbootable, making you go in and fix that up, which should be unnecessary. I'm using Windows 7 now, but I'm not inclined to break this habit.
@Dipto98 күн бұрын
Sorry but still windows is superior mature plus widely used in corporate entities, hospitals, medical Colleges, engineering Colleges, banks, atms etc. linux is cool but still not consumer ready plus many premium apps on windows are just not have direct alternatives in Linux. Gaming is also a big issue in Linux
@Rushtallica8 күн бұрын
A good video, but I think a more apt title would have been: "How and why I tried Linux but was pretty much forced to switch back to Windows." Main 2 areas I'm working on regarding using Linux: 1) Getting gaming going well. As I don't do online pVp games, my main roadblock is scripted mods such as for Bethesda games, and 2) more importantly to me: Getting the audio recording VST plugins I use to work well and together in the same OS, e.g. Neural DSP, EZDRummer 3, EZMix, Amplitube and Tonex, etc... I'm looking into a couple possible ways to do this: 1) Working with Wine to try and make them work or 2) Going to try using a Windows VM and passing through a USB controller with the Audio Interface, the main concern being if it will mess with audio latency -- too much will make it unusable. I know gaming will work well enough for me, though I would definitely miss the scripted mods and could look into a Windows VM specifically for gaming and mods, assuming the GPU doesn't take too much of a hit. But, with Windows spyware ever creeping into the picture, if using Linux doesn't work for that, I'll use a Mac Mini specifically for audio production and will try to use Linux for the rest.
@floydsghost8 күн бұрын
Virt-Manager in linux can run a windows system with the ability to direct connect. Check out Chris Titus in the subject.
@Mrsscatspanish8 күн бұрын
I cannot get Linux to even install on Chromebook. Keep getting error messages about libc6 and libnss3 not able to install
@icalaci9 күн бұрын
I love how Mint evolving into a better linux machine for daily use, because it just works out of the box
@Sparky3D9 күн бұрын
Instead of dual booting why dont you dual-machine. Get a mac mini for Resolve and run all the rest on your Linux mint machine. That's what I have done for 10 years now, never misses a beat. Everything works. And no Microsoft in sight. You can even Remote into your Linux machine from the Mac Mini. If your need to screen record something you have done on your Mint machine
@scpatl4now9 күн бұрын
I made the switch when Windows Vista came out...I HATED it. In a way I am glad I did it back then. Things were so much harder to get working and software and hardware were real problems, although 90% of the time you could find a way to make things work. I certainly don't miss having to figure out how to compile software from a tar.gz when a deb wasn't available, but today...you rarely if ever will have to do that. The thing that amazes me is the speed at which Linux distros have advanced in the last several years. I barely have to ever use the command line for anything (although it is the faster way sometimes when you are used to it). A/V software is leaps and bounds better, even in just the last couple of years. I think that is really the last hurdle that gives some people pause.
@martin47879 күн бұрын
I don't get any problems installing a mouse, keyboard or printer. They all work out of the box for me using Ubuntu including on my laptop and on my Raspberry Pi.
@Dramilos9 күн бұрын
Nahhh idk man idk how to program
@itsmeshteve9 күн бұрын
The only things you need in life when it comes to Linux is Arch, i3WM, oh-my-zsh and conky. Also, backup your .dotfile configs to git. Its a lifesaver.
@6ch6ris610 күн бұрын
as long as i have to rely on the command line, i will not switch. GUIs have been here for decades now but for some reason you still need the command line for so many important things in linux. makes no sense.
@skynetisreal10 күн бұрын
AI has a knowledge that is 2 years out of date... Just managing your expectations here.
@Bonez0r10 күн бұрын
3:30 I wouldn't recommend dual boot on the same disk, at least for beginners. I've heard plenty of stories of Windows messing up the Linux partition, and yes, even the other way around. Get a cheap second disk if you have a desktop. If your windows pc is a laptop, you could get a cheap second hand laptop to try Linux on, that's what I did, even though I have a Windows desktop, but I wanted to be able to use both OSs at the same time.
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I gradually switched to free and open source software before switching to linux ... made it easy.
I was genuinely really interested in switching over to Linux from Windows, for many of the reasons you outlined here, but I’ve read quite a bit on how linux is *not* in a good position as of 2024. Mainly concerning IBM’s purchase of Red Hat and what’s followed from that. Check out the video called LINUX SUCKS 2024 (from a linux community member).
I wish that game devs thought about linux compatibility, that literally the only thing that holds me on windows
On devices support, linux tends to be better at everything printing related. I can't even install drivers for my laser printer on Windows anymore. But I pretty much vender locked at windows :(
You have bursts of high pitch background tone all around of the video. One of them is at 7:58
Great analysis. I've come to the terms, windows will still be my main workstation box. But Linux is my on the go laptop os. Anything that needs to be snappy and lightweight just works best as Linux. I run a home server and that obviously happily runs Linux as well.
I intalled ubuntu, spend 9 hours trying to get the speakers to work, failed, switched back to windows. Average ubuntu experience
seeing all those positive comments, my first time with Linux is not so good..... I spend hours and hours go through forum posts trying to fix issue (want to install some app for work which require some other app installed first, and each installment came with random errors). Linux forum is 100% better than Windows that I can actually find solutions to my problem, it’s just I took all the time fixing the problem of the OS but not the work itself. I have no coding background or knowledge regarding OS makes it much more tedious to do. Is there any place where I can go and learn the over all basic so that I won’t look at some instruction and think ”That must be some function so basic that everyone should know but not me.” So far Windows is still the “click and work” for me due to the eco system that supports it, I wish one day I can do all my work on Linux so that I don’t have to deal with all the WTF business ideas of Microsoft.
Wow, I wasn't expecting this video to be so good. You are very articulate, easy to listen to, have a calm demeanor, have a great way of summarising things and leave some golden nuggets for us to digest as we spend some time together. Well done!
The cultists always have the need to tell their stories in those videos
you have a good speaking voice, and you're pretty funny :)
Some of us want the AI features built into Windows. I know there's a vocal minority that hate it but for the average user its not a big deal the problem is the average user don't say anything on the forums or the feedback hub. Also how come no one that advocated for open source don't tell everyone about all the downsides as well there are ALOT of cons as well. like people building distros that steal your data yes they do exist and lots of people have fallen for it. When softwear is open source ANYONE can do ANYTHING with the code. Yes people will catch it but not before its done harm to someone. PS Most hacks are done using Linux being untraceable is only a good thing if your not doing anything wrong. Giving criminals that kind of power is like asking for problems.
You look like that meme guy.
for anyone wondering... Linux is garbage if you like to do things that take 2 steps on windows but 10 for linux its right for you just a big group of linux nerd fanboys even tho they know it isn't there yet 😂
lmaoo when you cant even watch prime video 1080p lolzz maybe in another decade right?
I don't recommend Pika backup. It has jever worked for me, ensure you can actually restore your backup that it makee before you rely on it because i couldn't.
Thomas your music is louder than you are. Can't follow a word you say.
Perfect video summarizing the experience. Love it. I recently felt simmilar and made the switch. However, I do still need Windows around for some gaming. My main machine is linux but I have my windows box around for the few things which require it. Ill say that if you're savy enough to run Linux you're also savy enough to debloat windows and make it acceptable regarding privacy. Still, nothing feels more right than using a FOSS platform.
Do you hear us Microsoft.. f UC Kkk Recall and F**k copilot.. bunch of bullshit to keep your stock price ticking.. no one needs all of that.. no don't even get me started on Adobe..
I really want to switch too, i just don't want AI this controlling my PC
I made the move years ago at work, when work things were working differently on our linux server vs my machine. all sorts of weird php+permissions, WAMP included.
Windows has been "good enough" since Win2000SP2 for me. I liked XP and 7 and am using currently 10. Whatever annoyed me got hammered down by regedit😂 But 11 starts to sound creepy now! AI, screenshots every 5 seconds... not for me😢
A VIDEO QUOTED TO THIS DAY, EIGHT YEARS LATER
"let it settle in" best quote
I love your point about the direction the internet is going - with things changing in ways the average person doesn't understand, or isn't supposed to understand, its more and more important to have a computer that works for PEOPLE, not shareholders. Ditto on the Healthy Perspective. I have used Linux exclusively for a few years now and I have mostly left my system as-is.
i would love to move to Linux but many of my apps just don;t work on it, or if they do, not well.
Don’t worry about just get it out there. That’s the call to action I need to hear. Thanks mate
I switched to Linux after about 10 years break (except virtual machines here and there). I struggle with sharing apps between Linux and Windows - especially large games. I refuse to re-download 70 GB of Cyberpunk just to be able to play it on both OSes. I will try to make it work.
I love Linux Mint.
Great video! Good to know about the Tibia servers. I've never played tibia so I might give it a shot! If you ever do another longer version of this video I'd love to see a section on games that are friendly to Aus players due to them not being super ping reliant. Games like EvE online feel fine because they dont require fast reactions to play :D Subbed
Gaming for windows, rest on Linux here
No.
The speaker sounding cheaper is because of the lack of firmware equalizer that is only made for windows. Can't really do much on a locked down piece of technology.
Java is in the package manager. You don't have to do that. It's called Open-JDK which is why you can't find it.
its so easy to dualboot, that it doesnt work, eats the partition of your disk and you cant later delete it it any way. EZ.
The problem with Microsoft's "hand holding" is where they are leading you. After using Windows for the last 25 years, their latest moves were the final straw. I am in the process of saying goodbye MS permanently. #FUmicrosoft
Hearing Timeshift reminded me that for SOME reason Microsoft disables restore points by default on windows 11 (and I think 10 at some point) Someone made that conscious decision and if I'm at the point I need to enable/disable so many things to get it to "just work", would rather just go with an OS where you need to adjust stuff but actually respects you and gives you more power by default
I personally dedicate each involved operating system to its own drive because Windows 10 and up can occasionally beat the bejeezus out of the GRUB bootloader and leave Linux unbootable, making you go in and fix that up, which should be unnecessary. I'm using Windows 7 now, but I'm not inclined to break this habit.
Sorry but still windows is superior mature plus widely used in corporate entities, hospitals, medical Colleges, engineering Colleges, banks, atms etc. linux is cool but still not consumer ready plus many premium apps on windows are just not have direct alternatives in Linux. Gaming is also a big issue in Linux
A good video, but I think a more apt title would have been: "How and why I tried Linux but was pretty much forced to switch back to Windows." Main 2 areas I'm working on regarding using Linux: 1) Getting gaming going well. As I don't do online pVp games, my main roadblock is scripted mods such as for Bethesda games, and 2) more importantly to me: Getting the audio recording VST plugins I use to work well and together in the same OS, e.g. Neural DSP, EZDRummer 3, EZMix, Amplitube and Tonex, etc... I'm looking into a couple possible ways to do this: 1) Working with Wine to try and make them work or 2) Going to try using a Windows VM and passing through a USB controller with the Audio Interface, the main concern being if it will mess with audio latency -- too much will make it unusable. I know gaming will work well enough for me, though I would definitely miss the scripted mods and could look into a Windows VM specifically for gaming and mods, assuming the GPU doesn't take too much of a hit. But, with Windows spyware ever creeping into the picture, if using Linux doesn't work for that, I'll use a Mac Mini specifically for audio production and will try to use Linux for the rest.
Virt-Manager in linux can run a windows system with the ability to direct connect. Check out Chris Titus in the subject.
I cannot get Linux to even install on Chromebook. Keep getting error messages about libc6 and libnss3 not able to install
I love how Mint evolving into a better linux machine for daily use, because it just works out of the box
Instead of dual booting why dont you dual-machine. Get a mac mini for Resolve and run all the rest on your Linux mint machine. That's what I have done for 10 years now, never misses a beat. Everything works. And no Microsoft in sight. You can even Remote into your Linux machine from the Mac Mini. If your need to screen record something you have done on your Mint machine
I made the switch when Windows Vista came out...I HATED it. In a way I am glad I did it back then. Things were so much harder to get working and software and hardware were real problems, although 90% of the time you could find a way to make things work. I certainly don't miss having to figure out how to compile software from a tar.gz when a deb wasn't available, but today...you rarely if ever will have to do that. The thing that amazes me is the speed at which Linux distros have advanced in the last several years. I barely have to ever use the command line for anything (although it is the faster way sometimes when you are used to it). A/V software is leaps and bounds better, even in just the last couple of years. I think that is really the last hurdle that gives some people pause.
I don't get any problems installing a mouse, keyboard or printer. They all work out of the box for me using Ubuntu including on my laptop and on my Raspberry Pi.
Nahhh idk man idk how to program
The only things you need in life when it comes to Linux is Arch, i3WM, oh-my-zsh and conky. Also, backup your .dotfile configs to git. Its a lifesaver.
as long as i have to rely on the command line, i will not switch. GUIs have been here for decades now but for some reason you still need the command line for so many important things in linux. makes no sense.
AI has a knowledge that is 2 years out of date... Just managing your expectations here.
3:30 I wouldn't recommend dual boot on the same disk, at least for beginners. I've heard plenty of stories of Windows messing up the Linux partition, and yes, even the other way around. Get a cheap second disk if you have a desktop. If your windows pc is a laptop, you could get a cheap second hand laptop to try Linux on, that's what I did, even though I have a Windows desktop, but I wanted to be able to use both OSs at the same time.