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Why Linux desktop doesn't have a 90% market share.
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2025 Jan 5, 2:43pm 394 views 15 comments
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HeadSet
2025 Jan 5, 2:53pm
HeadSet
2025 Jan 5, 2:53pm
Tenpoundbass says
And not even the folks who wrote business programs for SCO UNIX will have a Linux version.
Because Linux is useless beyond a fresh install, and the native applications.
And not even the folks who wrote business programs for SCO UNIX will have a Linux version.
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Tenpoundbass
2025 Jan 5, 4:02pm
Tenpoundbass
2025 Jan 5, 4:02pm
I think the whole User space nonsense gets in the way of Linux being a useful OS for 95% of the usecase out there.
I'm sure the whole reason why a subsystem I described above violates the Linux core how the kernel allows rights to folders. A shared subsys folder like that would probably require scrapping most of it, and doing a total rewrite.
I'm sure the whole reason why a subsystem I described above violates the Linux core how the kernel allows rights to folders. A shared subsys folder like that would probably require scrapping most of it, and doing a total rewrite.
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Tenpoundbass
2025 Jan 5, 4:08pm
Tenpoundbass
2025 Jan 5, 4:08pm
I don't even think there could be a consensus where Software developers chose Mint or another as the chosen Linux distro to target. Basically endorsing it, and putting their hands on the scale to send would be users to that distro alone. This is where and why the Linux community is their own biggest liability. They are like whinny bitch ass California Liberals in the sense, that if that ever happened. There would be calls to boycott, sue and punish everyone involved and not making install packages for their flavor of Linux, rather than just using what they've been using, and quite happy with it until now. They would be total shits about it.
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Booger
2025 Jan 5, 4:28pm
Booger
2025 Jan 5, 4:28pm
I only use my windows drive when I want to use my scanner. Otherwise it's Ubuntu for everything else. Try Libre Office.
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Tenpoundbass
2025 Jan 5, 5:36pm
Tenpoundbass
2025 Jan 5, 5:36pm
Office Libre is fine if that's all you're used to. But it sucks balls compared to Office 2010. The new shit sux too so there's that.
But besides the Office Suite for Linux and a few other open source apps out there. There's no real production software, there's no options that are widely available on Windows and Mac platform. Even Android manages to have apps in the app store that works on all flavors of Android.
But even those apps aren't the same as a desktop production suite. But at least Android shows it's possible for a developer to create apps that runs on all carriers Android install.
But besides the Office Suite for Linux and a few other open source apps out there. There's no real production software, there's no options that are widely available on Windows and Mac platform. Even Android manages to have apps in the app store that works on all flavors of Android.
But even those apps aren't the same as a desktop production suite. But at least Android shows it's possible for a developer to create apps that runs on all carriers Android install.
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clambo
2025 Jan 5, 6:47pm
I put Pop Os Linux on this cheap laptop and it's OK; however I bought an HP printer recently and it didn't work.
I didn't know where to find a driver to make it work.
I seem to only use a browser and Google docs and G mail anyway, so Linux is OK for me.
It's a shame however since I like the UI a lot.
Edit: I have to keep a Mac around to run the HR Block tax software since it won't run on Linux.
I didn't know where to find a driver to make it work.
I seem to only use a browser and Google docs and G mail anyway, so Linux is OK for me.
It's a shame however since I like the UI a lot.
Edit: I have to keep a Mac around to run the HR Block tax software since it won't run on Linux.
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Tenpoundbass
2025 Apr 28, 4:36pm
Tenpoundbass
2025 Apr 28, 4:36pm
Linux is the new 13 inch black and white CRT television.
Remember those? Wasn't nothing wrong with them, but if your only television was a 13 inch bw tv, you needed to reevaluate your life choices. All of the black sheep of the family in their 20's or 30's living in a 1 room efficiency would inherit a relative or friend's unwanted 13 inch b&w television at some point.
Sort of like old laptops, people put Linux on them and give them to their kids or some new upstart computer user, like a senior that has never been on one.
Remember those? Wasn't nothing wrong with them, but if your only television was a 13 inch bw tv, you needed to reevaluate your life choices. All of the black sheep of the family in their 20's or 30's living in a 1 room efficiency would inherit a relative or friend's unwanted 13 inch b&w television at some point.
Sort of like old laptops, people put Linux on them and give them to their kids or some new upstart computer user, like a senior that has never been on one.
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HeadSet
2025 Apr 28, 6:25pm
HeadSet
2025 Apr 28, 6:25pm
Tenpoundbass says
Yep, or like the old HeathKit where one built a stereo or TV from electrical components. Great if you are a build it yourself hobbyist, but quite a bother if you just want to listen to music or watch some programs.
Linux is the new 13 inch black and white CRT television.
Yep, or like the old HeathKit where one built a stereo or TV from electrical components. Great if you are a build it yourself hobbyist, but quite a bother if you just want to listen to music or watch some programs.
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AD
2025 Jun 19, 7:36pm
AD
2025 Jun 19, 7:36pm
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What do you all think of this, it runs on Windows 11 Pro:
https://www.amazon.com/GMKtec-Mini-Intel-N100-256GB/dp/B0CCDL6VS3
I was going to match it to one of those $50 portable monitors from Amazon
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What do you all think of this, it runs on Windows 11 Pro:
https://www.amazon.com/GMKtec-Mini-Intel-N100-256GB/dp/B0CCDL6VS3
I was going to match it to one of those $50 portable monitors from Amazon
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HeadSet
2025 Jun 19, 8:14pm
HeadSet
2025 Jun 19, 8:14pm
AD says
Nice. Looks like you have to pay extra to put Win11 in it though. Even that is cheap nowadays.
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What do you all think of this, it runs on Windows 11 Pro:
https://www.amazon.com/GMKtec-Mini-Intel-N100-256GB/dp/B0CCDL6VS3
I was going to match it to one of those $50 portable monitors from Amazon
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Nice. Looks like you have to pay extra to put Win11 in it though. Even that is cheap nowadays.
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AD
2025 Jun 19, 9:52pm
AD
2025 Jun 19, 9:52pm
HeadSet says
I checked Rufus (Amazon's AI prompt on the page) and it says Windows 11 is preloaded.
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Nice. Looks like you have to pay extra to put Win11 in it though. Even that is cheap nowadays.
I checked Rufus (Amazon's AI prompt on the page) and it says Windows 11 is preloaded.
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stfu
2025 Jun 20, 3:43am
HeadSet says
Every time I look at the comments for one of these cheap micro computers the number one piece of advice is to flash it with a new OS before using it. There seems to be a lack of faith in the integrity of Chinese companies selling these bricks for $10 more than the software would cost you directly from Microsoft (A quick look at the MS website shows Windows 11 home OS is $139).
AD says
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What do you all think of this, it runs on Windows 11 Pro:
https://www.amazon.com/GMKtec-Mini-Intel-N100-256GB/dp/B0CCDL6VS3
I was going to match it to one of those $50 portable monitors from Amazon
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Nice. Looks like you have to pay extra to put Win11 in it though. Even that is cheap nowadays.
Every time I look at the comments for one of these cheap micro computers the number one piece of advice is to flash it with a new OS before using it. There seems to be a lack of faith in the integrity of Chinese companies selling these bricks for $10 more than the software would cost you directly from Microsoft (A quick look at the MS website shows Windows 11 home OS is $139).
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Maga_Chaos_Monkey
2025 Jun 20, 8:50am
Maga_Chaos_Monkey
2025 Jun 20, 8:50am
Couldn't you just run a sandboxed VM for whatever else you needed? I haven't heard of a Windows docker image but I haven't looked for one either.
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AD
2025 Jun 20, 10:26am
AD
2025 Jun 20, 10:26am
stfu says
The video reviews seem to make it sound like there are no problems with the micro computer.
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Every time I look at the comments for one of these cheap micro computers the number one piece of advice is to flash it with a new OS before using it. There seems to be a lack of faith in the integrity of Chinese companies selling these bricks for $10 more than the software would cost you directly from Microsoft (A quick look at the MS website shows Windows 11 home OS is $139).
The video reviews seem to make it sound like there are no problems with the micro computer.
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You can't have one binary and have it port over to every distro. You would have write a package for every flavor.
This lecture was interesting. And answered the many questions that has plagued me. "Where are the Linux applications?"
Sure there are plenty opensource projects, that are also available to make for Windows. But Windows application and Mac applications, aren't available for Linux. Which leaves me to question.
Why hasn't the Linux community made a runtime complier/interpreter compatible on all Distros? I'm don't mean Java or some .Net emulator. But why hasn't Linux made their own environment that every distro developer employs in their code. That will recognize and run any compiled binary regardless which flavor of Linux it is? So that developers wont have to write a package for every distro of Linux.
I have tried hard to like Mint, Ubuntu, you name it, I have downloaded them and tried the all out. Most of them are slick and I could see them being my daily driver grocery getter. But the huge stick with every single one, is the lack of quality software for it. I'm sure there are loads of games, but what about productivity suites and the like? They simply don't exist, to the scale that they should.
There should be some runtime .Net or Java type of runtime environment, that developers can program for. Compile it, and then have any Linux flavor run that program. The only thing that has to be kept up to date, and have it's own package made for it, would be that runtime environment that then executes and runs the program. Something not as convoluted as Java or .net, but equally effective.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pzl1B7nB9Kc