Hey everyone,

I am exploring switching over to Linux but I would like to know why people switch. I have Windows 11 rn.

I dont do much code but will be doing some for school. I work remote and go to school remote. My career is not TOO technical.

What benefits caused you to switch over and what surprised you when you made the switch?

Thank you all in advanced.

  • lemminer
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    1 year ago

    My experience with windows:

    • Requies a monthly reinstall just to squeeze better performance.
    • I pay for a licence and I still don’t own a copy of windows
    • unnecessary services running in background without my concent, and I had no control over them, eating up resources.

    My initial experience with Linux:

    • I need to study it to know my way around.
    • applications behave as intended and are reasonable with provided resources.
    • I initially started out with a destop environment which came with some extra software I didn’t need (subjective).
    • experience was quite stable.

    My current outlook towards Linux:

    • My system is configured and equipped with tools I only need. No bloatware.
    • Gives me a better idle temps than windows.
    • FOSS has lot of talented software which got limitless potential. Your imagination is the limit.
    • Better security and no surveillance.
    • Nvidia drivers, and its respective tech needs to be fully adopted for Linux.