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Don't get me wrong. I love Linux and FOSS. I have been using and installing distros on my own since I was 12. Now that I'm working in tech-related positions, after the Reddit migration happened, etc. I recovered my interest in all the Linux environment. I use Ubuntu as my main operating system in my Desktop, but I always end up feeling very limited. There's always software I can't use properly (and not just Windows stuff), some stuff badly configured with weird error messages... last time I was not able to even use the apt command. Sometimes I lack time and energy for troubleshooting and sometimes I just fail at it.

I usually end up in need of redoing a fresh install until it breaks up again. Maybe Linux is not good for beginners working full time? Maybe we should do something like that Cisco course that teaches you the basic commands?

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[–] Cypher@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

On the flip side try to get Linux to play back audio at above 48,000 Hz without breaking absolutely everything that isn’t already at the desired sample rate.

In Windows it is 5 clicks.

[–] aski3252@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

The few times a have some minor issue on linux, it is probably audio related or related to working with multiple different screens with different refresh rates, resolutions, etc, so you probably have a point.

However, I did have various issues with audio and multiple screens on windows as well, I would say even more frequently. However, on windows those issues were generally resolved after a restart, on linux I actually had to do some troubleshooting.

[–] somedaysoon@lemmy.world -5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Try and get the Focusrite Solo at 48k with Windows without using the awful software that comes with it, in Linux it's literally plug and play. It goes both ways, that's what Windows plebs don't understand. All the issues Windows plebs complain about in Linux, are also present in Windows: driver issues, updates breaking userspace, etc.

Those are common problems. What is not common is the complete lack of control and customization, the ads and telemetry data, and the dogshit workflows that Windows offers.

[–] Cypher@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Attacking people because there are valid criticisms of Linux, which you haven’t refuted at all, shows how utterly stupid you are.

Yes there are valid criticisms of Windows. No that does not give you a pass to attack people who use it, they have made their own choice.

One device, which you admit works with the correct drivers, doesn’t remotely compare to a glaring flaw with audio that I can find first mentioned in 2002 still impacting Linux today.

[–] meat_popsicle@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It goes both ways, that’s what Windows plebs don’t understand. All the issues Windows plebs …

Does it make you a patrician to use Linux? Are you a father figure now to society?

We plebeians are just waiting on your glory to shine upon us, o high one.

[–] somedaysoon@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Are you offended that I am calling your knowledge into question over invalid criticisms? Instead of being offended, maybe take the time and learn from it. At the end of the day, if you want an extremely limited OS that spies on you, it's your life... but maybe you should reconsider participating in a Linux sublem.

[–] meat_popsicle@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Calling anybody a pleb means everything you say is discounted. You have an arrogance that’s wildly unhinged.

I wish you luck, o wise patrician. May the glory of Rome shine forever upon you.

[–] somedaysoon@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I think deep down, this comment has is more true than not for the likes of you, and it's insecure users that lash out at this realization. It really sounds like you're projecting your insecurities around some type of superiority complex because you fail to measure up. You can deflect all you want, but I see you... your lack of honest debate and your deflections and projections... and it's honestly, pathetic. Let me give you some advice; try to be a better person.

P.S. And quit being such a fragile little bitch, you're offended by the term Windows pleb... that's the type of person you are, you might want to consider that, just saying.