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Glad I uninstalled Windows and use Ubuntu on all my computers

>>moss2+(OP)
I did this many years ago, ran into a bunch of issues and switched back.

Tried again maybe 4 (?) years ago and have stuck with it - everything is pretty smooth for my purposes now. I do run into some random issues sometimes - like display drivers randomly resetting. That seems to be the biggest one.

>>david4+D1
I actually switch to Tiny11 after a little over 2 decades of only Linux… mostly due to performance issues on newer hardware. Windows does substantially better on graphics and Wi-Fi on my desktop, so there it goes.

>>moss2+(OP)
Sure, Ubuntu is still a level-up from Windows, but it isn't really the best Linux experience - Canonical isn't all that great.

I would recommend Fedora if you want the bleeding edge or Debian if you want a super stable system (Or NixOS stable, but NixOS is kind of hard to get started using).

>>david4+D1
Windows has random issues, too. Everything has random issues. When it happens on Windows, people think it's Just The Way Computers Are, but when it happens on anything but Windows, it's Not Ready For Prime Time.

>>david4+D1
For me it was always Nvidia Optimus not working properly, causing poor battery life.

Turns out I now have a related problem in Windows, with the integrated GPU spinning at full throttle despite not doing anything important.

I've somewhat improved battery life(and CPU temperature) by setting the system to prefer the discrete GPU, which is a ridiculous solution to a problem which I shouldn't have had in the first place.

At this point I think I can live with selecting one of the GPUs and sticking to it for a given session, like I did in Linux on my previous machine. Even if I have to restart the system each time.

>>david4+D1
Pick your poison.

My USB wireless mouse randomly disconnects on Linux. Unplugging and replugging fixes it.

My sound is flaky on windows + Microsoft dark patterns.

Maybe I'll find a hardware solution to the mouse thing.

>>moss2+(OP)
That was great, until Ubuntu introduced snaps for everything, to the point where `apt install` started installing snaps.

The ads for Ubuntu Pro every time I open a terminal or update my computer aren't very welcoming either. If Ubuntu had a browser of their own, it would be as worse as Windows.

>>Hizonn+I5
You're absolutely correct on your assessment and it makes them sound absolutely ridiculous when you are on the other side of the fence. I have used Linux for decades and barely notice its issues. Every time I use Windows, all I notice are the issues. It has nothing to do with being biased towards one operating system or another. Rather, it is the outcome of being accustomed to something and unfamiliar with the other.

People should really try putting themselves into the place of those they are speaking to before making broad statements, and temper those statements with the realization that different people have different experiences and expectations.

>>RGBCub+84
RedHat also has been declared isn’t all that great recently. Looks like only decent operating system remains is MacOS, others are highly specialised, like BSD, box of unfinished toys like most of Linux distros, betas as Windows 11 or ads and spyware infested services upsell platform: android, windows again, redhat and ubutu..

>>Hizonn+I5
Yeah, that's how the world works. New alternatives have always had to meet a higher bar than existing incumbents.

>>Alekla+nt
Parent comment mentioned two great disrros, Fedora and Debian to which I like to add Arch. They certainly are not unfinished toys.

>>Alekla+nt
What's wrong with openSUSE or Debian?

>>pluijz+dS
Arch is great until the grub developers push a release without testing and it breaks your whole system (speaking from experience).

If NixOS didn't exist, I'd use Fedora as the RPM repositories aren't hot garbage like the AUR.

>>jeroen+rg
Never thought I'd see the day where a popular Linux distro would advertize me its pro version.