*In some ways.
Here they are (a not exhaustive list):
- Better font rendering. This surprised me, but fonts look fuller and sharper.
- Faster. Everything feels snappier, especially ordinary OS things like opening/moving windows.
- The file manager does not regularly crash. Or crash at all.
- So much more customization for the UI.
- The panel (taskbar) can go anywhere, like in Windows’ olden days.
- App and OS updates are handled by a single manager, making it simpler and quicker than Windows. Also, I choose when to install them.
- A better bunch of built-in apps.
- A better Mastodon app (Tuba) than anything on Windows (though not quite as good as some available on Mac).
- Desklets, applets and extensions add a ton of optional convenience features.
There are aspects that aren’t as polished as Windows, I haven’t replaced all equivalent apps yet, and gaming is still not quite there, but at this point, the downsides of running Linux (I am still using Mint) are considerably less than when I first started tinkering with it. This pleases me.
