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Why sometimes Linux is hard to switch to (piefed.social)
submitted 20 hours ago by BandanaBug@piefed.social to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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Normally I always forget why I still keep thinking about switching back to Windows. Today was a great reminder. Linux can be frustrating. This post is somewhat about awareness and partly about me learning about other peoples experiences. I updated my CachyOS as usual. There were some system packages upgraded and I got the notification to reboot. Figuring I'd do it later I left after some time and the PC went to sleep. Upon returning the screen stayed black. Even upon forced reboot. Remembering I was using Limine with BTRFS snapshots I tried multiple previous snapshots but to no avail. I remember this happened before. So now I face another reinstall.. This and having to dive into the deep end of terminal commands to get drivers, programs or games working can be quite frustrating. I understand why people are turned off and go back to Windows..

Onto NixOS for me. A big dive but it seems very stable which might be just what i need. I feel like the philosophy of NixOS combined with a graphical store to install programs and what not seems like a great solution.

What would your ultimate distro be like?

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[–] MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works 5 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I've found the opposite - using Linux on my PC has been a breeze. I expected drama connecting my phone and e-reader, but no. Plain sailing, everything just works. I'm so glad I jumped when I did, hearing some of the recent Windows nonsense.

I'm on Zorin if it helps. The free version.

[–] BandanaBug@piefed.social 1 points 48 minutes ago

Totally agree. I tried Zorin for a bit too and it might be the closest to windows so an easier switch. The troubleshooting on windows is generally easier but also still needed. And more and more it seems.