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Normies need Linux for their daily use OS

1374 sats \ 14 comments \ @DannyM 16h tech

Yes I'm serious, no I'm not delusional, it IS the year of the Linux desktop

Bootc-based distros are objectively the optimal normie OS and anyone disagreeing is coping harder than bitcoiners who still use banks.

I'm gonna say it plainly: if you're an average person, a normie who just wants a computer that works, boots up, doesn't spy on you, and doesn't require you to become a wizard to fix basic shit, bootc distros are objectively the move. Not "arguably." Not "in my opinion." Objectively.

Windows 11 literally forces you to have a Microsoft account, serves ads in your OS. Let me repeat your OS you paid to $200 for HAS ADS, has Recall spyware that screenshots everything you do, breaks your workflow every six months because something breaks.

macOS locks you into Apple's walled garden, costs $1000+ for the hardware, and treats you like a child who can't be trusted with their own computer. If you're a normie (or even a technical user) macOS is too fragile, you do the wrong move and have to go to apple.

Both spy on you constantly (telemetry is just corporate speak for spyware).

Bootc based distros on the other hand have atomic updates that either work or roll back automatically, literally cannot brick your OS with a bad update, and container-based app isolation so nothing can fuck with your system

Windows: Telemetry everywhere, Recall screenshots, Copilot reading your files, OneDrive uploading everything, Microsoft account required, ads in OS

macOS: iCloud sync everything, Siri listening, "differential privacy" (trust us bro), walled garden lock-in, can't even install apps from outside App Store without jumping through hoops

bootc distros: No telemetry unless you explicitly enable it, no ads ever, no forced cloud sync, no AI reading your shit, no corporation owning your data, actual control over your computer

If you care even slightly about privacy (and you should because data breaches happen constantly and your data gets sold to data brokers who sell to anyone), this alone is sufficient reason to switch.

Try Aurora, or Bazzite if you're a gamer. Worst case you don't like it and go back to Windows. Best case you realize you've been getting scammed by Microsoft/Apple for decades and your computer actually works now.

If you're a bitcoiners still using windows or macOS, why?

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199 sats \ 1 reply \ @DarthCoin 15h

Using a Windows desktop in 2025 is total insanity. And I am telling you guys (those who still use a windows) that I was 20+ years IT sys admin managing windows servers and desktops. All these years I tried to change users mind to shift to Linux but was almost impossible, so I had to use also Windows for them.

And was a real pain in the ass, as admin you see the insanity of Microsoft every fucking day.

So I quit that day job, I couldn't support anymore that insanity.

For a normal user, there's no more excuse not to use a Linux desktop. You have absolutely everything you need to run as in a Windows desktop. And don't be scared, you don't have to use CLI commands in a terminal window. Many distros are just like Windows, point and click.

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @Solomonsatoshi 15h

Bitcoin and Linux have very similar attributes. They are superior in what they deliver to the individual user.

But, most people are sheep and the corporates have now largely captured both Bitcoin and Linux and use them to keep the slaves subservient.

What can you? I don't know.

Most people are sheep. Most people follow the crowd, like sheep to the slaughter.

78 sats \ 0 replies \ @OT 11h

I've been using Ubuntu for some time now. Want to get my Dad onto it as I think he'd really like the lack of adds and pop-up BS

10 sats \ 2 replies \ @siggy47 9h

I'm a boomer, and I use Ubuntu as my daily driver and nixOS for some other stuff. Ubuntu is really normie friendly at this point. Fifteen years ago I tried switching to Linux but quit after a few months. The past four years it is all I use. Windows literally drove me crazy with updates, bullshit bloat, etc. Ubuntu is actually easier at this point.

NixOS was a big learning curve for me. But, once it's set up the way you want, it really is very easy too.

36 sats \ 1 reply \ @DannyM OP 4h

I like nix, especially for servers, but this post was specifically about desktop, for normies.

I don't recommend a normie to run nix, Ubuntu, or really any distro where stuff can go wrong.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @DannyM OP 3h

If you tell a normie to run Linux, and something goes wrong, no matter how minor "it's your fault", and "Linux sucks". Their computer was "perfect" until you did that weird thing. You have now caused thermonuclear war.

That's why I think it only makes sense to recommend atomic distros (like bootc based ones), and why for the purpose built distro for my CCN tool I base on a bootc distro

50 sats \ 1 reply \ @d01abcb3eb 9h

Cool stuff! Never heard of bootc linux distros before. Gonna check it out for sure. Using Gentoo as my daily driver for more than a decade, so am not likely to change any time soon. But always fun to check out new seemingly sensible tech!

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @DannyM OP 4h

I'm a serial distro hopper on desktop. I've run tons of distros, my main laptop runs arch at the moment, used to be nix 2 years ago.

I get the benefits of gentoo, i do, the hardware specific optimizations are great if you wanna squeeze every last drop out of your CPU, and use flags are great, why use packages with features you don't need, it makes so much sense to me to just remove it.

Also openrc > systemd even if systemd is more widely used.

But I can't deal with the compile times, that's why I don't use Gentoo. Waiting HOURS for an update, while your CPU spikes at 100% is so utterly defeating to me.

I know you can use bins, but that defeats the point lol

20 sats \ 1 reply \ @SatAttack 5h

My main computer is a little beelink I got from Amazon. I live that little guy. I am so furious with windows 11 and needing a Microsoft account to do anything….

Can I put Linux on my little beelink and rid myself of windows without getting a new PC?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @DannyM OP 3h

Of course! Just figure out how to get into the bios, then from there boot from an aurora or bazzite flash drive.

Make backups. Especially if your PC isn't the most powerful, you will notice that it runs much better than windows

20 sats \ 0 replies \ @grimtechnet 5h

I have a dream to open a cyber cafe with linux PCs

10 sats \ 1 reply \ @Fenix 6h

I've been trying to convince a coworker to switch to Linux. He complains that his old laptop is in bad shape and that the solution is an SSD; while that would help, it won't fix the problem, and I've already shown him how user-friendly Linux is for normies. Even so, he prefers to keep using his laptop like an old, slow cart running Windows.

If you're a bitcoiners still using windows or macOS, why?

Because I spent good money on that thing before getting into the bitcoin world and really seeing what Apple is like. I haven't found buyers yet.

After selling it I will try openbsd as daily driver, because of reasons.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @DannyM OP 3h

If you're on modern apple hardware try asahi Linux. It's not the best experience, it has annoying bugs, and missing features, most of which could be solved in weeks if apple just released docs for their chips.

But it's better than macOS till you switch for good!

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @BlokchainB 11h

I agree I made the jump to Linux for my desktop.

It’s been easy but some things I am still getting use to.

System 76 running Pop_OS is a great place to start if you are new to Linux.