Feelings after a month of switching from Windows to Linux(Ubuntu)

Its has now been a month since i have installed Linux(Ubuntu) on my laptop. It started as just an experiment after watching pewdiepie's video. I have my semester break going on and I am free most of the time so installed Ubuntu. Instantly after installing I was pretty happy and excited to start something new but as soon as I started browsing, I encountered few errors. The first and the biggest issue I faced was sound issues, for some reason the sound I get from my laptop is almost 60% it was on windows(still have this issue but now i use the system on 125% volume). Other issues I found were getting the alternatives for many applications I used on a regualr basis like MS office, Photoshop etc. but I quickly found Libre Office and GIMP and other than getting used to new interface I found no issues.

In the start I had planned to use Ubuntu for a week before going back to windows if I found Ubuntu unusable for me so stuck to Ubuntu and I am so glad I did because after switching to Linux I have started to become more keyboard realiant hence faster in so many operations and I am enjoying something new after a long time. I still find some inconviniences like I can't play some games I used to but I had already reduced gaming either ways so that was not an issue. Also the thing I am looking forward to most is ricing but whenever I start to research about it, it just seems to complicated and I am scared I will mess up my system and will have to start from the begining. So have that on hold but over all Linux has been a positive experience despite few hurdles in the begining and so much more to learn.

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Love doing stuff in Linux
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Linux breaks a new record for US market share as people presumably flee Windows

This is not surprising news considering there are a lot of computers that cannot be upgraded to Windows 11.
https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-breaks-a-new-record-for-us-market-share-as-people-presumably-flee-windows-for-its-open-source-rival/

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Rise of the linux desktop will be driven by developing economies

I strongly believe that rise of the linux desktop will be driven by emerging and developing economies. Places like India or Africa have tons of students with limited budgets. Often they might only afford an older second hand laptop. Windows used to be pirated, but nowadays the first choice seems to be linux. Windows 11 is making this even more acute. The numbers are huge. While the western economies will keep using windows and mac machines, eventually linux based ecosystems will emerge in these markets that will be able to compete by number. At some point the likes of Adobe and others won’t be able to ignore those markets anymore and be forced to also support linux, eventually shifting the tide.

Whats your take on this?

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I never seen a computer work like this before

I installed Xubuntu on a old laptop from 2011 or 2010, and omg, i never saw a machine running so efficiently, the CPU was always at 100%, memory too, everything was maxxed out yet it never lagged, it never broke and it kept going.

I never seen the resources of a computer being used to this extreme. At that moment I really admired Linux.

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I have converted 3 colleagues of mine to Linux within a week because they were all just so tired of windows lol.
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Linux is healing me mentally.

I've used Windows my entire life, from XP to Vista to 7, 8, 10, 11.

I was a gamer since childhood and due to that (and also Adobe programs) I never switched to something else even though I've been a programmer for the past 6 years.

I've used Linux from servers and remote connections (only through a terminal) so it isn't like I am not familiar with the "hard parts" non-technical people complain with.

I also have an AMD gpu so I had zero excuses to not use Linux. It was just, "if Windows doesn't fail on me, eh why bother to switch and go thorough all the hassle?" and I now realize how wrong I was.

First of all, Windows DOES fail on me. And for the past 1-2 years, with every update it got worse. Every update made things slower. I tried everything there is to fix it, clean driver installs, repairing the OS, not having additional bloatware, using all the tweak tools etc. Nope. My experience got shittier and shittier.

Especially the past 6 months has been a hell and also due to loving open source, I've always had the urge to use a Linux distro but never the courage. It was always like "Man, there are some softwares I'm accustomed to. I'm just too deep in the shit :c"

But a week ago, after learning Adobe is literally the only thing I won't have and ℅99 games I want to play works on Linux, I said "Fuck it, I'm so tired of this crap and billionarie waste that pretends to be an operating system." and did a hard wipe, installed Fedora Silverblue.

And... it has been SUCH AN AMAZING experience. 😭

You don't realize it when you are on Windows how much CRAP it is and how it makes your life worse on EVERY aspect. It is like a toxic and abusive relationship that you can only realize once you are out of it.

Installing Fedora has been such a nice experience, I can't thank enough all the amazing people behind the whole ecosystem.

I didn't need to use my programming or terminal knowledge at all and for rare cases that I needed it (after the install), I just wanted to see if an LLM can help it if I wasn't technical and sure enough, it walked me through everything I needed to do.

The OS is working SO SMOOTH, so light and efficient, I've never experienced something this crisp my entire life. The stock UI is really good and I didn't even need to do tweaks (just changed 1-2 simple settings due to personal preferences) and it is 10 times better than whatever shit windows has.

Everything is open source (even some parts of the GPU driver), everything works flawlessly with my hardware, I have a shit ton of space because the OS is really lightweight and all of my drivers come pre installed.

It is such a big difference when the OS is thoughtful and serves YOU instead of you serving some billionarie bloatware. It is such a fresh feeling 😭

I can do anything I want. I can use Flatseal to remove any permissions from my apps, use Toolbox to create any dev environments I want, Firejail to sandbox any app I desire, tweak system settings to harden the security or open a new user to seperate important stuff.

Does an app bother me? You can just nuke that shit. And if I do something wrong? The whole OS IS IMMUTABLE BITCH and it takes snapshots without filling up the drives unnecessarily. I can just do a rollback if shit goes south.

I can customize every part I want and there is already SO MANY great features out of the box, I feel alive again 😭

Everyday I wake up, I literally have smiles on my face just because such a nice operating system I have. I feel EXCITED and HAPPY to start my day.

I know that I am not getting f'ed in the ass constantly or spied on every god damn minute.

If you are still reading this rant and are using Windows, and you aren't an editor or graphic designer that HAS TO use Adobe (even then, you can dual boot or use a VM) please do yourself a favor and install any major distro you like the idea of. The linux experience is so good in 2025 that it literally fixed some of my mental health.

Is this a me thing only or did switching to Linux have a similar effect on you

too?

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The best Ubuntu
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Just saw this work of art today
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Which new tools have you found that increased your productivity?

Are there any new or recent tools that you have found out and it increased productivity greatly. There seem to be many new good tools that many developers may not be aware of. Please share them here. Thanks.

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Plasma & Kate on Wayland in 2025
https://cullmann.dev/posts/plasma-kate-wayland-2025/

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Android's Linux Terminal arrives on the Galaxy Z Flip 7, but Z Fold 7 users are left out -- "The Terminal app lets you run full Linux programs in a virtual machine on your Galaxy Z Flip 7"
https://www.androidauthority.com/galaxy-z-flip-7-linux-terminal-3578675/

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An exciting new immutable distro called HeliumOS based on AlmaLinux
https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20250721#helium

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Linux on the new snapdragon surface devices

I have linux running on an old surface pro and it works pretty well. I want to upgrade to a new one and the newer devices have the snapdragon chips. These from what I can see don't seem to be well supported by linux(yet).

Are there any community efforts to bring better support for these devices? Am I better off just using windows and getting a surface or are there devices well supported by linux with a similar form?
Framework 12 seems to be a good replacement but its too chunky and the specs aren't particularly attractive either.

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I made a CLI tool that lets you search and download torrents (Jackett/Prowlarr support). Open-source. Feedback welcome!
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You can install krunner-steam and just run steam games from krunner and its awesome
https://github.com/xTibor/krunner-steam

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Want to be a Linux Developer.

I am thinking of to pursue linux developer/kernel developer as a career after passing out in India.
Can someone guide me how good is this field? How much growth I can expect? How much is the competition in this field? How much money I can make?

If any one has some good roadmap or course please share with me.

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I Feel So Happy Ever Since I Got Back To Linux.

Ubuntu 25.04 Desktop

I started using Ubuntu back in college because my old laptop couldn’t handle much else. Then about five years ago, I switched to a gaming laptop and went back to Windows and ever since, I’ve been drowning in adware, bloatware, and all the unnecessary junk Windows has. For the past two months, I’ve been distro hopping (Ubuntu -> Kubuntu -> Fedora -> back to Ubuntu).

For the first time in years, it feels like my computer actually belongs to me again. I’ve also been keeping an eye on how much Linux gaming has progressed. I don’t really game anymore, but I genuinely hope Linux keeps growing in that space.

One thing I absolutely love is how helpful the Linux community is everyone has their own unique way of solving problems. I truly wish for the Linux community to keep growing and to never, ever have to look back at Windows again.

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Announcing SecretSpec: Declarative Secrets Management
https://devenv.sh/blog/2025/07/21/announcing-secretspec-declarative-secrets-management/

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Do you use email tools on CLI?

Is it good idea to to use email in command line interface or Linux terminal. How efficient is it? I see that all applications that run on terminal are blazing fast. Is it good idea to work with emails fully on CLI?

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