Comment on The end of Windows 10 is approaching, so it's time to consider Linux and LibreOffice

• Libra@lemmy.ml ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I thought so too, largely on the basis of some very bad experiences with ubuntu-based distributions (they seem to hate my bog-standard RTX3060 GPU for whatever reason), but in frustration I tried one last time to install a linux distro and went with something based on fedora and it has 95% just worked, it’s been great. I haven’t booted up windows in almost 3 weeks, all my games work (battle.net was a bit of a pain to get working), the proprietary windows software I use for work runs great in wine, etc. I’m at the point now where I’m transferring all my files off of NTFS partitions and reformatting them to btrfs and integrating them into the linux filesystem, cause I’m done with windows forever to the greatest possible extent that I can be.

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  • Attacker94@lemmy.world ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I am greatful that Ubuntu ended up bringing the Linux desktop into the general publics eye, but at the same time out of all of the popular distro’s today, I firmly believe there is always a better choice than Ubuntu for any user, new or veteran. It’s just a pity that they are the most well known to people who aren’t familiar with Linux while not being good at anything, although basically any Linux distro feels like fresh air when compared to the Microsoft experience.

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    • Libra@lemmy.ml ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Why is that? What’s the problem with ubuntu? I mean ubuntu-based distros seem to hate my bog-standard RTX3060 GPU for some reason, but besides that. I’m pretty happy with nobara tho, and wouldn’t switch back to ubuntu even if I knew it’d work with my GPU.

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      • imsufferableninja@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        my main gripe with Ubuntu right now is the way they are forcing snaps into my system under the covers. if i wanted to install a snap, i would be using snap install instead of apt install. forcing a snap install when i use apt install is just total fuckery. fortunately i only have to use ubuntu at work; home is fedora and alma

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      • Attacker94@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        You just hit both of my points,

        1. Newer hardware has compatibility issues due to Ubuntu’s slower update cycle

        2.ubuntu doesn’t do anything particularly better than any other distro, the marketing pitch normally ends up being “we’re Linux, and we’ve done it a while” because there isn’t any feature that makes it stand out so they advertise on their stability which isn’t that much more pronounced in comparison to a fedora or debian based distro.

        What’s the problem with ubuntu?

        In general I wouldn’t say it has a problem, it does what it says it will do, it’s just that it’s distinct features are quickly becoming the standard or obsolete.

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  • PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Nvidia Linux drivers are still kinda iffy these days but so are the Windows ones too

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    • Libra@lemmy.ml ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      It was definitely a Ubuntu thing - Pop, 2 version of Ubuntu, and Mint all failed at various points when dealing with GPU drivers, but I’m using closed-source nvidia drivers on the same GPU in Nobara (Fedora) without issue. Though I guess I haven’t tried updating it yet, but all my hardware accelerated games work as they should.

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