The Winux experiment: part 5.
I left the machine alone yesterday. Today I wasn't going to touch it, but I got bored (always a dangerous thing). So let's see how it did.
Well the MacroSlop initial screen had some new, unbidden click spots for no reason, but we can't blame Ubuntu for that!
Once operating, I clicked Libreoffice. It started, quite normally. Good. Poke at the ol' open/save stuff and ... Uh, what happened to the stupid oversized 'save' screen? After changing nothing, it's about normal now? Huh?
Technically speaking it is impossible for a computer to perform the same function differently at different times. It's a bunch of on/off, yes/no digital switches following a fixed set of instructions. There's no 'fuzzy logic' here, no 'random function generator' just "do this, then do that" which should result in identical operation at every attempt. Yet it doesn't, for no logical reason. This is why people start believing in magic pixies. Oh well ... onward!
GIMP still operating. Fine. Now back to Libreoffice which ... no longer operates. Seriously? Well I'm not going to restart this; it simply has to learn to behave! LOL
Then I decided I should try both programs in native Windows11 (shudder) mode. So a couple of downloads later and we can compare the two programs under W11 and the WSL/Ubuntu subsystem. What do we get?
Yeah well Linux Libreoffice magically decided to run again on its own so we were able to have a look. Obviously under WSL this program is erratic, but when working it evidently functions noticeably faster. If only it weren't nearly as unstable as Dictator Donny.
GIMP works fine either way, although the appearance is different. It's purely subjective as to which looks better and I couldn't see any difference in operation. Even the speed seems to be comparable.
From these tests I'd say that a straight up Linux machine is still the superior answer. I have been 'stripping' the Win11 of all the GARBAGE code I can remove, including replacing MacroSlop wEdge with a real browser that doesn't vomit at you all the time (the OS itself does a good job of that at every turn).
If I end up doing my intense editing on the Win11 versions then so be it; I will keep the tiny, simple Crudbook for quick writing and import the files for large format editing on the bigger screen. It's a lot of muck to wade through, but it's more than $1,000 cheaper than any alternative I can find.