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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Having to use windows at work makes me appreciate my desktop Linux experience at home. (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 week ago by maxprime@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I’m a teacher and our division just “upgraded” to W11 with a new version of outlook that is basically a web app on desktop. Several times a day my laptop comes to a complete crawl while Teams decides to open itself. Can’t open or close programs, Firefox won’t register mouse clicks, nothing. Graphical glitches appear al the time with menu bars and task bars disappearing regularly, requiring force quitting the app or logging out of the desktop.

When I first switched to Linux I assumed my experience would be like this. But now it’s the other way around.

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[–] toastal@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Vista all over again?

[–] Lettuceeatlettuce@lemmy.ml 25 points 1 week ago

Worse, Vista you could wrestle into submission, Windows11 is so deeply embedded with ads, spyware, bloat, and spaghetti code, it's almost impossible to get it clean.

And even when you do, you have to constantly fight to keep it that way. The fact that Windows will change your settings for default apps and privacy preferences without your permission after a major update is absolutely insane and disgusting.

I shouldn't have to constantly be on guard for my OS Which I paid $200 for professional licensing to just sneak its own preferences and settings back to what it wants.

[–] jimbolauski@lemm.ee 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Microsoft is due a terrible release, 7, 8, & 10 were all above average.

[–] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 6 days ago (3 children)

What are you talking about, Windows 8 was a complete shitshow. It wasn't until 8.1 that it became respectable.

[–] bluewing@lemm.ee 3 points 6 days ago

I think Win 8 was a YMMV release. I used it heavily for work, (CAD/CAM) and it ran very well. With no more issues than one expects to get from /windows.

[–] toastal@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 days ago

I stopped after 7 🤷

The last week 10 was an easy, free upgrade, I upgraded then gave the machine to a friend to do some very, very early LLM training to never see it again.

[–] jimbolauski@lemm.ee 1 points 6 days ago

XP had a bunch of problems early on, just like 8. The hate for 8 was mostly because of ui changes. Me and 95 were irredeemably bad.