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POLA, invested time stays valuable. The system is one, not many seperate and daily changing parts. Not having to learn dozens of network management and DNS reso

POLA, invested time stays valuable. The system is one, not many seperate and daily changing parts. Not having to learn dozens of network management and DNS resolvers gives you back your valuable time to focus on things you really want to do. On the various Linux distributions you must discover how it's glued together at this point in time.

christophilus 5y ago
Linux is fragmented, to be sure, but if you go with stock Fedora or Ubuntu, everything just works (mostly). I never had to put any thought into network management or DNS, except to change my DNS from my ISP to Cloudflare.
- bitcharmer 5y ago
  Ubuntu has been my daily driver for well over a decade now. As a developer I always wanted to give Fedora a try. Every two years or so I give it a chance and... Not even once did I succed in installing it. Just Google "fedora won't install" and you'll see what I mean. From my perspective fedora is a meme distro. Yes, I'm a power user. I just don't want to spend a whole day on something that's expected to work out of the box.
  - christophilus 5y ago
    Interesting. I'm surprised to hear that. I've never once had a problem, but its installer is weird. Figuring out how to select the target disk is always strange. Other than that, though, it's the same as any other installer. The thing I really like about Fedora is how recent the software is. I also prefer dnf to apt.
    - bitcharmer 5y ago
      For reference: https://ask.fedoraproject.org/t/unbootable-fedora-35-livecd-with-livecd-iso-to-disk-dracut-error/17947 https://ask.fedoraproject.org/t/unbootable-fedora-35-livecd-... https://www.reddit.com/r/Fedora/comments/qmgxo4/fedora_wont_boot_from_live_usb/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Fedora/comments/qmgxo4/fedora_wont_... https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1976653 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1976653 I really wanted it to work. I too enjoy trying out new versions of software but I never got to experience what Fedora has to offer.
      - Thin_icE 5y ago
        I have went back and forth from Ubuntu to fedora and literally never had an issue. Same for dist upgrades. Right now I only use fedora, and like you, I too am a power user that can't be bothered to deal with os shenanigans.
- loudmax 5y ago
  In my experience Fedora or Ubuntu just work, until they don't, usually after system update. Then you're in poorly documented territory, often deep in the bowels of GNOME. If video or networking broke hopefully you have a backup system to refer back to. Maybe they've gotten better recently, but I've had much better experience with minimalist setups where breakages are far less frequent and easier to fix on the rare occasions they happen.

christophilus 5y ago

Linux is fragmented, to be sure, but if you go with stock Fedora or Ubuntu, everything just works (mostly). I never had to put any thought into network management or DNS, except to change my DNS from my ISP to Cloudflare.

bitcharmer 5y ago
Ubuntu has been my daily driver for well over a decade now. As a developer I always wanted to give Fedora a try. Every two years or so I give it a chance and... Not even once did I succed in installing it. Just Google "fedora won't install" and you'll see what I mean. From my perspective fedora is a meme distro. Yes, I'm a power user. I just don't want to spend a whole day on something that's expected to work out of the box.
- christophilus 5y ago
  Interesting. I'm surprised to hear that. I've never once had a problem, but its installer is weird. Figuring out how to select the target disk is always strange. Other than that, though, it's the same as any other installer. The thing I really like about Fedora is how recent the software is. I also prefer dnf to apt.
  - bitcharmer 5y ago
    For reference: https://ask.fedoraproject.org/t/unbootable-fedora-35-livecd-with-livecd-iso-to-disk-dracut-error/17947 https://ask.fedoraproject.org/t/unbootable-fedora-35-livecd-... https://www.reddit.com/r/Fedora/comments/qmgxo4/fedora_wont_boot_from_live_usb/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Fedora/comments/qmgxo4/fedora_wont_... https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1976653 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1976653 I really wanted it to work. I too enjoy trying out new versions of software but I never got to experience what Fedora has to offer.
    - Thin_icE 5y ago
      I have went back and forth from Ubuntu to fedora and literally never had an issue. Same for dist upgrades. Right now I only use fedora, and like you, I too am a power user that can't be bothered to deal with os shenanigans.
loudmax 5y ago
In my experience Fedora or Ubuntu just work, until they don't, usually after system update. Then you're in poorly documented territory, often deep in the bowels of GNOME. If video or networking broke hopefully you have a backup system to refer back to. Maybe they've gotten better recently, but I've had much better experience with minimalist setups where breakages are far less frequent and easier to fix on the rare occasions they happen.