Don’t get me wrong. I love Linux and FOSS. I have been using and installing distros on my own since I was 12. Now that I’m working in tech-related positions, after the Reddit migration happened, etc. I recovered my interest in all the Linux environment. I use Ubuntu as my main operating system in my Desktop, but I always end up feeling very limited. There’s always software I can’t use properly (and not just Windows stuff), some stuff badly configured with weird error messages… last time I was not able to even use the apt command. Sometimes I lack time and energy for troubleshooting and sometimes I just fail at it.
I usually end up in need of redoing a fresh install until it breaks up again. Maybe Linux is not good for beginners working full time? Maybe we should do something like that Cisco course that teaches you the basic commands?
Yeah, to sum up my experience as a Linux and Ubuntu user for 10 years in 2 short sentences:
With Windows I’m fighting against my computer and Microsoft’s bullshittery.
With Linux I’m fighting against my own incompetence.
And the second is just a matter of reading and experience which tend to increase with use over time. For me the result is these days my OS experience is boring AF. The good kind of boring.