Four weeks with Ubuntu Linux on the desktop. Part 1: Switching is hard
Over the past few weeks, I’ve found that the saying “it just works” is about as useful as saying that airplanes “just fly.” It’s an easy thing to say until you have to learn to pilot one. Foreign languages also “just work.” But have you ever tried to learn one?
Linux is like that.
That’s not a knock against Linux, though. Learning anything new is difficult. I’m sure people have similar issues when switching from Windows to a Mac (or vice versa—yes, that happens, too). Each little act of re-learning how to do things even as simple as taking a screen shot or changing your desktop background creates some friction. It’s just something you should keep in mind whenever you hear someone saying that switching is easy (or if you are trying to convince someone of that).
Yes, switching to a new way of doing familiar tasks is difficult. But, like learning a new language, there’s a reward for your toil.
On January 30th I decided to try Ubuntu Linux as my primary desktop.
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