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This week’s Weekly discussion thread will be focused on Linux. I know that Lemmy is VERY biased towards Linux and FOSS, but I’m curious what non-technical people feel about it and what your thoughts are.
Some starters:
- Have you used Linux? If so, what was your experience like?
- Would you run it as your primary system? Why or why not?
- What would it take to get you to do so?
- Do you feel it’s a solid option?
- Are there any changes that you’d think would benefit consumers and aid with adoption?
I ran Mandrake Linux in roughly 2003 or so, but went back to Windows because games didn’t work.
Ever since Windows 11 has come around I thought it was a good idea to possibly attempt to move to Linux again. I’m strongly leaning towards Mint because it’s fairly Linux beginner friendly from what I hear.
I run an IT firm and we have recently been putting together an open-source stack.
The problem is that we use a lot of Microsoft software on the back end and some of that can’t be replaced.
The other issue is that while gaming has come a long way, a good chunk of my 5,000 games still don’t run on Linux. Newer ones tend to be glitchy for a great deal of time before they function perfectly. Also I happen to currently have an Nvidia card which I have heard is a problem.
If anyone has any recommendations, I would love to hear them! From servers, to productivity, to gaming I am open to whatever you guys would recommend.