Is there any reason to use Linux on the desktop right now? Besides

>>56762529
For you, maybe not.

For me, there's no reason to use anything else, and I don't rice and I don't give a fuck about privacy.

>>56762529
Lightweight and infinitely customisable

>>56762529
You can setup a nice programming environment without the bloats that some IDEs can bring and even have some server oriented services on a desktop oriented distro like Ubuntu or Fedora.

File: +1.gif (418KB, 500x350px) Image search: [Google]

418KB, 500x350px

It's not windows.

Linux is more stable, secure, and performant than Windows. Running Linux inside windows comes with all the hindrances of Windows.

The real question is: Is there any reason to use Bash on Windows? No.

>>56762529
>Muh superior Finnish quality

>>56762529
stupid question

Libraries and shit are easier to setup for c++ programming

File: 1473761940152.gif (18KB, 340x340px) Image search: [Google]

18KB, 340x340px

>i don't care about privacy and freedom as long as i get to play video games

security, stability, speed, and freedom.

>>56765228
>having partitions is so hard

Don't care about privacy?
Got nothing to hide?
Good. Whispering is now illegal. umad?

>>56762529

It's actually faster and smoother and lighter on resource usage fared to any Windows release/version. Cli is fun and simple and enjoyable to use. Give it a shot for a few weeks and you might just ditch Windows during the process of trying out Linux. I might just install Manjaro on my SSD next to Windows 10 for a dual boot install.

>>56762529
cause it works and no one has to fuck around finding licenses or compromising cracks?

>>56762529
Its very light weight.
It doesn't have svchost killing your drives and using over 5gb of ram while you're idle on the desktop.
It doesn't have millions of connections to Brazilian and Chinese servers while you are just idle on desktop on a fresh install
its got a permission system that is rock solid.
its ideal for multiple users, many of which are probably incompetent beyond reason.

Sometimes I don't want a full computer and I just need some simple shit like the samba server to run and/or use come cli programs I made for petty shit. As someone with attention problems, if I have a full DE running I will wind up wasting all fucking day on the internet, like I just realized I did.. I was suppose to check my emails 5 hours ago and get off and I still haven't checked them.

>>56765228
>implying having fun is worse than living in constant fear of being spied on by government
The real freedom is the choice to use whatever the fuck you want free or not.
You want to be a freetard? No problem but keep in mind that not everyone support communism.

File: 1470595916923.png (137KB, 465x996px) Image search: [Google]

137KB, 465x996px

>>56765245
>partitioning this hard

Package management, Programming, UNIX, No BSoD, Fast, Lower CPU temps, Lightweight, Limitless customization and Freedom to name a few

>>56762529
>Is there any reason to use Linux on the desktop right now?

If you're a shut-in neckbeard who wants to feel special, even though you have no redeeming qualities whatsoever, Linux is a great choice to give you that false sense of importance.

File: >wincucks are jelly of dem :?<@#$%^&*()_+=-|][{}`~.png (66KB, 650x405px) Image search: [Google]

66KB, 650x405px

>>56762529
Is there any reason to use Windows on the desktop right now? Besides ricing and "muh gay men" which I really don't care.

>>56762529
>muh privacy

its gonna be so easy to hack in 5 years

>>56765678
>get-childitem
Well Chris, Weve taken a look at your computer. Its clear you've had a lot of stuff with children on it, but deleted the files. Your being charged with possession of child pornography and destruction of evidence. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for you. Do you understand the rights I have just read to you?

Which is the best KDE distro?

>>56765794
The distro of your choice with kde installed :)

>>56765848
How is wayland support nowadays? I love Linux but as long as we're stuck with fucking X I'm not gonna touch it on my desktop.

>>56765728
You have autism.


You may not notice, but you do.

I bet you don't even wear underwear under your trousers.

I'm going to kiss your dog and make love with your sister.

There's only one cure for yourself. Delete system 32 and hang yourself, you fucking autistic cunt.

>>56765865
I dont see what the problem with X is. I tried to install wayland one time and it was just a clusterfuck that didnt werk.

You people needing new programs ever two years are getting kind of annoying. Code doesn't go old like bread or milk. It doesnt expire.

>>56765879
wut

>>56765944
Exactly

>>56765928
>I dont see what the problem with X is.
First of all, X is unsafe as fuck. But it doesn't perform well either.. input lag etc. 2D performance sucks, even with the right X config.

And don't tell me >works on my machine
..because it doesn't. I've literally tinkered the shit out of my configs. That's just the way X is and those issues are still being discussed on various distro forums.

>>56766002
I played halflife and watch youtube on it all day, the only anomalies was the title screen water on halflife was rippling faster than it should, and on firefox the acceleration issues cause a diagonal bar when I scroll really fast.

>>56766002
works_on_my_machine.webm

>>56766002
What are you doing that isnt working right?

File: 1463249620193.jpg (54KB, 546x896px) Image search: [Google]

54KB, 546x896px

>>56762529
>Linux
>Privacy
>LMAO
At least it's not Windows

>>56766084
>2016
>Privacy
>LMAO
At least it's now 1984

File: super buu.png (118KB, 544x298px) Image search: [Google]

118KB, 544x298px

>>56764115
>more stable

>>56765966
miranda rights chump

File: x1 carbon.jpg (79KB, 950x640px) Image search: [Google]

79KB, 950x640px

>>56762529
It's not a resource hog like Windows and I have full control over my OS. This means I update when I want, how I want. I don't need to choose between inconvenient updates and going without. I simply update on my own time. Debian also only takes up 7GB on my machine as opposed to the whopping 18 that Windows 10 took. It also starts up and shut down twice as fast. One thing that really pissed me off about Windows 10 was its refusal to sleep when I closed the laptop lid. The computer wouldn't actually power off unless I chose reboot from the start menu. Clicking shut down would sleep the computer. Linux "just werks" a hell of a lot better than Windows does.

File: 7-255x300.jpg (27KB, 255x300px) Image search: [Google]

27KB, 255x300px

>>56762529
It's free as in free pizza forever!

>>56765228
>Privacy
I have nothing to hide.
>Freedom
Freedom isn't real.

>>56766084
get outta here lainon

>>56762529
>having a superior kernel and userspace
>having a secure system
>having a system that doesn't spy on you
>having a system that is less resource hungry
>having a package manager
>having a sane update policy without forced reboots
>having the choice of dozens of desktop environments and window managers
>having the freedom of customizing everything
>having a better programming environment
>having a native ssh integration
>having countless of natively supported games
>having GPU passthrough support for virtual machines

Is there any reason to use Windows on the desktop right now? Besides production applications and "muh vidya" which I really don't care.

>>56772312
>is there any reason to use windows besides work and entertainment?

>>56772312
>Besides production applications and "muh vidya"

No there's no reason to use Windows other than any useful application.

>>56765228
Chadbox and Chanbox my friend.

>>56762529
You should use Windows 10 desu.

It's easier for the NSA to tip off FEMA to your weird sovereign citizen neo-nazi ideals when they can record and analyze all your computing.

Having more deplorables like yourself sent to death camps makes me, for one, feel a lot safer.

>>56772205
>using a POSIX compliant OS

>>56771871
>I have nothing to hide
Great. Give me your full name, your birthday, your parent's names, your address, where you went to school, what you like to buy, your search history for the past week, what your job is, and the contents of the last email you sent.

What's the problem? Don't you have nothing to hide?

>>56762529
Why would I use Linux within Windows when I don't need Windows for anything?

>>56762529
It's fast as fuck boi, and everything is more customizable. That means better functionality, not just ricing

If only more than 50% of muh games worked, I would have no use for Windows

File: smug referee.png (87KB, 321x308px) Image search: [Google]

87KB, 321x308px

>>56765228
>I don't care about dignity as long as I get to infest 4chan with anime-approving waifufaggotry weabooism

>>56765879
"trousers" you are british. that is not okay.