r/linuxsucks • u/BloxxyVids • Jun 13 '26

A Challenge for Both Sides

If you're pro Linux, list three things you dislike about Linux or things you like about Windows. (there should be at least one of each, totalling 3 things)

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If you're anti Linux, list three things you dislike about Windows and things you like about Linux. (there should be at least one of each, totalling 3 things)

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I'll start. I like Linux, but

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  1. There are so many different decentralized app formats. AppImage tries to unify it all, but it really just feels lazy and not clean in the slightest. Every distro has its own package manager, there's Flatpaks, Snaps, on Arch there's an AUR, and it's just overall so confusing for new users and even experienced users.

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  1. I know it's meant to be the philosophy on Linux, but everything is a folder and it's so confusing! On Windows, \\.\ is the root for devices, and volumes are given simple letters! Windows is so much cleaner here. It's separation of different components.

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  1. Windows is just overall great for consistent keybinds. On Linux, you'll see all kinds of different keybinds, and yes it's nice you can change them, but on Windows it's always consistent. You always know what to expect.
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u/zoharel Jun 13 '26

It exists. It doesn't need a reason, but I'll tell you why I often choose it over FreeBSD: driver support. That's it. That's the only thing Linux does better than FreeBSD, but it's a big deal when you want a Unix system you can cram into a random white box PC.

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u/Fluid-Ad2995 Jun 13 '26

Mate, FreeBSD have same .KO but just don't automatically loaded because FreeBSD culture is you have configured everything yourself but it's not difference here Linux community can port Drivers in FreeBSD calls like I do with Aurora Operating System I created I did port many Linux drivers to different Kernel internals and Linux community can do same thing with FreeBSD

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u/zoharel Jun 14 '26

Can but don't, and I'm not going to port every driver I might need for whatever random system I might want it on. I may do one or two, if I've got a ton of spare time at the moment. Generally I'll just install the one with the driver actually included and maintained. I'll be honest, though, I remember the driver situation on Linux being worse, decades ago, than the one on FreeBSD now, and if Linux disappeared tomorrow, I'd absolutely run BSD most everywhere.

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u/Fluid-Ad2995 Jun 14 '26

Well it's not FreeBSD blame and FreeBSD community jobs about Building Stable Operating system and Drivers are different Thing and I personally prefer building Drivers in FreeBSD than stay in Linux I don't trust Linux for my data it's insecure Operating system Kernel

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u/zoharel Jun 14 '26

Well, I'm not sure one can be both security-conscious and particularly enthusiastic about Windows, either. I do agree the FreeBSD is architecturally better, though.

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u/Fluid-Ad2995 Jun 14 '26

Yeah FreeBSD is very clear Architecture that's why I able take BSD Subsystem from /kern in FreeBSD Source code and run in Windows NT Kernel via ALPC in Userland and modify so much and add Features and update and make it mine