Is Linux mainly used for programmers . I made an error and bought a Linux based PC. When all I've used was Windows before then.... I never realized how much I miss Windows

I migrated most of my family non-IT end users to Linux, and they're happy. There are two groups of people who are good with Linux.

1) Pros who actually understand and care how shit works.

2) Non-IT folks who understand neither Windows nor Linux and are OK with that as long as shit works.

The one group that has the most issues with Linux is in between: folks who think they know computers while actually just having memorised what to click under Windows. They tend to fuck up Linux because they try to apply their Windows ways, and that doesn't work.

Yeah I think ill just use for coding. Lol.

I do wanna learn it. But it's gonna take some time for sure

Games - Windows.

Rest could be done with Linux given hardware support and a bit of effort.

Any OS (or in case of Linux) makes you form habits based on it's design / workflows / UX.

If you migrate, there will always be a time where everything sucks cause you need time to adapt.

Wether they can successfully adapt is dependent on if they want to adapt and how tolerant they're to compromise and failure. ;)

Agreed. Wouldn't be a bad thing to be well verse knowing different types of OS

Linux for everything but gaming and printing

Anyway of getting that documentation online for free or will I have to purchase thru Amazon 🤔

@Jaydin As with everything, you can buy books but there shouldn't be a thing on Linux that isn't publicly documented, just search for it or I guess ask here if you want something specific~

@Jaydin try man pages and the arch Linux wiki (regardless of whether you use arch or not) when searching for information on a specific topic.

@webketje @IntrusionCM i just finished playing need for speed heat, with my xbox controller, over steam big picture. No idea why people prefer windows over linux nowadays.

But i do run both, linux for everything, and windows on my work machine, assentially as a bootloader vor my linux VMs.

I do prefer Ubuntu, as a Programmer, and as a human.

Before you ask, why i don't like Windows, i had to work with Vista and 8 for Years.

@webketje printing? I always had the least problems with printing and scanning under Linux.
Cups alone for printing can replaces the windows prining system plus the drivers for each fucking printer.
Scanning is a bit more complicated, because of the decision which design you want the scanner to have, but i had less problems too and i got even pdf i could directly use.

Or just buy windows on a surprise sale on piratebay and reinstall? What's the big deal?

If you're worried you'll fuck up your PC by reinstalling Windows, don't worry, It's almost impossible to fuck up anything. If you're really worried then get a working Ubuntu Installation USB first and then delve into windows. Just back up all your data if you have any and you are free to do with your machine whatever you want. The installers will take care of you. For all the hate that Windows deserves, their OS installers are quite bulletproof

@Fast-Nop meh I’ve been using Linux a lot for servers, application deployment and testing. The first time I messed with Linux was Ubuntu and that was easily like 15 years ago. Safe to say I understand how it works not everything but everything you need to get your daily driving going. But that’s the thing I hate daily driving Linux it’s just not convenient at all. I love Linux for servers, for embedded software but as a daily driver it’s just so inconvenient. The lack of desktop applications combined with all the extra things to do every time you have to get something a tiny bit more niche makes it a productivity sink.

@Earu Sure, if you need stuff that isn't available under Linux, such as e.g. CATIA or Photoshop, games that don't run, or unsupported game controllers, then it's not feasible. But for everyday use, it's just as convenient as Windows, if not more.

Btw., I have tried Linux already in the 90s where you had to configure monitor modelines manually - at the risk of destroying your CRT monitor. These days, it's a breeze.

I use windows just to open them and get some fresh air.

@Hazarth i remember back in the day someone wanted to install windows 8 (or 10, im not exactly sure) on their laptop. So we ran the iso created by the media creation tool over usb. the installer tried to install, but failed and didn't give any useful answer.
Because at that time i still had a windows7 iso flying around somewhere, we ran that as an installer and it gave a proper error message. Turns out the newer installer failed because of secureboot.
Even though you're not supposed to disable it, we did and the installer ran through.

So correct me if im wrong, but the world can be lucky that they are bullet proof now, and probably will break when the next big feature hits the markets.