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submitted 10 months ago by Limonene@lemmy.world to c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world

2024 is the Year of Linux on the Desktop, at least for my boyfriend. He's running Windows 7 right now, so I'll be switching him to Ubuntu in a few days. Ubuntu was chosen because Proton is officially supported in Ubuntu.

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[-] mlg@lemmy.world 105 points 10 months ago
[-] olafurp@lemmy.world 49 points 10 months ago

Don't hate on Ubuntu. It's a great starter distro for people who only know Win or Mac

[-] notTheCat@lemmy.fmhy.net 81 points 10 months ago

It used to be, Snap ootb is remarkably horrible, I had a not-good internet plan and Snap drove me crazy with its updates, I could've settled fine if auto updates could be switched off, but nope, they're shoved down my throat, I'd say Mint is a better starter distro

[-] olafurp@lemmy.world 26 points 10 months ago

Snap has really bad performance and licensing. I like that it's cross-platform and gives devs easier time to release software on Linux. (Flatpak is better, ofc)

I personally would recommend Kubuntu and Pop!OS if asked. However, think that people that think "I should probably install Ubuntu" should install it. There are a billion guides on how to do X on Ubuntu for non-tech people and people starting out on line might not know that everything Ubuntu based behaves more or less the same except for the KDE/Gnome/xfce. It's also supremely stable on top of that.

I think as a community we shouldn't judge people based on their choice of distro.

[-] SisIsNotMaiMaserTong@feddit.de 3 points 10 months ago

I use lubuntu on my 10 year old Laptop for work at the customers place, using VPN with strongswan to connect to my resources. At Home I use Ubuntu on my 7 year old Laptop. I REALLY do not understand the whole controversy. I use apt and can compile sourcecode to install Programms, I did not use the appstore at all. Is there something I did not realize as a plain user who has not so much knowledge about different distros? I personally like the gnome Desktop.

[-] rambaroo@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

It's pretty easy to disable snap entirely.

[-] TunaLobster@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

There are a couple of packages that I use the snap of. At least I'm the software store (not the stupid snap store) you can select which type of install you want to use. Sometimes there is an option for Deb, snap, AND flatpak in the drop down. Now that's cool!

[-] notTheCat@lemmy.fmhy.net 1 points 10 months ago

Is it a switch in gnome sw or settings? If not it's not pretty easy

[-] Fal@yiffit.net 27 points 10 months ago

False. KDE will feel much more familiar. And using a system with a modern kde version is way better than the ancient versions Ubuntu and all of its cousins use

[-] olafurp@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Agreed, I'm running KDE Neon and it was love at first sight coming from Windows.

[-] Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago

same! KDE is seriously just windows DE with more polish and customisation

[-] jawa21@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 10 months ago

Ubuntu is the entire reason why elderly parents have a functional PC. They didn't need to know all of the negatives vs other distros and just needed the machine they have to work. It has been going strong for 5 years on 13 year old hardware.

I installed KDE for something more familiar and showed them where the internet, e-mail, and solitaire are. If you are the actual typical user and don't need more, then there is no need to hate on any distro at all as long as it will boot and perform maybe 10 functions.

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