Re-creation of someone else's post because the original was removed and I found it funny when I first saw it
The duck can't actually say anything because his sound drivers randomly stopped working.
In recent memory I've had both a microphone driver bug in Linux and one in macOS with specific hardware. Only one of them was fixed with an update.
I'm really triggered by the idea that Linux makes running old software easy. The bane of my existence is finding an application that depends on libButts.5.1, but my distro ships with libButts.5.3, which isn't backward compatible for some reason, and trying to install libButts.5.1 bricks the desktop environment for some reason.
I just searched for that lib, in an attempt to help you with the supposed problem. I won't deny, you got me there.
The last character: I can make you spend an entire day trying to install some software or configuring something specific
Oh yeah, I never had to do this on windows!
Wait! That's not correct.
Windows also doesn't let you remove system apps.
Try me 😂
You can totally remove them, but it'll just reinstall them back, or worst case scenario, you'll break a part of your system, because Windows is a giant monolith of decades of built-up stupidity
Tbf, every moderately old software product is a collection of built-up stupidity.
Linux: I can't install steam without breaking my system
laughs in flatpak
Unpopular opinion: flatpaks enable lazy developers to keep old versions of required Python dependencies working longer.
Linux: "my users spend half their time troubleshooting"
I am a Windows guy, but I occasionally have to work with Linux. I spend a lot of time googling weird problems with cryptic solutions. That’s my experience trying to do anything technical with Linux. I can’t really remember the last time I had a problem in windows, but that’s not to say windows is perfect. It’s taken a hit in usability recently, which is weird since they’ve had decades to refine things. I recently installed pop os as a dual boot and it’s been pretty great with the ability to play games. I haven’t really had to do anything technical and I find myself using it more than I thought.
I think we should stop trying to figure out what operating system is superior, and just focus on shitting on Microsoft windows.
"I can't build a steady userbase"
There is a difference between steady and small.
Actually.... The Steam Deck runs on Valve's custom Arch Linux. To say there is no steady userbase is simply not true.
I don't have a printer.
I don't like open ports.
Decides to remove CUPS.
"apt list -i *cups*"
There are like 7 CUPS packages and dependencies.
for each package "apt remove cups --simulate"
Get to package 6 and decide 'Ok. No major issues, looks fine.'
For the first 6 packages "sudo apt remove CUPS"
This is easy and painless!
On 7th ...
Removing cups-pk or some shit.... Removing mint-common... Removing cinnamon-desktop...
Oh, fuck
Yeah, you can run old app on Linux, as long as you compile it manually while solving a shitton of dependency problems.
I'm predominantly a Windows user. However I dual boot with Mint as I am trying to get away from Windows. It's really not easy but I'm trying.
I gotta say though these types of posts make me cringe. I really don't know why some Linux users put themselves on a pedestal all the time. You make these sorts of smug posts making out that Linux is perfect. I have never installed Linux and had it just work. There is always something that requires searching the web for a fix and firing up the terminal to start changing something in /etc/.
I get it. You're proud of your technology. But vegans are proud they don't eat animal products. We don't need to keep selling it to the rest of the world.
Linux users are like Vegans. No one likes them and they won't stop bratting about being a Linux user.
I had the opposite problem with Windows 11.
My typical way of shutting down my machine was Alt-D, Show Desktop, then Alt-F4, which brings up a shutdown menu.
For whatever reason in Win 11, they made this menu unable to trigger updates. So for the first several months of my Win 11 install it was quietly never receiving any updates at all.
Re-creation of someone else's post because the original was removed and I found it funny when I first saw it
If the original was removed, there's probably a reason.
This "meme" chooses the dumbest reasons Linux is better when there are so many other options than "updates" and "old app"
I think it's humorous how many people are getting offended at such a silly post
It’s always entertaining when people complain about not being able to stop Windows updates.
Like, has it occurred to you that you are the reason the MS had to prevent you from being able to update your system?!
No, obnoxious elitism breeds controversy - or more likely, indifference.
How is letting you brick your install with little warning an advantage?
rm -rf / you dont have permission to do that.
sudo rm -rf / [linux dutifully commits sudoku until rm itself is gone]
You can stop unnecessary update on windows by using LTSC, on Android you can delete system app with adb or root
Today I spent 50 minutes figuring out why my app could not set itself as default for www.instagram.com links. I don't have IG installed.
Turns out the latest Samsung OTA update re-enabled Meta App Manager, Meta App Installer and Meta Services. Any of which, while enabled, will result in the user setting an app to handle certain domain links, only for the users action to be instantly reversed without notification.
Edit: that's a gif if it doesn't show up correctly. I had an app advertise itself as IG but Meta kept hijacking the link handler. An uninstallable Samsung forced Meta app, that enables itself back after each OTA update.
If this was on desktop, someone would already be sued. But android? "Sorry can't uninstall system app"
Hint: :q!
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