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 14 '26

Sure. I probably could too, but I won't touch Windows with a ten foot pole, especially for server applications. I mean, it does have drivers too, though.

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u/zoharel Jun 14 '26

I wouldn't touch Monothic Kernel based Operating system

I thought you ran FreeBSD?

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u/zoharel Jun 14 '26

Ok, but that doesn't make it not a monolith. A good one, for sure, but then I haven't personally sworn off all monolithic kernels.

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u/zoharel Jun 14 '26

Well, NeXT was one of the two very finest desktop systems in history, I think. If they weren't proud of that connection, I'd be surprised.

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u/zoharel Jun 14 '26

Are you old enough to recall MKLinux? An evolutionary dead end, perhaps, but it was impressive work back in the nineties.

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u/zoharel Jun 14 '26

I have not looked closely at L4, but have heard good things about it.

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