• OutrageousHairdo [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    I'd genuinely argue that XP has a better user experience than modern Ubuntu. Give me that but with decent security and I'd be happy. As someone who has a dual boot, Linux is just genuinely super finnicky and inconsistent for me. I actually had an assignment in a networking course a while ago where I needed three Ubuntu VMs and they gave me a disc image. I used the same one for all 3, and yet all 3 had completely unique issues independent of one another - 2 wouldn't boot until I did some really obscure nonsense. What I'm trying to say is that Ubuntu sucks. I've heard good things about Mint. I can never go full Linux unfortunately because I have a lot of software that would never run on Linux. Hopefully Steam OS breaks up the Microsoft stranglehold on gaming.

    • kitty_says_mao [comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      Ubuntu has the issue of being led by the "Self Appointed Benevolent Dictator For Life" Mark Shuttleworth, who is essentially an off-brand :melon-musk: down to being churned out of an all-boy's private school during Apartheid in South Africa.

    • Pirate [none/use name]
      hexagon
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      2 years ago

      Try KDE Plasma or Mint, Ubuntu is just one distro after all and Gnome isn't everyone's cup of tea

    • Pseudoplatanus22 [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      I used the same one for all 3, and yet all 3 had completely unique issues independent of one another - 2 wouldn’t boot until I did some really obscure nonsense

      In the classic motorcycle world, that's called "character"

      I get you though, Linux can be finnicky. I'm still using Windows 10, but I have played around with Mint and it seems to work pretty well for me. Only things holding me back is gaming, which shouldn't be as much of a problem now because of Steam OS (not that I play that many AAA games anymore these days), fears about my audio equipment not working, and the need to buy another HDD to properly back all of my stuff up before I start officially switching things over.