Linux Changed My Life

Linux Changed My Life

#linux

[sirzorg]

Leaving Windows felt like leaving an abusive relationship.
Except your ex has deep ties to all the major institutions, corporations, and governments in the world.

[RenderingUser]

I've been using Linux since 2020 and it certainly did change my life
I can't ever imagine switching to daily drive windows now

[thatguynar]

I mainly use linux for programming work and dual boot winblows for gaming. After fiddling around with lutris and wine last night and finally making it work, I've decided it's probably time to finally go full time linux. Also, linux gave me the push I needed to finally learn more bash scripting and python.

[golvellius]

I am 2 month in and I feel the same way, it's exciting to see the community growing along with my ability on learning it.
Very happy that we all are contributing a small piece on the cake

[chrislinuxtutorials]

Linux changed my computing life too. I love this operating system!

[finnaerix]

I love Linux and know it for years, but I have never really commited to switch from windows. But what astonishes me every time I try it, is that it gets better every year, stuff like flatpak and so on are blessing for newbies. In addition to that windows gets worse day by day. I am positive that I'll switch when windows 10 eol is reached or even earlier.

[ninetysixvoid]

I tried Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Fedora, Debian, Arch, and others, but now I'm using Void, its very lightweight and it has a build-yourself and a lightweight desktop iso to choose. I wouldn't say its user-friendly but it fills my needs.

[derekr]

I discovered Linux in the days of Mandrake, SuSe Linux and Red Hat Linux. I was dual booting with either Windows XP or Windows 7 fot a long time.Once Windows 10 came out I got so fed up with all the Microsoft control, spying and ads that I went solely Linux and will never touch a Windows OS ever again.I learned a lot in the early years about Linux and it's foibles and love it for the way it allows me to run my computers the way I want to and not how Microsoft think I should.

[HajimeOtaku]

The thrill and excitement of trying something new
Testing Linux on a VM
Installing on older hardware
Purchasing Thinkpads
Experimenting with distros
Breaking your system and learning from your mistakes
Learning about FOSS / Free software
Utilizing FOSS alternatives and being on the lookout for new things
Sticking to open licenses for your creations
I'm sorry to say my friend, Windows will never be able to satisfy you again.

[martinligabue]

I'm using Linux for 2 years now, and for gaming, I used Garuda, Popos, Mint, now I'm on Nobara, and I want to change again, just cause... (probably NixOS)
I'm looking forward to Zoring OS update in a few months, it's the easiest distro I ever seen for newbies

[Chalisque]

I fell in love with Linux in the late 90s. I was curious about Unix, having read about it in magazines, but never had the chance to run it at home. Then, in my first year at uni, PCW magazine (in the UK) around the start of 1996, included Slackware on a cover CD one month. There was a basic text file explaining how to use rawrite to write a floppy image, and that you needed to choose the correct 'root' and 'boot' floppies based on what sort of hard drive interface and cdrom interface you were using. I had a spare hard drive in my PC, so put Slackware on it. There was no internet at home in those days, and not the plethora of sites explaining how to do things in Linux. So it took me a week to discover that rm was the command to delete a file. (In DOS the command was del, and on the Amstrad CPC I first had, it was |era, but I never guessed 'remove'.) Getting X11 working was fun in those days: you had to edit a text config file for XFree86 which involved things like the horizontal frequency of your CRT monitor. The thing was, back then, it was an adventure, and the kick you got from achieving anything at all was addictive. In 1999 I was daily driving Linux when I wrote my 4th year maths dissertation. I'd learned TeX and LaTeX because it came with a typical Linux distro and, well, curiosity. Years later I took a long break from Linux: when writing my Ph.D. thesis I wanted something with a *nix command line that ran LaTeX well and just worked, so began a few years of being mac-only. I rediscovered Linux in the early 2010s, and it was a different world by then.

These days, I do a lot of coding-related activities in Kubuntu. And could easily daily drive it for a lot of things should the need arise. Computer music is a major hobby, and something where Linux is missing too much, though I imagine better musicians could work wonders with what is available.

Kubuntu does, for example, run very well on a 2012-era Thinkpad T420, and on a T450 the difference in battery life is embarrassingly better than Windows on the same hardware. (I have a few Thinkpads, most picked up for under $40 as 'for parts' and in need of a little TLC.)

[affechristoph]

I have very similar experiences like you, watching this almost felt like you read my mind, especially when you said that you always should buy your games on Steam if possible

[Karti]

i switched to Linux around Q2 of 2020 - simply because i had to sell my PC duo financial issue and was stuck with Dell Optiplex SFF i borrowed from a friend - I was stuck in a position of "i would love to play CS with my friends, but i am stuck with iGPU for like next 2-3 months..." and then it was, Linux Mint with Steam, Proton... and Native Linux CS:GO running on a OpenGL instead of DX9...

And the more Superior Intel (and AMD) kernel drivers...

Since then i have been stuck to Linux hard, excluding my work laptop I dont really use Windows that much - my own PC is running latest Mint (tho with 6.4.0 kernel), Xeon based and Intel ARC A770 - this is a dream machine of mine

[tiktok.]

I started using Mandrake Linux in 1997 and after trying various Linux distros, I finally found the Linux distro that works best for me, Debian and Fedora Linux to this day.

[Drugvigil]

Using linux for more than 3 years. Its a life saver to me i actually started learning properly about computers aft3r it

[divyank]

Awesome video bro. Earlier I was using Linux (Ubuntu) via Dual Boot, but now I am using WSL. The main reason of sticking to the Windows is Gaming. So I am usung WSL (Ubuntu) for programming stuff + Windows for Gaming.

[somethingelse]

I switched to Linux a while ago, for my daily driver and for gaming. (I also got a steam deck).

Since i switched, I've been able to do less maintenance on my computer, have a faster computer, and honestly actually enjoy being on a computer more.

By the way great channel.

[wilk]

good decision, i was sticking to windows only bacuse of gaming, but i have switched to linux like 3 months ago, and i do not regret it, yes at start i had a lot of troubles with stabilizing linux mint, which i didn't do, because it was crashing after some gaming tweaks, but since then i'm using garuda gaming edition, and mint on second drive, i will probably switch mint to nixos :)

[stevejohnson]

I changed over completely January of 2009. Ubuntu etc. didn't change my life, but I no longer pay to change machines due to forced upgrades. I can now buy a used system when I'm ready. There are maybe a couple of isolated intrusions -- which I never fell vulnerable to. My systems always run smooth. Although "windows" had cute sound events, there's nothing else I miss.

[CausticAscarite]

If it wasn't for After effects or the latest DLC for the binding of isaac - repentance, I would have been on linux loong, long ago