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Wassup nerds, it's me, Luke Smith.

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So there are 2 types of computer users out there,

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people who use MacOS and people who use Windows OS.

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Now currently, I use neither, because I am using Linux.

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"Oh my gosh, the sun here is so bright, I can't see anything."

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Now you might be wondering, what's Linux, I've never heard of it?

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Well that's because Linux has less than 4% marketshare while Windows and MacOS takes the leaderboard.

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Now the reason why people use MacOS and Windows is because it's sold with the computer and it's easy to use.

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When you go to Walmart, or Costco, or Best Buy and you buy a prebuilt laptop,

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it most likely has Windows or MacOS pre-installed on it,

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so these 2 OSes are people defaults.

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Also, ease of use.

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Most people in the world aren't tech savvy, 

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they just want to browse the web, send emails, print documents, and etc…

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Windows and MacOS do a very good job at hiding the systems guts and presenting everything by a gui,

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because of that, people who've been through lobatamies can use the 2 OSes because the ux is just so straightforward.

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Now to answer the question, why do I use Linux?

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Most people use Windows and MacOS,

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why do I use an os that not that many people pay attention to?

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Well, it's because I want to,

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it seems like a very fun hobby,

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and it's also because I don't like the 2 other OSes.

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Despite being called “Windows”, you can't even look inside the source code, it's proprietary. 

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The OS is slow because of bloat, 

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a Microsoft Account is required to install it,

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telemetry,

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ads in the start menu,

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removed features, and etc…

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On MacOS,

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and I've only used this at school because I don't have a MacBook.

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It's easy to use and simplistic,

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but because they focus so much on simplicity,

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there are basic features like Window snapping not present,

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and you need to find a 3rd party alternative to get things going.

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Both of them are paid, close source, and have little to no customization.

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Those are my reasons on why I’m on Linux.

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I often hear that people who use Windows or MacOS say that Linux is HARD,

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and that is true at times because some things don’t work out of the box,

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but it’s also because your brain doesn’t work out of the box.

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A lack of understanding pretty much.

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From my understanding, Linux is a kernel, aka, the systems guts.

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It was made in 1991 by Linus Torvalds

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and it was closed source at first but then open source and because of that,

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there are Linux Distros aka Distrobutions,

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pretty much operating systems based on the Linux kernel.

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There are distrobutions like:

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Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Pop_OS, Zorin OS, Fedora, Manjaro, and many more,

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like 600 Linux distros,

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because Linux is free as in price and in freedom,

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because you can mess around with the source code.

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So I don’t use an operating system called “Linux”

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like what you call MacOS and WindowsOS.

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I use a distro of it, but people say Linux because it’s the foundation.

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So there are 600 distros out there,

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nice,

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that’s a lot of options,

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but what distro do I use?

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On my All-in-one desktop, I use Kubuntu

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and on my laptop, I use Linux Mint.

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These are distrobutions based off of Ubuntu

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and because of that, these are the easy to use Linux Distros that I use.

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My experience on Linux so far is easy because I use Kubuntu and Mint.

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Linux distros come in all shapes and sizes,

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some are easy, some are hard.

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The hard Linux distros are Arch and Gentoo,

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these are DIY distros where you build or compile your own distro.

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These are popular distros because people just wanna flex,

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but not everyone uses them.

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To me, when you’re saying “Linux is difficult”,

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I think you’re comparing a Arch to Windows or something.

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So what are the upsides to using Linux?

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There are 3 things that come to my mind.

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Security, Lightweightness, and Customization.

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There are times when I have gotten a virus on my Windows laptop,

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and since I use Windows, they track my user activity.

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From what I read, Macs don't track you and have less viruses,

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but I'm not gonna spend 2 grand on a laptop am I?

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Windows has more viruses because it's popular and the source code is hidden,

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therefore it's slower to fix problems.

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On Linux, it's not that popular,

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but since the source code is open,

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you can look for bugs and issues and fix them yourself instead of waiting for Windows to fix stuff for you…

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So for Windows users who worry about privacy, switching to Linux might just be a no-brainer.

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"Oh my gosh, there's a shadow here"

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The 2nd reason is that Linux is more lightweight than Windows and MacOS.

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If you're running low spec hardware,

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Linux can breathe new life into your computer because of low spec requirements.

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Windows eats up a lot of ram and you can't even install MacOS on any laptop.

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For something that's free and open source,

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it's pretty awesome to see the affects it can do on your computer.

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Goes to show how bloated proprietary software can be.

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The third reason is customization.

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On Macs, you can't customize or install themes,

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it's locked down and I guess it's so that you don't break anything.

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Windows is much more customizable than MacOS,

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but on Windows 11, 

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you can't even move your taskbar to the left or right,

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what the heck?

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Ok, Editors note here,

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I forgot to say something about Linux.

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So I am using the KDE Plasma Desktop Environment,

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which is a style of how your desktop looks.

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In my settings,

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I can easily change the:

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I can easily change the: colors,

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I can easily change the: colors, window decorations,

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I can easily change the: colors, window decorations, icons,

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it’s so easy.

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And look, I can move my taskbar around!

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So the downsides to Linux, what are they?

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To me, it's compatiblility and ease of use.

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Some people have this thinking that, 

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“anything can work on any computer, it doesn't matter the operating system”.

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But the truth is, computers are not the same.

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Programs that work on Mac will work on Mac, 

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and programs that work on Windows will work on Windows.

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Because Windows and Mac are so popular,

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developers develop the programs and apps on those platforms

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and Linux gets left out because the Linux userbase is so small,

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there's no incentive. 

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On Windows, that's where all the games are being developed, 

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all the graphics drivers work. 

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No joke, 

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when I installed DaVinci Resolve on Fedora,

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I had to use the terminal to install dependencies to get it working.

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But on Windows, it just works right out of the box.

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Why?!

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Which gets me into my 2nd downside, ease of use.

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Sometimes when something goes wrong, you have to open up a terminal to fix things.

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For advanced users, this isn't an issue, 

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but for the average Joe out there, this can be daunting.

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Personally for me though,

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I can deal with this because it is convenient to type in a command than to open up settings,

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but it does stress me out a lot at times.

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But yeah, I am a Linux boi.

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I have switched back to Windows for some days,

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but then I switched BACK to Linux because I got familiar with Kubuntu and Mint,

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I kinda forgot how to use Windows tbh.

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My biggest challenges are playing video games as some games are not supported, 

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especially multi-player titles,

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and softwares I might need like DaVinci Resolve that I have issues with.

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That’s why I’m using Kdenlive to edit this video.

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But even with downsides,

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Linux has improved a lot since the Vista days

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and I hope for more work to be done on it

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so that people can consider it as a viable alternative to Mac or Windows…