Linux Problems

As a power user, switching to Linux is HARD. However, here are some of the problems I encountered and how I overcame them.

[CodeEnthusiast]

I think chris is a secret anti desktop enviroment agent, just look at the photos he choose to show gnome and kde

[TheMetaldudeX]

“OS Age : 36 days”
I’ll check back in a year.

[sibouras]

"you never have to worry about it breaking" while running a rolling release distro

[michaelgleason]

"it never changes and it always works." You mean until you break it again. 😂

[MichaelNROH]

Opus ...
I have learned something today

[DeividasGedgaudas]

I can agree with your video 100%. It takes time to actually "know" what you will and will not use in your system - but once you have a routine and a suite of tools you trust - your Linux installs become minimal and powerful!
But we all know we cannot recommend stuff like this to newcomers as it would ruin their experience

[imzesok]

We need more videos like this to be honest. the more these pain-points get exposed, the more likely they are to get fixed later down the line. and if work-arounds exist, they might get highlighted too. That's all everyone really wants at the end of the day, right? To make linux a better experience today/tomorrow than it was yesterday? Well.. I'd like to think so anyways.

[ariasyqolani]

You doing dirty by showing those old screenshot 😂

[CMDRSweeper]

It is very true, Linux isn't all sunshine and rainbows, and everything working...
But, once I got everything working under Linux, I started to do the same thing under Windows as well, and realized that I often had to spend time tinkering, searching out solutions there as well, and when I accounted for that...
They BOTH weren't sunshine and rainbows...

[KirsiVackelin]

At the end of this video (and elsewhere of course) you said something important: People who try Linux and run into some problem, stop there. I think this is because they have learned from Windows or macOS that there is nothing the user can do about it. With Linux, one must change their way of thinking completely. Help is available and most often there is another way to accomplish the same thing.

[leod]

This is the reason why I still spend most of my time in Windows, something around 80 or 85% and the rest on Linux. I consider myself a power user, I'd been a Windows Server, VMware and Citrix administrator for 15 years until I moved into an IT management role. I have a home server running Debian 12 but my main workstation and desktop computers are both running Windows 10 due to the easy of configuration. I just simply don't have the time to investigate every single issue that Linux currently presents to me, I need to use my computers for work, I don't have the luxury of having spare time to search for workarounds, test them, search for more alternatives when those workarounds don't work as expected, and so on. I barely have time for entertainment when I'm at home and I don't want to spend that time trying to fix things either. I still installed Linux on my parents PC as, like Chris said, it's suitable for people who only use their computers for casual, online tasks such as reading the news, checking emails or the weather, shopping, etcetera.

[LautaroQ]

This video is a masterpiece. Simultaneously showcasing both the PEAK of Linux systems and the worst part which is we're not CTT to do all of that 🤣

I love it.

[agun]

really enjoyed this tour of your system, gives me tons of ideas

[bepisman]

chris titus is the type of dude who uses a 1500$ xeon very casually

[littlepyro]

I appreciate your videos, how in-depth you go. I'm a recent transplant from Windows to Linux (Mint) after trying years ago with zero success. My use case has changed, I'm not trying to set the world on fire with games anymore and I like something that just... works. Linux fits that need. I'm trying to learn, but boy there is a learning curve. I'm dual booting at the moment, just in case I do need anything from Windows, or boot in to play a game or two that isn't supported on Linux, but have only been back to Windows a handful of times over the last two months.

I'm just struggling to figure out how to tinker without breaking things. Because once I break them, it's a system wipe - I don't know how to fix them, obviously! But your videos inspire me to become a better user, I enjoy how clean and quick your system looks, how stable it appears, and how it just... works. I'll continue watching your videos and seek out some tips on how to go from "noob" to "power user" and continue to give it my best!

[Shirosak]

The biggest thing I have always appreciated is the fact that you change your stances on stuff so much! 😂 But it's valuable. I like hearing and seeing both of what has worked and what hasn't worked for you after so many years, it's always been insightful. Might not be everyone's cup of tea but I have no issue with it.

On a side note, sad about your 7800XT not being fully utilized, it's quite bizarre. I'm running a 7900XTX and average on 98% utilization for games. ( I have a VM with an A5000 passed through as well).

Keep up the great content.

[ToumalRakesh]

Switched to Linux on my gaming PC last weekend. Arch+Wayland+Hyprland on Nvidia. Running Mint+X11+i3 on various older laptops. The great thing about it all is choice. And really the only thing I still need to dual-boot windows for is some VMWare stuff (Horizon...) and DCS in VR.

[gcam]

Was hoping SOMEONE would deal with all these types issues while we’re young. Thanks for this video Sir.

[floppa]

Desktop Linux greatest strength and biggest weakness is that almost nothing is standardized. Just the fact that there are different audioservers, display servers, package managers, init systems, c library implementations(!), ... . It can be great if have the time and motivation to learn all of that stuff, but it creates so much issues when it comes compatibility and just downloading something and expecting it to just work.

I really think its for those "powerusers" like me that are in the top 50 - 99% of computer literacy that struggle with this. If you are in the bottom 50% and need a browser, music player and email client, you never have to deal with this, but if you need more niche software or use some non common hardware... yeah!

[MatinDevs]

I love how hopeless is this man in every single cover