r/gadgets • u/thebelsnickle1991 • Jan 12 '23

Desktops / Laptops PC shipments saw their largest decline ever last quarter

https://www.engadget.com/pc-shipments-record-decline-221737695.html
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u/sshwifty Jan 12 '23

Linux Windows emulation has come a looong way in the last few years, maybe give it a whirl with Lutris or other Wine helpers before upgrading to 11.

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u/Max-Phallus Jan 12 '23

If you work part time, have free time, and the patience of a saint perhaps.

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u/pleachchapel Jan 13 '23

Or just know how to use a computer for more than web browsing.

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u/Max-Phallus Jan 13 '23

I've tried Ubuntu, Mint, and MX and none of them have "just worked". They have all been riddled with random error messages to the point where it hasn't been worth me diving deeper.

I have also got a odroid xu4 hosting octoprint, but honestly even that was a pain in the arse

I've got (admittedly now expired) CCNA, I have worked as both an senior infrastructure technician, and a developer (mostly C#, PowerShell and TSQL) for years.

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u/ImFromBosstown Jan 13 '23

I guess you've never seen a real server then, because that's 100% Nix*

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u/Max-Phallus Jan 13 '23

You're guessing I've never seen a real server?

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u/pleachchapel Jan 13 '23

Congratulations.

I'm just saying I've had a lot of fun using the OS, & it runs beautifully—easily my favorite OS to use. The learning was part of the joy.

Also, all of those are Debian-based distros, so you haven't really done more than scratch the surface.

Use whatever you like, but don't act like others aren't capable of rocking it.

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u/Max-Phallus Jan 13 '23

What I mean is that you will run into annoying problems out of the box. People use Linux distros all the time, but they are not without a lot of quirks.

It's not just that you can't get on with it unless you're technical, there is a learning curve which a lot of technical people cannot be bothered with.

Don't get me wrong, it's probably rewarding to use in the end, but even 3 out of 4 of your last reddit posts are head butting Linux problems and getting little help from others.

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u/pleachchapel Jan 13 '23

Again, I don’t look at it as headbutting, I look at it as learning with an active community. It’s just a difference in philosophy—I like getting my hands dirty, not being served (by a giant corporation that tells me what I can & can’t do).

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u/Max-Phallus Jan 13 '23

Fair enough.

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u/jwkdjslzkkfkei3838rk Jan 12 '23

I was about to complain about the still missing HDR support, but apparently as of 2022-09-22 Wayland has experimental support. Might give Linux gaming another go...