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Posted May 28, 2021
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I've come across an article about win10 vs Linux distros.

It is pretty much on the spot, but some points are false and some are missing.

Like Installing Linux Is Hard, some distros are very easy to install, after you understand how it wants to partition your drive.

It missed the outdated Linux helps on the forums. When I tried to find a fix for something most of it were either for a different distro, or just were outdated, and of course you can't know that before trying it out.

Another one is the audio issues. In latest win10 you can switch audio output very easily. It is a huge help with headphones + speakers setup, so you don't need to unplug headphone just to use the speakers. On Linux this is not the case, plugged in headphone blocks speakers no matter what. And when I tried to fix it, and it took hours cause the pulse audio control(what most distros use) is buggy as didn't work as it should have.

Which points do you don't agree with?
If would you add any points what are those?

here is the article:

10 Reasons Why Windows Is Still Better Than Linux
Post edited May 28, 2021 by Orkhepaj
Posted May 28, 2021
This is gonna end well...
Posted May 28, 2021
I haven't read or heard this much tripe since 2018.
Posted May 28, 2021
Reasons why hammers are better than pliers...
Posted May 28, 2021
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toxicTom: Reasons why hammers are better than pliers...
... if you're surrounded by nails. Or all you see are nails.
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InkPanther: This is gonna end well...
Bold of you to assume it will ever end :P.
Post edited May 28, 2021 by WinterSnowfall
Posted May 28, 2021
I would say native support for 95% of programs developed is something of an advantage.
Posted May 28, 2021
You wouldn't have dared to open this thread 10 years ago... :D
Posted May 28, 2021
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No trolling pls, even if you are a Linux fanatic.
This is a serious thread, helping to decide for those who're thinking about switching to Linux.
Thank you!
Posted May 28, 2021
I only installed Linux once and I have to say that is a pretty stable OS, much more stable than Windows 10 after an update, but the lack of native game compatibility make it hard to use sometimes. Still I think both are great OS!
Posted May 28, 2021
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Linux is the GOG of operating systems.
Posted May 28, 2021
Honestly it's not harder to install or use linux than windows, the problem is that we all start with windows so we think this is the normal OS but if we started with linux, things will be different. Linux is far more stable than windows, Windows need more attention to stay as good as when you install it when in Linux it's the same the first day or years later, the updates are more user friendly, you have more possibility of personalisation.

The only point Windows have is more support for software or games but it's only because of developers who think Linux not worth it.
Posted May 28, 2021
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Mugiwarah: Honestly it's not harder to install or use linux than windows, the problem is that we all start with windows so we think this is the normal OS but if we started with linux, things will be different. Linux is far more stable than windows, Windows need more attention to stay as good as when you install it when in Linux it's the same the first day or years later, the updates are more user friendly, you have more possibility of personalisation.

The only point Windows have is more support for software or games but it's only because of developers who think Linux not worth it.
Yeah I agree with the installation. Linux is not more stable from my experience. Well I can't blame them when linux has only 2% market share.
Posted May 28, 2021
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Orkhepaj: Like Installing Linux Is Hard, some distros are very easy to install, after you understand how it wants to partition your drive.
Who woulda thunk that installing a non-Windows OS needs some work and getting familiar with a different philosophy, different folder structure, and so on.
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Orkhepaj: Another one is the audio issues. In latest win10 you can switch audio output very easily. It is a huge help with headphones + speakers setup, so you don't need to unplug headphone just to use the speakers
My sides. Try to use something more professional like Voicemeeter on Windows and get everything fucked up with every Windows update for no reason. You had sample rates and channels set up for every input and output device? Well, have fun having to set them up for every single device again. One after the other. Why? Because... Windows. You had all drivers running smoothly, virtual cables worked like a charm? Enjoy uninstalling the drivers that Windows messed up, reboot, reinstall the same drivers, reboot, then cross your fingers that it’s gonna work like before. If not, rinse and repeat until it works.

It’s been a long known problem, and Microsoft just doesn’t care. Major Microsoft updates are notorious for messing up drivers and settings for no reason whatsoever. Same goes with energy settings, for example. It’s fun having to set up fine tuned core parking settings etc. for every single profile again, so that Throttlestop works again as intended. Why? Because for no reason the energy profiles got overwritten in the registry with the latest update.
Post edited May 28, 2021 by 4-vektor
Posted May 28, 2021
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Mugiwarah: Honestly it's not harder to install or use linux than windows, the problem is that we all start with windows so we think this is the normal OS but if we started with linux, things will be different. Linux is far more stable than windows, Windows need more attention to stay as good as when you install it when in Linux it's the same the first day or years later, the updates are more user friendly, you have more possibility of personalisation.

The only point Windows have is more support for software or games but it's only because of developers who think Linux not worth it.
It's easy if you treat it like a mobile phone where you just download whatever.
It's a lot harder to download something for an offline computer or find out where all the dependencies are if you want to make a backup of your downloaded programs to save.

Sadly this is also the path windows went down with all their stupid web installed updates and programs from their app store where a lot of them have just disappeared.

There is also all the crap going in the background of modern windows compared to XP.
Post edited May 28, 2021 by §pectre
Posted May 28, 2021
I use both, for different reasons.

Windows is not better, is just more convenient to use in some areas; often not for its merits but just because companies develop for it.

Example? Games.
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