Why don't more people use Linux?
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A couple of weeks ago, I saw a tweet asking: "If Linux is so good, why aren't more people using it?" And it's a fair question! It intuitively rings true until you give it a moment's consideration. Linux is even free, so what's stopping mass adoption, if it's actually better? My response: “If exercising is so healthy, why don't more peo...

And Linux isn’t minimal effort. It’s an operating system that demands more of you than does the commercial offerings from Microsoft and Apple. Thus, it serves as a dojo for understanding computers better. With a sensei who keeps demanding you figure problems out on your own in order to learn and level up.

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That’s why I’d love to see more developers take another look at Linux. Such that they may develop better proficiency in the basic katas of the internet. Such that they aren’t scared to connect a computer to the internet without the cover of a cloud.

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  • ikidd@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    That’s the shits. Hardware can be finicky with Linux, especially laptops.

    I would try Nobara or Manjaro, both have some pretty good hardware detection and updated/non-free drivers. Fedora itself doesn’t have certain things in it that aren’t “free” by default.

    But you might not be destined to use Linux and no shame in that. Keep trying back if you change hardware.

    • Showroom7561@lemmy.ca
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      2 months ago

      My laptop is a Framework and has official support for Fedora and Ubuntu. I wouldn’t expect these kinds of issue, TBH.

      I can probably try a few more distros, but I’m just disappointed that the experience seems to always be the same :(

      • ikidd@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 months ago

        Oh, man, really? You are absolutely correct, I would expect that to support either. Have you contacted them? Because it seems like that must be something faulty.

        • Showroom7561@lemmy.ca
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          2 months ago

          Their forum is pretty good, and there’s a dedicated linux section there, too. They also have extensive support documentation.

          I’m sure I can get it working to be more stable, but man, it’s an effort for sure.