I feel like a lot of people might have missed the point that OP makes so because i share it, I'll reiterate it.
Linux doesn't "just work" in the way that Win 10 does. I think OP is pointing more at the out of box experience, setting it up inititally (because he refers to drivers etc), not the adding software on part.
my experience is with Ubuntu and Mint.
My problems were always with stuff that should just work. Bluetooth drivers are in an appalling state. they dont work out of the box, i can't pair my msft keyboard and mouse to either. I could only get mono audio on my sennheiser usb headset. I run a USB c hub to control my peripherals, but there are no drivers for it. power management issues, fans spinning constantly.
stuff that should just work. go back to windows 95 and 98, you could just plug anything into it and it'd mostly work. the driver library must have been colossal. but its just not there for linux.
in terms of the software experience, the thing that attracts me to linux is not having to tinker. Snaps, to get what i need working up and running. and yet all the die hard linux fans are not fans of snaps.
and back in the windows camp, lets look at windows terminal. it integrates with clipboard history which is native in windows, but you've got to mess with linux to get the same running. people say you've got more choice in linux because its not bundled, but when its bundled and it just works, its hard to argue with.
all imo and i get that some people want to spend a couple of weeks setting their OS up. I'd probably put that effort in if i could use backup and restore points as easily as in windows (3rd party software admittedly). i'll also admit to having never tried arch or read the wiki. i think i'll go look at that next.
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I feel like a lot of people might have missed the point that OP makes so because i share it, I'll reiterate it.
Linux doesn't "just work" in the way that Win 10 does. I think OP is pointing more at the out of box experience, setting it up inititally (because he refers to drivers etc), not the adding software on part.
my experience is with Ubuntu and Mint.
My problems were always with stuff that should just work. Bluetooth drivers are in an appalling state. they dont work out of the box, i can't pair my msft keyboard and mouse to either. I could only get mono audio on my sennheiser usb headset. I run a USB c hub to control my peripherals, but there are no drivers for it. power management issues, fans spinning constantly.
stuff that should just work. go back to windows 95 and 98, you could just plug anything into it and it'd mostly work. the driver library must have been colossal. but its just not there for linux.
in terms of the software experience, the thing that attracts me to linux is not having to tinker. Snaps, to get what i need working up and running. and yet all the die hard linux fans are not fans of snaps.
and back in the windows camp, lets look at windows terminal. it integrates with clipboard history which is native in windows, but you've got to mess with linux to get the same running. people say you've got more choice in linux because its not bundled, but when its bundled and it just works, its hard to argue with.
all imo and i get that some people want to spend a couple of weeks setting their OS up. I'd probably put that effort in if i could use backup and restore points as easily as in windows (3rd party software admittedly). i'll also admit to having never tried arch or read the wiki. i think i'll go look at that next.