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title: Linux FAQ
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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. These are my experiences, so they may not
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apply to you at all.
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----
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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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- Easy to fix when it breaks
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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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- Hard to fix when it breaks
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#### Should I switch to Linux?
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Use whatever suits you best.
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----
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## Nerd FAQ
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#### What Linux distribution do you use?
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My main computer runs Gentoo. My servers and smaller machines run Debian.
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#### What desktop environment do you use?
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My desktop consists of [sway](https://swaywm.org/), [bemenu](https://github.com/Cloudef/bemenu),
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[i3status](https://github.com/i3/i3status), [foot](https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot),
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and [fcitx5](https://gitlab.com/fcitx/fcitx5).
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#### Do you think that desktop Linux a mess?
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Yes. Although many parts of it have issues, none of them affect me too much.
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#### What do you think about Linux audio?
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I think it’s great! I can mix audio between Discord and my audio interface, send
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it to a reverb program, then listen to it from my Bluetooth earbuds.
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#### How did you tweak your system?
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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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#### What issues have you run into?
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* Due to driver issues, I can’t use my NVIDIA GPU
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* Setting up DisplayLink on my particular system was tedious
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* Some situations require me to use software which only runs on Windows
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