Hi there what do you think of Linux Oses and the kernel itself

[Rioboyva2554]

I'm just wondering what's your personal opinion on Linux and its family of operating systems?
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[RobertX]

I've tried Linux Mint mostly, but I'd say its pretty good.

Is this the original kernel source code?

[ill88eagle]

Ive been using various ubuntu flavors since 2010, left windows behind alltogether in 2012, never looked back. I would never download a tar ball called linux from a first post user on a pirate forum and run it tho, seeing how i can get the anally verified debian ones from either github or debians own servers

[RobertX]

Believe it or not, I initially liked GNU/Linux before Ubuntu; I used Knoppix, a LiveCD; the organisation only made LiveCDs back then, I don't know now.

[ill88eagle]

Is this the original kernel source code?

It could be anything. A rickroll if youre lucky

Believe it or not, I initially liked GNU/Linux before Ubuntu; I used Knoppix, a LiveCD; the organisation only made LiveCDs back then, I don't know now.

Thats before my linux time. Ubuntu was cool when windows went to shit. Then ubuntu started going to shit and i discovered lubuntu. Then lubuntu went to shit and i discovered xubuntu. lol. Now I'm just using debian with xfce cause fuck ubuntu (sorry to say)

[Fant0men]

I've been a Linux user for 20 years at this point. I think it's a great system for people who are genuinely interested in computers and how they work. I used to recommend it to normies back when I was a new user and wanted to spread the gospel of open source.

I no longer think it's a good system for normies, cause they'll expect to be able to run all their favorite Windows programs, and some of those just aren't going to run properly (in Wine), if at all. I used to install Linux on friends' computers, but since they didn't know how to operate it, they probably got a bad experience and a skeptical outlook on Linux as a whole.

You should only really switch to it if you're ready to unlearn and re-learn a lot of stuff. Especially the Terminal is very useful to know your way around. It will save you when you eventually run into problems, which is inevitable.

On a technological level, I think Linux is vastly superior to other systems, especially in recent years. I would never want to use anything else, and I've been very happy using Linux all this time.

(I'm on the Fedora 40 beta with GNOME 46 at the moment.)

[dueda]

That was a good reply from Fant0men; I can relate, tried some Linuxes when I had a Pentium III and a IV, and it was a pain to find drivers for the sound board, to run programs, and try to learn it without coaching. Over the years I tried Ubuntu and a few others, but can't handle it. Maybe I should go BeOS or something else. I believe the future will bring systems like Android - One just need to use the interface and application programs, maybe learn a few settings and done!

[rezwaki]

Used Mint and Debian on a x86 CPU laptop ,,, Linux>Win but I can't migrate to linux on the main PC too used to Win

[Fant0men]

That was a good reply from Fant0men; I can relate, tried some Linuxes when I had a Pentium III and a IV, and it was a pain to find drivers for the sound board, to run programs, and try to learn it without coaching. Over the years I tried Ubuntu and a few others, but can't handle it. Maybe I should go BeOS or something else. I believe the future will bring systems like Android - One just need to use the interface and application programs, maybe learn a few settings and done!

If you're gonna go the BeOS route you might as well wait for Haiku to reach v1.0. It's been under development for 20 years, but I think the number of developers is probably pretty small, which would explain how long it's taken them. It's a modern remake of BeOS that's binary compatible with all the software that was released for BeOS.

BeOS / Haiku seems a lot more user friendly to me than Linux, since they were designed exclusively for desktop use. Linux took a roundabout way, going from being a server OS to a desktop one. It makes total sense why Linux has historically been difficult to get into for new users, but that was part of the fun for many people, like going on an adventure.

I also think OSes will get more user friendly with time. It takes experience to know what works and what doesn't, and learning how to make a system user friendly.

During the years I've used Linux, I've seen the ease of use factor go up exponentially, and that seems to be happening on other OSes as well.

We went from vacuum tubes and punch cards to what we have now. That's a huge leap from the esoteric origins of computing.

[dueda]

If you're gonna go the BeOS route you might as well wait for Haiku to reach v1.0.
It's been under development for 20 years...

Well, at my present age and development speed, the wait may be an issue. Better start using SteamOS, Android, or current Haiku beta.