233
Do you guys just have flawless experiences or what? (lemmy.ca)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
225 comments fedilink hide all child comments
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] 7 points 1 year ago* (4 children)

All of the long time Linux users have what you perceive as flawless experiences because they already did all the stumbling you did and more. Every operating system has steep learning curves and you will struggle with how it does things when first starting out. I recently had to start using Windows again after exclusively using Linux for years (and Windows 11 no less which I never used before) and there are plenty of times I've failed to do simple things I could do on Linux without even thinking.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • hideshow 4 child comments
    •
  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

    Every operating system has steep learning curves and you will struggle with how it does things when first starting out.

    I've been using Linux seriously for almost a year now. I felt the same way as OP back in the beginning. It took me a couple of weeks to realise that it's not so much that the OS is tricksier than macOS, it's that I did all my stumbling around OS X when I got my first Mac back in 07, and now I know it pretty well. Sure, macOS has better guardrails, but it's still worlds away from Windows.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 3 child comments
    •
  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Learning curves are real but Linux is way easier to screw up than MacOS. I farted around for a couple days last week getting my Nvidia card to work (switching from AMD). It was not trivial. macOS truly does “just work” unless you’re setting up a hackintosh. That said, the reason I like Linux is because it’s your machine and you cans get it to do pretty much anything you want, whereas MacOS has many limitations. Those limitations aren’t that relevant to most users though, hence the popularity.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 2 child comments
    •
  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Linux is way easier to screw up because it gives you full freedom to do whatever you want. It is like riding a bicycle as opposed to sitting in a bus. Of course you can do a wheelie and fall, but would you rather be able to do a wheelie or sit in a generic seat.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent