# Linux Users Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Dev Env & Tools\ **Tags:** linux\ **Created:** [August 5, 2019, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/linux-users-thread/24466 "2019-08-05T17:28:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6
**Author:** ![nroi](https://forum.elixirforum.com/user_avatar/forum.elixirforum.com/nroi/32/15015_2.png) [@nroi](https://forum.elixirforum.com/u/nroi)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2019, 10:39am UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/linux-users-thread/24466/6 "2019-08-06T10:39:13Z")
I appreciate the simplicity and customizability about it. Of course this doesn’t apply to Linux as a whole, it depends on what distribution and desktop environment (or window manager) you choose. After a period of distro-hopping and trying out different window managers, I finally settled with ArchLinux + i3, and some of the things that I appreciate are: - Very few things happen unless you do them explicitly: the operating system doesn’t force you to run updates, it doesn’t just run them automatically, and it doesn’t send your data to the OS vendor. - Things don’t change and disrupt your workflow for no good reason: I read heated discussions about ubuntu putting window buttons from right to left, and then back from left to right. I see Windows 8, with an interface designed for touch devices, being used primarily on desktop devices. And I just don’t care, because the appearance of i3 hasn’t changed since its inception. - It’s a system that doesn’t attempt to hide everything from you, do everything “automagically”, and then screw up so badly that you’re completely helpless and just reinstall the damn thing. I don’t claim that I never have any issues with Linux, but the difference is: 1. When things go wrong on Linux, it’s usually because I have screwed things up myself. So I feel in control, kind of. 2. Even if I don’t immediately know how to fix it, at least I have an idea how to troubleshoot the problem. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/linux-users-thread/24466)._