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Those who tried Linux and went back to Windows, what caused you to go back to Windows? (lemmy.world)

submitted 11 months ago by agelord@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Additionally, what changes are necessary for you to be able to use Linux full time?

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[–] Teknikal@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

I've tried Linux a few times each time would seem to be good apart from gaming but every single time something I Didn't Even realise I did broke it completely. I'd say I've never had linux work for more than a few months.

With windows an install no matter how inconviant and annoying with forced updates has always lasted me years. Don't get me wrong though I hate Microsoft but I need my games and I want reliability.

To me following linux guides has mostly ended in an unbootable system.

[–] SkullHex2@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Yeah. I wanted to build a custom theme from source, and installed all the dependencies. Tried the theme, realized it had the usual issues just like every other theme, uninstalled it. Then I uninstalled everything I needed to build it, as the terminal history was still there and I could tell exactly what was installed. Guess what? apt would've nuked my desktop environment if I didn't stop it, almost as if what I had installed was a required dependency. Pretty sure it was optional though, since everything was more or less working before installing

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Forgot to mention the custom theme was for qt5ct, not for the desktop environment

[–] 200cc@lemmy.tedomum.net -4 points 11 months ago

I need my games

What do you need them so badly for?