Native rdp (server and client) has gotten pretty good in Linux of late, too.
And now windows comes with openssh server too, which is a little more sane than opening up access to network managing windows machines directly via WMI...
It's true that VNC is a disaster, but RDP still feels miles behind thrid-party tech like TeamViewer. And doesn't MSFT stil cripple RDP on Home editions?
I would be on KDE if I didn't have to use Visual Studio for my day job (project is still not fully .NET core). But WSL is a good compromise I use it as my shell for all git, dotnet related stuff.
I hate the Windows desktop (and server). Right now I am using XFCE. Much faster than Windows, lower memory footprint and I got it to look similar to macOS to some extent.
Using Windows compared to using XFCE is like pulling a stubborn donkey. No, I don't want to update, I don't want a voice assistant, I don't want absurd UIs, I don't want telemetry, I just want a goddamn menu and desktop icons.
It takes less than 5 minutes to disable and hide it.
> I don't want absurd UIs
How do you define absurd UIs? Do you think 1 billion people using Windows are all absurd? If so, that's highly arrogant of you.
> I don't want telemetry
It's a bit annoying and philosophically not a great thing, but you can disable 99% of their telemetry in about 15 minutes.
> I just want a goddamn menu and desktop icons
Windows offers this and more.
I've used Xfce for a long time, it's nice. But the whole "it's faster and lower memory footprint" doesn't matter much these days, especially since Windows is really well optimized now. How many people are using Xfce on systems with 1GB of RAM anymore? Plus Windows obviously offers much more than just Xfce and Xfce is also under-resourced, developer-wise, and on the brink of becoming abandonware. Linux desktops really are not in a good place today.
What do you mean I have to use iwconfig to fix my network? No, I just want to connect to a network. I don't want to write scripts for every device to suspend and resume.
kbumsik|5 years ago
e12e|5 years ago
And now windows comes with openssh server too, which is a little more sane than opening up access to network managing windows machines directly via WMI...
franga2000|5 years ago
lambda_dn|5 years ago
29athrowaway|5 years ago
Using Windows compared to using XFCE is like pulling a stubborn donkey. No, I don't want to update, I don't want a voice assistant, I don't want absurd UIs, I don't want telemetry, I just want a goddamn menu and desktop icons.
oblio|5 years ago
>No, I don't want to update
Why don't you want to update? You really should.
> I don't want a voice assistant
It takes less than 5 minutes to disable and hide it.
> I don't want absurd UIs
How do you define absurd UIs? Do you think 1 billion people using Windows are all absurd? If so, that's highly arrogant of you.
> I don't want telemetry
It's a bit annoying and philosophically not a great thing, but you can disable 99% of their telemetry in about 15 minutes.
> I just want a goddamn menu and desktop icons
Windows offers this and more.
I've used Xfce for a long time, it's nice. But the whole "it's faster and lower memory footprint" doesn't matter much these days, especially since Windows is really well optimized now. How many people are using Xfce on systems with 1GB of RAM anymore? Plus Windows obviously offers much more than just Xfce and Xfce is also under-resourced, developer-wise, and on the brink of becoming abandonware. Linux desktops really are not in a good place today.
zeusk|5 years ago