Why I Switched From Windows to Linux

[@TheLinuxWayToday]

🐧 - Thanks for watching! Let me know in the comments what problems you faced while using OSX or Windows and what made you switch to Linux!

[@LivingLinux]

As you said, really own the computer, and I also prefer open standards to avoid vendor lock-in.

[@TheLinuxWayToday]

Indeed! This is the issue most of people fail to see and understand. Together we can finally make the change.

[@TerminalzPain]

Switched from Windows to Linux (CachyOS) about 7months ago. Was mainly due to Recall being announced and all the other telemetry built in to Windows. But now that I have been using Hyprland since 555beta drivers, I don't think I could live without it :D

[@eobardthawnemcoc]

Heyheyhey i was JUST thinking about switching to cachyos AND hyprland as my wm but ive used linux in the past with kde and gnome and didn't like much but hyprland is really fun and eye candy but all the famous dots are too much for me i want something clean and minimalist. So um do u have your dots you can share 🥺🥺 i would really appreciate it. Thank you

[@TheLinuxWayToday]

Hyprland is crazy good, but it has its specific use and strong opinionated way of doing this. This is the power of Linux and main reason is the best ecosystem in the world! : D Good luck doing that with windows or osx....

[@JeffreyBernabe]

CachyOS stopped me from distro hopping

[@TheLinuxWayToday]

Same for me : D

[@Aku-Signal]

Try Solus XFCE, it's rolling release, light and very stable! Solus also has Budgie, Gnome and KDE Plasma spins 👍 Now Solus uses the same BORE scheduler as CachyOS. It's possible that Solus is more stable than CachyOS. Maybe someone can do an in-depth comparison of all the rolling release distros and see which one has the lowest number of crashes, memory usage etc. Solus doesn't have as big a repository of software as Arch, but it has everything a Linux beginner would require. The new Solus 4.6 was announced recently on 14 Oct 2024. Solus XFCE is still labelled a Beta, but it's working well on a cheap €200 HP laptop I have which became painfully slow on Windows 11. Lots of old laptops and computers could be saved from going to the landfill or getting recycled needlessly if more people save those machines by installing Linux on them! Thanks for your video 🙂👍 (Posted on Fri 18 Oct 2024 at 17:59 UTC)

[@TheLinuxWayToday]

Can't wait to test them all : D

[@GoonCity777]

Doesn’t seem there’s large daylight between Debian and solus and cachyos

[@Aku-Signal]

@@TheLinuxWayToday cool, looking forward to that video from you 🙂👍 (Posted on Sat 19 Oct 2024 at 14:02 UTC)

[@Aku-Signal]

@@GoonCity777 I'm quite sure there's a big difference among those 3 distros! Debian has older kernel etc Solus is rolling release but limited software repository. CachyOS is optimised for gaming and performance, with a better repository since it's based on Arch. (Posted on Sat 19 Oct 2024 at 14:06 UTC)

[@2ru2pacFan]

After Windows announced recall and how shady they're going about it, I'm definitely moving to Linux. Everyone keeps mentioning Linux mint but I'm not too sure? I just need it for gaming and coding.

[@yazi2879]

linux mint is fine it's very stable if you want to have a little bit later stuff though you could do fedora or opensuse

[@TheLinuxWayToday]

ChacyOS and Nobara are the main two distros for gaming out of the box setup. Install it, launch Steam, play!

[@StaceyAyodele]

I went with Fedora Workstation and it's working perfectly. If you want a desktop like Windows you can try their KDE spin. It's a glorious system.

[@egorb6947]

Well, after the recall situation I felt kind of ready to pull the trigger and at least try switching to Linux (in a form of a second system experiment) - thank you for the inspirational video! Unfortunately, Nvidia doesn't want to get its Broadcast to Arch, so the lossless transition is not possible at the moment

[@TheLinuxWayToday]

I am using OBS with decent settings and I love it. The thing is I value privacy more than the edge use cases of software. Also, I do not fee like training nvidia Ai on my voice and my life. One thing is for sure, Linux is picking up speed and there is no turning back: companies will start turning in.

[@LXM10]

I wanted to search but I have no idea how to use linux :(

[@eobardthawnemcoc]

KZbin is really filled with linux videos lmk what exactly do u need help with. Meanwhile fire up a virtual machine via virtual box and get the iso and install it and try to play with it

[@TheLinuxWayToday]

I strongly recommend joining Discord. Mos tof Linux distros have Discord communities, ChacyOS, Nobara, Fedora, Ubuntu, etc, plus many more other Linux dedicated communities. I'll make a video about this! : D

[@お茶-q8h]

I too feel that cachos and gnome are the best choices. I try KDE when gnome is not working well, but usually I get worse and revert back.

[@alasdairbarton]

Based take after based take 😍

[@nevangamer2528]

Is there a verson of Linux with really good steam support?

[@guitaripod]

all of them

[@RellisLCT]

There is a distro called Nobara Linux that I recommend for easily setting up Linux for gaming.

[@TheLinuxWayToday]

CachyOS has Steam out of the box. As you can see in the video I am gaming on it :D

[@TheLinuxWayToday]

@@RellisLCT Yes, Nobara as well. FYI, Nobara is based on CachyOS.

[@leighjenkins5601]

Nobara

[@shadyKING057]

Good video!

[@TheLinuxWayToday]

Much appreciated my friend!

[@AlcoLane]

I want to switch i just having hard time figuring out the os

[@vikaskyatannawar8417]

Get nobara

[@TheLinuxWayToday]

It will take a few days to accommodate but it is totally worth it. Can you tell us what you find difficult?

[@TheLinuxWayToday]

@@vikaskyatannawar8417 Yes, Nobara is just as a good choice. FYI, Nobara is based on CachyOS.

[@Louis-L186]

@@TheLinuxWayToday Isn't Nobara based on Fedora instead ?

[@Venched]

both os are better than the other in different areas. i mostly use windows but use linux on my homeserver

[@TheLinuxWayToday]

Install CachyOS, you will forget about Windows pretty fast. As it stands right now, I switched to Linux as main OS for work since 2021 and gaming and graphics intensive GPU since almost 6 months now. There is no software I miss and what I got from the FOSS community fulfills any needs I have, 2D, 3D, Video recording and Editing, Graphic Design, Digital Painting, animation, you name it. Also, you can run a lot of windows software on Linux using Lutris and Wine. Give it a try! : D