I’d rather deal with windows and this than to use Linux. Apparently a survey is doing too much
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asdfasdfasdf@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Never owned a Windows computer and never will. I have no idea why anyone puts up with bullshit like this. On Linux, I tell it to install something and it just ducking does what I say. Don’t even need an account.
smolyeet@lemmy.world 8 months ago
SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 months ago
It’s more about it being the needle that breaks the camel’s back. Windows does tons of small shitty things, and they keep adding more.
smolyeet@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I’m just saying none of those are worth the switch to Linux. Not if you use applications that only work or work best on windows and to a certain extent Mac. Chrome and Microsoft do it to each other , it’s nothing new. Download your browser and move on.
SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 months ago
Well, I personally disagree. Windows just keeps getting worse meanwhile Linux just does what I tell it to do. It feels much nicer to me.
Candybar121@lemmy.world 8 months ago
[deleted]smolyeet@lemmy.world 8 months ago
You see how that works though. They express windows is apparently worse than Linux because of a survey. But I could say the same thing about I have no idea why anyone would want to use Linux and restrict themselves to an inferior product.
One survey in a browser that’s made by the os developer is fine and people just like to over react if it’s not their precious open source software. Putting up with using Linux seems like even more bullshit if you use any application that doesn’t support Linux.
Either way , they’re free services so who care.
null@slrpnk.net 8 months ago
That’s right, the only complaint about Windows is this one survey. 🙄
snugglesthefalse@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
Right now? Mainly just used to it and haven’t felt like messing with my computer to that degree in a while. In the past it was because of a lot of programs that only work on windows, also games.
DanL4@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Unless it requires a different version of node.js that cannot be upgraded as it requires an older version of some other software, but cannot be upgraded because that other software needs just that particular version and will stop working if you dare upgrade, so you choose to upgrade anyway, so your package manager refuses to upgrade anything now because you broke something just to get that new software to work.
I love linux, and until recently used it exclusively on my own computers, I know all/most of these are solvable, but as a long time novice who’s sick of fixing these things, it’s a real life scenario.
I currently choose between upgrading my browser (which refuses to load several accounts as long as it’s not upgraded) and software I use as a hobby which won’t work if I let synaptic package manager fix whatever it deems broken.
Currently using windows almost exclusively for day to day work, and dual booting mint for one single purpose. Hating windows with a passion while doing so but life is too short to fix dependencies…
Kualk@lemm.ee 8 months ago
You are best served by NixOS.
Normally Arch or Debian is a great option, but not this time.
DanL4@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Haven’t read anything about it. Will look it up, thanks!
AlpacaChariot@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Have you considered installing the browser as a flatpak or something if you have a specific dependency clash between the browser and your other software?
DanL4@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Thanks! I might try it, it’s not urgent, will find some time to deal with it eventually. I really do prefer linux, mint was supposed to be stable, well maintained, and progressive. I actually installed it after giving up on a lighter but not as well maintained distro, hoping it’ll solve everything.