If you do these 5 things... You should NOT use Linux - Chris Titus Tech
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As a home user. I have a mother board with Realtek S1220A. On Linux the music I play is distinctly blurred and muddy. On Windows it works a lot better and with FX Sound and it's filters I can get exceptional sound quality. Fx Sound is also great for cleaning up Youtube sound esp. voice. I have been unable to find anything which comes close for Linux. Another reason I don't want to make Linux my home.
Manjaro was really very refreshing after L. Mint. Very little need for Terminal and superb repositories. Frankly Manjaro seemed a better beginners option to me than Mint or Zorin, both of which I like. Even my Nvidia graphics card which Mint struggled with, ran straight out of the box with Manjaro.
Chris, you are an engineer, I don't want to be one. I count time spent typing, or cutting and pasting, into Terminal to get something working as time wasted. I'll keep a copy of Manjaro as a dual boot to play with, but I would turn the question on its head:
For me it is not 'If you do this', then Linux is not for you.'
It is, If you need to (...) then Linux is better. And, I see very little (...) apart from bloatware, vulnerability and MS telemetry, all of which are controllable. I speak as a home user. Linux has come a long long way in the last couple of years, it has a way to travel yet if it is going to be a serious challenger for Apple and Microsoft and Android is catching them all up fairly quickly.
Thanks for your ongoing videos. And, I don't resent you getting me into Linux, I no longer burn effigies of you either. LOL. Cheers and be well :)
Date: 2022-03-21
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Arthur
The big difference, at least IMO, is that hardware compatibility is so much better in modern distros than it was 20 years ago. Stallman might still get his knickers in a knot over proprietary drivers but most users really don't care IMO. Software is different. No sane person who relies on a given suite of software for their living is going to put that at risk by switching to a different platform, and I agree with you regarding hardcore gamers, but for the hobbyist it costs little to nothing to give a Linux distro a spin for a month or two. Even those who come away unimpressed can at least say they gave it a shot - and it cost nothing more than their time.
Not sure that Linus' pantomime on YT (if he's a Linux newb, I'm the King of Spain) is representative of some brave soul leaping into the unknown for the first time, but that initial experience is worlds away from 20+ years ago. The hardcore like to mock Ubuntu and other 'dumbed down' distros but you don't invite someone over for dinner, hand them an apron and tell them to work it out for themselves. At least I dont - ymmv ;)
(FWIW, most gamers would game on a toaster oven if it did the job - NVidia knew that when they designed the Shield TV - and I've never considered that use case to be a deal breaker for Linux as a daily driver)
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The big difference, at least IMO, is that hardware compatibility is so much better in modern distros than it was 20 years ago. Stallman might still get his knickers in a knot over proprietary drivers but most users really don't care IMO. Software is different. No sane person who relies on a given suite of software for their living is going to put that at risk by switching to a different platform, and I agree with you regarding hardcore gamers, but for the hobbyist it costs little to nothing to give a Linux distro a spin for a month or two. Even those who come away unimpressed can at least say they gave it a shot - and it cost nothing more than their time.
Not sure that Linus' pantomime on YT (if he's a Linux newb, I'm the King of Spain) is representative of some brave soul leaping into the unknown for the first time, but that initial experience is worlds away from 20+ years ago. The hardcore like to mock Ubuntu and other 'dumbed down' distros but you don't invite someone over for dinner, hand them an apron and tell them to work it out for themselves. At least I dont - ymmv ;)
(FWIW, most gamers would game on a toaster oven if it did the job - NVidia knew that when they designed the Shield TV - and I've never considered that use case to be a deal breaker for Linux as a daily driver)
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MrSeine2
Love your clear review Chris . Can't help to be a linux fan. Happend a year ago, and i'm still amazed by how clean the design is. And Linux is not windows and it should not try to be windows. linux is: No drivers it's amazing. Not rebooting after updating is great. No messages/warnings that are pointless. No GUI parameter searching for ever. No new bloatware after every version. Lovely ordered applicationfolders. Pick your favorite distribution and you can keep using it forever. Ok, and windows? I would still like to use windows 7 but windows 8 and 10 and now 11 ticked me off. Also Linux is not perfect to me. But it's a fresh start. After all this said, for me there is only one application that I just NEEED windows. For the people that wan't to swap to linux? Make a list of all the applications you NEED. And check if they actualy run on linux. Great job Chris!
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Love your clear review Chris . Can't help to be a linux fan. Happend a year ago, and i'm still amazed by how clean the design is. And Linux is not windows and it should not try to be windows. linux is: No drivers it's amazing. Not rebooting after updating is great. No messages/warnings that are pointless. No GUI parameter searching for ever. No new bloatware after every version. Lovely ordered applicationfolders. Pick your favorite distribution and you can keep using it forever. Ok, and windows? I would still like to use windows 7 but windows 8 and 10 and now 11 ticked me off. Also Linux is not perfect to me. But it's a fresh start. After all this said, for me there is only one application that I just NEEED windows. For the people that wan't to swap to linux? Make a list of all the applications you NEED. And check if they actualy run on linux. Great job Chris!
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M12Howitzer
Very good video. So we basically come to the exact definition: Linux is usefull for some uses but Linux-as-desktop (in common sense: some gaming, some Adobe Illustartor, some Photoshop, some video-creation setups) is not worth it, it is not the intended use for Linux. Linux is great for fileservers, NAS, backup-server, hardware control, headless setups (such as RPI security or smart-home, IOT etc.), headless linux servers are the kings of networking... but admitedly Linux-as-Desktop is a failure in its root - with main reason being: no responsibility - the guy who is a -maintainer- now (and been for 5 years) is out tomorrow and there is no tangible (money) motivator to ensure this or that piece of software will continue to be maintained. Good you have summarized it 100% correctly!
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Very good video. So we basically come to the exact definition: Linux is usefull for some uses but Linux-as-desktop (in common sense: some gaming, some Adobe Illustartor, some Photoshop, some video-creation setups) is not worth it, it is not the intended use for Linux. Linux is great for fileservers, NAS, backup-server, hardware control, headless setups (such as RPI security or smart-home, IOT etc.), headless linux servers are the kings of networking... but admitedly Linux-as-Desktop is a failure in its root - with main reason being: no responsibility - the guy who is a -maintainer- now (and been for 5 years) is out tomorrow and there is no tangible (money) motivator to ensure this or that piece of software will continue to be maintained. Good you have summarized it 100% correctly!
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nick
I've said it before and I'll say it again! Most people don't do half the things that they think they want to do. Just install Linux and run with it. Don't worry about the software and compatibility just forget windows and do everything to take the windows monopoly away. If you are honest, if you are using Photoshop (legally) it's being paid for by your boss on your company bought hardware. At home browse using Linux and feck windows. Just keep a second laptop available for those moments of panic. If windows wasn't preinstalled on most computers and people were faced with the choice of paying to have windows installed or a free OS I'm sure they'd opt for the cheaper alternative.
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I've said it before and I'll say it again! Most people don't do half the things that they think they want to do. Just install Linux and run with it. Don't worry about the software and compatibility just forget windows and do everything to take the windows monopoly away. If you are honest, if you are using Photoshop (legally) it's being paid for by your boss on your company bought hardware. At home browse using Linux and feck windows. Just keep a second laptop available for those moments of panic. If windows wasn't preinstalled on most computers and people were faced with the choice of paying to have windows installed or a free OS I'm sure they'd opt for the cheaper alternative.
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Cole
That-s kind of what I do for Linux gaming. I have a metric ton of older steam games which work well and then I have an Xbox game pass 1yr subscription to stream from XCloud. This solution works very very well.
The situation of gaming isn-t bad on Linux. There-s more compatible games than consoles or Mac for what is in the steam library so there-s more content than any one could play.
Gimp sucks, I hate it. Krita has been making huge strides. I really like it as a photoshop alternative! I could see it being as good as Pixelmator soon. The Gimp team let Gimp languish for so long and are now putting serious work in to it now Krita is lighting a fire under their butt imo.
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That-s kind of what I do for Linux gaming. I have a metric ton of older steam games which work well and then I have an Xbox game pass 1yr subscription to stream from XCloud. This solution works very very well.
The situation of gaming isn-t bad on Linux. There-s more compatible games than consoles or Mac for what is in the steam library so there-s more content than any one could play.
Gimp sucks, I hate it. Krita has been making huge strides. I really like it as a photoshop alternative! I could see it being as good as Pixelmator soon. The Gimp team let Gimp languish for so long and are now putting serious work in to it now Krita is lighting a fire under their butt imo.
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Windows
I don't game on my Linux Distro, I duel boot, mostly because I had issues getting it all to work and didn't want to deal with smug idiots in the community to ask them how to get it going! Also, it lacks any decent overclocking programs and can't really control my PC's RGB and there was a host of other issues and shortcomings for Linux vs Windows 10 for gaming! There are ways to overclock and control RGB I'm sure, but I never could figure it out! It's just too easy to pop a Windows 10 USB in and not deal with all this crap that fails to work and hoops you got to jump through to game on Linux! IMO I don't feel Linux is adequate for gaming
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I don't game on my Linux Distro, I duel boot, mostly because I had issues getting it all to work and didn't want to deal with smug idiots in the community to ask them how to get it going! Also, it lacks any decent overclocking programs and can't really control my PC's RGB and there was a host of other issues and shortcomings for Linux vs Windows 10 for gaming! There are ways to overclock and control RGB I'm sure, but I never could figure it out! It's just too easy to pop a Windows 10 USB in and not deal with all this crap that fails to work and hoops you got to jump through to game on Linux! IMO I don't feel Linux is adequate for gaming
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Aaron
Would it be possible to make a gaming centered distro? Compile all the hot fixes people have developed here and there into one easily accessible place. Tinker with it till beast computers can more easily use their full strength. Create a directory of suggested fixes pre-installed with the distro to act as a cheat sheet or with some kind of auto-apply function for steam. WINE, emulators, and whatever else useful could also come pre-installed, saving a bunch of set-up time.
Maybe that's what Proton is and I'm just inexperienced. If not, some of those ideas maybe useful.
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Would it be possible to make a gaming centered distro? Compile all the hot fixes people have developed here and there into one easily accessible place. Tinker with it till beast computers can more easily use their full strength. Create a directory of suggested fixes pre-installed with the distro to act as a cheat sheet or with some kind of auto-apply function for steam. WINE, emulators, and whatever else useful could also come pre-installed, saving a bunch of set-up time.
Maybe that's what Proton is and I'm just inexperienced. If not, some of those ideas maybe useful.
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Issadog
I went over to Mint about 6 months ago I was tired of windows endless updates and total control. I am far from an expert on linux but I have found it really is not that hard to leave Windows most of the products I use regularly I have found linux based programs that are as good and some better than what was out there for Windows. Yes, I still have a Windows computer but I am finding myself using it less and less so I guess I am becoming a Linux convert. You are partly responsible for that so please keep teaching me.
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I went over to Mint about 6 months ago I was tired of windows endless updates and total control. I am far from an expert on linux but I have found it really is not that hard to leave Windows most of the products I use regularly I have found linux based programs that are as good and some better than what was out there for Windows. Yes, I still have a Windows computer but I am finding myself using it less and less so I guess I am becoming a Linux convert. You are partly responsible for that so please keep teaching me.
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