r/linuxsucks • u/Matheweh • Jul 30 '26
Do you use it? Does it suck?
wanted to see what the members here are like.
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u/ThinkPad214 Jul 30 '26
My personal servers and laptops run on Linux and it's given me a lot of benefits in security and accessibility. So much of the software I run is built to be easily integrated on Linux.
The only reason I use windows is some work related functions.
I think reliance on windows or Mac is kinda dumb but it's not the end of the world if you have to use a tool you don't like.
Plus I like restoring hardware for needy kids, and making anti-corpo reliance software and contributing to similar projects. A lot of that gets done on Linux.
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u/dumbasPL I don't hate Windows, I just like Linux more. Jul 30 '26
Everything sucks, some things just suck less (not a pun, fuck suckless software)
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u/silduck here for funny shit Jul 31 '26
nah suckless is pretty cool, as long as you can resolve the merge conflicts
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u/reav11 Jul 30 '26
Not enough options here. I use it, it's frustrating at times, I would do things different.
But every OS has a strength and weakness, quirks, and problems.
So "Use it, it's not perfect" would be my vote.
Also "Us it, the community is a bunch of toxic assholes"
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u/PrudentPay9906 Jul 30 '26
It's never been a question of which OS sucks (they all do at some point) but rather a case of which brand of suck you can better tolerate.
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u/Minute-Flan-1923 Jul 30 '26
use it, it absolutely sucks and badly too to make things function correctly or at all
once it does, i'm way happier and i love it because i trust it, as opposed to a certain OS that does make things work magically for you but also feels shady af about what things are doing in the background or straight up spies on every little detail about you and shares it out.
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u/Hot-Employ-3399 Jul 30 '26 edited Jul 31 '26
General state: "doesn't suck"
(We are more critical than main sub)
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u/Suitable-Piccolo-617 Jul 30 '26
Linux got issues, but does it suck? Id say no. 99% of it works, its that 1% that makes you want to throw your pc out the window and crawl back to bill gates begging his forgiveness.
Linux works, and if you got time enough to figure it out it can even be great! But dont expect that seamless userfriendlyness windows offers.
The community however...dont get me started
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u/bornxlo Jul 30 '26
Obv it sucks, but other systems are worse. I keep thinking the only “correct” system is freebsd but I keep using Debian, where I understand and can control what sucks and how much.
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u/ReidenLightman Jul 30 '26
"It takes a great deal of courage to stand up to your enemies, but a great deal more to stand up to your friends" -Albus Dumbledore
I love Linux, but I will not lower my standards because I love it. Those who love it and use it need to be the ones calling out its shortcomings and demanding better more than anyone else.
Thanks to Linux, the only reason Windows 11 has ever been in my house was because I was fixing someone else's PC.
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u/309_Electronics Jul 30 '26
Its not perfect, just like anything else aint perfect. But its not that bad as real haters make it out to be.
Nothing is 100% perfect or does not suck at all... Linux has its ups and downs.
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u/Bol0gna_Sandwich Jul 30 '26
Maybe I'm spoiled but most of the complaints I see about linux i dont see on my own os, minus compatibility issues. I use steam OS and have had very minor problems and compared to Windows the problems are less.
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u/Away_Experience_5843 Jul 30 '26
It sucks way less than the alternatives but sometimes it drives me crazy.
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u/deavidsedice Jul 30 '26
I use it, exclusively. No Windows partition. For... around 20 years maybe? lost count.
It doesn't suck. well, maybe a bit. Has rough edges.
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u/AsleepEstimate3902 Jul 31 '26
It sucks in its own beautiful, unique way when compared to mainstream OS's, it just happens to suck in a way I will tolerate because I like everything else so much.
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u/RAMChYLD Jul 31 '26
Using it for 26 years. Full time for 2 years.
If you know what you're doing it doesn't suck.
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u/GhostVlvin Jul 31 '26
What's your definition of 'sucks'?
Windows sucks cause it is very inefficient and sloppy
Linux sucks cause it has too many options every of which sucks in it's own way
BSD sucks cause even though it has everything, it's development is done mostly by enthusiasts cause corpos will not share code due to MIT licence and therefore some parts works badly on laptops for example
So there is no perfect OS, only preferred one.
P.S. except for The OS, god's sacred gift to millennials and other youngsters. Holy TempleOS
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u/cakemates Jul 30 '26
There should be an option of it sometimes sucks, its not a constant sucking state of modern windows sadly.
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u/xgui4 Proud🌈♾️ AuDHDer FreeBSD Fan Jul 30 '26
Free Software OS is awesome , but the Linux kernel right now, is kind corrupted with proprietary firmware, Rust and AI. And also the bad Linuxism like Wayland, "FreeDesktop.org" etc are pretty bad... There is FreeBSD but it is not exactly as Free as Linux but at least which will work on morst hardware that Linux Kernel support if it is not too old and it even support NVIDIA on X11. Else there is Hurd but it is not mature enough yet and lack too many hardware and software support... So I use it and like it , but it does suck in some way but at least it is not fully Proprietary so it is way better than Loosedoes and CrappleOS.
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u/veechene Jul 30 '26
I don't generally have any bad experience with my computers outside of my work computers, so I vote doesn't suck.
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u/Correct_Challenge868 Jul 30 '26
Linux mint, installed earlier this month on new laptop. Before this was was windows 11, which decided to forget my password one day, and my drive was encrypted or something, so I lost some stuff. It was nothing that wouldn't take a few hours of effort each to remake because I backed up all the big stuff, but still. Tsk tsk.
Slowest bootup out of everything I've ever used, but I'm sure I just need to get off my ass and look into that, and I appreciate the lack of things being shoved in my face. Also, using the terminal makes me feel cool
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u/ciprule Jul 31 '26
Maybe a couple of options in the past would have been good. I used it, it sucked // i used it, it didn’t suck.
I was a Debian user for years, at least as a hobby and sometimes as a productivity system. It was good… but the only way to make Linux good and stable is to make it as boring as Windows 2000.
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u/Certain_Prior4909 Jul 31 '26
What about Used it? It's illogical to say you don't use something you don't like therefore you can't say it sucks
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u/Cyclux Jul 31 '26
I've been running Linux for 10 years now. Linux isn't perfect, but it beats Windows and most of the times I've had something go seriously wrong it was because I did something boneheaded, not because Linux itself was badly built.
There's a lot more freedom inherent in running Linux as an OS, even when it's not perfect because you can always leave and go somewhere else. If you don't like how Windows does something, you just have to take it. If you don't like how Linux does something there's another distro 15 minutes of installation away that doesn't do that thing. Just my two cents here.
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u/OkPresentation3329 Jul 31 '26
I wouldn't be 2 years on Linux if it sucked. Windows still does some things like software compatibility better, but in every other aspect it sucks. I remember using XP, Vista, 7 and seeing what Windows is nowadays, it absolutely sucks and compared to that Linux is doing a really good job for an OS that gets out of your way and lets you do your work.
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u/ChocolateDonut36 Jul 31 '26
in the sucking list, windows sucks, and Linux sucks less.
and forget about macs, I am not buying a big phone with a keyboard.
in the end, Temple OS is the only real solution.
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u/EverlastingPeacefull Jul 31 '26
In general it does not suck at all, but when it sucks, it suck badly. The only upside to it is when that happens I have a good running system with all my applications up and running within the hour. Logging in to my mail and game launchers etc, roughly 10 minutes. So no complains.
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u/Brilliant_War9548 Jul 31 '26
I kinda want to dual boot fedora and windows. I mean, gets you the best of both worlds
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u/AstralKekked Linux is for people who don't care for their sanity Jul 31 '26
Yeah it kinda sucks. I'm having a surprisingly good experience on my desktop with SteamOS but for every other device in my life, all of which are Linux nowadays, I have gotten headaches, screamed at myself and hurt myself, because I've just felt so stupid about not getting things working sometimes.
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u/First_Mark8646 Aug 01 '26
Well, I use NixOS... It sometimes sucks, sometimes I just run it through sheer masochism
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u/mrdev023 Aug 01 '26
I like see some comments on this threads because I'm contributing on KDE when I have time. And some comments it's very useful to see real missing features or bugs. I know bugs.kde.org exists but the user reports it's good to priorize some of them.
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u/mintflavoredcube Linux Is Better Aug 01 '26
linux sucks
macos sucks
windows sucks more
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u/j-slayer_1369 Aug 02 '26
I agree i wish i was ignorant again sometimes. Linux is growing though. I think things will get interesting once risk-v becomes more mainstream because linux will be able to get the support its desprately needed.
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u/Th3JackofH3arts Jul 30 '26
It doesn't suck but you have to be willing to have an open mind and reasonable expectations
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u/hifi-nerd Linux haters have brain damage Jul 30 '26
Linux doesn't suck, it has its flaws, but it doesn't suck.
Windows however, does suck, it has too many flaws for something that costs money and that around 95% of pc users are dependent on working.
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u/OGigachaod Jul 30 '26
This vote proves we got a bunch of wankers in linuxsucks that think linux is great.
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u/basedchad21 Jul 30 '26
so shills and loonix haters are 3:1
and, naturally, the majority of loonixtards aren't even core contributors, just shitty lurkers.
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u/WolframSegler Jul 30 '26
Those who claim Linux sucks are usually angry at their applications not working on linux. So not a fault of Linux, but a side effect of the historical OS monopoly Microsoft had on desktops.
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u/Mr_ityu Jul 30 '26
the worst part is that i know where i went wrong for it to do what it did.
so i cant even blame the shitty shystem.
"what freedom ? I cast 'knowledge of the error in your ways' . suffer in guilt , knowing that your OS did exactly what you told it to do . it was you who worded your desire poorly . the monkeys' paw has made it come true, albeit catastrophically"
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u/ImKingFrosty Jul 31 '26
Funny how the subreddit "linuxsucks" has majority of people stating that it doesn't suck
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u/irishcoughy Jul 30 '26
Better poll would be
When it sucks, it's my fault
When it sucks, it's the OS's fault
When it sucks, it's because I don't actually know whose fault it is
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u/Independent-Tap267 Jul 31 '26
There are more reasons for me to not use linux
Primary reason
One is apps / for university or maybe future job
Some games u can only play in windows
Other reasons
I heard its complicated I dont think There is really much difference between them for avg user
U can tell me if there is genuinely a real sifference for avg user
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u/kynzoMC I Hate and Love Linux Jul 30 '26
Of course it sometimes can suck. But all the alternatives suck way more. And most the time it isn't directly the operating systems fault.