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The thing with Linux is that you can set up a new installation with a new release that works more-or-less like an arbitrary older release. You can't really do
by Chaebixi 10y ago
The thing with Linux is that you can set up a new installation with a new release that works more-or-less like an arbitrary older release. You can't really do that with Windows, so the situation isn't very comparable.
I wouldn't mind Windows 10 if I could switch off every new crappy feature they've pushed into it (e.g. the phone-home stuff and ads), and trust Microsoft to respect my decisions.
- CJefferson 10y agoThat differs greatly in my experience -- in the time I've been using ubuntu I've lost gnome 2 and been forced onto Unity, and had to learn systemd. The phone home stuff is indeed a seperate, and very serious, problem.
- Chaebixi 10y ago> That differs greatly in my experience -- in the time I've been using ubuntu I've lost gnome 2 and been forced onto Unity, and had to learn systemd. That's only true if you're wedded to a distribution, though. There's always the option to switch to one that doesn't use systemd, and recreate your favored experience there. Also, was it possible to install Gnome on Ubuntu if you didn't want to use Unity? I never used that distribution myself.
- squarefoot 10y agoUnity was an ill advised choice and it looks like they're finally dumping it. Anyway keep in mind that Ubuntu has a company behind it pulling strings, so it's pretty normal for them to reduce costs by not supporting older architectures. For older/different architectures the choice should be Debian or other community backed distros. https://www.debian.org/ports/ https://www.debian.org/ports/ Just to get an idea.