I write a lot about pop (looking back on previous posts). Why is that? Well honestly, since the BeOS came out almost 2 decades ago, Pop!_OS has become my favorite desktop operating system.
Pop! just works. That's really all there is to it. It installs and updates flawlessly. It handles my NVidia card like a champ. I can play many of my favorite games either through Steam/Proton or PlayOnLinux/WINE.
If have been using Linux off and on (as well as BSD) for a decade or so. I have used Mac OS 7,8,9 and X... I have used OS/2... mostly WARP... I have used AmigaOS/Workbench... and of course I have used Windows in all its iterations.
I like Linux. It is a decent kernel and the posix libraries and interfaces that are wrapped into it are solid. I enjoy the WIDE range of software (most of it free) that is available. I enjoy the modern UIs that are available.
Over the years the "year of linux" has been a running joke. But to be straight forward, Linux is ready. It is just a "different" OS and people need to get used to it, kind of like switching from Windows to a MAC or the other way around. There are differences and similarities. But in the end Linux meets all of my needs and more and it is as cheap as air.
On top of that, POP!_OS is just the distro (distribution of linux) that speaks to me personally. I enjoy its look and feel, it's handling of proprietary drivers, its stability, etc. It is solid.
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