Comments on: Reasons Why Linux Sucks

By: Kreature

Kreature — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 00:22:40 +0000

I use linux for internet only. Other than browsing the web it serves no purpose and doesn’t do much well unless you are a master of the terminal and command line, the open source programs for linux are garbage in comparison to Windows programs, Linux has LMMS Windows has FL Studio, Reason, And Ableton, Which are far superior to any Music making application that Linux has to offer, as a matter of fact all Linux programs I Have tried are trash, so In conclusion if you all you want to do is surf the web use linux, if you want to do any kind of music making, gaming, or anything that requires a program Windows is the way 2 go, sure linux has the gimp for photo editing but in comparison to photoshop the gimp is trash, so Use linux if you are only interested in web surfing or if you are a command line genius,

By: John

John — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 02:13:07 +0000

One of the biggest problems Linux has is the ignorance of the masses. Those who think “Ubuntu is all of Linux” try it because it’s thrust into their faces and when the see it isn’t familiar, or they discover the problems it has (and there are many!), they believe that all of Linux is faulty just because of that one half baked distro that is only popular because it is advertised by a millionaire.

1. Linux has games. I do follow you here though. All my favorites are Windows/Mac only. I do play some of them on Linux through WINE, and amusingly, they play better that way. (Chalk it up to the superiority of Linux to Windows.) But game development isn’t going to spend hundreds of millions to make games for a platform that is not already well known as being a gaming platform. That, and which distro shall we make the game for? God help us all if you said “Ubuntu”.

2. Linux chasing windows? That’s funny. As I recall, many of the features that I had on my PCLinuxOS system had the features that somehow ended up in Windows Vista/7 before they existed. I’d say it’s the other way around: Windows is leeching Linux/Mac. As always.

3. Hardware support is easy. You take a few minutes and look up linux compatible hardware before you buy. Tada! Problem solved. Not that it’s very hard to get stuff working on the distro I use. I haven’t seen a problem yet with hardware on PCLinuxOS that wasn’t fixed within a couple days or weeks just by performing routine updates.

4. I’ve been using PCLinuxOS since seven years ago now, and the worst it has ever done to “fail” to bring me to a desktop was that it made the resolution too low back in 2007. And that was easily fixed by opening the PCLinuxOS control center, clicking on “Configure Monitor”, selecting the resolution I wanted and clicking “OK”. Since then, it’s nailed the resolution every time a new version comes out.

5. Inter-linux flame wars: They’re stupid. Ignore them. Figure out what you like, and use it.

6. FOSS Purity: Give me what works. I have work to do. Philosophical purity is well and good, but let’s deal with reality.

7. Taking over from Windows: The masses won’t come to Linux quickly. They’re happy in the dark. And I say, let them be. It makes no difference if they use Windows or Linux to me. I’m not stuck fixing their Windows computers anymore.

8. You have a point.

As for linux being for losers, well, it takes a moron to say that since most of the scientific community runs on it, most of the Internet runs on it, most colleges run on it (back end, at least) and most people who can think their way out of a wet paper bag prefer something other than Windows. Those who use Linux are the intelligentsia. Losers indeed.

By: jezielle

jezielle — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 07:05:46 +0000

heh heh heh…. I love how people are commenting on this article years after the publication date and the writer called it perfectly. Linux users probably read this and let loose a might rage, followed up by a fury of keystrokes.

By: Keith

Keith — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 18:32:08 +0000

Oh dear, I just noticed this article was written in 2007. It is still being commented in 2011, and the comments are saying it is still valid.

By: Keith

Keith — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 18:25:09 +0000

All my servers run Linux. They handle mail perfectly, and the databases, and the websites. They also do other really useful tasks that I ask them to from time to time. The system is a perfect platform for other open source software that runs on it.

I have confidence in my servers. They have run more than 3 years uptime before a manual reboot. I hate to think what I would have to do if someone told me I needed to change my servers to another technology, for example, Microsoft.

I APPLAUD and ADMIRE the open source development community.

I FULLY SUPPORT the development of a Desktop Operating System based on Linux.

When it’s developed, I will certainly consider using it.

By: open shit software

open shit software — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 05:42:22 +0000

Yes. Linux thinks my wireless device is bluetooth and prevents me from accessing the internet. IRC ubuntu support calls me a troll because they think i’m lying when reinstalling network-manager tools in ubuntu prompts me to “uninstall ubuntu-desktop package”. COOL. OPEN SHIT SOFTWARE IS THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11!!!111!!!!11!!1

By: Keynan

Keynan — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 03:46:16 +0000

Dude, your fact are all accurate.
For linux fanboys: Yeah linux is perfect. Thats why 96% of machines on the planet run something else.
Dependency hell. Case sensitivity. CLI chewing through my time because the l33t thinks it makes them somehow more human like to play with the their prompt. 500 different distros. Half a dozen package methods. Hardware support that is tragic at best, because anyone who isn’t willing to scrap a working machine just to buy crap that works for that system is lame. Sounds like a mac to me.

By: Cecil

Cecil — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:31:24 +0000

I have a solution to the linux gaming issue, have for years and can’t get the project going because I am known as a linux hater, because I see it’s fault and hate the zealots. Linux could be the #1 gaming OS in less than two years but it would require doing things the easy way, something that linux is allergic to.

By: john

john — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:52:29 +0000

1 – Buy a Wii. Pc games are crap anyway.

2 – Nothing like Windows, except for having ‘windows’. And Vista is not like Windows either. And XP was different to Win98.

3 – Well that happens with Windows too. Not as much admittedly. Vista wouldn’t recognise heaps of drivers, and what if you were still using Win2000 ?
You can often get plug-ins for Linux.

4 – Again this happens with Windows too. Monitors and soundcards don’t come with drivers, and different versions of Windows may not work with your hardware.
At least with Linux you can manually configure drivers.

5 – Red Hat is evil, Everyone knows that. Debian or Death !

By: Bob

Bob — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 13:39:35 +0000

Like others, I too am willing to accept problems and limitations in Linux. As a geek type I am generally able to solve or work around them, making Linux suitable for me. (It is *much* harder to work around Windows problems given that it is a closed system.)

And in the end, I consider what I paid for Linux and all my FOSS software, and judge accordingly.

By: michael

michael — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:46:13 +0000

I would like to add 2 more points

1. Lack of support from Companies like Skype to release quality portable software.

2. Responsive Glossy Interface

I’ve tried Mint and Ubuntu, they’re both amazing and I’m happy to have them, but I would like a little more Gloss.

By: Jotunheim

Jotunheim — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 08:09:39 +0000

It breaks down like this:

Linux is for nerds, Mac is for introverted artists and Windows is for “common” people like Paris Hilton

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:28:26 +0000

I agree with the original post. I love the power of the Linux cli. After using it for a bit I feel “boxed in” on a Windows machine. But Linux is very difficult to use.

I use WinSCP a lot because figuring out the command structure of scp when you’re in a rush was a real pain. Now, if root is blocked and you have to go in through one machine to get to the other because of IPTABLES, you can’t use WinSCP. So that’s out.

I find that every time I want to install or do something on Linux quickly I can’t. There are a lot of steps involved. There’s a reason Windows is so ubiquitous. It can be a pain at times, but on a scale of ease of use Linux is an 8 while Windows is a 4.

By: scott

scott — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:27:10 +0000

install a game after a loads of hiccups,u get this install openGL,and after that u get install another thin
1.From the end ordinary user point of view we would like to use what ever we buy.
2.What is the use of havin drivers and softwares made to work after one week of research,the excitement fades.
3.Linux applications are good but there is no proper back up incase of probs.all u do is post a problem and expect a linux geek to shed is knowledge in vain.
4.I think all linux os must combine develop and standardize every application,only one open source linux to make a true success.

By: Ovi

Ovi — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:33:20 +0000

1.No games! See 3.
2.Chasing Windows!Prove it! I don’t see Compiz chasing windows, do you?
3.All the hardware is supported – except mine. It’s not GNU/Linux’s fault. Is your driver manufacturer’s for only making windows drivers.
4.Problems coming up to a desktop. You have choice. Choose a distro which does just that.
5.Inner-Linux flame wars. Costs money?What money? Most people aren’t making much money developing free software anyway.
6.FOSS Purity. The whole idea is to be free as in freedom, right? Forget your video driver and be free!:D
7.Obsession over taking over from Windows. Nobody cares about talking over windows (except a few). The idea is to make an OS that suites those who want to use it, not someone who just wants to play games!
8.Linux devotees are too serious. That’s because, similar to your arguments, most aren’t real. Basicly, Linux sucks because everything is not the same as windows or because some company did not make their software available for it.