Solid rant. The amazing thing is how quickly people learn to live with whatever they currently have. It explains iPhone users.

EndeavourOS is the way to go, btw.

Most of what you said went a bit over my head. I have the Topping E2x2 audio interface. I did some testing of each setting combination on Windows. And it just works. I’m definitely using settings the hardware supports. Linux just doesn’t seem mature in this area.

No. This is a multi purpose pc. Gaming, audio, work, VM. On windows this is fine but not on Linux. Not sure an RT kernel is good for my use case.

Using pipewire. It depends on which settings I use for the sample and bit rate. On windows I can use almost any combination, and baring a few older games, there is no stuttering or breakup. In Linux I find only specific sample and bit rates work well. The others cause stuttering and audio drops.

Also changing sample and bit rates is not straightforward. I’ve found utils that help but the only reliable way I’ve found is to edit the configs then restart the service.

I agree. Most of my graphics issues were related to my DE choice. KDE plasma has been by far the best in this regard.

Hmm, if not straight Arch then EndeavourOS or CachyOS first.

Audio. As much as windows has issues, it is not hard to get good latency. The same process is it less accessible to most users. A reliable gui is needed.

VST’s and their associated DRM is a blocker but not the fault of Linux. The same is true for hardware that can only be properly configured with a windows or Mac only tool. These problems need a critical mass of users, and a legal requirement to support Linux for mainstream products. (EU, I’m talking to you)

I always thought they should have a 15 second gif for each DE showing off the general form factor. That looks and feel is all most people care about.

Until Adobe patch’s the installer and licencing server to prevent it from working at all. (Too cynical?)

He bloody better. I’m dreaming of the day he gets convicted of treason and you lot hand him the death penalty. Pretty sure that shit would get televised.

It’s a wildcard, but T seems obvious to me.

Breaking the Light barrier so we can get off this rock and spread ourselves out. Eggs in one basket is crazy when applied at a species level.

The USA is made up of such wide ranging diversity but represented by 2 teams of mostly white old folks. You need to destroy both parties and form at least 5 new ones.

America has so much to be proud of, and the current shit show the US government is right now should not be allowed to taint the great, music, art, or culture Americans have created. It is just a shame so much of what comes out of the US these days, and most western nations to be fair, is over processed landfill.

I’m hopeful for change, I just worry about my patience for it.

Wayland development continues to push forward. Currently it works better than X11 in 95% or setups, and it won’t be long before it covers 99.5%. X11 is legacy now, and Wayland works perfectly for the vast majority of users and is only improving. The time to move on is coming.

For legacy use cases there will be an alternative X11 DE you can use for a long time yet.

Department of indoctrination

Or just

Reeducation camps

I have the same multiple monitor issue. I have an ultrawide on display port, and a smaller monitor on hdmi. Boot messages default to the ultrawide but the login prompt also defaults to the secondary display. Minor thing I know, but irritating.

Happy to test if you do.

Barrels!