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A lot of the replies here are recommending Ubuntu - I'm going to recommend PopOS. It's built on top of Ubuntu, but comes with a newer kernel (better new hardwar

A lot of the replies here are recommending Ubuntu - I'm going to recommend PopOS. It's built on top of Ubuntu, but comes with a newer kernel (better new hardware compatibility), graphics drivers, and some sensible defaults. Some optimizations for laptops with graphics switching is great too.

zsims 5y ago
Does it come with ads? Because that's my favourite part of Ubuntu
- qbasic_forever 5y ago
  No, and Ubuntu hasn't included ads in like 5 years.
  - fuckcensorship 5y ago
    Some stink you just can’t wash off.
    - selfhoster11 5y ago
      That's like saying that Linux was bad in 1991, so it can't possibly be good enough to use 30 years later. Evidently, stink can wash off just fine.
      - Kye 5y ago
        The famous shakiness of Linux pre-2.6 is not at all like violating traditional user expectations by shipping ads with the OS.
- selfhoster11 5y ago
  Come on. That's like still bringing up the Sony CD rootkit incident as a valid reason to boycott them so many years later. Ubuntu reversed course on ads pretty quickly, and if any of the past 4-6 years worth of LTS releases included ads, then they were so unobtrusive I literally didn't notice anything was there. If you want to hurt Linux adoption by discouraging the most Just Works distribution for normal people, be my guest. But please at least figure out if it's still got any actual problems that are as bad as the ads in the past, like snap or systemd or something (which IMO aren't even such huge issues - most users won't care).
  - ahelwer 5y ago
    Secretly installing malware on millions of customers' computers then releasing an uninstaller that installs additional malware is such a cartoonishly evil/ridiculous thing to do that I have nothing but respect for someone still boycotting Sony 17 years later. It's not like anyone at Sony spent time behind bars because of it.
    - selfhoster11 5y ago
      Fair enough, but Sony have been consistently evil afterwards. If they cleaned up their act since and didn't do very many questionable things, I'd count that as a win.

zsims 5y ago

Does it come with ads? Because that's my favourite part of Ubuntu

qbasic_forever 5y ago
No, and Ubuntu hasn't included ads in like 5 years.
- fuckcensorship 5y ago
  Some stink you just can’t wash off.
  - selfhoster11 5y ago
    That's like saying that Linux was bad in 1991, so it can't possibly be good enough to use 30 years later. Evidently, stink can wash off just fine.
    - Kye 5y ago
      The famous shakiness of Linux pre-2.6 is not at all like violating traditional user expectations by shipping ads with the OS.
selfhoster11 5y ago
Come on. That's like still bringing up the Sony CD rootkit incident as a valid reason to boycott them so many years later. Ubuntu reversed course on ads pretty quickly, and if any of the past 4-6 years worth of LTS releases included ads, then they were so unobtrusive I literally didn't notice anything was there. If you want to hurt Linux adoption by discouraging the most Just Works distribution for normal people, be my guest. But please at least figure out if it's still got any actual problems that are as bad as the ads in the past, like snap or systemd or something (which IMO aren't even such huge issues - most users won't care).
- ahelwer 5y ago
  Secretly installing malware on millions of customers' computers then releasing an uninstaller that installs additional malware is such a cartoonishly evil/ridiculous thing to do that I have nothing but respect for someone still boycotting Sony 17 years later. It's not like anyone at Sony spent time behind bars because of it.
  - selfhoster11 5y ago
    Fair enough, but Sony have been consistently evil afterwards. If they cleaned up their act since and didn't do very many questionable things, I'd count that as a win.