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Those type of debates miss the point.
Android Tablets and Phones are Linux machines. Chromebooks are Linux machines. Mac, iPhones and iPads are Unix machines. Your smart TV/PVR/Kodi box is a Linux machine. The PS4 is a Linux machine. The NES and SNES Minis are Linux machines.
You may not know they are Linux because they have achieved their aim of being usable without being exposed to the command line
The only things that aren't Linux machines are essentially now the XBox and Windows 10 and even Windows 10 now optionally includes Linux as it's now becoming essential for developers to get work done.
Desktop PCs are rapidly becoming something that's largely only of interest to software developers who will spend all their time at the command line anyway ( Use a Mac, but I have 4 terminals open at the moment)
Offset "(Emp) - a little heavy on the hyperbole."
Not sure I agree with that.
I've got a Windows 7 laptop that's completely fucked due to a Windows update and because I don't have the install media or licence key it's now a paperweight unless I put more effort into it than I can be bothered to invest reinstalling it all and getting it set up. I've had multiple experiences along those lines.
Never had a problem with getting Ubuntu working, but then I do understand the command line. To my mind switching to a Linux desktop and then complaining that you have to use the command line and it's doesn't work properly is a bit like switching to a motorbike, but refusing to use the engine and then complaining it's not as fast as your pedal bike. The command line is the point, that's why Microsoft have just added the Linux command line to Windows.
I'd argue that the Chromebook / iPad does that for 90% of consumers these days.
My wife has had a Chromebook for the last couple of years and has never been happier, or required less support from me.
I don't think I'd bother trying to do serious AV stuff on Linux, but that's not an issue for most users.
I think I will try a few distros on a pen drive though and if I get it working via one of those I can make the switch I do really like the idea of a streamlined machine with just the stuff on it I actually want and use.
I've also got a Mac, but it doesn't run VMware so well.
The good thing about VMs is that you can create little "appliance" VMs to do specific tasks' I've even got a couple of old XP ones to run legacy sotware.
Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
Prior to that, I had the Windows version of Reaper working just fine. I also use Harrison Mixbus...which, believe it or not, is based on the open source Ardour DAW.
I just rebuilt my laptop with Ubuntu, and for shits and giggles - prompted by this thread - I decided to do it all using the GUI and no command line stuff (except my dev tools, which are based in the command line and don't really count). Took about an hour and a half to do the lot, with no "indecipherable command line" stuff. Admittedly, it would've been done in about an hour if I'd used the command line, but still...contrast that with the amount of time it'd take you to install any given version of Windows with all the service packs, updates and drivers etc - last time I did it, it was about 7 hours after all the reboots; in most Linux distros, that's all pretty much automatic. It also detected our wireless printers and automatically installed them, as well as the various media devices we've got kicking around the house (including the TV).
What is it you like about the UX2? If it's the software that comes with it, then you won't get that on Linux anyway. However, looking at the kernel source code, it seems as though the Line 6 drivers for all PODs, Toneports and Variax devices were updated 3 months ago - no idea what the state of them is, but there's a good chance that it'll be plug 'n' play with an up-to-date version of Linux.
If that doesn't work, then you'll probably just have to accept that you're not going to be using Linux any time soon I'm afraid...with the best will in the world, there's little mileage in folk spending time developing drivers for very old hardware in a niche market More modern interfaces are designed to be class-compliant, meaning that they work with a well-supported standard and thus will work with (almost) any device.
That said, if you ever feel a need to upgrade, or your UX2 stops working, I can give you some pointers on stuff that'll work within almost any budget.
https://line6.com/supportarchivenew/thread/4031/
https://sourceforge.net/p/line6linux/code/HEAD/tree/
Are you saying that switching to Linux as a user that doesn't want to use the CLI is pointless then ?
Offset "(Emp) - a little heavy on the hyperbole."
Windows has sorted out the Installation time, it takes less than an hour on any decent laptop.
Continuing on from the Linux being more stable argument, it isn't significantly more stable than Windows, yes I have had an automatic Windows update break things, but I've had the same with manual updates on Linux. The issue with stability isn't with Windows itself, just look at Windows Server which is pretty much rock solid.
The real issue is that it is being used as a Desktop OS where software is being installed and changed a lot and users aren't trained to use everything 100% correctly. Linux has the same issues when used on the Desktop
I like Linux and use it a lot for development work, but a lot of the arguments for it are either outdated or just plain incorrect.
For most of the things I do, the Windows Subsystem for Linux works fine, I've even set mine up to let me run GUI programs in it.