No, I don't need AI in everything, Microsoft. I would rather have my computers WORK than have Copilot spy on me and offer like no helpful information to me. For these reasons and more, in late 2025 I abandoned my sanity and started using Linux on a daily basis. Here is my experience with that.
Going into it, I had the expectation that I would have to use a terminal for literally everything. Obviously I was wrong, but it took a while for me to actually... check. Turns out Linux is only fully terminal-based if you're running a server or if you like hate yourself. Once I figured that out, I needed to actually do it, so I grabbed a flash drive and loaded up Rufus with an iso of Xubuntu
I regret starting with Xubuntu, oh my god. I only did that because it sounded familiar, I thought that was the one I used in my cybersecurity class in 2024 (I was very wrong btw) so I just did that. At it's core, there's nothing really WRONG with xfce, I just think it looks kinda dated? I know it is technically the newest version of ubuntu, but it felt bad. Also, for whatever reason after i installed Nvidia drivers, it never booted again. Oh well, I should just use arch, right? That's the right option, isn't it?
I couldn't even get Arch installed. Straight up. I was able to boot the installer and everything, but asking me to install an entire OS STEP-BY-STEP in a command line is just too much for my stupid little brain. When partitioning my drives, I accidentally wiped my installer USB and the whole thing crashed. My bad.
After that nightmare of an experience, I went back to the Ubuntu website and looked back over the different "flavors" of the OS. While looking, I saw Kubuntu, which looked modern, was actively maintained, and (the actual tipping point) had a cute little mascot. So, I downloaded it, flashed my good flash drive with the installer, and off I went.
There's a famous quote from the creator of Linux, Linus Torvalds. "So Nvidia, fuck you!" And after installing Linux on my main PC (with an RTX 3070) I FULLY get it. Out of the gate I was having driver problems. From the game I tested between Windows and Linux, Cyberpunk 2077 on high settings, my frames dropped from locked 60 to unplayable. I had to sit there for about an hour and a half in a terminal with CHrome open to actually get the drivers working. After that, the game actually ran (slightly) better than in Windows. Oh yeah, speaking of Windows
Even with Linux, I kept a small Windows partition for stuff that just didnt work in Linux, Like fortnite or smth. One day, I go into said Windows partition to update stuff, and then suddenly the screen just goes black. All my peripherals turn off, and I get a bad feeling in my gut. I boot my PC again, and I was greeted with a wonderful message: No bootable partitions found. Lovely. Somehow, Windows managed to knock out both of my drives in such a bafflingly short amount of time. So I then spend the rest of my day reinstalling Windows 11 and Kubuntu. Only gave Windows about 300 GB, while I have Linux 2.7 TB. Now I literally only use Windows for Fortnite.
Linux isn't that scary. It's a bit hard to get used to, yes, but with the right flavor (and maybe a youtube video or two) you can make the experience much easier and less stressful. Just don't be that asshole who goes around policing others because they don't use Linux or your flavor of Linux. Nobody likes those people.