Post #3915706

2026-07-18 14:22 UTC

But while Linux has continued to evolve, and has gotten a MASSIVE adoption via the Android OS, Microsoft's conceptual rhetoric about switching to a different OS has not changed. I have personally dabbled with PC-side Linux several times over the last couple of decades, but have never been comfortable enough with it to use it as a daily driver, as my primary operating system... until now. I now have a laptop running Mint because I didn't want to upgrade to Windows 11 and was tired of getting constantly threatened and harassed by Microsoft itself. AND I now have a Steam Deck (somehow). Between those two, I have had a face-first full exposure to the insides and outsides of Linux, and I gotta say... it's fine.

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@thevhswizard@retro.pizza 2026-07-18 14:27

I know that doesn't sound like a ringing endorsement, but it actually is, because "fine" is really all most of us need. It's certainly nothing to be scared of. All the things I was warned about are... a little true... but there are no OSes that don't have downsides. Yes, sometimes updating a thing or changing a setting can be a little daunting, but unlike in the past, there are now a million actual well-written source articles and instructions. I haven't run into a single thing that someone, somewhere hadn't already clearly written all the steps down to fix. And the support is real and accurate and genuine, too, unlike Microsoft Support (which barely exists) or Apple Support (maybe buy a new one).

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