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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/27756512

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[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 11 points 5 months ago (3 children)

So wait, are we really saying it's newsworthy every time one person switches to Linux?

[–] nexussapphire@lemm.ee 10 points 5 months ago (3 children)

You really should check this guy out tho. He's heaps fun to watch!

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[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 7 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Elsewhere in the thread people say he's an "audio guy", so that's actually kinda neat if he's going to Linux.

We've made progress on the Linux gaming front, now we need to dispell "Y'but you can't use Linux if you're into sound." :)

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[–] Slayer@infosec.pub 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] nehal3m@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago
[–] Integrate777@discuss.online 8 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (6 children)

What exact GUI controls does linux lack that windows doesn't?

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 11 points 5 months ago (2 children)

He's specifically using Ubuntu Gnome, which feels a lot less complete than even Linux Mint Cinnamon. Gnome doesn't want you to customize it at all. I'm surprised they give you a master volume slider.

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[–] ZeroHora@lemmy.ml 7 points 5 months ago

For what he said is more that when he search for something he only finds CLI commands, he just doesn't know about the GUI controls.

[–] Zetta@mander.xyz 4 points 5 months ago

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ , I can do every normal thing I wanna do in a GUI on Fedora

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[–] camr_on@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago
[–] give@phuu.uk 6 points 5 months ago

@hellfire103 I switched over a few months back to avoid all the new M$ bullshit.

No regrets.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 months ago

I assumed he was big on Macs for their own sake. It's a thing, for music geeks - and obviously he's a fan of iPods, specifically. Surprised to hear his objectively correct summary of Windows versions.

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