Be honest. Is there a -real- reason for a """""windows power user""""" to switch to linux...

Be honest. Is there a -real- reason for a """""windows power user""""" to switch to linux? Other than being in a "free from harm/viruses" OS?
I mean, I'm a """""""""""""""windows power user"""""""""""""" myself and It has been 8 ~ 12 years since I had a "real issue" with viruses (i.e something weird infects my PC and I can't do shit anymore). So what is the point to switch to a "virus-free" OS while I'm having zero issues in a "non-virus free" OS?
Atm Linux feels more like a downgrade rather than an upgrade tbhimofamilia. I can gayme, I can browse the internet and everything else in the Windows just fine. So, really... what is the point of switching?

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If you think about switching then just go ahead and do it.
You wouldn't even be asking this if you were comfortable with Windows but it is up to you to make the decision.
Just like everything in life, when we want something better for ourselves, we have to put ourselves out there and get out of our comfort zone. In the beginning it will be challenging but in the end it is worth it LMAAOOO NIGGA WTF ARE WE TALKING ABOUT JUST PUT THAT SHIT ON A USB AND TRY IT FOR A WEEK NIGGA LMOAAAAAAA ITS JUST A FUCKING DISTRO YOU NERD

Honestly I don't want you to switch because I'd prefer it if retards like you stay out of our communities.

>If you think about switching to a inferior OS then just go ahead and do it.
Like I said, Linux does not offer -any- advantages (but only -dis-advantages) over what I currently got and -can- do on Windows. My internet werks, my browser werks, my gayming werks... why I'd leave all that behind for a OS that can't even barely run games? Or have a decent support to drivers, internet, etc?

It’s probably not for you, just stick to Windows.

Probably the biggest draw for me is how the toolchain is more integrated into the OS on GNU systems. On Linux i don't have to use a bloated overcomplicated piece of trash like an IDE, my OS is my IDE

See It's not about if "it's for me or not", user -- but on how Linux gives me absolutely nothing good whatsoever compared to Windows.

>"I" "am" a windows """user""".
Your use of quotes is probably autism related which means you're already like a linux user making a shill thread. It's something they do continually, everyday, non-stop, always because they are a cult. Do you like cults, OP?

Yeah, since all you do is browse the web and play games there really is no point. It’s not for you.

Not needing to deal with the worst filesystem ever devised and having your PC not take 10 fucking minutes to start up without having to buy an SSD to alleviate something that shouldnt be a problem in the first place.

>all you do is browse the web and play games
I said, "absolutely nothing good", user -- not "absolutely no gaming and internet stuff".

> your PC not take 10 fucking minutes to start up
More like, 10 fucking seconds if you aren't "your mom using the pc"-tier of turd.
>the worst filesystem ever
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Nigger I have an FX8350 and a decent GPU. Not the worlds' best but far from a shitbox. FRESH INSTALLS of Windows take a fuckload of time because NTFS is that shitty. Linux just boots and works out of the box. It has been like this on every single computer I've ever installed Windows on, and people I know with top of the line Ryzen chips have reported the same issues to me so I know I ain't the only one. Linux boots faster on my Thinkpad X60 from 2005 than Windows 7 does on my main PC.

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Your GPU doesn't make your machine start up faster my tech illterate friend

I use Linux because it’s better suited for programming, i like having more power over my system, and I don’t particularly like my OS phoning home all the time. Windows is better suited for games, and if it works tor you and you don’t care about those things, you probably wouldn’t be too happy with the switch.

Suck a fat dick nigger. I know that, I'm jsut saying me PC ain't a shitbox. All you're saying is "no u" whenever people bring up LONG TIME CRITICISMS of Windows. I've been using Linux full time for 11 fucking years and I'm not sorry for a goddamn second of it.

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Grub 2

>a fucking boot loader
so what

because windows is a stupidly designed system, and linux is a smartly designed system.

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Linux is not a free virus OS, is a toddler-proof OS, for serious people up to business and serious shit. No one cares about what you do on Windows, every Linux flavor is made for specific needs that Windows can't provide.

Windows is a poorly designed OS. Linux is an OS designed by committee. Pick your poison.

>and linux is a smartly designed system.
Only if you literally have never used anything else and can't comprehend the idea of computing outside of a Unix-like environment in the same way the average consumer feels about Windows. Both platforms are quite terrible, bloated messes that coast on baby duck syndrome rather than actual technical merit.

I fail to see how replying like a toddler/troglodyte answers anything that has been said/implied in the OP, user.

I never want to go back to windows currently. Windows 10 wasn't an option so I had to switch from W7 to Debian9. The only thing I am missing is how windows handled the writing of files.
If you write like 200mb of small files to a usb-stick and then directly after the rsync or copy command are finished and you unplug the thing, all data won't be there. On windows this is not a problem, on linux you either have to wait some time and then unplug it (which is still risky) or unmount it correctly (you can use your DE too).
I fucking hate it. I don't want to press unmount and wait for the blinking to stop! Is there a way to change that behaviour? I don't care if copying is slower then! FUCK!

A system where you have to do everything with a terminal and it's a pain in the ass i don't think that's "smartly" at all.

Linux users are so deluded

It's the Jow Forums philosophy. Everyone here is unemployed so they have plenty of time to fix their systems after an update breaks something so they can look cool in the desktop threads in between cleaning their cum stained keyboards from all the hentai they download to their encrypted hard drives.

Linux is a kernel. It's used in operating systems.

Okay I'll take the bait

I can say for myself, i switched from Windows 10 to ubuntu about 2 years ago. The reason i switched was because Windows had shit itself after an automatic update and only way to solve it was a reinstall. I thought, fuck it I'll just go to ubuntu, and i haven't looked back.

The reason I'm staying on Linux is because I don't want to pay a premium for an OS that i will have to fix and maintain myself. If i have to fix something, I'm not fucking paying for it. Plus i love the terminal, it really gives a huge degree of freedom

i gave up using windows a long time ago, too much trouble getting windows activated then chasing down device drivers even when the manufacturer has them because one model PC or laptop has too many different configurations, Linux just makes all that trouble go away 99% of the time

If you don't open powershell you're not a poweruser.

Honestly I have had way more broken updates on windows than linux.

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Jow Forums likes broken garbage so they feel """""smart"""""

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windows is not unix-like

Your a shill and need to be BTFO of this board

linux has a lot more command line scripting utilities.
i used to be a linux ""power user"", switched to windows in around 2015, but can't live without msys2 to this day.

In short... you are using linux because you are poor. Which explains much, considering the current state of Jow Forums.

just like icecat browser, it is another example of Jow Forums spending hours to make something usable and then pretending it's good because they already spent so much time on it they delude themselves it's the best thing ever. they grow a fond over a piece of software because they dedicated their (useless) time to it.

>fx
>not a shitbox
pic one

It isn't possible to be a windows power user without being a microsoft employee because the source code is closed.

And if you are a microsoft employee then I wouldn't recommend wasting your time being a windows power user at home because you aren't getting paid for that.

Switching to "Linux" doesn't make any sense because Linux is a kernel, not an OS. You would need to switch to an OS distribution such as Debian or Fedora.

>alpha
fitting

>No forced updates
>No opt-out advertisements
>No opt-out analytics
>More customisation

This is why I use linux. honestly its mostly just the opt-out ads. When I saw that shit it really pissed me off.

The best CFD programs are linux only
A bunch of scrapers for your porn are linux only
If your computer is held together with zipties and duct tape it's more likely to work on some linux distro due to the better driver inclusions
Also aesthetic, while the look of various distros varies immensely it's hard to find one as fucking buttugly and counter-intuitive as Win10 in terms of UI

>Object oriented shell
You get a no from me

stay on your locked up botnet OS, moron

No registry
This poorly documented mess is just a nightmare to work with.

Is there a reason to switch to a set of crescent wrenches instead of a set of socket wrenches? I'll bet crescent wrenches solve all the problems I currently have and then some. There is no way that socket wrenches could solve a problem that crescent wrenches couldn't. Also my ball peen hammer is 100% more useful than my claw hammer, claw hammers are pure bloat.

I dunno, run whatever your heart desires man

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Just rice the fuck out of win7 and you won't have any of those problems, my man.

Hey power user, your wallpaper's aspect ratio is stretched. I'm sure you'll fix it easily, being a power user such as yourself.

>line scripting utilities.
>shit that most users don't give a fuck about
So you gave up Windows because you are poor.
Okay.