For me, at least. Finally moved my desktop off Windows 10 and on to CachyOS. Things just… work. Finding applications to install via AUR is easy, gaming is great. The only thing I’m missing is Fusion360 but I didn’t use it too much to begin with. Happy to be Microsoft-free. Several friends have switched off of Windows as well which is great to see. I’ve really been enjoying Arch (btw) I have CachyOS on my laptop and also in a VM which is nice to have the same desktop experience on all my devices. Looking forward to the road ahead!

  • just_another_person@lemmy.world
    172·
    2 months ago

    Go back 20 years. See how many times this prediction has been made 🤣🤣

    The only shift now is Microsoft shitting the bed so hard that people don’t want to deal with them. The difference this time is the MacBook Neo.

    People would gladly pay Apple $600 for a working machine WITH support and stores everywhere to get help if they have hardware issues. It’s the new iPhone business model. They’ll be taking more desktop market share than people even imagine on the price point alone.

    • Ada@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      9·
      2 months ago

      The only shift now is Microsoft shitting the bed so hard that people don’t want to deal with them.

      That’s a pretty important difference…

      • just_another_person@lemmy.world
        3·
        2 months ago

        Not important enough for people to not spend $500-600 on a MacBook instead of sticking with an antique PC they wish to keep running. That’s my point.

        Costs less than a phone from the same company.

    • wltr@discuss.tchncs.de
      41·
      2 months ago

      That doesn’t conflict with Linux. Once people get off Windows, it’s easiest to turn to such further. I’m an Apple guy, but most all of my computers run Linux now. Even MacBooks.

      I am considering of buying a Mac mini, with the perspective of using it as a Linux server, after it serves as a macOS desktop for my wife.

      Once you change your default system and understand it can be changed, you won’t ever need Windows. Both Linux and macOS are quite close to each other.

    • iopq@lemmy.world
      1·
      2 months ago

      Linux already got good a few years ago. Once most of the software just worked in wine that was the point where Linux adoption started to grow

    • Theoriginalthon@lemmy.world
      4·
      2 months ago

      I’m currently evaluating freecad Vs solidedge Vs solidworks. The fact freecad work on Linux might make it the default winner. I’m trying to avoid vendor lock in, I don’t mind paying for software, however the other options would lock me in to windows. And I’m not prepared to run paid for software in wine

      • Creat@discuss.tchncs.de
        5·
        2 months ago

        There’s also In shape, which has it’s down sides (some go away with money), but also runs anywhere bring browser based. One of the more obvious down sides is that it’s by definition cloud based.

    • ReducedArc@lemmy.worldOP
      31·
      2 months ago

      I’ve tried it briefly, I found a lot of friction with trying to adjust to its UI. Maybe it was the order I did things in but when attempting a parametric design - following the same steps as my F360 timeline - FreeCAD just threw errors.

      I still need to give it another try and learn the quirks and layout a little better. I haven’t needed to design things lately but when I do I’ll spend some more time with it.

  • thingsiplay@lemmy.ml
    13·
    2 months ago

    Congratz on liberating your computer and yourself.

    Just a little advice on using the AUR: It is an user driven repository of software, meaning anyone can upload stuff to it. Usually you are adviced to read the AUR script before installing it (most don’t, especially newcomers). So you should be very careful and only install from trusted AUR scripts. Maybe install from Flatpak instead from AUR if you can, but that depends on many factors.

  • DefinitelyNotBirds@lemmy.ml
    5·
    2 months ago

    The AUR really does make Arch-based distros feel complete compared to other options. That massive package ecosystem covers most needs without hunting around random websites, though occasional build failures still happen. Have you tried any of the AUR helpers to manage updates and orphan packages?

  • herseycokguzelolacak@lemmy.ml
    51·
    2 months ago

    I do not think there will be a year of the Linux Desktop. Linux usage will slowly climb up over time. At some point people will realize that Linux is the dominant desktop system. But it won’t be a discrete point in time.

  • pineapple@lemmy.mlEnglish
    3·
    2 months ago

    Thats great to here. Ive been using cachyos for a few weeks now and its been great so far as well, the aur is just amazing.

  • puntinoblue@lemmy.ml
    3·
    2 months ago

    I put Linux Mint on a laptop last year that was running Windows 10 (dual boot) as MS said they were no longer supporting or providing security updates for Windows 10. Mint has worked well (although it does seem to want updates every day). I opened up Windows last week and MS said that they would actually continue to provide security updates for Windows 10 if I logged on with a MS account - so I guess they are actually noticing the migration away from their OS.

    • IratePirate@feddit.org
      2·
      2 months ago

      Mint has worked well (although because it does seem to want gets updates every day).

      FTFY. It’s how you keep your machine secure.

      so I guess they are actually noticing the migration away from their OS

      Not really. It’s only for another year and then they’ll pull the plug (but they’ve now got you hooked on a Microsoft account). If things work for you on Linux: kill that Win10 partition for good and add it to your storage.

      • puntinoblue@lemmy.ml
        1·
        2 months ago

        Thanks for the update fix! - I didn’t sign in to MS - as I only use it very occasionally - a program on an old usb drive only reliably works on Windows 10 (and not 11)

        • mpramann@discuss.tchncs.de
          1·
          2 months ago

          Have you tried running it through Wine? Bottles is a nice UI for Wine with sensible default settings. I got a lot of older Windows apps working decently well through that. And especially older not anymore fully supported Windows programms often run more reliable through Wine than through Windows’ own compatibility layers.

    • Creat@discuss.tchncs.de
      3·
      2 months ago

      There’s also a dedicated recipe in “bottles”, which I think is based on it at least in part. As I’m trying to move away from fusion, I haven’t tried it yet though. Apparently it can work, but can also randomly break with updates…

      • flynnguy@programming.devEnglish
        3·
        2 months ago

        I’ve gotten it to “work” but it’s fragile and updates tend to break it. I ended up switching to FreeCAD, it’s come a long way and version 1.1 is pretty great.