It's pretty easy to not notice what community you're in. I'm subscribed to this because I use Linux and am interested in it, but like JokeDeity I am not under the illusion that many people here are that it is really a viable alternative to Windows for anyone but a small minority for whom fixing bugs is a hobby.

I want my audio to work and my laptop to get more than 2 hours battery life and not hard reboot when it runs out of RAM.

On that last point my most recent attempt to work around the issue was by massively increasing swap. I am a professional programmer with 30 years experience. I've been using Linux for 25 years. Increasing swap space was difficult for me.

On Windows it's a slider in a GUI. Just... stop pretending that Linux is on the same level, please.

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 2 points 3 weeks ago

I mean, I get it. It can be annoying when earnest questions regularly get the answer, "Delete Windows. Install Linux," but I'm sure you realize that probably more than half of those "suggestions" are memes, yeah?

But I also don't think it's fair to say that it's not on the same level, because that very much depends on the use cases and what people's personal philosophies are.

For me, it's important that I'm not beholden to centralized corporations, and my daily use case is covered by Linux. I don't play competitive games or the latest AAA titles. I don't use Bluetooth peripherals. I don't do video editing or graphic design either as a hobby or as a job. My (UPS) battery is external, and I have 32GB of RAM (and zram is easy to change, besides).

I have a Windows 11 Pro license, but it doesn't offer me any additional functionality and adds additional negatives (plus, have you ever tried to get support for Windows? The "community experts" are a farce).

Ultimately, while I certainly agree that Linux truly isn't for everyone, it's probably for more people than they might realize and could be for people that have particular philosophies and a willingness to give up their Adobe suites, MS Office suites, etc. and learn something new.

Either way, have a lovely day. This seems to be a sore spot for you, and I hope that improves.