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It's so weird because as a long time fedora user I absolutely detest Ubuntu. Can't stand how bloated it's become.

• int_19h 8y ago
  Try vanilla Debian. I really don't get the fascination with Ubuntu - modern Debian does all the same things, and in many cases it does it better (saner defaults, less opinionated). And if one really needs a "one click out of the box" desktop distro, then Mint.
  • mr_toad 8y ago
    My guess is that people tend to favour the OS they ‘grew up’ with. Ubuntu made big inroads on the desktop in the early 2000’s, and now those people are running their own infrastructure.
  • chimpburger 8y ago
    Mint is based on Ubuntu. There is a version of Mint based on Debian but that is experimental.
    • int_19h 8y ago
      LMDE has been around for several years now. IMO, it's "experimental" in the same way many Google services are "beta". Which is to say, in practice, it works just fine.
  • johnny22 8y ago
    you say opionated like it's a bad thing. Opinionated is exactly why I use Fedora.
    • int_19h 8y ago
      It can be a good thing or a bad thing, depending on how closely it matches your opinion. Conversely, non-opinionated might not be good, but it's guaranteed to be not bad.
      • johnny22 8y ago
        I agree with the first, but on the second, I'd rather switch to a different system that more closely matches my opinion. I've been doing this crap way too long to want to configure everything myself.
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• rb666 8y ago
  That's why we have Debian!
  • fr0xk 8y ago
    Obviously Debian always will be there...