Sunday 04 January 2026
It's that time of year again when everyone is talking about whether this is the year of Linux. It has always been a meme for such a long time since 2016. But tbh it still has always been the year of Linux since the dawn of time.
Historically, though, Linux is the easiest operating system that easily helps people connect to the internet with any sort of hardware in the mid-late 90s and towards the year 2000's. Much more affordable than Windows 98-2000.
It sits side by side with Mac and Windows, and especially the unix bsd os.
What got me into installing Linux was in October 2015, when I asked Google if there was a free operating system that I could download, and it gave me Ubuntu. It was the coolest feeling ever. It ran well on a 2009 Celeron laptop with 2gb lol.. It ran better than Windows Vista lol. A year or so ago, I installed Debian, and then I started to learn how the terminal works. I then compute on a terminal command line on the i3 window manager. Years later, I am using Arch Linux i3wm.
Even during the Windows 10 hysteria, it will never compete with Linux in a long shot.
Linux can run on a bare minimum of 1GB of RAM. I would suggest a 64-bit CPU, 2008-present.
Arch Linux i3wm will eat 512mb when being Idle or watching an MP4 video. When browsing the web, it will eat at 768MB-1GB of RAM. So you will have plenty of RAM to go with.
It doesn't matter what Linux OS you're using; just use the one that is easy for you to remember.
Sadly, the problem is that some one-man projects for a Linux build are a grueling job. Last year, the main guy who does the PSX emulator Duckstation called it quits for the Flathub build because of a stupid idiot who emailed him about these idiotic comments. So yeah, be nice to these people!!!.
Another problem is that you never know when these people will quit developing. If they suddenly stop updating Arch Linux, Debian, or any Linux OS.
I don't think Linux has better archive programs compared to Windows, but that's ok lol. Might I be wrong?
Does this mean that it's Doom? Uhh, not really, but just enjoy surfing the net.
Do I need to Dump windows 10/11 ??
You don't need to dump your Windows key or Windows 10 computer at all lol haha. Windows is a good operating system for archival purposes. Keep all your exe programs on it for the archive. You can always enjoy your GOG games on Windows 10 or 11.
If you're a gamer?
ehhh doesn't matter, just choose which one works for you. It doesn't really matter. But what does matter is if you want the feature?
Summary
- What's great about using Linux?
- You aren't being bothered with sudden updates lol
- Eats less Ram and CPU resources
- and it's!!! Free!!!!