cm0002@lemdro.id to Linux@programming.devEnglish · 3 days agoI'm brave enough to say it: Linux is good now, and if you want to feel like you actually own your PC, make 2026 the year of Linux on (your) desktopwww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1175arrow-down17cross-posted to: hackernews
arrow-up1168arrow-down1external-linkI'm brave enough to say it: Linux is good now, and if you want to feel like you actually own your PC, make 2026 the year of Linux on (your) desktopwww.pcgamer.comcm0002@lemdro.id to Linux@programming.devEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square26fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews
minus-squarerc__buggy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down5·3 days agolol, “now” Linux has been good for at least 20 years for everything but Microsoft Flight Simulator and Adobe anything
minus-squarecm0002@lemdro.idOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down3·3 days agoMy many hours spent fighting GPU and WiFi drivers and getting sleep to work properly on laptops just 10 years ago beg to differ lmao
minus-square01011@monero.townlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agoBeen using Linux on Thinkpads and shitty Dells just fine for 20 years.
minus-squarerc__buggy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down10·edit-23 days agoBuy compatible hardware. I never hear about windows not working on some random laptop only because the hardware manufacturer wrote fucking drivers for windows. “Oh no! I put diesel fuel in my gasoline car and now it doesn’t run!” GTFO with that shit
lol, “now”
Linux has been good for at least 20 years for everything but Microsoft Flight Simulator and Adobe anything
My many hours spent fighting GPU and WiFi drivers and getting sleep to work properly on laptops just 10 years ago beg to differ lmao
Been using Linux on Thinkpads and shitty Dells just fine for 20 years.
Buy compatible hardware. I never hear about windows not working on some random laptop only because the hardware manufacturer wrote fucking drivers for windows.
“Oh no! I put diesel fuel in my gasoline car and now it doesn’t run!”
GTFO with that shit