This is a response to this reddit post.
You're in luck because I'm less than sober and love helping people switch to The Great People's Operating System. There are a few things that are a bit weird coming out the gate that took me a while to realize so I'm going to try and explain the freedom you have when switching from closed source operating systems.
If you're not having fun as a CS major running Linux you're doing it wrong. You can put as much or as little effort into the OS and really you'll learn stuff about how your software works that you never though you would. I love this shit. It's why I cringe when I use anything else. It's a drug. If something is really bothering you ask around and there's usually a solution. If not there's a compromise. If not there's bug reports and contacting d