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RunnerWolf25

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    RunnerWolf25 got a reaction from tryton-vanmeer in Who thinks Linux is better??   
    TL;DR: main reason:
    - win10 broke and couldn't be fixed, linux can often be fixed even, when the system itself will bootloop or fail altogether.
     
    others:
    - the terminal being more powerful allows for scripts fo be far more useful (and faster, look at 'jobs' and the & or 'run as a job in the background' operator and the dash shell)
    - system updates can be installed while the system is up and kernel updates don't affect boot speed or time required to turn off.
    - the filesystem is more robust, almost no need for defragmentation.
    - things like instead of superfetch linux uses caching. Prefered on slow disks and more predictable.
    - Only uses swap after ram ACTUALY ran out.
    - reliable speed/consistency
    - ram disks do not require a 3rd party app
    - installing, removing and maintaining software can be centralized using the package manager.
    - no adds
    - developer-friendly
    - low-level access
    - built-in manual that is useful
    - the registry is just a fancy file-system. Linux just uses the filesystem.
    - robust permissions making it reasonably secure.
     
    Long version of my main point:
    The only reason I switched is because I ran into problems using windows.
    Last time I was forced to re-install win10 was because the windows installer broke on me, asking for a file I couldn't find on the internet or anywhere else. That prevented me from Installing, uninstalling and repairing software on my pc not offered on steam or the likes (steam itself was also affected).
     
    That along with many other issues like disk management kicking the bucket (and many more issues) I was forced to back up my data and reinstall.
     
    This should be plenty, if I remember more I will add later.
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