Reasons Why I Love Linux

Today, I talk about why I love Linux. A video where I attempt to be positive for once.
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0:00 Intro
1:09 Free and Open Source
2:27 Customization and Choices
4:18 The Community
7:35 Change is Good on Linux
14:03 Learn New Things
17:09 Being Productive
20:23 Why Do You Love Linux?
21:09 Wrapping Up

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[DrathVader]

The reason I love Linux is that it doesn't actively fight me. It doesn't silently revert settings I changed, doesn't silently install software I didn't ask for and doesn't reinstall software I already removed.

[fredericjaquet]

What I love about Linux ? It's FOSS, It doesn't contain spyware like Windows or iOS, the system belongs to ME and not to a corporation who can decide if I have the right to continue to use it or not, the data belongs to ME and not these greedy companies. And it customizable as I want; do I customize my system ? No, because I'm a lazy ass, but knowing that I can is enough for me. Thanks Matt for your videos, and greetings from Switzerland !

[tanmaypatel]

As a developer, the reason i love linux is it feels like it's more suited towards development than any other operating system. I absolutely love the command line and the ability to have an operating system that is mine and not controlled by a big organisation.

The second reason is as you said the customizability of linux. I sometime love to tinker around and change things while the other times i justt like to get my work done. And on linux I am free to do that.

[MENTOKz]

window managers, anti-windows, great software, customizing everything, the blazing fast speed of every thing you do ❤

[afroceltduck]

Some reasons that I love Linux:

1. Your computer is YOURS. If you don't like your desktop environment, choose a new one. Old hardware? If it works, run it! Advertising and crapware? Not here.

2. The power of the command line. Bash is not all that hard to learn, manuals are included, and scripting enables you to do a lot of things by running one simple command. Obviously, command lines aren't exclusive to Linux, but Linux does it the best.

3. Package managers! No more going to sketchy websites for a .exe that you have to install, and then do it all over again to update the program.

4. It's something different. Using Linux immediately sets you apart from the majority of people who use a computer. It's not always an easy thing, but it means you make a deliberate choice, in your operating system and everything on it.

[nosotrosloslobosestamosreg]

I love Linux because it helped me to deal with the aftermaths of my brain strokes. I have speech and muscular coordination issues, I was depressed and felt like useless, but after a friend recommendation and resurrecting an old laptop, I've been having fun theming, doing unixporn, learning scripts and theming zsh...

[SweDennis]

I've stayed with Gentoo since 2004, because of Two things mainly ... flexibility, I can make my computer act and look exactly as I want it to. The fact that I don't Change it once I settle is really not the point. The second point is Learning ... some learn by distro hopping, facing new issues, or old issues in a new guise, but for me my learning and excitement, is being in total control, and once an issue hits, which is rarer and rarer as times goes by, I take my time to understand why, and once solved chances are that problem won't come back. It's like a pair of shoes, that are somewhat uncomfortable at first, but get better and more comfy the longer you wear them. 😀

[LinuxLightHouse]

I am one of those Discord members. Matt and the Discord members were awesome and welcoming when I showed up.

Lots of knowledge and good conversations. Not just about Linux.

Jump in and meet everyone. You'll love it there.

[thingsiplay]

Not everything in life is about productivity. So it's fine to sink your time and "waste" it by customization and play around. That's fine guys. Sometimes I play games, sometimes I read Linux manpages and sometimes I customize stuff. And it feels good.

[abbe]

I dual boot Windows and linux so yesterday i left my Windows install on and i heard the fans spinning up, turned on monitor and despite having programs running Windows took the Liberty of updating itself without my consent, it really was that moment i realized linux is the future.

[KoopstaKlicca]

Aside from the reasons you listed in the video, I think linux design is viscerally enjoyable. There is just something satisfying to using a terminal, learning and applying commands, navigating the filesystem, etc. Even if windows had more customizable features, I would still prefer using linux, because windows is just not as enjoyable of an experience (navigating guis, its filesystem, etc). I imagine if I was as interested in computers back then as I am now, maybe I would feel that way about powershell or whatever, but eh I'm forever happy with linux in this regard

[bliond]

the thing that i love about linux is stability and reliability, once something works, it never breaks(at least in debian based distros) as windows do constantly. I do vfx in my computer, so taking the cpu and gpu and ssd to the 90-100% is fine, i can still do other stuff in the pc. Also performance on battery on laptops and gaming laptops in specific, simply awesome, x7 the performance. Customizability, I like to customize that's what i use kde and because I'm in love with the window overview feature. Web performance, web performance is x2 to x2.5 times faster than in windows, all can agree that most of the things that we need to do are in the browser, even watching tutorials or taking notes. No bloatware, not advertising pop ups, no startup programs that you can disable doing something weird. I can make my windows semitransparent and blurry the bg of it and I love that glassy effect. I feel in some way calmed bc there isnt something that im gonna need to pay to improve my experience. Security and privacy, there's no more to talk about, it's simply awesome. Startup without updates, no blue screen crashes with no sense. I can still have windows in a gnome boxes virtual machine and a dualboot(i have both) bc i simply need it for some of my work and its fine to still have access to the most compatible system in the world. Less heat generated, a lot quieter when in low performant or high performant mode. I've even found a lot better comtability overall, usb disk that i hook up simply always work, i dont need to unplug and plug in to make them work everytime i power on the PC. kde conect, notification player is awesome, but still waiting for the bluetooth sync feature, it simply doesnt work most of the time due to use more than 2 WIFIs in my house. Even though I don't know that much code, I value a lot the philosophy behind open source and thos awesome things that people create based in other people's projects, and I wanna be able to enjoy it and be part of it. I'm libertarian and I want the most free os in the computing world, and that's linux

[LordHonkInc]

My one, go-to argument for Linux is "It's not always better than Microsoft/Apple, but _never_ worse." Under Linux, over the years I've had driver issues, updates breaking my system, problems I couldn't solve without days of sleuthing the internet for potential clues as to what's wrong… but I've had those problems with Windows before that, too. And what I've gained is a system where I can talk with the maintainers of those drivers and updates, fix problems not just for myself but for everybody with the same issue, I know exactly what goes into and out of my PC, and my system doesn't idle at 3GB of RAM and 50GB of hard drive space.

[VektrumSimulacrum]

I just got tired of Windows BS. At least in linux I can pick what kind of BS to deal with...or avoid. (I'm looking at you Malware snap store)

[itcloudguy]

Before I write why I love GNU Linux, I want to note that for the first time I actively began to use it when at work I needed to remotely configure servers on cloud providers. And then I actively did Dev-Ops things. And I was very surprised by how actively and by default GNU Linux systems (images) are used there. Absolutely on all providers. But I'm not Dev-Ops, but a software developer. I just have this kind of work experience. Since then, I installed Ubuntu on my new laptop (because at that time I had not tried others) and never (myself) switched to Windows again. Now it's mostly Fedora.

First of all, I like that I am not dependent on the operating system like a slave, just like when you work on Windows. I came to the conclusion that if you don't want the system to control you and do things without asking your permission, and if you want to be the user of your computer (and not be used as a victim), then you will have to give up Windows. You simply have no choice.

1. I like that when I start my computer, when I open the desktop, I don’t have to wait for the system to do its service stuff and release system resources so that I can finally start doing my work. With GNU Linux, all you have to do is enter a password and the system is ready to go. It's just incredibly fast.
2. I like that the system does not do any suspicious actions or scan the file system for viruses whenever it feels like it.
3. I like that you don’t have to worry about how the files are located on the disk, whether there is strong fragmentation there or something else. File systems for GNU Linux are awesome.
4. I like that you can find software on almost any topic and absolutely free. I pay for the software. But, then for the commercial one that I need for work. And it has nothing to do with GNU Linux.
5. I like that I can customize the appearance of the system to my taste and it is one big theme to discuss. Windows will never be able to boast of anything like this. Only suspicious third-party software. But on GNU Linux right out of the box you already have a lot of possibilities.
6. I like to learn new things and experiment. Learning is my way of life. Linux gives you this opportunity and almost forces you to live in this style.
7. I like that Linux protects your data very much out of the box. Especially when the system has things like sudo, files permissions, SELinux and other things. I forgot what an antivirus is. And I sincerely feel sorry for people who bother with this. Simply because Windows forces you to do this.
8. I like that I can install almost any distribution, even on a 20-year-old machine, and just work on it calmly. Because I don't use computers for games. But GNU Linux allows me to do this without any big problems.
9. I like that there is an incredible variety of distributions. And since I am an enthusiast, I see only fun and drive in this.
10. I mostly work on virtual machines. And therefore I can try any distros absolutely free. But I also have Linux on my host machines. And since there is powerful and free KVM software there, I use it to its full potential.
11. I don’t remember when I used forums to solve my problems because I am seasoned in Dev-Ops and used to finding solutions to problems on my own. But I like that in the community serious and adequate people do not hate any particular distribution. It's like hating some kind of IDE. Everyone has their own tastes and requirements for work.

This is what I remember now. I'll probably remember more...

[OcteractSG]

My game files got way better organized when I moved to Linux, and I actually know where they are. Linux also has some amazing tools to back up my data, those being rsync and ssh.

[aa]

coolest thing in this video is learning you're a writer for a historical magazine

[themisterchristie]

One of the main reasons I like Linux is you're not at the mercy of one large corporation, telling you that you'll like what they give you. Change is good, and being able to choose changes you want is even better. I started out as a regular user, on Ubuntu with Unity, and been trying different DEs and WMs over the year. I settled for a short time on AwesomeWM and am now trying out KDE Plasma 5 with Kronkite so I still have my tiling workflow and the benefits of KDE. What pushed me to trying this new setup out is, Steam would freeze everytime I switched workspaces in Awesome. Linux is lots of fun.

When Windows 8 came out I had already been a full time Linux user for a few years and it was a cool concept, just too much at once for Windows with the technology available at the time. The biggest flaw with Windows 8 was it wasn't very intuitive for mouse and keyboard users. It was perfect for touchscreens, which wasn't readily available to computer users. Any computers with touchscreens were expensive at the time and most people were upgrading their old Windows to 8.

[Rbourk]

I ❤ linux because I’m still learning about it after all these years. If it breaks, and I have bash, I can fix it. Moreover, I enjoy doing it 😂. I could never say that about any other OS. I’m old but I love that it has branched and changed. I set up CachyOS on a spare box recently with the atest KDE it’s cooel and Wayland is snappy and has not presented any glitches so far. I’m impressed.

[fakecubed]

The main things I like about Linux is that it's mine to do with as I please, there's endless options to choose from if I don't like the direction some project is headed in, and I have full control over it. The important corollary is that somebody else, some big evil tech company, *doesn't* have full control over it. I can have as much privacy and control as I want, without guardrails if I want, and run whatever software I want, and I'm never at the mercy of some other entity to come along and change something dramatically so I can no longer run what I want to run. The software I run on top of the OS, I'm not that ideological about. I run proprietary paid software and free open source software side-by-side. The most important thing for me is that the software I run has to respect my privacy and not phone home all my usage data. Linux is also the friendliest when it comes to running on all kinds of hardware. Workstation, gaming PC, server, Raspberry Pi, RISC-V development board, a toaster, you name it, Linux will run on it. I'm not locked into specific hardware vendors, and the OS isn't requiring specific types of hardware be present. I've been burned far too many times by the big two OS companies not to always maintain an exit strategy now.

Now I'm also a big nerd, wrote my first code at 4 years old, studied computer science formally after already teaching myself two other programming languages, and I mess around with solder and radios for fun. Years ago, when I was younger and had more free time to waste on it, the idea of customizing every little detail of the OS and desktop environment would have appealed to me a lot more. Nowadays I just want something that works with a minimum of fuss. Strangely enough, Linux is actually the one OS in 2024 that actually just works out of the box and gets out of my way. Windows is maybe in the worst state it's ever been, today. The Mac used to be the best at just working but it's been on the decline for over a decade now and is in a really awful state too because they're focused on iOS and think computers should be like iPhones. I know I could do all sorts of bizarre thing with my Linux installs, but I don't want to bother. I like that there are distros that just work well enough vanilla that I can just install a few programs and be good to go and never think about it again.

We are really in a golden age for Linux now. I didn't make it my daily driver until 2016, but I've been keeping tabs on it since the mid-90s. These days, I can honestly recommend to fairly normal people that they try Linux, I find that they take that recommendation fairly seriously, and more than a few people have ended up trying it and sticking with it. That was unfathomable not too long ago. And it definitely feels like Linux has hit a critical mass now where there's enough people using it from enough walks of life that chances are very good now that no matter what you want to do with your computer, somebody has already figured out how to do it with Linux and it has a robust community around that thing. I don't even hesitate to buy Windows-only games on Steam now, since I just assume they'll run fine with Proton. If it's some latest triple-A game, I might assume I'll have to fall back to booting over to my Windows drive, but I've been surprised how often I don't actually need to do that anymore.