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Does it ever bother some of you that "I'm switching to Linux!" is just more of a way to appear rebellious than actually committing to the choice? (kbin.melroy.org)

submitted 6 days ago by flamiera@kbin.melroy.org to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Everytime Microsoft blunders, which is a lot and it is reported, it never fails that there will be numerous individuals proclaiming their switch to Linux. But I always feel like a lot of it is just simply clout, a pat-on-the-back feeling for deciding against the masses kind of feel.

And it always makes me beg to really see how those kind of people fare if they actually did switch and use Linux on a daily basis.

I'll take anyone seriously if they actually switch and sometimes actually talk to me about how their Linux experience is going. Because more times than not, I always assume it's some dual-boot user who could sneak their way back to Windows time to time and barely use Linux.

And I'll see the statistics of the OS marketshare budge...slightly, for Linux. I'm proud that Linux at all that it is gaining more usage than it has before than where it had been 15+ years ago and earlier.

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[–] mko@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I suppose I am one of those, although the process has been gradual over the last years.

Do I still use Windows? Yes - I earn a living designing and developing solutions in the ecosystem, although it is mostly on the corp server side of things. Azure can be easily managed on any of the three big OS’s.

Do I dual boot? Yes, but less and less. For gaming, flight sims are still not supported enough on Linux - to many extensions and add-ons are just not there yet. I am primarily on Linux though and all of my non-sim gaming on Linux nowadays. On my work laptop the Windows partition is bricked (as in Windows Update said bye-bye to it), so next re-install of Ubuntu LTS next year will see the Windows partition wiped.

Am I nostalgic about Windows? Not yet, after 1-2 years of Linux practically full time. Win11 is still on a downward trajectory. Linux is getting better with every distro release.

Have I gone more hard core in my Linux journey? I dabble in EndeavorOS, but mostly run Ubuntu. I am happy that it works. I am comfortable in the terminal so any DE works as long as it leaves me be.

Will I go back to Windows? Microsoft have a lot of work in front of them to regain my trust. It will be a harder switch with the Linux experience being as good as it is.

Do I have any sympathy for those who try and revert? Sure - change is difficult for many.

[–] undrwater@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

You tried flightgear yet? While not as pretty as MS, the physics, the controls, the thought...

It's a great sim, and Linux native.

[–] mko@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 5 days ago

I have X-Plane 12 on Linux and am re-building an approximation of my MSFS setup. The main issues are

Head-tracking is proving challenging.
Streamdeck integration is a work in progress
Navigraph integration is a non-starter. AIRAC updates are completely manual where there are apps on Windows.
Many 3rd party addons for Garmin navigation are only available on Windows as they rely on the official Garmin trainer software.

The list goes on, but at least X-Plane is a first class citizen on Linux. My controllers work out of the box with only minor deficiencies (drivers for announciator lights are missing).

The work is proceeding, but as the license for X-Plane is valid in Windows as well it’s too easy to just have everything work there.