Why Desktop Linux Still Sucks in 2025

0:00 Intro 0:39 Application distribution is still bad 1:23 Over-reliance on the terminal 2:02 It's janky 2:43 Little profession software 3:28 Bad Support ### Transcript {ts:2} it's 2025 and Linux as a desktop OS still sucks and no that's not just my {ts:8} opinion lonus tval himself has called out its problems despite all the improvements over the years there are {ts:15} still major issues that make Linux a frustrating experience for the average user today we're diving into why Linux {ts:21} is still a bad desktop OS a while back I made a video called Linus tals on why desktop Linux SU {ts:30} which stirred up a lot of discussion since that video I've taken another look at Linux on the desktop and honestly the {ts:37} problems haven't gone away one of the biggest problems with desktop Linux is that self-updating apps basically don't … {ts:64} download an app from a website and it keeps itself s updated that's how desktop users expect software to work on {ts:71} Linux you're either stuck using a package manager that may not even have the latest version of an app or you're {ts:76} forced to manually deal with app Images flat packs or obscure dependencies it's a {ts:82} nightmare doing anything in Linux inevitably requires opening a terminal at some point and that's a terrible user {ts:90} experience even developers don't feel like busting out a terminal just to do basic tasks installing software fixing {ts:98} broken dependencies setting up drivers so many of these things still require running obscure commands that a normal … {ts:124} that's surprisingly easy to do on Linux a simple update and innocent package installation or uninstallation or even {ts:131} just changing a setting can sometimes lead to a completely broken system with no clear way to fix it and as I {ts:137} mentioned earlier a lot of these issues stem from the fact that you're forced to use the terminal a single mistype … {ts:186} versions but they're not reliable and they definitely don't offer the same level of performance or compatibility {ts:193} even when you do get Alternatives they often lack key features or Worse clients customers and co-workers are using {ts:199} Windows or Mac OS tools and you're stuck trying to make something compatible it's just not worth the {ts:207} headache and on top of that when things break on Linux and they will break it's rarely as simple as clicking repair or {ts:214} reinstalling a driver instead you'll find yourself scrolling through obscure Forum posts copying random terminal {ts:220} commands you don't understand and hoping that some guy's answer from 2014 still works if your Wi-Fi stops working get … {ts:250} Linux has its strengths it's powerful it's customizable and for developers and privacy conscious users it's amazing but {ts:257} as a desktop OS for the average person it's still a mess and the worst part A lot of these problems have been around {ts:264} for years with no real progress toward fixing them what do you think am I wrong let me know in the comments and if you