Solid rant. The amazing thing is how quickly people learn to live with whatever they currently have. It explains iPhone users.

EndeavourOS is the way to go, btw.

Most of what you said went a bit over my head. I have the Topping E2x2 audio interface. I did some testing of each setting combination on Windows. And it just works. I’m definitely using settings the hardware supports. Linux just doesn’t seem mature in this area.

No. This is a multi purpose pc. Gaming, audio, work, VM. On windows this is fine but not on Linux. Not sure an RT kernel is good for my use case.

Using pipewire. It depends on which settings I use for the sample and bit rate. On windows I can use almost any combination, and baring a few older games, there is no stuttering or breakup. In Linux I find only specific sample and bit rates work well. The others cause stuttering and audio drops.

Also changing sample and bit rates is not straightforward. I’ve found utils that help but the only reliable way I’ve found is to edit the configs then restart the service.

I agree. Most of my graphics issues were related to my DE choice. KDE plasma has been by far the best in this regard.

Hmm, if not straight Arch then EndeavourOS or CachyOS first.

That’s the intended goal of big tech AI orgs. AI is a weapon and is sold to governments using fear as the key motivator. It is the same as any other weapons manufacturer. The military budget has few constraints and corporations know this. AI won’t fail. Governments will make sure of it because they will be dependent on it, just likes all other weapons.

Audio. As much as windows has issues, it is not hard to get good latency. The same process is it less accessible to most users. A reliable gui is needed.

VST’s and their associated DRM is a blocker but not the fault of Linux. The same is true for hardware that can only be properly configured with a windows or Mac only tool. These problems need a critical mass of users, and a legal requirement to support Linux for mainstream products. (EU, I’m talking to you)

My title was intentionally flipant. But I thin the automatic assumption that command line is always fine for linux desktop needs to evolve. Not to say it hasn’t, but there are definitely some basic gaps.

It is a flipant remark to suggest that devs should build a GUI or not bother develope at all.