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Do you currently use Linux, or would you consider giving Linux a shot? (self.askbeehaw)

submitted 1 year ago by UngodlyAudrey to c/askbeehaw

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I get the feeling that Lemmy has a relatively higher concentration of Linux users. I'm preparing to move over to Linux when I build my new computer. I already put Linux Mint Cinnamon edition on one of my old laptops and I like it quite a bit. I figure that since I've been wanting to switch over for years, I should just do it. The games were the thing holding me back, and Proton seems to have taken care of that(I don't really play multiplayer games that require anticheat... I'm a singleplayer kind of girl).

For me, anyway, I want to switch because Windows has been creeping me out with its telemetry. Windows 11 looks lousy, and I'd have to jump through some hoops to get my old hardware on 11, anyway.

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[–] wifienyabledcat 4 points 1 year ago

No. I have used linux extensively during college, a dedicated Thinkpad X220 with XUbuntu installed was all I used for my CS degree. It was great for working on C/C++ projects, python was amazing on it. I loved zsh and vim and had an overall great time.

I now work in a company who exclusively develops on and using Microsoft products. I use Visual Studio to develop C#, and Visual Studio Code for all the other fun stuff like Bicep and Azure Pipelines. I don't hate it that much and sometimes it's pretty good.

I work from home on a company supplied laptop, so there isn't a space for my ol trust Thinkpad anymore. I have a main desktop that is for gaming and occasional hobby programming, but not often enough to hate programming on Windows. There are some days where I miss that little Thinkpad, but I just don't have a need for such a form factor.

You bet that whenever I do, I'm getting a Framework and slapping Linux on it ASAP.