The Linux Experience

[UnbornTao]

 

Interesting to see.

[kavaris]

Ive been running base artix (arch) linux since 2017, though there are elements to void linux that are alright as well. but when i began, i had a very specific program-related/DIY goal... My enthusiasm hasnt necessarily changed exactly, as i still very much utilize and install linux on everything (and i did have a very intellectual plan behind where i was taking it), but my overall attitude towards interacting with computer screens has changed, and i cant really tolerate talking to a shining wall (i only use tower/desktop-style computers) and i cant really stand it for very long before i have to change over to analog pen and paper to express emotions and human-like things, like neglected things that are like, iuno. Its like, my wheel of priorities doesnt rank computers+linux has high as they once mightve been. I also have other abilities/hobbies. I can do alot of things like, im not like, a watchamakalit... Im not an idiot savant that only does like one thing and one thing only. I mean... the world is just going through some things, and i find myself recognizing my artistic abilities, which cross through alot of realms, and computer stuff is only a small part of that

Edited Saturday at 06:37 PM by kavaris

[kavaris]

Linux desktop, as well as linux gaming is getting better over time, as its still in a weird place (i dont use desktop environments, but i have an old computer where i had been testing out a fork of fvwm95. And it works great, and i like how it expresses the \*classic borders on programs like firefox and such) but, not everyone gets it, and they just wanna do their thing gaming and stuff. nothin wrong with that. Linux is more of a DIY thing more so, but... i mean... Even though Linux itself could become amazingly accessible in the future, its the \*perception of it that makes it inaccessible, if that makes any sense. Whats that word im looking for... like when you are first learning a thing and you want to get into it for the first time. Whatever that word is, wherein you want to get into it for the first time, that is itself like the hardest first step into the entry of linux.

[UnbornTao]

@kavaris Thanks for sharing.

21 hours ago, kavaris said:

but, not everyone gets it, and they just wanna do their thing gaming and stuff. nothin wrong with that. Linux is more of a DIY thing more so, but... i mean... Even though Linux itself could become amazingly accessible in the future, its the \*perception of it that makes it inaccessible, if that makes any sense.

Some research is often required on the user's part but certain distros are quite stable and reliable nowadays - Mint, Bazzite, and so on - depending on the use case.

It may be less accessible, since you have to flash it yourself onto a USB drive and deal with that process, whereas other major operating systems come preinstalled on store-bought hardware (among other things).

21 hours ago, kavaris said:

Whats that word im looking for... like when you are first learning a thing and you want to get into it for the first time. Whatever that word is, wherein you want to get into it for the first time, that is itself like the hardest first step into the entry of linux.

Not sure. According to Claude, it might be "initiation" or "initial entry."

[UnbornTao]

 

[UnbornTao]

Setting up a Windows virtual machine on Linux:

 

[kray]

On 12/13/2025 at 3:00 PM, UnbornTao said:

Let's keep the proselytizing going:

 

As a software engineer and coding enthusiast, I’m a big fan of Linux 

[Nemo28]

Year ago I installed Linux over windows, was okay, but then I wanted to install Windows back on my pc while keeping Linux too, but for some reason try as much as i did, was not possible, always some kind of errors kept popping up. On the forums they said it's better to Install Linux from Windows, if you want to keep both, so maybe will try to do that. 

[Dryas]

It’s just so insane how dogshit windows feels after using Linux. Yea stuff might break but you can tinker around and learn stuff or just use chatgpt lol. 
 

This makes me think macOS might be the best OS out there tho tbh (something that isn’t crap but also doesn’t break/doesn’t require tech knowledge.)

[UnbornTao]

16 hours ago, kray said:

As a software engineer and coding enthusiast, I’m a big fan of Linux 

What sets it apart from Windows or macOS in that sense? I'm not a technical user but am a bit curious about that.

[UnbornTao]

15 hours ago, Nemo28 said:

Year ago I installed Linux over windows, was okay, but then I wanted to install Windows back on my pc while keeping Linux too, but for some reason try as much as i did, was not possible, always some kind of errors kept popping up. On the forums they said it's better to Install Linux from Windows, if you want to keep both, so maybe will try to do that. 

Windows can mess up your bootloader in dual-boot systems. Like you said. it is recommended to install Linux after Windows. In Mint's installation menu there's an option to install it alongside Windows.

That said, I think it's better to install each system on its own drive; otherwise, I find dual-boot setups a bit cumbersome and inefficient for my workflow, which is why I went all the way with Cachy.

Might be worth testing a distro in a virtual machine first.

Edited 22 hours ago by UnbornTao

[UnbornTao]

14 hours ago, Dryas said:

It’s just so insane how dogshit windows feels after using Linux. Yea stuff might break but you can tinker around and learn stuff or just use chatgpt lol. 

Definitely. And it's true that LLMs can be quite useful when it comes to troubleshooting, basic guidance, and so on - as long as we keep in mind that they can be quite unreliable sometimes. So it's tricky to discern when that might happen.

14 hours ago, Dryas said:

This makes me think macOS might be the best OS out there tho tbh (something that isn’t crap but also doesn’t break/doesn’t require tech knowledge.)

It's pretty nice in my view too, depending on what you want to do with it. For gaming, control, and customization, it's probably the worst of the three. But in return you get a seamless, efficient, and relatively secure experience that tends to just work out of the box.

What distro do you currently use?

[Psychonaut]

I dearly miss my MacBook pro I had at work. At both my last jobs I had MacBooks that I was also allowed to use privately. It was a blast. Never have I felt so connected to a machine in a good sense. Seamless.