I love how they say Linux is incompatible with a lot of software. That way of saying it basically screams this author is entirely tech illiterate.
Such an anti-Linux article in disguise.
If your whole life needs restructuring without windows apps… wtf is wrong with you? Not that I don’t recognize differences between Linux and Windows, but I use literally the exact same stack of apps I used on windows and on Mac. Joplin/Obsidian, Firefox, IntelliJ, VSCode, Steam, LM Studio, Discord. When I need office stuff I generally just use Google Docs — I’ve never had MS Office installed.
They literally give an example. There is no equivalent of Lightroom on Linux. Yes there are alternatives, but they aren’t even close to the same capability. Same for any sort of photogrammetry software. If you’re using RealityScan or 3D Zephyr you must switch to Meshroom (which is honestly terrible) or Metashape (which is ridiculously expensive and also Russian). If you use Meshroom you’ll want to use Meshmixer to clean up your models which is also windows only. Some of these things you can run in WinApps, but it’s not enjoyable. I was unable to get Meshmixer to run at all, with winapps or wine. I am able to run Lightroom but it’s slow and defeats the purpose of editing on my desktop, which is to be faster than editing on my MB Air.
These are just a few examples, and just for Windows. There’s plenty of Mac examples as well. If you have a workflow, or already own a product, and you try to switch to Linux, there is an incredibly high likelihood that you are going to have to learn an entirely new workflow or are just going to be outright unable to switch.
Is Lightroom anyone’s entire life? Must be what I’m saying isn’t clear but it wasn’t that important anyway.
Unless the stack you structure your life by — which to me would be a calendar, note taking app, and maybe a task list if it isn’t covered by the other two — doesn’t run on Linux and can’t be replaced by anything on Linux, you aren’t restructuring your life. You’re maybe learning some new workflows professionally like I have to do every time I join a new team/industry which has been like… 20 times.
I went from PC to Mac professionally and didn’t have to restructure anything. I went from PC to Linux personally and didn’t have to restructure.
Whatever. I get it. Not everything runs in Linux. A great time to learn other software would be before you switch to Linux, not after. It’s just the hyperbole I find fucking annoying.
There are certain applications that don’t have alternatives. Sketchup comes to mind (with a specific addon). I have a Windows VM I use to run that for work.
I think you might not be who they are talking about then. Some people do use MS Office.
To the extent they have to restructure their life? You can use the exact same documents in different applications.
But no matter how much we love swimming, we would 100% miss our training if we were to prepare our bags right before the next session.
Wtf, how long does it take to throw 3 things into a bag??
