Kptech

Linux. Linux. Linux. It is not for the easy going that is for sure. Your choice to move over Linux can be almost as powerful as a religious movement. It can also be as painful as a punch in the gut.

Linux isn’t for everyone. For instance if you need to you Microsoft Office you will are not likely use Linux (even with the Open Office Alternative). It just won’t work.

Here are 5 more reasons why Linux may not be for you.

1. You need Microsoft Products.

If you need products such as Microsoft Office, Windows Live Messenger, or Windows Movie Maker you probably won’t be using Linux. Even though there are free replacements for these (Open Office, Pidgin, Kino) This is just if you need these products. If you look at these names and say “eh” then Linux might still be for you.

2. You don’t like change

If you like the way Windows or OSX works Graphically then Linux may not be for you. In Linux you have GUI’s such as Gnome,KDE, and a few others. These new interfaces has a learning curve and take time to figure out. Almost always you need to change settings for your graphics cards or change compiz settings. This shouldn’t be a major problem to people who really want to switch to Linux, but if you need the Taskbar or the OSX specific dock then you might want to shy away from Linux.

3. Your afraid of the command line.

Some people will disagree with me, but I think that in order to use Linux you need to know a little Bash command line. Even the GUI installs of programs are sometimes easier to compile and install programs. If you don’t know simple commands such as –ls or –cd or sudo. You might want to spend some time learning the command line. Bottom line, if the command line scares you then Linux may not be for you.

4. You can’t give back to the community.

This isn’t a completely true, but this is the mind set of the Linux community. If you find something or create something useful you might want to post something on a forum or create a blog on how to do it, or where to download it. You should give back to the community.

You don’t need to do this to use Linux, but it is what the community feels you should do. So if you don’t like giving back then Linux may not be for you.

5. You can’t take the time to learn.

Distributions try to make Linux as friendly to windows switchers as possible, but it is still a major learning curve. Changing from Windows to Linux can take time. So if you really do not want to fully commit to the change or take the time to learn then you might want to hold of on Linux.

(If you liked this post, tell me because I will do a post on 5 reasons why Linux might be for you.)