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Using Ubuntu may give off hipster vibes to the average PC user, but within the Linux community its has the opposite effect. (slrpnk.net)
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hot take?

Edit: got nothing against Ubuntu, it's Linux after all and that's what matters 🌻 Edit2: people took this very seriously for being a shower thought..

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[-] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 87 points 8 months ago

Fuckin love ubuntu despite knowing it's a cold take. How about that dogshit?

[-] skygirl@lemmy.world 116 points 8 months ago

Oh snap

[-] juergen 28 points 8 months ago

The snap infrastructure is indeed what some object to the most.

[-] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 10 points 8 months ago

That’s why I finally switched away from it. Currently doing a stint with Fedora 40 on my laptop; it’s pretty slick.

[-] PopOfAfrica@lemmy.world 23 points 8 months ago

Im of the opinion that the distro is far less important than the Desktop Environment. Ubuntu only really "feels like Ubuntu" because of GNOME.

[-] folkrav@lemmy.ca 23 points 8 months ago

Most of what differentiates a distro from another is one of:

  • package manager
  • default packages/configurations (including the desktop environment)
  • init system

The rest well… it’s Linux.

[-] Driveway4964@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

I’d argue it’s just the first two. Systemd gets a lot of hate but many don’t notice the difference between distros with or without it

[-] KISSmyOSFeddit@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

I'm done with Ubuntu, after it had glaringly obvious bugs in 4 seperate releases right after booting the default install.
I'm talking, system starts and the first thing you see is a crash message. Or the DE locking up. Or the software center throwing an error when you try to install a program. Or Firefox telling you it can't restore your tabs, when you just started it for the first time. etc.
Debian used to be more of a hassle to set up, but nowadays I think it's one of the highest quality distros available. It really just works.
Arch is also very good, and never broke on me in a decade, but what it does do is change stuff on you constantly, and I'm getting too old for that.

[-] cam_i_am@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Definitely, I don't really like Ubuntu that much even though it's my go-to. What I like is Xfce. Whether I get it via xubuntu or something else I don't really care.

[-] brap@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago

Ha same here. I'd try something else but I really just cba to start again on my server and desktop.

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