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title: Why I use Linux
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author: flewkey
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timestamp: 1636929506
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visibility: hidden
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This is not a standard blog post, but a hidden FAQ which answers the common
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questions I get about running Linux on my laptop.
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## Normal FAQ
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#### Why do you use Linux?
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- Package management
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- Proper tiling window management
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- Inter-application audio routing via PipeWire or JACK
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- Supports all of the programs that I care about
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#### Why do you hate Windows?
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- Windows Update
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- Annoying build toolchains
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- Lack of inter-application audio routing without specialized tools
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- Spontaneous combustion
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#### Should I switch to Linux?
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Probably not. Use whatever suits you best.
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----
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## Cynical nerd FAQ
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#### Isn’t desktop Linux a mess?
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It isn’t _great_, but it works well enough for me.
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#### Isn’t it tedious to use?
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I find it quite comfortable, personally.
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#### Do you have to spend hours tweaking your system to make it work?
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My “tweaks” congealed over time. If you sit on a chair for a long time, it will
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mold to the shape of your butt. If you use a computer for a long time, it will
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fit your preferences eventually.
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#### Don’t you run into all sorts of issues?
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Most of the software that I use seems to run well.
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#### Doesn’t it spontaneously break?
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Linux systems are chock full of footguns. Experienced users can avoid these,
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but everyone else is walking on a minefield as far as I’m concerned. One dude
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destroyed his desktop environment by installing Steam.
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[Seriously](https://youtu.be/0506yDSgU7M?t=620).[^1]
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[^1]: Although this was a result of poor quality assurance on the distribution’s
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package repository, the point is that these mistakes are easy to make.
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