Minimalistic, until you try to connect Bluetooth headphones.
There are two types of developers:
Some use Linux.
Others have tried it and now know how important working Wi-Fi drivers are.
Linux is like that hip indie coffee bar that doesn’t have a menu because they want you to know what you want.
You say “simple drip coffee,” they say, “We only make single-origin cold brew with Yirgacheffe beans fermented at room temperature.”
Why so many developers swear (and curse) by Linux
Complete control – including crashes
No other operating system allows you to optimize your own setup in three lines of Bash, break it, and then spend hours begging for help on Reddit.
Do you want to configure your touchpad as a MIDI controller? It’s possible.
Do you want your system to automatically launch a Bash script upon booting, which launches a Python script, which launches a Node.js script, which opens your editor? It’s possible, too.
Does it make sense? It doesn’t matter.
Package managers! So many package managers!
apt, dnf, yum, pacman, zypper, snap, flatpak, brew, nix, guix, conda, pip, npm, cargo…
If you’ve ever wondered how many ways there are to install a text editor:
Linux has decided to support all of them simultaneously. And, of course, they’re all incompatible with each other.
Want to uninstall a package? Prepare for a puzzle where libxrandr is being held by a zombie process from 2016.
The desktop is optional
What other operating systems solve with a colorful interface and UX design, Linux solves with… nothing.
There’s a window manager called i3 where “moving a window” means editing a .config file and rebooting.
Want to know how to enable the microphone in Zoom on Linux? It’s easy:
1. Open alsamixer
2. Use the arrow keys to navigate to a window that looks like MS-DOS 6.2
3. Feel like a hacker – who can only whisper because the microphone still doesn’t work
Why Linux is fantastic on the server (and everywhere else… well)
On servers, Linux is divine. No desktop, no bloatware, no moving icons.
Just ssh in, run systemctl, start services – done.
That’s why half the internet runs on Linux. The other half runs on a Raspberry Pi in a computer science student’s closet – also Linux.
On the desktop, however? Linux is like a museum piece: fascinating, educational, but woe betide anyone who tries to work with it.
Conclusion: Linux is the Dark Souls of operating systems
It explains nothing.
It forgives nothing.
But those who master it feel like they have real control—not because it’s easy, but despite it.
And when it breaks (which it will), there’s nothing more satisfying than reading journalctl -xe at 2 a.m. like an ancient oracle.
Linux: No comfort, but character.
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