Those who tried Linux and went back to Windows, what caused you to go back to Windows?
Additionally, what changes are necessary for you to be able to use Linux full time?
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Additionally, what changes are necessary for you to be able to use Linux full time?
I've used both regularly for years and went back to Windows when I switched to PC gaming and it's just so much better. Everything just works on Windows.
Linux really needs to work on improving its user experience if it wants to be a true competitor to Mac and Windows. All these little config tweaks and command line prompts you have to do to get things working on Linux just isn't going to win a bunch of people over who are used to things being a few clicks on a wizard to get working.
Edit: it's been years since I last tried Linux so maybe things have changed.
fwiw, I'm now pretty darn happy with Linux and gaming. Granted, I use Steam, so there's that.
There are issues sometimes, but I just keep a copy of windows around for windows-only things. Generally, Linux "just works" for me, but I've also learned to just skip it when something requires too much involvement to get working.
What software were you trying to install that you couldn't install by simply clicking the install button in the software store?
It's been too long so I don't remember but there were several things I tried to install that required me to add a new repository, install from that, and then fiddle around with config files to get it to work.
Lots of people swear that Linux is easy but that's never been my experience. It's always command prompts and config files.
It's been years since I last used Linux so maybe things have gotten better. I'll likely be finding out eventually when Win 10 EOL comes because I don't want Win 11.