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Re-creation of someone else's post because the original was removed and I found it funny when I first saw it

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[-] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 254 points 9 months ago

The duck can't actually say anything because his sound drivers randomly stopped working.

[-] __dev@lemmy.world 15 points 9 months ago

In recent memory I've had both a microphone driver bug in Linux and one in macOS with specific hardware. Only one of them was fixed with an update.

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[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 13 points 9 months ago
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[-] HeyMrDeadMan@lemmy.world 116 points 9 months ago

I'm really triggered by the idea that Linux makes running old software easy. The bane of my existence is finding an application that depends on libButts.5.1, but my distro ships with libButts.5.3, which isn't backward compatible for some reason, and trying to install libButts.5.1 bricks the desktop environment for some reason.

[-] eumesmo@lemmings.world 32 points 9 months ago

I just searched for that lib, in an attempt to help you with the supposed problem. I won't deny, you got me there.

[-] blind3rdeye@lemm.ee 10 points 9 months ago

And this is what is actually good about Linux. :)

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[-] HKayn@dormi.zone 19 points 9 months ago

No time for actual facts, only circlejerking /s

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[-] Nefyedardu@kbin.social 18 points 9 months ago

Appimage, Snap, Flatpak, Docker, Podman, Distrobox, Toolbox...

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[-] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 51 points 9 months ago

Windows also doesn't let you remove system apps.

[-] Delta_44@lemmy.world 15 points 9 months ago
[-] dinckelman@lemmy.world 46 points 9 months ago

You can totally remove them, but it'll just reinstall them back, or worst case scenario, you'll break a part of your system, because Windows is a giant monolith of decades of built-up stupidity

[-] demonquark@lemmy.world 21 points 9 months ago

Tbf, every moderately old software product is a collection of built-up stupidity.

[-] Vilian@lemmy.ca 13 points 9 months ago
[-] RespectfullyNo@sh.itjust.works 16 points 9 months ago

Checkmate, atheists

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[-] nyakojiru@lemmy.dbzer0.com 51 points 9 months ago

The last character: I can make you spend an entire day trying to install some software or configuring something specific

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[-] joyjoy@lemm.ee 37 points 9 months ago

Linux: I can't install steam without breaking my system

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 31 points 9 months ago

Steam Deck: am I a joke to you?

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[-] Nefyedardu@kbin.social 26 points 9 months ago
[-] dhtseany@lemmy.ml 18 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Unpopular opinion: flatpaks enable lazy developers to keep old versions of required Python dependencies working longer.

[-] the_q@lemmy.world 21 points 9 months ago

Maybe you and Linus can't...

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[-] eee@lemm.ee 35 points 9 months ago

Linux: "my users spend half their time troubleshooting"

[-] Fixbeat@lemmy.ml 11 points 9 months ago

I am a Windows guy, but I occasionally have to work with Linux. I spend a lot of time googling weird problems with cryptic solutions. That’s my experience trying to do anything technical with Linux. I can’t really remember the last time I had a problem in windows, but that’s not to say windows is perfect. It’s taken a hit in usability recently, which is weird since they’ve had decades to refine things. I recently installed pop os as a dual boot and it’s been pretty great with the ability to play games. I haven’t really had to do anything technical and I find myself using it more than I thought.

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[-] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 32 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I don't have a printer.

I don't like open ports.

Decides to remove CUPS.

"apt list -i *cups*"

There are like 7 CUPS packages and dependencies.

for each package "apt remove cups --simulate"

Get to package 6 and decide 'Ok. No major issues, looks fine.'

For the first 6 packages "sudo apt remove CUPS"

This is easy and painless!

On 7th ...

Removing cups-pk or some shit.... Removing mint-common... Removing cinnamon-desktop...

Oh, fuck

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[-] Crow@lemmy.world 30 points 9 months ago

I think we should stop trying to figure out what operating system is superior, and just focus on shitting on Microsoft windows.

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[-] Nobsi@feddit.de 29 points 9 months ago

"I can't build a steady userbase"

[-] 257m@lemmy.ml 16 points 9 months ago

There is a difference between steady and small.

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[-] DrQuint@lemm.ee 23 points 9 months ago

All three lines are incorrect, Amazing.

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[-] Matriks404@lemmy.world 22 points 9 months ago

Yeah, you can run old app on Linux, as long as you compile it manually while solving a shitton of dependency problems.

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[-] BlueDwaggin@pawb.social 15 points 9 months ago

I had the opposite problem with Windows 11.

My typical way of shutting down my machine was Alt-D, Show Desktop, then Alt-F4, which brings up a shutdown menu.

For whatever reason in Win 11, they made this menu unable to trigger updates. So for the first several months of my Win 11 install it was quietly never receiving any updates at all.

[-] frezik@midwest.social 15 points 9 months ago

If I want to dd /dev/zero to my bootsector, goddammit, let me do it.

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[-] Swarfega@lemm.ee 15 points 9 months ago

I'm predominantly a Windows user. However I dual boot with Mint as I am trying to get away from Windows. It's really not easy but I'm trying.

I gotta say though these types of posts make me cringe. I really don't know why some Linux users put themselves on a pedestal all the time. You make these sorts of smug posts making out that Linux is perfect. I have never installed Linux and had it just work. There is always something that requires searching the web for a fix and firing up the terminal to start changing something in /etc/.

I get it. You're proud of your technology. But vegans are proud they don't eat animal products. We don't need to keep selling it to the rest of the world.

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[-] Xylight@lemmy.xylight.dev 15 points 9 months ago

Re-creation of someone else's post because the original was removed and I found it funny when I first saw it

If the original was removed, there's probably a reason.

This "meme" chooses the dumbest reasons Linux is better when there are so many other options than "updates" and "old app"

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[-] macrocephalic@lemmy.world 13 points 9 months ago

Funny, what kernel does android run?

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[-] Romanmir@lemmy.today 13 points 9 months ago

It’s always entertaining when people complain about not being able to stop Windows updates.

Like, has it occurred to you that you are the reason the MS had to prevent you from being able to update your system?!

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[-] atyaz@reddthat.com 13 points 9 months ago

I think it's humorous how many people are getting offended at such a silly post

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[-] SickPanda@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago

Linux users are like Vegans. No one likes them and they won't stop bratting about being a Linux user.

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[-] Pyro@programming.dev 12 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Isn't Android just Linux under the hood? You are free to brick your device with root access.

[-] russjr08@outpost.zeuslink.net 15 points 9 months ago

Yes, but a lot of devices don't support getting root access, or come with caveats from doing so (I remember at least on Sony devices in the past, doing so permanently erased the proprietary camera blobs which resulted in forever low quality pictures).

That being said, you can disable system apps in Android (with exceptions, can't disable SystemUI obviously) which is about as good as deleting them. Since they're on the system partition which is separate from the user data partition, it doesn't actually grant you any usable free space anyways AFAIK.

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[-] eochaid@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago

No, obnoxious elitism breeds controversy - or more likely, indifference.

[-] ColdWater@lemmy.ca 11 points 9 months ago

You can stop unnecessary update on windows by using LTSC, on Android you can delete system app with adb or root

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