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Linux Users- Why? (programming.dev)

submitted 3 days ago by sounddrill@programming.dev to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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(Also extends to people who refuse to use Linux too!)

Every unique Linux Desktop setup tells a story, about the user's journey and their trials. I feel like every decision, ranging from theming to functional choices, is a direct reflection of who we are on the inside.

An open-ended question for the Linux users here: Why do you use what you do? What are the choices you've had to make when planning it out?

I'll go first: I use OpenSUSE Tumbleweed with the Niri Scrolling Compositor(Rofi, Alacritty and Waybar), recently switched from CosmicDE

I run this setup because I keep coming back to use shiny new-ish software on a daily basis.

I prefer this over arch(which I used for 2 years in the covid arc), because it's quite a bit more stable despite being a rolling release distro.

I chose niri because I miss having a dual monitor on the go, and tiling windows isn't good enough for me. Scrolling feels smooth, fancy and just right. The overview menu is very addicting, and I may not be able to go back to Windows after this!

This was my first standalone WM/Compositor setup, so there were many little pains, but no regrets.

Would love to hear more thoughts, perspectives and experiences!

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[–] stellargmite@lemmy.world 21 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Wheres the melodrama in this post ? I’m detecting enthusiasm maybe, but not melodrama. They’re looking for peoples thoughts and experience, i.e what your own terms are for making these choices. Seems reasonable. Sharing that is optional of course and I also choose not to, end of story.

[–] hellmo_luciferrari@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I would agree with this. I don't see it as melodramatic.

Enthusiastic, yeah. And nothing wrong with someone interested in tech to also take the more poetic route of expression.

Many of the tech enthusiast types are more akin to mindless 1s and 0s. And not everyone is.

So like you did, rather lack thereof, the response of your own story is optional. I chose to share, because it's fun to discuss. This isn't a changelog, or patch notes. This is part or being human and sharing something other than binary data.