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What are some things you wish you had known when switching to Linux?
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Is Pop!_OS really that popular? I started using Linux about 10 years ago and it wasn't around then, so I never tried it in my distro hopping days. I see it's developed by System76 so I can see why you'd choose it on their hardware, but is there any point doing that on other hardware?
Idk, it seems to be picking up steam. It's what I use unless I'm trying to use something super lightweight.
For me it has the stability of Ubuntu without having to use Ubuntu.
Haven't tried Debian yet though.
I'm cirious about what you dislike about Ubuntu?
There's a small amount of telemetry going on.
Also, Pop_OS makes running an Nvidia GPU less painful.