cross-posted from: https://discuss.online/post/34247715
Curious on the experiences of those recently migrating to Linux from Windows 10, Intel-based MacOS, etc. How is it being on Linux? Anything surprise or frustrate you?
Its about 2 years with Linux on my laptop and about 1 year full time on all my devices, besides my work laptop with runs w11.
I run KDE neon on both. I distro hopped around from Ubuntu, fedora, mint, KDE, pop but ended up with KDE again. I feel like it does not matter anymore what de or distro I use. I need my browser and a terminal and my tools, then i can work.
Its nice having a reminder every time I am working with windows that I did the correct choice.
There are some bugs, but at least tgjey are mine now.
Only thing I miss, is ableton. I did not dabble in it with wine or winboat too much, but that’s the only thing I miss.
But worth it. I stand behind the idiology and got a few other people around me to switch
It’s been about two months, smooth sailing so far. No regrets. Running EndeavourOS with KDE Plasma, blender, reaper, steam and GoG, discord and a web app to use whatsapp. Have not missed windows one bit. I’m slowly learning more as I go, but so far the much boogified Arch has been easy to get going with Endeavour, and I haven’t run into any unmanageable problems so far.
I simply adore that the only programs on my PC are ones that I want on it.
Im not sure if its been a year or a bit over but not much fuss for me but I use zorin which uses ubuntu lte on older laptops. still looking to goof with benzite and I am far enough along with appimage to do it but im a slow mover.
These few month been relatively smooth sailing. Lot of unlearning and recognizing just how limiting windows was in comparison.
I tried helping a friend with windows recently and immediate felt like I was back in the gulag, so yeah I think Im here for good
Switched from macOS a year ago due to end life support, got the hang of the system after distro hopping for a while
Now I use Manjaro on a handheld 😝 never using macOS or Windows againHonestly it worked so well I often forget I’m a new user
Working nice, no real problems. I am using Fedora. Still forced to use a virtual windows machine (actually a docker image) to make python exe for windows and to use excel (via winapps).
Only thing I didn’t get to is to set a good backup strategy yo be able to easily restore previous state if anything broke. It’s possible but ask for too much time to do it properly. Which there was an alternative to macrium reflects for windows.
I know there is time machine but my sub volumes are not named the way time machine is expecting.
It would be nice to have an easy app setting it all up!Vast improvements. No regrets. Still working through a few growing pains, though.
What are the few growing pains?
Tell you what, I’ll just link a couple of recent posts/comments from elsewhere:
Switched from w11 to bazzite for personal use (still have to use windows for work) and it’s been great. Wish there were a few pieces of software with native Linux support so I could switch for work too.
works great. I’m struggling to even think of anything negative to say. KDE connect doesn’t work as well as I want between my laptop and PC? I really wish I could install something similar on my phone.
Kde connect has some odd issues with routers, I’m suspecting the network swapping from 2.4g to 5g.
Ah yea thats probably it. I had issues with the wifi on my laptop so i swapped to 2.4g. My pc is wired to the router via ethernet, and my phone uses 5g
You can install KDE connect on your phone
Oops, phrasing error on my part. I have kde connect on my phone, i meant to say i wanted linux on my phone, hehe. Android doesnt count :)
Switched from w10 to arch on my home, mostly gaming, pc. It feels nice, and i like their rolling update model. But i had s lot of experience with Ubuntu before, currently have it on my working laptop
Linux is amazing using it for one year now. File explorer tabs is the best thing. Steam proton games works great. Updating software is no longer a nightmare. Big thanks to the Linux community. :)
Dropped Mac, iPhone and all US (cloud) services after 20 years in the Apple Universe.
Was using Linux Mint first and just bought a brand new Tuxedo Laptop in November and am using Tuxedo OS now which is a Ubuntu LTS fork with KDE Plasma and Flatpak instead of Snap.
I am really happy with my decision and not looking back. I feel like I have control over my stuff again and my computer is listening to me instead of forcing me to do things in a specific way that Apple deems correct.
My phone is a Graphene OS for now until Postmarket OS or Ubuntu Touch are usuable and I am self hosting everything I need on Proxmox / Podman and I have a TrueNAS Server with a 64TB Raid running.
How was switching up the phone? I’ve been on linux for 10 years, but I still use android because I’ve found the switch via the phone to be far more intimidating.
If you already use Android, Graphene is even easier than switching to Linux. It’s a very well-polished, well documented, and just a dead-ass simple process.
For an extra answer, GrapheneOS is based on stock Android, in contrast to the Linux-phone options they mentioned. Since it’s only (officially) supported on Pixel phones and focuses on security and privacy more than other customization, it’s actually the most stable and easy transition I’ve made, coming from an Android phone already. Installer is super easy compared to other phone OSs I’ve tried, you can do it by connecting the phone to a computer, opening https://grapheneos.org/install/web , and just pressing buttons to do all the normally-complicated steps. I was very impressed with that.
I actually cut out all distractions besides Lemmy, so I reduced phone usage by 2/3rds in the process.
I went form an iPhone 15 to a Pixel 6 that I got for free and it does everything I need. I am not a slave to my phone anymore, I just use it as a tool when actually needed - not as as a distraction machine.
not as as a distraction machine.
Yeah I’ve got a steam deck for that.
How about connectivity/ usability? Have you had any issues with particular apps or functionality?
Nope everything works. I have one profile with play services for my banking apps, but everything else runs in my daily profile that has no play services and no GPS, just the barebones and all apps installed via Obtainium.
I switched to FOSS apps for everything really.
What pixel would you recommend? Is the one you used sufficient?
It’s good enough for me, but will only be supported for about 10 months.
Your best bet is to get a 9 or 10 at this time.
I’ve been looking at a new phone myself, and also came to the pixel + graphene solution after doing some research. Best bang for your buck, performance-wise vs any phone capable of alternate OS (even if it is android based).
I switched over a decade ago. It was great. Since then Windows has only gotten worse and Linux and its desktops have only gotten better. It’s wild to me people still need to ask this.
I switched about a year ago. It’s going great. The only problem with my computer was because my RAM broke, but that would’ve still happened on Windows.
