Comments on: Switching Back to Windows from Linux - For Good!

By: Osmoso

Osmoso — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 05:38:59 +0000

I would think that you have seen or heard of Ubuntu, with the simplicity of add/remove in its GUI desktop environment.
All of the dependencies are handled in the background, you don’t have to do it all by hand anymore.
Granted, some things are easier in Windows, just because the drivers are solely made to work in that OS.
Linux is coming of age, it will be a short matter of time using Wine or any of the incredible mutlitude of applications available with the built in utility.
Crazy, I have been with Windows since 3.1 and am ready to get the heck out for good.

By: Stankles

Stankles — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 08:21:18 +0000

No, Photoshop and Illustrator aren’t my only complaints.

The whole point is that, as far as a productive environment goes, Linux is much more unproductive.

Finding and installing a new package is a hassle for any flavor of Linux. Gentoo is the best, but it’s still a pain when things don’t work. And they don’t work a lot in Linux.

By: kuriharu

kuriharu — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 22:50:38 +0000

I can see what you mean. You’re using computers to accomplish a task, and currently, that task is easier done in Windows.

I like Linux, but it definitely takes more time to work in Linux than Windows. That’s not just because I’m more used to running it — it simply “breaks” less often. When you mentioned broken dependencies I almost cried — I thought I was the only one who went through this! The software in Linux that runs is great — when it actually runs. When you download updates and then seemingly unrelated programs stop working I can’t believe it. This rarely happens in Windows.

Bottom line, I spend more time configuring my Linux box than actually using it.

By: Adam K.

Adam K. — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 20:25:49 +0000

For the record, as you may or may not know, there are other alternatives to using Photoshop while still staying in the Linux desktop environment. More specifically, VMWare or Wine are an option. I use Photoshop and Illustrator under Wine without any issue whatsoever. So if Photoshop and Illustrator are your only complaints, I’d have to disagree with your reasoning.

But, to each his own.