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[-] Ganbat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 144 points 2 weeks ago

I moved to Linux entirely because of how shit Windows is, but I do not, in general, get higher fps. It's very case-by-case, but in general, my performance seems to be ever so slightly worse.

[-] wischi@programming.dev 68 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I probably hate Microsoft roughly as much as most people here but in a lot of ways Windows is way more polished than Linux. The second you try something "unconventional" in Linux the shit is going to hit the fan. Fractional scale DPI - half the apps crap their pants. On screen keyboard - and don't get me started with OSK over Firefox in kiosk mode (for example in touch screen settings). Also try to make a custom shortcut on your gnome desktop to run some application with some arguments without writing config files in random directories you have to Google and reloading some configs via a terminal.

Microsoft really went downhill fast and certainly adds a lot of crap to windows lately, but sadly in the Linux world we don't have 1-3 well polished distros, we have hundreds of them. All good at one or two things, but suck at everything else. There a so many options the choice alone is probably the biggest reason everyday people will not switch to Linux if their device doesn't already come with Linux. Even people thinking about switching end up with analysis paralysis because everybody tells them stuff like, try it - if you don't like it try something else. As if they have nothing better to do than trying Linux distros all day long.

[-] Shanmugha@lemmy.world -3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Also try to make a custom shortcut on your gnome desktop to run some application with some arguments without writing config files in random directories you have to Google and reloading some configs via a terminal.

Dafuck. I will have to google it in Windows too. And no, I doubt Win experience is going to be any better, unless there is a "download some .exe from random site and run it to install GUI program" shortcut, which itself is a questionable thing to do (ok-ok, Microslop taught too many people that it should be OK)

Buut

everyday people will not switch to Linux if their device doesn’t already come with Linux

Been thinking/saying this all along. Terminal and different way of doing things is not an obstacle, just walk into nearest computer store and see what OS they come with. Then ask a question whether some, say, doctor is going to even ask if is the best choice for them. Lots of people have lots of more important things to do :)

[-] wischi@programming.dev 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

To make a shortcut on your desktop on windows. Right click element -> shortcut on desktop. To change arguments: right click shortcut -> Properties. Done. Now try to explain how gnome does it in a comment 🤣

[-] Shanmugha@lemmy.world -4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)
[-] Pamasich@kbin.earth 5 points 2 weeks ago

That linked thread is about keyboard shortcuts btw, not at all what this conversation is about. Which would be creating a link (called shortcut on windows) on the desktop that executes a program with some custom parameters.

[-] Shanmugha@lemmy.world -3 points 2 weeks ago

And which got removed from GNOME. Plus one point for not using it

Linux-bad-because-my-windows-ways-do-not-work is still laughable

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