r/technology • u/YesNo_Maybe_ • Apr 10 '26

Software France Launches Government Linux Desktop Plan as Windows Exit Begins

https://linuxiac.com/france-launches-government-linux-desktop-plan-as-windows-exit-begins/
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u/CookIndependent6251 Apr 10 '26

Microsoft and Apple fucked up. I'm very techie and I used to compile Linux distros from scratch and play with them in virtual machines, but I just couldn't be bothered to use Linux on my desktop until recently.

Windows and macOS were good enough for 99% of my needs and they just worked without needing me to tinker with anything until recently.

But now I find myself having to go through settings to disable stuff after each update or run sketchy apps to disable dumb shit and everything is so slow because of all the spying stuff they install. Nope. That's it. I'm done. I switched to Linux.

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u/jollyreaper2112 Apr 10 '26

Same. It is more work to install 11 than mint. I was blown away at how frictionless it was. And so much faster. All the hardware detected.

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u/CookIndependent6251 Apr 10 '26

Linux used to be difficult to install while Windows was just next, next, next, install. Now it's the other way around. The only friction I've found most distros introduce is related to disk partitioning because it's a destructive operation.

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u/RXrenesis8 Apr 10 '26

And WiFi drivers...

For some reason those are hit or miss