The rise of Linux desktop is inevitable — it’s time music software developers got on board

[NWSM]

Developers are already on board - they already lost their innocence to a Penguin.

Over 900 plugins made for Linux.
U-HE just solved Linux Audio Plugin (well some others work real good too like VenoMode).
But not everyone opens the secret book "how to build audioplugins for Linux that just dont crash and not eating CPU"
- well thats not a real book.

I can just talk about my system and my experience. I tried 6 times to switch to Linux and now I am in.
That Windows BS is absolut weird. So I choose the other weirdness and its not Rocket Science.

Some Big Player will follow the Penguin (watch my thread), some very Big Player don't care like NI, iZotope, SoftTube and those who build extraordinary Plugins like Omnisphere and Falcon will not come over - yet.

DAW: Bitwig, Reaper, Renoise, Bespoke, Ardour and well some more unknown LMMS, Zrythm, Waveform.

Thats just a lot of Fun and Ways to make Music on a kinda nerdy and trusty Operating System
with just a bit less Plugins to choose from but that keep you away from GAS.

Sure THE GOOD Linux of these 300 Distro's should grow faster and come to daylight.
Now they feel the Issue of having too much.

[legendCNCD]

Not much to use if all the distros I tested slow down after 30-60 minutes until I have to wait for several minutes just for the start menu to open, even on a modern machine with a strong CPU and plenty of RAM. Some distros like Mint can be woken up again after standby/hibernation, others like CachyOS need to be restarted. The cache system is broken, just like the scheduler. Maybe compiling your own kernel is the solution (Something everyone highly recommended) but I don't care anymore. I rather go back to Atari TOS than trying to turn a Linux desktop distro into something useful. I don't want to tinker endlessly ("Best car ever!"), I want a tool that works if I need it.

If that happened on Windoz, wouldn't you be using the task manager to see what's going on? Sounds like some app you're using has a memory leak. Maybe stay off those porn sites?

In 17 years of using linux distros, I've never experienced those kinds of slowdowns.

I have. Several times, all in the GUI.

[Largos]

I did... but more importantly...

Why are all your responses so sullen and serious? You're supposed to be british. Cricky, act like one!

Few years ago you were writing essays on linuxmusicians about your views on pipewire, trying to lecture the creator with your uninformed takes. Fast forward to 2026 and you've only just tried it and just because you saw on youtube that MX linux has a bug, which is most likely specific to that distro, so you can reproduce it and that's it, you were right all along about pipewire. Don't worry, no one can possibly take you seriously. Which is lucky for you with your weird mental roleplays about grand daughters.

[uOpt]

Pipewire certainly doesn't require systemd.

Ask my install on FreeBSD.

[Zeisner]

Obviously if that's your experience then you'd be daft to continue of course but please try and appreciate that's not a common issue before writing linux off for everyone.

I didn't.

[Zeisner]

If that happened on Windoz, wouldn't you be using the task manager to see what's going on?

What makes you think I didn't?

Sounds like some app you're using has a memory leak.

Nope.

Maybe stay off those porn sites?

If malware causes all those issues then it must come with all those distros. I wouldn't be surprised...

https://micahflee.com/backdoored-linux- ... checksums/

[procrastive]

If that happened on Windoz, wouldn't you be using the task manager to see what's going on?

What makes you think I didn't?

Well if you did, you should have seen a process with massive memory or cpu usage causing the problem, no?

[Zeisner]

There is no such application. It's the OS itself. If I don't start any application (Not even the text editor) or access any files (Which includes just opening a folder with files) I can delay the slowdown but that's it. I tried every single tip I could find on the web (minus compiling my own kernel) to speed up those distros but the only thing that worked is standby/hibernation (and restarting of course). Accessing (many) files will slow down the machine faster (and also causes freezes and crashes). Quickly starting, closing and restarting applications also slows down the machine faster. Works even with the text editor. All of that with distros installed from ISOs burned to DVDs and with no internet connection and therefore no additional applications which could cause those issues. Just the naked distros themselves.

[procrastive]

Even if it is the OS itself, the task manager will show you its component processes, and which of those is consuming excessive resources, or if you prefer the terminal, top or htop and others will do the same. It doesn't look like you've tried to troubleshoot these problems at all.

So what are the results of those?

[Zeisner]

It doesn't look like you've tried to troubleshoot these problems at all.

No, you just want it to be this way so you can keep claiming that Linux is perfect and that I must have caused those issues somehow. Typical Linux fanboy behavior. It's pointless to talk to you.

[procrastive]

Sounds more to me like you have some weird hardware problem that you refuse to troubleshoot and would rather blame the OS and spread FUD.

I agree that it's pointless to continue engaging with you. Enjoy your Windows experiences. I would advise you to stop trying any linux distros.

[audiojunkie]

If malware causes all those issues then it must come with all those distros. I wouldn't be surprised...

https://micahflee.com/backdoored-linux- ... checksums/

That blog post is from 2016. I have serious doubts that that issue is relevant in 2026. Are you posting this because you have already confirmed that this is still an issue, or have you not confirmed this?




"I’m told I lie constantly when I say Linux is great — which is wild, because I’m apparently “misleading” you with things like: it boots, it runs my audio workflow, it stays stable, it gets updates, and it keeps existing despite being declared dead every year since forever. Also yes, it’s “too hard,” “too niche,” “no devs will ever care,” and “Linus complained once,” so clearly I must be fabricating my entire operating system out of pure delusion."
-----The Delusional Linux Advocate

[BertKoor]

Linux on desktop is not going to happen, just like Mars colonies.

Except that you can try out linux on desktop right now, while Mars colonies are still very far away.
You are free to not like either of course

[Zeisner]

Except that you can try out linux on desktop right now, while Mars colonies are still very far away.

You can also try to build your own rocket, hoping it will take you to Mars one day. There's plenty of people trying to do that...

[lunardigs]

My big question, lately, is how will AI coding help Linux and open source projects develop, in general? Can it multiply manpower and talent? Will it be a giant bogey or a boon? I'm sure there's a lot of strong takes on this, but I want to see the actual results. Which I suspect should become apparent soon.