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For my work PC, I use Ubuntu, period. Too many third party apps just don't work very well outside of the Ubuntu ecosystem, apps which I need in order to functio
by beebmam 5y ago
For my work PC, I use Ubuntu, period. Too many third party apps just don't work very well outside of the Ubuntu ecosystem, apps which I need in order to function in my workplace.
I'd probably use something like Arch or rolling my own for work if these apps weren't necessary!
- vlod 5y agofyi: There are distros which are fundamentally Ubuntu, like PopOS. I'm curious if the apps you're talking about are not mainstream.
- bluepoint 5y agoCould you elaborate? Which apps run in Ubuntu and not in Arch?
- dagw 5y agoIn theory you can probably get most apps working on Arch, but if you want support and an easier life it's generally best to stick with the official packages from the developer which are almost always packaged for Ubuntu and RHEL only.
- Delk 5y agoI would also be interested to hear. I'm using Fedora on my personal hardware where I don't remember encountering much (Linux-supported) software that wouldn't work. I had to tweak something to get e.g. the native Spotify client working, and it would probably have been easier on Ubuntu for which it's packaged, but problems are relatively few and far between. On the other hand, in the workplace I've only had Windows in recent years, so it'd be nice to know if there are blind spots in work-oriented software that I've missed.