Comment by Ulrich@feddit.org on I Don't See a Reason to Switch to Windows from Linux Anymore in 2025

That’s cool. That’s not been my experience at all. Nor has it many many other people. It’s like the number 1 complaint, and the number of delusional people who try to pretend like it doesn’t exist is insane.

is it a pita because you expect it to function like windows or are there specific roadblocks youve encountered?

It’s a PITA because there are a dozen different installation methods, and if anything at all is not functioning perfectly, the only advice you’ll get is typing random commands into the terminal that report back some generic error that you have no idea what to do with.

i dont mean this in a judgemental way but that sounds like you dont understand or just dislike the process and conflate that with difficulty. the commands aren’t random, you just don’t know them. people who have learned how to use the OS (granted, not everyone has the time for that) generally know what commands do before they paste them in. I have a much easier time running a single command rather than navigating through layers of GUI but not everyone will share that preference

that sounds like you dont understand or just dislike the process and conflate that with difficulty

LOL and what exactly else would you call that? They’re random to me. I don’t know them, I don’t want to know them, I just want it to work like every other sensible OS where I can figure out how to complete basic tasks without needing a computer science degree. That’s what most people want and it’s why Linux will remain a niche OS by nerds and for nerds, because that’s the way they like it, which is fine, but let’s not try to gaslight people into believing there’s no reason people might want something else.

and what exactly else would you call that?

I’d call it baby duck syndrome. I hate hunting for exes online to install the most basic software and how there’s no way to update all of my apps with a single click but I understand the way I’m used to isn’t the same as the best way.

I hate hunting for exes online to install the most basic software

What are your talking about? You don’t need to “hunt” for anything. You just type it into a search engine the same way you would on Linux…?

and how there’s no way to update all of my apps with a single click

…have you just never heard of the Microsoft store? You wanna take a guess at what that is?

i literally said it’s up to preference, and I don’t have a CS degree, I did in fact figure it out

That’s not what the title of the OP says. That’s my point.

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