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I know you're not impressed that I use Ubuntu but it's not Windows, and I can't be bothered to learn a damn thing about how to operate a system.
If Ubuntu works for you then keep rocking it
I wish Linux distro devs would interview you about your experience. If the goal is wider adoption, we need to understand how to make it friendly for real. Your opinions are very valuable.
Switched to Mint recently and had 0 problems, took no effort to make the switch at all. I still have Windows if I need it, but why would I ever need it, Mint isn't all that different from Windows, but better
I used to use ubuntu but stopped bc i couldnt really game without dual booting to windows anyway.
Would you recommend ubuntu now? I know linux gaming is in a much better place, it just wasnt user friendly as an OS back in 2010
I switched from win 10 to bazzite the hardest part of the process was remembering my steam password and finding the setting in bios to boot to the usb. Ill never buy another windows pc again.
Luckily im forces to use win 11 at work./s
Its always fun to go from your smooth Linux work flow over the break, then back to windows for work.
No joke, last year. Day 1 back at work. Pop up notification about an adobe PDF subscription thing.
Currently running cachyOS and have almost no problem running games besides having nvidia 1060 3GB so just old hardware not for modern games. But I can probably run anything and what's not for Linux just use wine, that works much better now than I remember. Also I'm very much a noob that just can use a search engine.
There's no reason to choose Ubuntu over Debian these days, and plenty of reasons to use Debian over Ubuntu.
For context, Ubuntu is based on Debian, so most of the stuff under the hood is the same, but Ubuntu keeps forcing background decisions about things that are not always in the user's best interests.
As for user interface, if you're used to Ubuntu with Gnome, try Debian with Gnome. If Ubuntu with KDE, try Debian with KDE. That way you get a familiar desktop environment and a sensible base OS.
Could you translate this to stupid please
I'm no expert, but here's my working knowledge: If Debian is the engine/frame of the car, KDE and Gnome are different versions of the body/interior. KDE looks more like windows, Gnome looks more like macos or andriod maybe? Standard Ubuntu does aftermarket mods to Debian with Gnome.
That's pretty good.
I'm gonna piggyback your analogy:
Ubuntu is like an aftermarket car company that put in their own engine. They've started putting locks onto things, and when you ask them to install certain options, they say "yes, here you go" but secretly put in a worse version of that thing that only they can fix.
Then you take it to a shop and say "please fix this part, it's one of these" and they say "that's clearly not what's in here, you're on your own".
KDE and Gnome are like different consoles and steering wheel, if you could bring those with you into your next car. If you're used to where the buttons and knobs are, you have the option to bring the whole thing over into a different car.
So if im most used to windows i should try debian with the kde stuff? Whats wine in this metaphor? Is that the same thing as kde?
Okay so i do know what dual booting is. So wine is sorta like ezpz dual booting without having to restart my pc each time?
Ty for your patience
It's a "compatibility layer".
Wine tricks Windows programs into thinking they're running in Windows.
It sets up a fake C: drive and intercepts requests for built-in Windows features with Linux equivalents that are wearing Groucho Marx glasses and T-shirts that say NORMAL WINDOWS FEATURE.
I'd say Debian with KDE would perfectly fit your use case and level of experience.
I gamed on it when Proton magically made it so games I bought on Steam worked. Otherwise I just gamed on an Xbox before that. I only recently switched to popos, (still gaming on it). I started on Slackware 3.4 and switched to Ubuntu in 2006-2007. I think as long as you aren't on the LTS version, you should be good. In any case, it's not a permanent decision and seems like every distro is crazy fast at installing these days. Worth a go whatever you try or where ever you land.
Iβm on Kubuntu and loving it. The most Iβve had to go for a game on steam is change a compatibility tool (literally right click and click a checkbox and dropdown). Final Fantasy XIV (MMO) was mostly straightforward, but I had very specific mods and 3rd party tools I wanted, but they all work still after going down a mostly straightforward rabbit hole. Not a lot of weirdness there, just learning how to mod on Linux.
Lubuntu brother reppin'
My poor 2011 laptop is begging for the sweet release of death, but not before Linux keeps performing CPR on it.
See? That's that I'm talking about. Good ol' red-blooded Linux user.
That's Linux and I say it counts :3
Shoots you and rolls you into the pit of bodies.
Youβre not meant to operate the system. Thatβs what the operating system is for, silly
i thought it was to operate the computer
insanely based
My university had the head of cyber security for a bank over to talk about pen testing, and one of the questions he got was "What Linux distro do you use at home." He said Ubuntu, because he wants a system that's stable and has support. If it works, it works.
If Ubuntu works for you then that's good. Don't listen to the gatekeeping weenies who shit on people for not using arch or whatever. Most of them haven't built their os from source and are just roleplaying having a unix beard.