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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Reasons to consider NOT switching to Linux (corn.codeberg.page)

submitted 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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My intention linking this is not to provoke someone or hurt feelings, moreover to show what we as community or maintainer need to fix.

Regardless how you see it, there is some truth in it, even if I personally disagree with most mentioned points ignoring that Android already runs on 1 Billion devices which is basically Linux...

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 years ago (1 children)

because damned-near all FOSS has a few glitches. I updated to Debian 11 (from 10) and there are security error messages when I try to update: E: Failed to fetch http://http.debian.org/debian/dists/bullseye/InRelease Clearsigned file isn't valid, got 'NOSPLIT' (does the network require authentication?) Also, every app seems to work and install quite differently depending on what package type you use (.deb, snap, appimage, flatpak...) and also put files in different places. Also, some other users seem to think you should have to have a tech degree or extensive knowledge to use Linux. Arch users are the worst, of course, in this regard. Software should be easy to use, quick to learn, intuitive - because it is a tool to get something ELSE done. If my power tool requires me to read a 100 page book, I'll choose another model/brand. Some learning is good, but the end goal is to work and enjoy - not to fight with your software and plead with it to install or work right. I love the ideology behind FOSS/Linux and hate Big Tech and BigBiz. But, Linux is rather too scattered and it would be great if people agreed to work together to make a few distros and D.E.s work GREAT rather than have 50 distros and a few so-so D.E.s. and window managers. And, those need software/apps to run on it, of course.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 years ago

The funny thing is that the same can be said about almost every OS that is open source and even end-to-end closed systems like iOS are not perfect.

They are easier to use for the average user but package updates and OS updates are still - sometimes - problematic across all systems. So I do not think that the argument is valid.