I like Android. If linux would be like Android, it would take off and be probably a lot more advanced than it is now. It’s currently built as a cell phone OS, because that’s what it is.
But if someone made a desktop android, that worked on raspberry pi, and pc’s, and could be self contained on a usb stick like you can with linux??? THAT distro might be the thing to beat Windows. Especially if it was free and open source.
Right now, on android, you can use terminal. Before I knew what terminal was, I downloaded it on an old rooted phone 10 years ago.
So YOU can do all the terminal stuff you want in this hypothetical desktop Android. But don’t make ME do stuff that I don’t understand.
Right now, standard linux is essentially a keyboard OS. Where the bulk of important functions come from the keyboard. Windows is a mouse OS where the bulk of important functions happen with a mouse.
And of the two styles, I prefer mouse. You prefer keyboard, but linux CAN do both…it just chooses not to.
Give me a distro where they don’t even include terminal. You can download it if you want, but it’s not standard.
So I don’t see why you’re saying Android is some kind of insult. I like Android.
I didn’t say it as an insult, just pointing it out. Fwiw, I use Waydroid on my computer, and it’s pretty okay. I don’t think there’s any desktop OS, Linux or otherwise, that doesn’t ship with a terminal program, though.
It’s remarkably difficult to really fuck up freebsd. On Linux, getting boots to fail is easy. FreeBSD is quite a bit more robust in that regard, as the base image isn’t updated piecemeal.
Might be based on FreeBSD, but much in the same way as Android is based on Linux, it doesn’t provide you any of the freedoms that a typical Linux distro does.
Cool, but you’re in a gaming community in a post about the Playstation, so I’m not really sure why you’re talking about operating systems and behaving like this when someone talks about the console the post is about.
I love Linux. I’ve moved both my PC and laptop to Linux this year and gotten rid of Windows completely and I’m loving it. OpenSUSE Tumbleweed doesn’t get enough love.
That being said… Linux is not easy guys. This guy is full of shit. But I would still recommend trying it if you’re an enthusiast with this sort of inclination.
If I had to read documentation first, I wouldn’t be using Linux. We write software so we can automate things, so we should be able to automate away most of the troublesome parts until we’re just left with a useful device that does its job.
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Linux is easy.
Not compared to using a console.
Consoles are easy, and I love my PS5 for chilling and playing games, and I love my Linux PC for its power and freedom from corporate bullshit.
Wait till you realize PlayStation is just Free BSD. 😏
Streaming with Sunshine 🌞 and Moonlight 🌙 is really spiffy too.
Playing games on my deck in bed with the power of my beefy PC 🧠🤯.
Plugging my Steam Library Micro SD Card from my deck <=> PC is as easy as a using Switch™ carts.
That you don’t have admin access to. Good for not fucking it up, bad for freedom.
I’d easily make the trade of linux standard being impossible to fuck up without rooting it, if it meant it became as easy to run as a commercial OS.
You just described Android.
I like Android. If linux would be like Android, it would take off and be probably a lot more advanced than it is now. It’s currently built as a cell phone OS, because that’s what it is.
But if someone made a desktop android, that worked on raspberry pi, and pc’s, and could be self contained on a usb stick like you can with linux??? THAT distro might be the thing to beat Windows. Especially if it was free and open source.
Right now, on android, you can use terminal. Before I knew what terminal was, I downloaded it on an old rooted phone 10 years ago.
So YOU can do all the terminal stuff you want in this hypothetical desktop Android. But don’t make ME do stuff that I don’t understand.
Right now, standard linux is essentially a keyboard OS. Where the bulk of important functions come from the keyboard. Windows is a mouse OS where the bulk of important functions happen with a mouse.
And of the two styles, I prefer mouse. You prefer keyboard, but linux CAN do both…it just chooses not to.
Give me a distro where they don’t even include terminal. You can download it if you want, but it’s not standard.
So I don’t see why you’re saying Android is some kind of insult. I like Android.
I didn’t say it as an insult, just pointing it out. Fwiw, I use Waydroid on my computer, and it’s pretty okay. I don’t think there’s any desktop OS, Linux or otherwise, that doesn’t ship with a terminal program, though.
E: added “desktop”
It’s remarkably difficult to really fuck up freebsd. On Linux, getting boots to fail is easy. FreeBSD is quite a bit more robust in that regard, as the base image isn’t updated piecemeal.
Might be based on FreeBSD, but much in the same way as Android is based on Linux, it doesn’t provide you any of the freedoms that a typical Linux distro does.
So? Fisher price makes some good toys if you want something easy to play with.
Same to your “Linux is easy” comment then.
I’m talking about an operating system, not a toy. Playstation is a toy, like a tonka truck, or a tricycle. Your rebuttal is bad.
Sometimes people want to play with a toy and not scream at their OS because of… millions of possible reasons.
Cool, but you’re in a gaming community in a post about the Playstation, so I’m not really sure why you’re talking about operating systems and behaving like this when someone talks about the console the post is about.
You are the reason why people think Linux fans are obnoxious twats.
I love Linux. I’ve moved both my PC and laptop to Linux this year and gotten rid of Windows completely and I’m loving it. OpenSUSE Tumbleweed doesn’t get enough love.
That being said… Linux is not easy guys. This guy is full of shit. But I would still recommend trying it if you’re an enthusiast with this sort of inclination.
Like anything, it’s easy once you know how it works. Knowing how Linux works only takes several years.
It can be. But people don’t usually read instructions or ReadMEs or Docs first?
I will never understand why not. Did you know:
National average Proficient 34% Basic 65%That is totes a big ooof and explains a lot about many people. @.@
If I had to read documentation first, I wouldn’t be using Linux. We write software so we can automate things, so we should be able to automate away most of the troublesome parts until we’re just left with a useful device that does its job.
It really explains why assembly instructions are mostly useless pictures now.
Well, that also saves money on localization costs, when you’re selling to people across many different languages.
May I introduce you to republicans, and the bible belt?
And Windows is hard
Show me your hair.