Why is Linux so frustrating for some people?
Why is Linux so frustrating for some people?
Don't get me wrong. I love Linux and FOSS. I have been using and installing distros on my own since I was 12. Now that I'm working in tech-related positions, after the Reddit migration happened, etc. I recovered my interest in all the Linux environment. I use Ubuntu as my main operating system in my Desktop, but I always end up feeling very limited. There's always software I can't use properly (and not just Windows stuff), some stuff badly configured with weird error messages... last time I was not able to even use the apt command. Sometimes I lack time and energy for troubleshooting and sometimes I just fail at it.
I usually end up in need of redoing a fresh install until it breaks up again. Maybe Linux is not good for beginners working full time? Maybe we should do something like that Cisco course that teaches you the basic commands?
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Its a little more difficult to debug and fix issues compared to windows
Is that true? Every error in Linux is logged, configurations are readable. For me, I'm very tech savvy, clicking around in GUIs hoping to find something, spelunking in event manager trying to find an error, is so much harder than in Linux.
This is very personal, I know. How do you debug and fix issues in Windows again? :-) It has been a while.
Yes, and everyone knows the blue screen of death!! It's so annoying.
Well they thoroughly fixed that in Windows 2000 with better memory management. Has happened very rarely in versions after that.
But, yes, it's also conveys very little useful information other than "I crashed, I hope you saved whatever you were doing".
(But I've had crashes in Linux too, probably because of Nvidia)
Event viewer and dumps for bluescreens (in windows 10 and maybe 11 you have to enable it), I just hate having to use the terminal