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I was thinking to install Ubuntu, to get rid of addictive stuff, make it harder to go beyond bare bones writing, coding and reading.

throwawaynay 5y ago
"I constantly check email, messages, read toxic forums" Isn't all of that on ubuntu? Have you tried blocking software and websites?
appleiigs 5y ago
Yes, install Ubuntu. On a Mac, even if I turn off Messages, messages still come through[1]. In addition, non-stop reminders or calendar items or upgrade messages that I try to dismiss but keep coming back. In Ubuntu, you will need to turn off their App Store equivalent, then nothing else disturbs me when I don't want it. Meanwhile, Windows 10 actively tries to sabotoge your life. Also, try a Raspberry Pi. Most websites are so painfully slow that is it's not feasible to use, plus Pi should be enough for most coding. [1] Need to turn Messages off in notifications, but there are times I do want to be notified - major pain keep having to go into settings instead of just turn on or off the app.
sgt 5y ago
Yes, spend your time maintaining a Linux distro on the desktop instead. Everytime it breaks, you won't have time to surf any toxic forums.
- broodbucket 5y ago
  There's a lot of things to pick at desktop Linux for, but maintenance is not one of them, especially not on a mainstream fixed-release distro like Ubuntu. Once you're set up, you're good to go, and you have full control over what you want to change.
  - CSDude 5y ago
    Until what you seek is not in the package manager or there is an old version that is not solving your specific issue. I use Arch btw.
    - broodbucket 5y ago
      I also use Arch btw, pretty much exclusively for over a decade. Rolling release has that maintenance cost, though. It's way lower than people make it out to be, but it's still there.
  - sgt 5y ago
    That's not exactly the whole truth though. There are tons of issues with desktop Linux lurking in the background, waiting to bite you. Even something as simple as changing one your monitors might land you in deep trouble, or a printer that somehow doesn't work.
    - broodbucket 5y ago
      Of course, but that's true of everything you can use. Linux has the same excellent printer stack as macOS. Never had any issues with monitors. I think the biggest difference is that if something goes wrong, the availability and simplicity of documentation is way worse than Windows/Mac for the most part. The upside is that sometimes the level of access you have to bits and pieces lets you fix stuff that wouldn't be possible on other platforms. For the average user that's pretty irrelevant, though. I don't really buy the general concept that Linux is boobytrapped any more than other OSes.
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- oriolid 5y ago
  Hahahahaha. Every time it breaks, you go searching for help and end up reading either holy war about this or that technical detail or a dick-measuring contest.

throwawaynay 5y ago

"I constantly check email, messages, read toxic forums" Isn't all of that on ubuntu? Have you tried blocking software and websites?

appleiigs 5y ago

Yes, install Ubuntu. On a Mac, even if I turn off Messages, messages still come through[1]. In addition, non-stop reminders or calendar items or upgrade messages that I try to dismiss but keep coming back. In Ubuntu, you will need to turn off their App Store equivalent, then nothing else disturbs me when I don't want it. Meanwhile, Windows 10 actively tries to sabotoge your life. Also, try a Raspberry Pi. Most websites are so painfully slow that is it's not feasible to use, plus Pi should be enough for most coding. [1] Need to turn Messages off in notifications, but there are times I do want to be notified - major pain keep having to go into settings instead of just turn on or off the app.

sgt 5y ago

Yes, spend your time maintaining a Linux distro on the desktop instead. Everytime it breaks, you won't have time to surf any toxic forums.

broodbucket 5y ago
There's a lot of things to pick at desktop Linux for, but maintenance is not one of them, especially not on a mainstream fixed-release distro like Ubuntu. Once you're set up, you're good to go, and you have full control over what you want to change.
- CSDude 5y ago
  Until what you seek is not in the package manager or there is an old version that is not solving your specific issue. I use Arch btw.
  - broodbucket 5y ago
    I also use Arch btw, pretty much exclusively for over a decade. Rolling release has that maintenance cost, though. It's way lower than people make it out to be, but it's still there.
- sgt 5y ago
  That's not exactly the whole truth though. There are tons of issues with desktop Linux lurking in the background, waiting to bite you. Even something as simple as changing one your monitors might land you in deep trouble, or a printer that somehow doesn't work.
  - broodbucket 5y ago
    Of course, but that's true of everything you can use. Linux has the same excellent printer stack as macOS. Never had any issues with monitors. I think the biggest difference is that if something goes wrong, the availability and simplicity of documentation is way worse than Windows/Mac for the most part. The upside is that sometimes the level of access you have to bits and pieces lets you fix stuff that wouldn't be possible on other platforms. For the average user that's pretty irrelevant, though. I don't really buy the general concept that Linux is boobytrapped any more than other OSes.
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oriolid 5y ago
Hahahahaha. Every time it breaks, you go searching for help and end up reading either holy war about this or that technical detail or a dick-measuring contest.