I use Windows btw
Except you have to wait 5 seconds before it goes brrrr because of snaps.
this post was submitted on 18 Jul 2023
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You can turn them off, but good luck keeping firefox up to date.
Yeah but at this point you're fighting against the OS, might as well switch to a distro that already works the way you want.
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Ubuntu ain't what it used to be. If you want a simple distro nowadays just go straight to the source with Debian. There's no real benefit to going with Ubuntu anymore, and community distros are just a safer bet. Corporate distros aren't your friend.
I'm very happy with debian. So many applications ship a .deb, and you don't have to deal with the Canonical bullshit.
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This sort of stuff always makes me wonder....WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU ALL USING YOUR OS FOR?. All I want my OS to do is hold my files, execute my programs and stay the hell out of my way. What could people possibly be doing with their OS that makes version and distro wars worth more than two seconds of your life? Its like arguing about which calculator or plain text editor is best. I dont care. It adds the numbers, it changes the letters, as long as it isnt doing anything else: who cares.
as long as it isnt doing anything else: who cares.
That's a big part of the distro discussion. Ubuntu for example forces snaps down your throat if you don't pay attention, which usually leads to issues down the line.
Some people are more extreme in that regard and want their system to do absolutely nothing they haven't explicitly configured. And there's a distro for everyone.
All I want my OS to do is hold my files, execute my programs and stay the hell out of my way.
But distro choice matters for this. I'd like to execute my programs. Preferably up to date ones that get updates as soon as features and fixes are available not only once a year. So that immediately eliminates all versioned distros for example. Distros also have different software availability in official repos and differ in how hard it is to install something that's not in official repos.
All popular, general purpose distros will work mostly the same, but there are differences that are worth discussing.
When I started using Linux I distro hopped a lot and ultimately settled on my distro of choice because it is the most out of my way over used and all the others I've tried eventually annoyed me with one thing or another.
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Its like arguing about which calculator or plain text editor is best.
it's obviously emacs
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Would be true if canonical didn't screw up so much lately. Fedora is the go to for many now
probably off topic but temple OS is definitely the best OS in the universe
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China spyware distro best distro
Install openKylin now
glory to the CPP, I love Winnie the Pooh
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Eh, I've been around the block at this point. Fedora ftw. Simple, easy, GUI installer, "just works"™️, sane package manager, normie default DEs, stable, corporate backing. Maybe not for a purist or enthusiast, but I don't have time for that stuff anymore anyways. My days of pouring hours into getting my Arch install just right are long past me. That was for when I still had free time.
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Arch is good for a machine that gets used a lot, but for something where you need stability or to be able to run it for a long time between restarts and updates, something Debian-based is preferable. Just not modern Ubuntu because Snaps are performance-sapping nightmares.
But with Arch you have to pay attention whenever you update or else you brick your whole system. Ask me how I know.
I've decided it's not worth my time trying to figure it out. I just use KDE Neon and press the "check for updates" button. Don't get me wrong - I know my way around a terminal - but honestly it's just not worth my time anymore. Just give me a thing that works without me needing to think about it.
You represent the meme so well. Eventually checking Arch news for a manual intervention, using pacman properly, and making sure your system is properly maintained on a regular basis can be a bit of a hassle, which is why sooner or later you'll choose something like KDE Neon or Mint or something similar.
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This is honestly a timeline for me instead. Started out with Ubuntu, Debian, Elementary, Peppermint; then did Kali for a while for work, then moved on to Antergos, Arch. I eventually got tired of my system breaking every few weeks, and now settled with Mint for the time being because I don't have the time to maintain a bleeding-edge distro and I just need something that works when I turn it on.
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Ubuntu was good until it went all corporate and scummy. Now I run Endeavor OS(Arch btw)
Fedora ist the best of two worlds.
I used Fedora as my main for over a decade, but now I question the future of Fedora with all the crap IBM is pulling.
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10 years Arch and going...
Arch is the best.
Is it just me, or are the more active posters here actually Windows refugees who haven't used Linux for too long?
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My first foray into Linux was Pop OS since I read it was a good beginner distro... eventually I got frustrated with the amount of programs I tried to install that were way out of date if installed through Ubuntu.. having to add repositories was annoying and they weren't even the latest versions. I then switched to EndeavourOS and I've been happy! I know arch isn't considered a "beginner" distro, but I've found it quite stable.
Ubuntu is lame. OP conveniently missed LM (desktop users) and Debian (servers)
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