For like a month or two I decided, screw it, I am going to use all the programs I cannot use on Linux. This was mostly games and music making software.

I guess it was fun for a bit, tries different DAWs, did not play a single game because no time.

Basically, it was not worth it. The only thing I enjoyed was OneDrive, because having your files available anywhere is dope, but I also hate it because it wants to delete your local files. I think that was on me.

Anyways, I am back. Looking at Nextcloud. Looking at Ardour. I am fine paying for software, but morally I got to support and learn the tools that are available to me and respect FOSS. (Also less expensive… spent a lot on my experiment).

Anyone done this? Abondoned their principles thinking the grass would be greener, but only to look at their feet coverered in crap (ads, intrusive news, just bad UI).

I don’t know. I don’t necesarily regret it, but I won’t be doing it again. What I spent is a sunk cost, but some has linux support, and VSTs for download. So, I shall see.

  • stifle867@programming.dev
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    1 year ago

    Of course you need a foundational knowledge of Windows before you are able to accomplish certain tasks. You are not born with the knowledge of how to operate a computer. Even people who have not used computers before struggle with basic tasks. If I ask someone who is new to Windows to install Photoshop will they be able to accomplish it with no prior knowledge? You have to know you open the web browser, navigation to the proper website, download the installer, run the installer, find the menu shortcut, etc.

    As for how to install programs on Linux it does depend on the distribution and the application you wish to install but let’s take Ubuntu for example. If I want to install VLC I would type sudo apt install vlc. If I want to install Firefox I would type sudo apt install firefox. Instructions should be available online with a quick search.

      • stifle867@programming.dev
        3·
        1 year ago

        I understand and that’s definitely a valid criticism of Linux. It’s not a drop in replacement for Windows and it’s definitely not as user friendly or targeted towards a general audience. Due to the flexibility of customisation, and the sheer amount of different distributions it is hard to provide individual support without knowing all the details of your system. It’s not like Windows where in general you’re probably running one of two versions.

        And while being a criticism to some, it is also a strength to others.

        If you ever get stuck on something feel free to shoot me a message and if I can I will try and provide advice.

          • stifle867@programming.dev
            1·
            1 year ago

            Linux people are passionate about Linux and will tell you all the reasons to switch. I’m here to tell you to stick to what you already know. There’s no point changing your entire operating system if you don’t have the time to invest in a totally new way of using your computer.

            It does make me curious why you even decided to install Linux though. Something must have made you take that step.