Replying to an expletive-laden post like this is usually counter-productive. The person who wrote it is usually angry, and anger leads to hyperbole. Anyway...
> I have wasted years of my life troubleshooting both Windows and Linux and let me tell you, there is no comparison...
> ...In order to figure out what the problem was, I had to download and install Microsoft's WinDbg utility and analyze a fucking MEMORY.DMP file...
> ...problem was Dell's own SupportAssist software...
This is like claiming you "had" to buy an ODBII diagnostic tool to figure out what was wrong with your car. Turns out? It was a flat tire. But Honda doesn't tell you that!
1) Manufacturer-installed software has been known to be shoddy for a long time. The first thing I do when I fix a client's computer is I reinstall a fresh OEM Windows 10, and skip all but the essential drivers. Dell's "SupportAssist" (or the HP or Lenovo equivalent) has no place in my world.
2) Uninstalling unnecessary applications and drivers is easy on Windows, so why not do it as a good first diagnostic step? The mind boggles that someone who can handle WinDbg (then again, calling it a "weird debugging tools" might point to otherwise) wouldn't know this...
> The troubleshooting process is worse than Windows
> It took me ten years to fully switch from Windows to Linux
Author says their 10+ years of just switching to Linux (and presumably more using it full-time) enable them to debug Linux with ease. Author doesn't demonstrate that for someone who has less than 10 years of Linux experience, they would be able to debug it with ease.
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[ 2.9 ms ] story [ 11.1 ms ] thread> I have wasted years of my life troubleshooting both Windows and Linux and let me tell you, there is no comparison...
> ...In order to figure out what the problem was, I had to download and install Microsoft's WinDbg utility and analyze a fucking MEMORY.DMP file...
> ...problem was Dell's own SupportAssist software...
This is like claiming you "had" to buy an ODBII diagnostic tool to figure out what was wrong with your car. Turns out? It was a flat tire. But Honda doesn't tell you that!
1) Manufacturer-installed software has been known to be shoddy for a long time. The first thing I do when I fix a client's computer is I reinstall a fresh OEM Windows 10, and skip all but the essential drivers. Dell's "SupportAssist" (or the HP or Lenovo equivalent) has no place in my world.
2) Uninstalling unnecessary applications and drivers is easy on Windows, so why not do it as a good first diagnostic step? The mind boggles that someone who can handle WinDbg (then again, calling it a "weird debugging tools" might point to otherwise) wouldn't know this...
> The troubleshooting process is worse than Windows
> It took me ten years to fully switch from Windows to Linux
Author says their 10+ years of just switching to Linux (and presumably more using it full-time) enable them to debug Linux with ease. Author doesn't demonstrate that for someone who has less than 10 years of Linux experience, they would be able to debug it with ease.