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"id": "scrap_13",
"name": "Scrap #13",
"description": "I don't like this one",
"description": "I don't like this one.",
"group": "Scraps",
"timestamp": 1636314430
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template: post
title: Why I use Linux
title: Linux FAQ
author: flewkey
timestamp: 1636929506
visibility: hidden
This is not a standard blog post, but a hidden FAQ which answers the common
questions I get about running Linux on my laptop.
questions I get about running Linux. These are my experiences, so they may not
apply to you at all.
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- Proper tiling window management
- Inter-application audio routing via PipeWire or JACK
- Supports all of the programs that I care about
- Easy to fix when it breaks
#### Why do you hate Windows?
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- Annoying build toolchains
- Lack of inter-application audio routing without specialized tools
- Spontaneous combustion
- Hard to fix when it breaks
#### Should I switch to Linux?
Probably not. Use whatever suits you best.
Use whatever suits you best.
----
## Cynical nerd FAQ
## Nerd FAQ
#### Isn’t desktop Linux a mess?
#### What Linux distribution do you use?
It isn’t _great_, but it works well enough for me.
My main computer runs Gentoo. My servers and smaller machines run Debian.
#### Isn’t it tedious to use?
#### What desktop environment do you use?
I find it quite comfortable, personally.
My desktop consists of [sway](https://swaywm.org/), [bemenu](https://github.com/Cloudef/bemenu),
[i3status](https://github.com/i3/i3status), [foot](https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot),
and [fcitx5](https://gitlab.com/fcitx/fcitx5).
#### Do you have to spend hours tweaking your system to make it work?
#### Do you think that desktop Linux a mess?
Yes. Although many parts of it have issues, none of them affect me too much.
#### What do you think about Linux audio?
I think it’s great! I can mix audio between Discord and my audio interface, send
it to a reverb program, then listen to it from my Bluetooth earbuds.
#### How did you tweak your system?
My “tweaks” congealed over time. If you sit on a chair for a long time, it will
mold to the shape of your butt. If you use a computer for a long time, it will
fit your preferences eventually.
#### Don’t you run into all sorts of issues?
#### What issues have you run into?
Most of the software that I use seems to run well.
#### Doesn’t it spontaneously break?
Linux systems are chock full of footguns. Experienced users can avoid these,
but everyone else is walking on a minefield as far as I’m concerned. One dude
destroyed his desktop environment by installing Steam.
[Seriously](https://youtu.be/0506yDSgU7M?t=620).[^1]
[^1]: Although this was a result of poor quality assurance on the distribution’s
package repository, the point is that these mistakes are easy to make.
* Due to driver issues, I can’t use my NVIDIA GPU
* Setting up DisplayLink on my particular system was tedious
* Some situations require me to use software which only runs on Windows

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