This year marks five years since I started using Linux and I’m still enjoying it on my device(s). Most of my devices are installed with Unix-like systems (Linux and OpenBSD) for various tasks.
Sadly, I’m still keeping Windows on another partition due to college requirements. Before I started my college studies, I was fully running Linux.
Mostly, people ask me about my decision to run Linux while others are using a ’normal’ setup. Not infrequently, some of them also comment in a trivial tone because of the ‘complicated’ nature of my Linux setup.
But I dont mind it because what you can expect from people who dont like and understand about computers?
Operate Everywhere with Good Experience
Current-day people believe you need at least 8 GB of RAM and a higher-performing CPU just to complete basic ‘office’ tasks or to browse the internet.
If your hardware is below these specifications, they think you’ll experience slow perfomance and a generally bad user experience because of it.
Sadly, people often fail to correctly identify the root cause of these perfomance issues.
The experience would be different–like mine–if they tried Unix-like systems, which often have lower minimum requirements.
At my house, I’m using ‘potato’ devices with Linux and OpenBSD installed on them. Despite their limitations, I’m still able to do tasks!
Most people would complain about a potato device, but I won’t!
Unlike Windows or macOS, Unix-like systems are designed to be lightweight and powerful. You can see the difference in ISO size, memory usage, and disk space! Unix-like systems outperform everything!
Is Linux more lightweight than Windows
Effortless
I’m a lazy person, so I need to reduce every step when I’m doing tasks.
In Linux, I’m using a dynamic window manager, so everything is controlled with the keyboard and shortcuts. I just need a combo or alias in the shell to do something.
It’s different from Windows and MacOS, where you need to move the cursor with a mouse, click, click, click, and it’s very slow compared to my setup.