My thoughts on why many can't move to linux

[Glenn]

It won't work, you can't continue what you do in windows without changing to what Linux offers. There is very little point having your workflow exactly the same in a different Operating System. Especially as your windows is already working for you for everything you need.

The only reason to switch to Linux is because windows isn't working for you anymore. I found I hated win 11 24h2, so much so that I created LastOSLinux - my own mint respin with all my features redone to work in Linux. Had I come over with to goal of not switching to Linux but to get my old workflow back, then I'd have got frustrated and gone back to windows 10. Instead I spent the time to find the best solutions for me that Linux offered. In most cases, things were actually better in Linux, they could be automated much easier than in windows.

There are speciality things you need to attempt to get working, but ultimately you may have to purchase new hardware that is Linux compatible. This also requires time to do your own research. See the thing with Linux is it doesn't cost any money, but it costs a LOT of your time. You also can't ask others to do this for you as none of their time is paid. So the answers people can give are more broad than you get with windows solutions as there is heaps of different Distros and not a one solution fits all like with windows (or Mac), there is so much custom about each install that it overwhelms many new to Linux users.

At the end of the day Linux is a totally different toolset to windows and I feel unless you have time to spare and motivation to stick to Linux, that you may end up sticking to Windows and either dual boot or use a 2nd pc/laptop that doesn't have all the extra limiting factors your main rig and life long habits have.

This is just my observations from reading Reddit, watching YouTube vids about new users trying it out etc. Generally you can tell who is switching to Linux for the right reasons and who will be filled with frustration and post in the linuxsucks sub Reddit a week or two later.

Hope this helps clear up some things. I stick toy advice on using a 2nd pc/laptop to learn Linux, it takes the stress and expectations out of it all. Also if you don't have the time or energy to spend. Don't bother starting your Linux journey yet. You won't last through the first two or three problems you need to fix.

I am still burnt out and don't see the point of it all. But I'll give both time. Maybe things can change still. We'll see.

 

[PaulC]

i've observed that people are relutant to change over to linux purely because it costs nothing but time abd they become skeptical on what is the catch or the "gotya" moment but there is no catch sure there maybe an odd piece of software that does not work in linux but there are some close relatives that does the same role.

most of the games i've seen run only on windows but there are ways to overcome this it just takes time and effort to achieve this goal.

Productivety apps such as word processors are freely available it just takes time to find them.

 

[Glenn]

Well there is a catch, because there isn't a central (main) OS, you can want fixes or features added, but they are not provided in a timely manor, as the dev teams may be as small as 1 man, or maybe even abandoned. So that is why people say pick a parent distro that has been around for a while. that said, my LastOSLinux isn't a Distro, or a respin. it's the Vanilla Mint OS with my tools, theme and apps overlayed on it, it'll update the exact same as the official Mint will. So you don't have to stress that my OS isn't supported due to it's not me that is support it, it's the 4 levels deep of giants I built it on - Kernel, Debian, Ubuntu then Mint. These guys do the maintaining and support. I only provide a location to get apps, games and tools to make life easier - much like I did with Windows. I never started hosting my own OS replacements as I see no need to compete with them.

But the cost of time is expensive, the thing is I was already wasting it on modding Windows before this, so It's cost me nothing. Kept me semi sane if anything. I just hope I get my energy back as I've not felt like doing anything or even making my Release posts complete. they are just a link and not much else.

So Last night 100+ people downloaded it, so it's getting noticed, just not as much draw as the initial version with the old store that wouldn't work in VM's etc - seems I missed my chance to get the novel interest anyway. I'll see how I go if I can ever figure out this Nobara customising, I've put out requests for help with it's creator, we'll see what I get back. As it is I can only update it and not customise it and I also can't get the local downloaded repository to work, meaning it is downloading 3.5+ GB 3055 items every time I want to test my changes to see if I get it to work) - I've given up trying and will wait now.

 

[vanTorX]

you can want fixes or features added, but they are not provided in a timely manor, as the dev teams may be as small as 1 man, or maybe even abandoned.

Windows people trying to move to linux won't give a hoot about linux fixes or updates, not while they are learning the ropes anyway. Its either more or less usable as is by now, after all those years putting windows like GUI on various distributions of it, or it would have been a mistake for them to leave windows for it.
Windows users have been moving to linux for years but not in great numbers. Linux nerds would want to make linux more popular and mostly they want people moving to it but inevitably they also clash with them.

Since I installed this, there are updates it seems every day and fairly sizable too, before long the disk will be filling up if it goes on like this. I care only about your updates, not those that have to do with linux even if I install them.
I don't need updates in windows either, I still like the best win10 2016 with LastOS tweaks and updates turned off. I tried the latest win10 and went back to that 2016 version. So far I am able to install .net version required by some programs and for all I do on the computer, I don't need more OS.

I agree second PC is the way to go, dual booting always ends up with only one side being used and very likely it will be the windows side that would come on top.
Can do all browsing, email, chat, watch movies etc on linux computer without much learning about linux at all and probably browser is more secure on it too. The rest of the productive work that requires to be done in windows can stay there.

most of the games i've seen run only on windows but there are ways to overcome this it just takes time and effort to achieve this goal.

Not for cases like my interest in older MMORPG game I mentioned above that was never made for linux and people did try to make at least its game server run on linux (because of cheaper hosting on linux servers) but it never succeeded.

Using linux computer for internet related activities while being productive on windows is more secure anyway (for windows also since internet is where the dangers are) plus it distributes the load. I like to have tons of tabs opened in my browser and it uses tons of RAM (even when browsers these days offload memory for unused tabs).