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Why There will never be the "Year of Linux"
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It's all good. I do not mind translating to english. It so easy to do these days. Learning a different language and learning Linux can both be difficult tasks. I don't make the rules, so humble I remain. That being said, I don't always agree with all rules.
That being said, I don't always agree with all rules.
We'd absolutely love to support other languages, at least I assume we would. However, we lack the manpower to do so. We don't have enough people to have enough moderators to cover all the different languages.
For example, I'm fairly fluent in Spanish. But I still say the same thing when I see somebody writing in Spanish on the site. It'd be easier for me to just respond in Spanish, but I don't do so. I'd like to do so, but it'd be against the rules -- and I am not above the rules.
Back in the old days of windoze XP...I was told you can't take the HDD out of one computer and put it in another because of hardware compatibility issues.
This also applied to windoze 7...it was only when I switched to Linux I discovered this was a lie spun by microslop to keep users paying...just like today with secure boot is to stop people installing Linux.
I also remember back in the windoze 7 days..you could create a repair Disk from the windoze 7 Disk but what did it repair...nothing.
So when I see Threads started by people claiming...there will never be a Linux year or Linux needs to catch up...I just laugh.
This also applied to windoze 7...it was only when I switched to Linux I discovered this was a lie spun by microslop to keep users paying...just like today with secure boot is to stop people installing Linux.
I also remember back in the windoze 7 days..you could create a repair Disk from the windoze 7 Disk but what did it repair...nothing.
So when I see Threads started by people claiming...there will never be a Linux year or Linux needs to catch up...I just laugh.
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When I purchased my windoze 7 Laptop in 2012...it had a 15GB hidden partition because microslop no longer supplied the windoze Disk...it was claimed.
The windoze Disk was 3GB because I had the Disk...so what was the other 12GB for ?
When I installed my first Linux Distro on the Laptop...bye bye hidden partition and windoze...every day is now a Linux day.
The windoze Disk was 3GB because I had the Disk...so what was the other 12GB for ?
When I installed my first Linux Distro on the Laptop...bye bye hidden partition and windoze...every day is now a Linux day.
johnblackwood1
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hey man if you have an issue with the command line & stuff like that just use fedora or KDE neon. in those you can get around really easy without using the command line. personally for me i like using the command line.
AlphaObeisance
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Said elephant must be the fact that literally every mainstream curated distribution worth it's salt comes with an Software Manager (akin to google play or any other app manager known to man) that allows you to search for desired software, click on it for overview, and tap an install button making it readily available for launch through any Desktop Environments application launcher? No code needed.
(Clarification: Curated Distro being prebuilt distro. Obviously DIY distros like Arch don't come with GUI managers out the box).
This was addressed adequately, I'm not sure why anyone wouldn't first go to the tor website for proper installation instructions. Also, this issue applies to my previous point, that Tor Browser is readily available in most every GUI package manager included in all mainstream curated distros. I can't make sense of this complaint, moving on.
I'll never understand people who have developed dependence on something, desire for something different; find something different then complain that it's not the same. Either you're willing to find alternatives, or you'll continue to deal with windows. And if you're resourceful enough, those programs you can't live without can likely run on Linux. I.e. Back in the day, many refused to use Linux because they refused to abandon the Adobe suite. But today, you can literally run most of the adobe suite; there's even a fairly new project that is specifically dedicated to making proprietary applications like that function on linux by running them in a virtual environment within the Linux environment; much like a VM but at an application level.
My advise, whether you like it or not; switching operating systems of any kind is going to require an unavoidable responsibility on your part as the end user to learn how to use it. No matter how user friendly Linux is made to be, you're going to have to make sacrifices one way or another.
It's crazy to me the lack of recognition people are giving Valve for their contributions to Linux. Valves' involvement alone puts a vast majority of these run of the mill complaints to rest with little to no effort. One might say "Valve? Who? Oh the gamer people; I don't game... irrelevant!". But that would be pretty foolish considering that Valve has rapidly become one of the most revolutionary contributors to Linux compatibility in recent years, and their plans aren't just pipe dreams.
If you don't think that Linux can take on the "Windows Behemoth", maybe you should consider doing some homework into what ol Gabe over at Valve has accomplished, and what the Behemoth that is Valve is actively doing within the Linux Community. Gabe Newell is essentially planning a digital coup (for lack of better terms) aiming to de-thrown windows and they're making some serious headway.
In fact, if you do a little homework there are some major hardware manufacturers actively beginning to prioritize Linux by Default on their hardware; this means you're going to see an increase of Linux operating systems by default on PC/Laptop devices; not just in specialty shops like System76 but in big box stores that traditionally you'd find Windows hardware.
I'm glad to see that you're eager to see Linux take the cake, but your criticisms seem to lean more into a lack of your own resourcefulness rather than an inability of compatibility on the Kernels part. I mean no offense by this, it's just an observation. You're not wrong that there are sometimes proprietary applications can be difficult for the average user to get to function on Linux; but I'd argue that it's kind of foolish to jump to a different operating system and expect it to function the same. I'd consider that an unrealistic and almost delusional expectation.
I certainly wouldn't try using a garden hose to put out a grease fire.
I definitely get some of OP's frustration having moved to Linux from Windows not too long ago and still wanting to do things like play games that are only made for Windows. It just takes a bit of learning but at first it can feel a little like pounding a square peg into a round hole. If you're open to learning new ways of thinking it gets better over time.
I'm not sure how much more popular Linux would need to get. Android is Linux modified for smart phones and is on tons of smart phones, tablets, smart TVs... Linux runs servers, super computers, routers, toasters (maybe not)... It's everywhere, just not pre-installed on almost every computer sold in stores.
I'm not sure how much more popular Linux would need to get. Android is Linux modified for smart phones and is on tons of smart phones, tablets, smart TVs... Linux runs servers, super computers, routers, toasters (maybe not)... It's everywhere, just not pre-installed on almost every computer sold in stores.
Brian @Condobloke and I once knew a bloke at another forum (@MadmanRB. Brian) who said that he had not used the CLI (Terminal) in 7 years - that was with Manjaro, and that is possible.
That being said, there are some operations that it cannot help but use Terminal to complete. One of those is if you wish or need to modify your /etc/default/grub file. You can modify and save it in your FM, but in order for it to take effect your have to run an update grub process.
In Debian and its downstream cousins Ubuntu, Mint and so on) that is with
With other distros it will be a variation of the longer
There is AFAIK no way around that, other than if you make the changes, timed in with having inspected your impending list of updates to be installed, and noted a new kernel amongst them, installation of which will generate a reconfiguration of grub.
Suck it up.
Cheers
Wiz
That being said, there are some operations that it cannot help but use Terminal to complete. One of those is if you wish or need to modify your /etc/default/grub file. You can modify and save it in your FM, but in order for it to take effect your have to run an update grub process.
In Debian and its downstream cousins Ubuntu, Mint and so on) that is with
sudo update-grub and likewise in Manjaro.With other distros it will be a variation of the longer
Code:
sudo grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
sudo grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg
#or similarThere is AFAIK no way around that, other than if you make the changes, timed in with having inspected your impending list of updates to be installed, and noted a new kernel amongst them, installation of which will generate a reconfiguration of grub.
Suck it up.
Cheers
Wiz
Condobloke
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Agreed. Get over it. Put on your big boy/girl pants.
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