I have never had any issues getting WLAN, sound, USB or anything to work if i didn’t build on minimal Arch or something super nerdy.
Ubuntu, Debian, Pop!, Mint, all work perfectly well in these regards. Only thing you usually have to do something is for gaming. But even that has become very easy by installing wine and proton. Steam even lets you set force compatibility modes for every game.
Debloating or preparing a clean Windows installation is more of a hassle and requires far more skill and research than setting up a working Linux system. Let alone the growing effort Microsoft puts into forcing users into Microsoft Accounts.
If Linux works for you, Good for you. If Windows works for you, Good for you.
I agree to that, but man, “Linux is too hard to set up” is straight up BS nowadays. And Microsoft and Windows do have many issues that need to be pointed out and criticized.
Proves your lack of knowledge in Windows.
You can literally do all Debloat in a single go with Chris Titus’ Windows Debloat Tools, which explains everything clearly.
Or you can just “winget list all” then “winget uninstall whatever the hell you want”.
I have said this many times, I have been building PCs for over 20 years now. Recently I installed Linux Mint, Zorin OS and I couldn’t get my onboard WiFi 6 Adapter to work properly, it never detects a WiFi 5Ghz network. Unfortunately I have to use an NVIDIA Card for my blender render, and I’m not wasting anyone’s time about what a mess it is. Even with my 6750 XT it was a mess.
Now the counter statement will be “It’s the manufacturers fault for not providing proper drivers”. Well as an end consumer, I don’t have time to blame Corporates, I just need to get my work done.
I originally wanted to argue that you lack knowledge about Linux because educating yourself about debloating tools is actually more effort than I ever needed to put into a basic Linux installation with a regular distro, but then I recognized it’s actually you who’s lacking knowledge about Windows.
Occasional issues with hardware drivers is something that happens with Windows, too. Just last week I set up a server for a client and it took me two days to get all the NICs ready due to driver issues. That shit happens. Occasionally. With both Windows and Linux.
I never found it difficult to debloat windows. I have helped people via voice calls, it’s that simple. It’s as simple as copying a Terminal Script, Running it, Checking some boxes, then using Winget to uninstall Microsoft bloatware.
Installing a regular distro is easy, I have installed Zorin and Linux Mint in many PCs. But some devices just don’t work.
For example, a fairly popular fan controller from Corsair, and I have an AX1650, It didn’t work despite trying many distros, after spending hours on forums, I finally got it to work, but it only connects to 2.4Ghz, another example is Blender, Optix rendering works only with Ubuntu with my card. All these things just worked out for me without any hassle in Windows.
Your experience says Linux is better.
My experience says Windows is better.
Both are subjective opinions and not absolute.
Sticking to the original point, what works for you is good for you.
And for some people, copying a code and checking some boxes is easier than spending hours in forums to get a WiFi Adapter to work (Speaking from my own experience). Doesn’t mean I lack knowledge in Windows.
I have never had any issues getting WLAN, sound, USB or anything to work if i didn’t build on minimal Arch or something super nerdy.
Ubuntu, Debian, Pop!, Mint, all work perfectly well in these regards. Only thing you usually have to do something is for gaming. But even that has become very easy by installing wine and proton. Steam even lets you set force compatibility modes for every game.
Debloating or preparing a clean Windows installation is more of a hassle and requires far more skill and research than setting up a working Linux system. Let alone the growing effort Microsoft puts into forcing users into Microsoft Accounts.
I agree to that, but man, “Linux is too hard to set up” is straight up BS nowadays. And Microsoft and Windows do have many issues that need to be pointed out and criticized.
Proves your lack of knowledge in Windows. You can literally do all Debloat in a single go with Chris Titus’ Windows Debloat Tools, which explains everything clearly. Or you can just “winget list all” then “winget uninstall whatever the hell you want”. I have said this many times, I have been building PCs for over 20 years now. Recently I installed Linux Mint, Zorin OS and I couldn’t get my onboard WiFi 6 Adapter to work properly, it never detects a WiFi 5Ghz network. Unfortunately I have to use an NVIDIA Card for my blender render, and I’m not wasting anyone’s time about what a mess it is. Even with my 6750 XT it was a mess. Now the counter statement will be “It’s the manufacturers fault for not providing proper drivers”. Well as an end consumer, I don’t have time to blame Corporates, I just need to get my work done.
I originally wanted to argue that you lack knowledge about Linux because educating yourself about debloating tools is actually more effort than I ever needed to put into a basic Linux installation with a regular distro, but then I recognized it’s actually you who’s lacking knowledge about Windows.
Occasional issues with hardware drivers is something that happens with Windows, too. Just last week I set up a server for a client and it took me two days to get all the NICs ready due to driver issues. That shit happens. Occasionally. With both Windows and Linux.
Edit: Autocorrect corrected
I never found it difficult to debloat windows. I have helped people via voice calls, it’s that simple. It’s as simple as copying a Terminal Script, Running it, Checking some boxes, then using Winget to uninstall Microsoft bloatware. Installing a regular distro is easy, I have installed Zorin and Linux Mint in many PCs. But some devices just don’t work. For example, a fairly popular fan controller from Corsair, and I have an AX1650, It didn’t work despite trying many distros, after spending hours on forums, I finally got it to work, but it only connects to 2.4Ghz, another example is Blender, Optix rendering works only with Ubuntu with my card. All these things just worked out for me without any hassle in Windows. Your experience says Linux is better. My experience says Windows is better. Both are subjective opinions and not absolute. Sticking to the original point, what works for you is good for you. And for some people, copying a code and checking some boxes is easier than spending hours in forums to get a WiFi Adapter to work (Speaking from my own experience). Doesn’t mean I lack knowledge in Windows.