Anyone Linux users out there?

[notabitail]

APPL and Meta use linux. Since Apple dropped their X server line and got out of the datacenter space, they leverage linux bare metal and cloud providers for their footprint. Corprorate locations and their product dev teams still use macbooks, macstations, et al. Meta has been on linux since almost day one.

I figured both used Linux.
Meta also spied on people from almost day one.

 

[notabitail]

I haven't run a linux desktop for a minute, but my preferred WM is Enlightenment. I have to use a windows laptop for work, so it's all mtputty / ssh. At home, I run a windows battlestation with multiple testbed vm's running on virtualbox. (right now rocky 8 and 9, and an f37 install I haven't put a whole lot of time into at all yet). Works better for my use cases that way because I need windows for all of my photography and art project stuff (adobe creative cloud doesn't run on linux natively and video encoding in a virtualized windows instance in linux SUCKS.) Plus gaming is less hassle on windows. Fileserver is cent 6.9 right now while I wait for those drives, and I have a pi-hole inline between the cable modem and the house switch.

"Back in the day" when I was dong less management and architecture, the only windows box in the house was my gaming rig. As I've grown in my role over time, I'm more of a "right tool for the job" kind of guy these days. I still prefer linux for anything internet facing, but I'm not opposed to leveraging other operating systems for their strengths to get the job done right.

Have you tried Wine? I would assume Adobe wouldn't like it.

 

[azurbanclucker]

I figured both used Linux.
Meta also spied on people from almost day one.

https://imgur.com/NOFJLR1

 

[notabitail]

https://imgur.com/NOFJLR1

I should set that as a hotword for Google Assistant.

 

[notabitail]

I should set that as a hotword for Google Assistant.

 

[azurbanclucker]

Have you tried Wine? I would assume Adobe wouldn't like it.

Yes, it will run in wine but the performance is... not great. A windows VM is a better option (as long as your hardware's compatible and your drivers aren't crash-y), but it's simply Far more practical (for me specifically) to do it in windows natively and then let photoshop, premier, and lightroom eat. Premier in particular sucks virtualized. For some reason the codecs don't do well with virtualized GPU passthrough and it's a really painful and slow experience.

This is a "specific to my use case" thing. I get that not everyone has the same needs or requirements. For me, I've perfected my setup over the years to be as flexible as it can be without needing to be broken apart into multiple machines again. I haven't needed a rack in my office for 15 years, and I don't miss the noise or heat.

 

[notabitail]

Yes, it will run in wine but the performance is... not great. A windows VM is a better option (as long as your hardware's compatible and your drivers aren't crash-y), but it's simply Far more practical (for me specifically) to do it in windows natively and then let photoshop, premier, and lightroom eat. Premier in particular sucks virtualized. For some reason the codecs don't do well with virtualized GPU passthrough and it's a really painful and slow experience.

This is a "specific to my use case" thing. I get that not everyone has the same needs or requirements. For me, I've perfected my setup over the years to be as flexible as it can be without needing to be broken apart into multiple machines again. I haven't needed a rack in my office for 15 years, and I don't miss the noise or heat.

For my purposes, I have Linux on my main computer, and Windows on another for the purpose of using things like iTunes and jailbreak tools.
My mealworms could use the heat from your rack .

 

[Shabby Chic-Hens]

What is this?

 

[Shabby Chic-Hens]

What's linux?

X2

 

[Shadrach]

I haven't run a linux desktop for a minute, but my preferred WM is Enlightenment. I have to use a windows laptop for work, so it's all mtputty / ssh. At home, I run a windows battlestation with multiple testbed vm's running on virtualbox. (right now rocky 8 and 9, and an f37 install I haven't put a whole lot of time into at all yet). Works better for my use cases that way because I need windows for all of my photography and art project stuff (adobe creative cloud doesn't run on linux natively and video encoding in a virtualized windows instance in linux SUCKS.) Plus gaming is less hassle on windows. Fileserver is cent 6.9 right now while I wait for those drives, and I have a pi-hole inline between the cable modem and the house switch.

"Back in the day" when I was dong less management and architecture, the only windows box in the house was my gaming rig. As I've grown in my role over time, I'm more of a "right tool for the job" kind of guy these days. I still prefer linux for anything internet facing, but I'm not opposed to leveraging other operating systems for their strengths to get the job done right.

You do have a point about gaming. Play On Linux is a bit of a mess and Wine has never delivered as promised.