should you finally make the switch to linux?

Windows as of late has been seeing a huge downward spiral. As a long-time Linux user, I wanted to share some advantages Linux has over Windows in an attempt to introduce the idea of Linux, specifically Linux Mint, as a viable alternative and replacement to Windows amidst such terrible decisions on account of Microsoft.

I will be making beginner-friendly tutorials on how to set up Linux as a first-timer soon, so stay tuned for those!

0:00 Intro
1:35 Windows is failing
2:30 Linux Introduction
3:25 Linux advantages over Windows overview

[dv_dream]

6:24 omg i fucking love this silly ass shrimp looking creature

[Saltychipzz]

The day Windows 10 stops being supported is the day I switch over.

[Golem]

"I'M A RACIST ! YOU MADE ME A RACIST !"

I'm so dead 🤣

[_boux]

1:26 Fucking plot twist of the century right there lmao

[Thurgenev]

"Are you spying on me Obama?" 😂😂

[ryanspaceYT]

When windows 11 came out, I switched to Debian and never looked back. I do not regret this at all.

"I have nothing to hide so it doesn't bother me"
._.

[sillyGooberHamza]

I dont like using linux But the mascot is so based as fuck, I would date him if i want to, he looks so hot that my body explodes upon seeing tux

[TheDecodedMatter]

Greatest opening to any linux video ever.

[iceblade]

The way installing software is described in WIndows in this this video is somewhat disingenuous.

It ignores that Windows' use of .exes makes it a lot easier to install older software, both in case of not having (or wanting) to connect to the internet, and also in the case of old software having features that you want that've been removed in newer versions. You also skip things like dependency hell.

Try and install a program in Linux that's old and no longer in the repos and see how well that goes.

[CHR.NBY]

the fact that windows makes you pay for them to shove ads in your face and ai down your throat and to spy on you is absurd and dystopian

[Big-Chungus]

The Dankpods video was what convinced me the most that Windows is just complete rubbish. On starting up a computer, you have to look through several pages of advertisements, look at the advertisements on your start menu and desktop, ask them what advertisement data they can collect, figure out what “S mode” is, turn off S mode, do a backflip, do a frontflip, etc etc.

[thecracksoverhead]

4:45 "ProgressBar Lag Example" love it

[LuxuriantCarrot]

As a penguin, this video is making me hungry

[maratkard]

As a Linux user, i want to present some problems i ran into when using it.
First of all, it’s not really stable. Especially the god dammit KDE environment, which turned out to be super laggy and glitching out every single time.
You have a root access. It gives you full control over your system. That’s great, but not using it correctly may break your system. You can even break it installing an Nvidia official driver!
Second, there are much less applications available. Some software providers don’t make a Linux copy of their product. And many who do make don’t optimise it.
Third, it’s hard to install some applications. You just have to use terminal sometimes. Or activate some stupid marks in system, allowing you to install non-free-products.

Linux is a great OS, but there is a way to go to compete with Windows. I hope with time Linux will become better and better and more people will work on it to make it more stable, more optimised and better for new people.

[DampusOnCampus]

I switched to Linux about 8 months ago now. Never looked back.

[PcGamer]

on my old pc with an HDD, I ran Linux and Windows 10 dual-booted. Windows 7 minutes to load, Linux took 45 seconds

[Toll]

when windows 11 came out, I first stayed at windows 10. then I tried Windows 11, then I had a BSOD bootloop due to accidentally opening the MS Store.... that is when I decided it was time to move to linux. I still have windows 10 as dualboot, but it will be gone by the end of 2025

[atmeshwarsingh]

After playing with various linux distros on virtual box for two years, I finally mustered some courage and wiped out windows 11 and installed Arch.
Everything was smooth except getting my printer to work but after spending some hours, got that working too.
I am excited and also relieved to be part of the linux family ❤

[manfredrichtoften]

As a windows user, right now I'm using what I hatefully call "windows 9.5" because I had to go through registry edit and cmd to remove/prohibit/delete programs and features so many times that I actually feel like a good chunk of the operating system is gone.

Sure, I'm probably considered a superuser at this point, but that should not have to be the case when you want the privacy on your own computer.