Re-creation of someone else's post because the original was removed and I found it funny when I first saw it
The duck can't actually say anything because his sound drivers randomly stopped working.
In recent memory I've had both a microphone driver bug in Linux and one in macOS with specific hardware. Only one of them was fixed with an update.
That would be really annoying (when I would use sound)
On the other hand, the Nvidia card I use refuses to work via the external monitor (USB-C) at power on when plugged in. Power on, then plug in, then I have screen... weird.
You might ask, why a laptop: power consumption for the moments I don't need power. I don't want QHD on 17", 24" is better for my aging eyes so external monitor is a requirement. (previous one had 4K on 15", cheapest screen option to buy)
I'm really triggered by the idea that Linux makes running old software easy. The bane of my existence is finding an application that depends on libButts.5.1, but my distro ships with libButts.5.3, which isn't backward compatible for some reason, and trying to install libButts.5.1 bricks the desktop environment for some reason.
I just searched for that lib, in an attempt to help you with the supposed problem. I won't deny, you got me there.
The last character: I can make you spend an entire day trying to install some software or configuring something specific
Windows also doesn't let you remove system apps.
Try me 😂
You can totally remove them, but it'll just reinstall them back, or worst case scenario, you'll break a part of your system, because Windows is a giant monolith of decades of built-up stupidity
Tbf, every moderately old software product is a collection of built-up stupidity.
even the kernel linux?
Checkmate, atheists
I think we should stop trying to figure out what operating system is superior, and just focus on shitting on Microsoft windows.
I don't have a printer.
I don't like open ports.
Decides to remove CUPS.
"apt list -i *cups*"
There are like 7 CUPS packages and dependencies.
for each package "apt remove cups --simulate"
Get to package 6 and decide 'Ok. No major issues, looks fine.'
For the first 6 packages "sudo apt remove CUPS"
This is easy and painless!
On 7th ...
Removing cups-pk or some shit.... Removing mint-common... Removing cinnamon-desktop...
Oh, fuck
"I can't build a steady userbase"
There is a difference between steady and small.
Actually.... The Steam Deck runs on Valve's custom Arch Linux. To say there is no steady userbase is simply not true.
Yeah, you can run old app on Linux, as long as you compile it manually while solving a shitton of dependency problems.
I'm predominantly a Windows user. However I dual boot with Mint as I am trying to get away from Windows. It's really not easy but I'm trying.
I gotta say though these types of posts make me cringe. I really don't know why some Linux users put themselves on a pedestal all the time. You make these sorts of smug posts making out that Linux is perfect. I have never installed Linux and had it just work. There is always something that requires searching the web for a fix and firing up the terminal to start changing something in /etc/.
I get it. You're proud of your technology. But vegans are proud they don't eat animal products. We don't need to keep selling it to the rest of the world.
I had the opposite problem with Windows 11.
My typical way of shutting down my machine was Alt-D, Show Desktop, then Alt-F4, which brings up a shutdown menu.
For whatever reason in Win 11, they made this menu unable to trigger updates. So for the first several months of my Win 11 install it was quietly never receiving any updates at all.
Re-creation of someone else's post because the original was removed and I found it funny when I first saw it
If the original was removed, there's probably a reason.
This "meme" chooses the dumbest reasons Linux is better when there are so many other options than "updates" and "old app"
I think it's humorous how many people are getting offended at such a silly post
It’s always entertaining when people complain about not being able to stop Windows updates.
Like, has it occurred to you that you are the reason the MS had to prevent you from being able to update your system?!
Isn't Android just Linux under the hood? You are free to brick your device with root access.
Yes, but a lot of devices don't support getting root access, or come with caveats from doing so (I remember at least on Sony devices in the past, doing so permanently erased the proprietary camera blobs which resulted in forever low quality pictures).
That being said, you can disable system apps in Android (with exceptions, can't disable SystemUI obviously) which is about as good as deleting them. Since they're on the system partition which is separate from the user data partition, it doesn't actually grant you any usable free space anyways AFAIK.
Linux users are like Vegans. No one likes them and they won't stop bratting about being a Linux user.
You can stop unnecessary update on windows by using LTSC, on Android you can delete system app with adb or root
No, obnoxious elitism breeds controversy - or more likely, indifference.
On the plus side, even if you did need to update Linux, it's not like you are running anything on it anyways.
Today I spent 50 minutes figuring out why my app could not set itself as default for www.instagram.com links. I don't have IG installed.
Turns out the latest Samsung OTA update re-enabled Meta App Manager, Meta App Installer and Meta Services. Any of which, while enabled, will result in the user setting an app to handle certain domain links, only for the users action to be instantly reversed without notification.
Edit: that's a gif if it doesn't show up correctly. I had an app advertise itself as IG but Meta kept hijacking the link handler. An uninstallable Samsung forced Meta app, that enables itself back after each OTA update.
If this was on desktop, someone would already be sued. But android? "Sorry can't uninstall system app"
Hint: :q!
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