I loved Linux at work when I had a sysadmin. Shit worked great. At home I started using Linux and despite some driver issues, it was mostly good. Then I started working for myself (so no more sysadmin). Some Linux update totally screwed up my computer and I lost a lot of work. It also became too much work to try and configure the apps that I needed to use for work. Switched to windows and it's been pretty smooth sailing. Still boot up Linux now and again for this or that, but I don't trust it enough as a daily driver for my needs.
this post was submitted on 23 Jan 2024
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About 23 years ago I couldn’t make it boot when I plugged in a USB hub.
And since, my life just became too invested in Microsoft/Adobe products to be able to use something else as a daily driver.
But I “use” Linux every day - whether it’s the PiHole, the NAS, the server that runs my 3D printer, or WSL in Windows PowerShell. I’m about to spin up my own OPNSense router, too.
Weird trajectory on WSL - I learned Unix commands using MacOS terminal for a previous job, but I generally abhor windows command line (it just doesn’t work with my brain). So now when I use commend line in windows, I default to *nix.
It sort of works out that I use Macs for personal use, Windows for work, and Linux to run the systems of my life.
I got tired of the graphics breaking every update.
I asked someone with a lot of experience in the matter which distro to use and their recommendation was way below my standards.
It's just too much work, and I've only ever experienced Gnome in the distros I've tried and hated it. Windows is far from perfect but I know it like the back of my hand. Every step of the way in trying to use Linux for me was a chore.
I wanted a new laptop and the I/O on them were ridiculous. I switched to USB-C for most of my stuffs and the available Laptops in my country had one or two USB-C port. They need to step up on this field.
I still use Linux for a NAS, but had to switch for my Laptop. :(