Remove Linux from virtual machines

Article title: remove Linux from a virtual machine. Linux is a technology channel of the IT lab in China. Includes basic categories such as desktop applications, Linux system management, kernel research, embedded systems, and open source.

The proposal of this proposition constitutes a premise. In most mainstream users' computers, virtual machines may be the best place for Linux for various reasons. Linux is under the shadow of Windows.

However, this is obviously different from the original intention of Linus to establish Linux, and is also different from the ideas of founder such as Ubuntu and Fedora. Linux has kernels, extensions, and third-party support, and Windows can be fully replaced. Note that this is a replacement. Linux should be the only operating system on the pc for normal users. We treat Linux like Windows. A survey several months ago showed that the proportion of Linux operating systems on users' computers is still around 2%. Windows 7 has only been released for one month, and has jumped to 18%. at the same time, XP of the old worker accounts for 68%. The three figures are clearly different. The total share of the huge Linux family is just one tenth of the maintenance version system of the Microsoft empire. We can't help but ask, where did Linux go?

Some people say that Microsoft has a good time. In 1980s, the rise of DOS became the absolute main force on IBM compatible computers. Microsoft = the concept of computer was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people at that time. as a result, the old bird passed on to the Cainiao and passed it to the ears, laying the unshakable dominance of Microsoft. Linux was just emerging in 94 years. at that time, Windows 3.1 dominated the world. Linux could only serve as a non-mainstream, and this identity had continued so far.

On the surface, such arguments seem impeccable. But don't forget that our platform is constantly changing. in 1990s, it was an era of climax: the rise and fall of 3dfx, the ups and downs of innovation SoundBlaster, and the birth of generations of classics, at that time, some classics were also extinct. For the simplest example, Intel has an absolute advantage over AMD in terms of technology and history. so far, AMD technology is not comparable. AMD shares more than Intel, obviously more optimistic than Windows in Linux. why?

I thought that linux is mainly used for user experience. It doesn't mean that Linux must be poor, but the reason why users are "not used to" is still reflected in some details. These details directly determine success or failure.

For example, you also need to create a hidden partition in Windows 7, but after you select the primary partition during installation, the hidden partition is automatically allocated. In contrast, in Linux, not only does swap and ext3 stand apart, but it must be manually specified by the user, and even the mount point must be manually configured. this degree of automation is really poor, and some users are directly blocked.

The degree of reconfiguration. "Double-click, one-way next" has already become the principle for many Cainiao users to install programs. for Linux, I'm sorry. please run the command to compile the kernel manually. If you say that some releases of Linux are used by experts, what about Ubuntu and Fedora releases that focus on user experience? Can't we improve it?

Turning Linux out of the virtual machine and entering the computer of ordinary users has become an urgent task to promote Linux. Maybe Linux can wake up and give up something that is hard to use by ordinary users such as Active Directory, so as to provide a user experience, so that we can get a glimpse of it in the OS war.