Why don't you use Linux?

>>59029186
Because I need to play vidya games.

>>59029190
Don't you see my games?

My games.

And drivers work better on windows. From audio to video it all works better.

I keep an ubuntu vps for game servers though since their cheaper while a windows vm costs more because of the license fee.

>>59029186
because i use a mac

I do but I don't use Amazon botnet Ubuntu.

No games

>>59029186
Because I don't want to.

Battery life is a bit shit on the new chipsets. Did Intel un-JUST power management yet?

>>59029186
Adobe Creative Cloud

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The real question is, why aren't we using *BSD and developing a better community for it?

It needs us and we need it.

>>59029186
For what?

>>59029256
I get better battery life on my surface pro with Manjaro

>>59029186
Image & sound editing, otter garbage on Linux/GNU

>>59029274
I do, just not on my main desktop PC.

>>59029186
bc c# m8

>>59029190
Unbiased opinion: A large amount of PC games work on linux perfectly. These are the types of games you'd expect to play on a computer (valve games, RTS, early access, indie, etc.)

However, not all games work on linux. It is best to use a dual booted system for this reason.

>>59029186
Because the drivers for my wireless adapter don't work (WNA3100 from netgear)

>>59029306
Even with ndiswrapper, wine etc btw

>>59029186
>vidya
>Drivers
>win10 preinstalled

But when warrenty expires, i'll end mirating there

Already using (((Mint))) since a while, learned too late about affiliation with JIDF tho
>inb4 /pol/ get out

>>59029196
Unbiased opinion: The games you have installed are mostly PC-esque games and there are no AAA games there to be found. most AAA's never get a linux port. Your argument is relevant for a casual or selective PC gamer who prefers not to play AAA games - but your argument is pointless to the average gamer who expects to play the same games on his PC as on a console

>>59029333
>affiliation with JIDF
Elaborate.

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>>59029320
Buy a different NIC

People are fucking retarded :^)

>>59029267
>using an even more obscure OS when linux isnt even considered normal yet

rly makes u think

>>59029339
Some of the backdoor that were found in Mint were traced back to Israel. Likely in response to this
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Linux_Mint/Archive_Israel-Palestine_Controversy

>Why don't you use Linux?

Because every piece of software I use is written for Windows, dumbass.

>think I'm gonna waste my time trying to track down clones or similar software on the Linux platform that can match what the software I already use can do
>wasting that kind of time and resources
>are you fucking insane

Because it's a massive clusterfuck of options, choices, and compatibility.

I have little time to devote to learning the new OS, and what distro has what, what desktop environment does what, and why it's that way.

It's a great OS for what it is. But I can't devote my time to learning it strictly for the privilege of "freedom".

>>59029333
/pol/ get out

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Why would I when Windows just werks? Windows just does everything I need it to do and you can't say the same for leenooks

how will linux autists who keep trying to push it ever recover?

>>59029186
but I do use it where it's useful
on a typical desktop I could care less, the big three are pretty much the same in most realms besides software compatibility where NT/Mac OS are clear winners
and I spend more time tweaking my *nix desktops than actually using them, it's quite distracting, and nothing that attracts my interest ever feels perfect, there's always one or two flaws that aren't immediately convenient to circumvent that drive me up the wall and distract me

>>59029333
The Mint project is run by an anti-Semite you dumb fuck.

>>59029474
Why would you willingly use a terrible OS

Linux is simply better if you don't need to game

>>59029566
Hence why it was hijacked by JIDF

filepicker thumbnail meme

>>59029338
>Average gamer
>On Linux
>AAA games
Worst argument I've heard yet. Dota, CSGO, League (in wine) are infinitely replayable and competitive (the only non-autistic genre of game). Run perfect and are cheap/free.

How do people even fall for AAA memes? Shitty 1 player games and Halo/COD/Battlefield iterations need to die already.

>Visual Studio
>Steam
>Slack
>DropBox
>Virtualbox
>DOTA
can you even get any more degenerate? what the fuck is wrong with you?

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>>59029584
? i have thumbnail

>>59029186
>cluttering up your desktop

gross.

>>59029577
>terrible OS
what's terrible about it that matters to normal people?

>inb4 botnet
people who actually need to get work done don't care

>>59029605
slow
retarded application management
spies on you
terrible font management
driver issues to all hell and back

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>>59029186

How can I get this kind of classic look in Ubuntu?

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>>59029593
how about file dialog?

>>59029622
Just install CDE.

Cause for me personally it provides no new opportunities while demanding learning to use it from scratch.

>>59029186
Because windows is just as easily available and I actually get to play games and have working programs instead of having to search for some obscure alternative because its not available on linux.

>>59029190
This

I still want universal access to all the games.

>>59029623
Mint is really fucked :^)

>>59029674
>>59029190
Stop playing video games.

>>59029190
>I need to play vidya
underage detected

>>59029585
You have shit taste. The esports pseudo competitive rage inducing games with shitty underage f2p communities can go fuck themselves and you can fuck off with them. Esports is the worst cancer that happened to vidya since dlc it's just always the case of normies needing decades to realise it.

>>59029186
why do you use linux when windows does everything and more including having better support

>>59029611
>slow
Werks fine on my machine.
>retarded application management
Werks fine on my machine.
>spies on you
I'm not a pedophile.
>terrible font management
Looks/werks fine on my machine.
>driver issues to all hell and back
Never had driver issues.

>>59029697
Preach

>>59029713
I have a 6700k, 2x1080s, 64GB of DDR4 ram and Windows 10 was still, as I'd put it - slow. Especially in comparison to what I'm running now, which is Debian.

The fact you cannot see how slow Windows is in all of its functions just speaks about your lack of knowledge and understanding.

So sad.

>>59029677
>GNU/Linux is really fucked :^)

>>59029186
I want to. I really do. I've tried it many times. It's just such a pain to get working. Even the easy distros have one or more things that don't work.

Because I'd rather learn how to rice a video game or a piece of software by creating addons and mods and learn few useful things on the way (Like basic modeling and texturing or coding) than to rice a fucking OS just so in the end I can do the same meaningless shit - shitpost on 4chan while succumbing to more degenerate porn every single year.

>>59029417
>wasting time con 4chan

>>59029780
b8

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>>59029186
Because I'm gay

>>59029792
so hot

>>59029789
Why is it a bait? Literally everyone who creates those retarded "Why aren't you using x ?" threads is probably the least productive most apathetic person you will ever meet that spends hours fueling Internet addiction while shitposting and fapping.

>>59029788

I need leisure and decompression, mindless frivolity to relax and unwind.

Not everything in life has purpose Miyamoto Musashi.

>>59029724
its not slow ya dumb nigga

>>59029838
b8

>>59029186
I use Windows 7 (:

>>59029845
>Femanon

TITS OR GTFO!

I did for 8 years before getting sick and tired and going back to Windows.

I don't plan on using Linux desktop ever again.

>>59029853
Safe board (:

>>59029186
i do tho

>>59029724
>The fact you cannot see how slow Windows is in all of its functions just speaks about your lack of knowledge and understanding.
no one normal person ever autistically obsesses over differences you don't even notice without deliberately paying attention

>>59029267
Fuck off to facebook, shitstain

>>59029928
Parading ignorance is a clear sign of low intelligence.

Congratulations.

>>59029900
Post tits

>>59029186
I need performance and optimisation, besides, Windows have a bigger collection of useful software.

[spoiler]In fact, when my Windows 7 crashes, I know the reason. I can not say the same about Lin "Black Magic" Ux.[/spoiler]

>>59029936
>mfw still falling for the bait
it's a shame that your autism probably won't get you far in life at all

Technical skills are needed to use Linux. The majority here are mere consumers who came here to talk about iPhones and Intel processors, they can't comprehend Linux. It's easier for them to buy a Mac or install Windows.

>>59029956
You are not falling for shit. You are just fucking stupid.

>>59029611
>slow
literally a non-argument when there is no perceptible difference, not even taking into account the fact you haven't given a source
>retarded application management
>spies on you
>terrible font management
autism
>>59029611
>driver issues to all hell and back
linux clearly has better hardware support /s

>>59029980
The only reason to ever use Linux is if it's the best tool for the job. Why would I use Linux when I need to use propriertary software that freetards like to autistically screech about?

>>59029985
Pajeet, please end thyself. Defending the intrusions on your basic rights by American government is amoral.

>>59030004
Because you can simulate Windows in a VM.

>>59029186

>not using everything

I dualboot win7 and antergos

id triple boot os x as well if I could/wanted to as I've had a macbook before and thought it was pretty decent

>>59029975
This guy speaks the truth. For most working people who don't don't do sysadmin or programming jobs, windows just werks while freetards are still trying to clone the ribbon UI in libreoffice.

>>59029415
Keep wasting your time waiting for it to update :^)

>>59030029
>update windows
>figure it's going to take like 15 mins
>okay, go make a tea
>come back
>it's finished and nothing breaks

>update linux
>grub stops working
>minimal bash

>update linux
>gdm stops working

windows and os x are for productive people
linux is for autistic ricers

>>59029623
>imageboard problems

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>>59030055
>>>figure it's going to take like 15 mins
>>okay, go make a tea
>>come back
>>it's finished and nothing breaks

>>59030055
>things that didn't happened

>>59029260
Linux is good with cloud

>>59030055
these dubs have got to be right

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>>59030026
linux spergs can't defend this

I do use linux on a old AMD turion64 single core machine, but my main rig is still using windows and will be probably for a long time.

>>59030088
>tech illiterate normies use Windows
What's there to defend?

>>59030088
So Linux users are belongs to /g/, Windows isn't, due to tech illiteracy. Windows sperg use their own fault for defense. Pity.

>>59029186
I do. Posting from android right now.

>>59030096
Linux is almost always the last to get productivity software that people actually use

>>59030108
>t. shitposter

>>59030055
windows update has broken more stuff in my hands than fucking pacman, just use a stable distro and you are guarenteed to never break anything ever.

>>59030113
Um, okay? Google docs works fine for 99% of things, plus it has convenient stuff like cloud sync.

The people who actually need all the features of MS Office - well, let's just say there's not many.

I want to.
I don't play video games, apart from an old one that works good on wine.
But for that game I create content, I need 3dsmax (2009) and several other smaller software that unfortunately do not work on linux systems.

How would using a WM for it be?
I currently have a e5 2670 and a P9X79 Pro, so I'd need to buy another weaker GPU.

>>59030133
you're not wrong but neither am I

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>>59029267

>>59029186
I prefer OS X and OpenBSD

>>59030148
Yep, exactly. You sound pretty reasonably my man.

>>59029186
No Adobe or Autodesk Support. inb4 hurr durr maya, autodesk is not only Maya. I believe if those two go full linux everyone will follow behind. There is literally no benefits by using windows today.

>>59029300
I don't see my GTA V working on Linux.

>>59029186
Can't be bothered it's too much effort,

>>59030189
I will consider Linux when it gets Overwatch

>>59029417
I kind of agree but, then again, it's free and you can always use windows and whatever distro you want at the same time. You don't have to be an open source purist. The better question is "If you're at all interested in linux, then why aren't you using linux?"

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>>59029186
>playing Doom on Windows
download gzdoom and wads
play
>playing Doom on Loonix
download source
download all the fucking prerequisites for compiling
start compiling
after several dozen tries it will actually compile
put the wads (oh and better watch out for case sensitivity)
finally play

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>>59030363
teach me your ways

>>59030367
>download Doom for Dos
>download DOSBox
>install
>play

>>59030367
>pacaur -S zdoom
>place WADs in ~/.config/zdoom
>???

>>59030454
Arch and gaymes are for pajeets who can't manage their time.

>>59029186

Linux 4.x.xx makes my laptop monitor acts like a retard. Brightness keeps (like 10%) fluctuating (high and low) automatically. Worked perfectly till 3.9.xx. Then I had to switch to Windows 10 and it doesn;t have this problem.
Fuck Linux.

Desktop PC usually works better with Windows

Laptop works better with mac

Does CrossOver do anything in terms of DirectX-based games, or is it no different than using WINE?

>>59029186
no games

>>59030363
>>59030396
Currently just the title screen works. You can't actually play a match.

>>59029186

Everything I use works on Widnows without problems. All games I play works on Windows flawlessly.

On Linux distros - not so much in both cases.

Simple as that.

>b-b-but you can VM Windows on Linux!

Installing Linux just to run Windows instead of just running Windows sounds like severe confusion.

>>59031908
You don't install Linux to run Windows, you install Linux to run Linux and run Windows in a VM for gaymes

>>59031922

I was "running Linux" at work for some time, Mint to be more precise. At some point I realized that I frequently switch to Windows (7) in order to actually do work, instead of trying to figure out why that or another program refuse to work under Wine properly.

It was pointless, really.

>>59029190
> Need

>>59030509
you get stuff quicker, there is support, but it is basically the same thing.
If you rely on such application, donate to them.

>>59029186
I use it, but not as my main OS because I'm too lazy to re-download all my games. But I might end up switching because all of them work on Linux.

>>59030367
>All Loonix is now Gentoo

>>59029689
or just stay on windows and do what you enjoy..

>>59029186
Because it's stable, too much stable.
I am fucking bored by linux.

>>59032277
>I'm too lazy to re-download all my games.

American internet everyone.

>>59029186
because i have a vague fear of maybe needing some specific proprietary software someday

also i like good trackpad drivers and passable battery life

>inb4 get a thinkpad, the trackpoints are da bes!
No, fuck no, did that for nearly a decade, they suck

>>59029186
Why do you use Ubuntu?

>>59029186
why whats in it

>>59029338
>there are no AAA games there to be found
toomb raider
Deus Ex HR
Warammer total war
dota 2
etc.

It s honestly surprising how many AAA games get linux versions.

>>59029196
No Dark Souls

>>59029186
Because I already have Windows 7 and can acces exhentai and don't want to go through the process again so I've been putting it off

>>59032497
>don't want to go through the process again
you mean entering a username and a password?

>>59029306

https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/broadcom-wl-dkms/

>>59029196
None of those games are Thief: The Dark Project 1.14 vanilla.

>>59029196
No starcraft 2

Tbh I should be moving to loonix. I just switched from Arch to Xubuntu and now that everything actually works I really should just stop using winshit.

Maybe tomorrow if I feel like it. While W7 hasn't given me problems recently, everything would be safer to use on Linux.

call me when gnu+loonix can do
> Video/photo editing
> 3d modeling
> music creation
> games

>>59032518
https://packages.gentoo.org/packages/net-wireless/broadcom-sta

>>59032510
Did the process change?
Last I checked I had to transfer cookies and sign in

>>59032570
The last time I tried I could just login on the forum and then access the exhentai.

This also worked for my phone, without any fuckery with cookies or any addons.