Tell one thing that you miss after switching from another OS to Linux.

For me, it's Shared GPU memory.

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One of the only things I miss from winblows is how I can download an exe or msi installation file and just install.
I mean, I do enjoy getting things installed via cli through a repository, but I suck at installing from source for those things that don't have a deb installer or an appimage or something similar.
Otherwise, not much right now other than the fact I cannot figure out how to get the headphone jack to work on my laptop (galaxy book 3), leading to me having to use bluetooth headphones and my OS sometimes deciding I don't need the high fidelity audio profile options, making everything sound like ass.
- I can't imagine going back to having to manage my installations and software updates manually. I now have someone that downloads, tests and packages every new version with my operating system, and OS upgrades are likely to have been rolled out over a few channels until when it hits stable, it's probably known to work well (in non-cutting edge distros).
  I wouldn't want to go back to having to keep track of when a package updates and download it from some site that may or may not be the authors, and then hope to hell Microsoft actually does something approaching quality control on their janky, security-through-obscurity OS before releasing an update that proceeds to brick my machine.
- I'm beginning to see the value in flatpack. It brings that kind of experience.
  
  Absolutely, as a Linux uswr if only 18 months it was a complete balls up me trying to install Signal from tje shitty instructions. Their website, a seasoned Linux user in the forum said how he could see how I was confused becase the command lines on the Singnal website to do the install all ran together, since then it's been fine but just Flatpak FFS.
  
  Interesting. I think signal is maintained in the arch repository so it was easy for me.
  EasyEffects was the one where flatpack saved me. Bought a cheap headset, needed boost on mic gain.

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