Why I Don’t Switch To Linux Just Yet
Tags: C, linux, opengl March 18th. 2009, 9:19amEven though I prefer my web servers to run Linux, I just can’t seem to switch my personal computer to Linux just yet. From an end-user standpoint, Linux is still very rough around the edges, here’s my personal checklist (in no particular order) that I’d like to see fulfilled.
- The ability to install a piece of software without having to invoke a CLI.
- A full-featured development environment (that’s not Eclipse) that rivals Visual Studio in C++ development.
- A non-Unix-like file system.
- Better manual when you buy a distribution (SUSE manual: case and point).
- Better IHV driver support.
- Better native ISV software support without having to run Wine.
- And the coup de grâce: An OpenGL specification that can compete with Direct3D.
Don’t get me wrong, I have nothing against Linux itself, in fact much of my development time goes into LAMP related work. But for the desktop it just seems like a CLI-ridden nightmare at the moment.
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March 20th, 2009 at 1:51 PM
Since when have you had to use a CLI to install packaged software on any modern distro? On Ubuntu, I just use synaptic.
March 20th, 2009 at 2:17 PM
The problem is that not all software comes in packaged form, such as Mesa3d or display drivers, which are kind of important for me to keep up-to-date and still have to be installed through a CLI.
June 28th, 2009 at 2:06 AM
You pretty much hit the nail on the head, I agree on every point. My biggest turn off is the file system, I don’t like being confined to the home folder, I like my OS to be confined. I run my computer, not the other way around >:C