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Ubuntu was maybe not a good choice to start with. I installed it recently to find that it runs old kernals and old versions of software. i.e. OBS was a few vers

Ubuntu was maybe not a good choice to start with. I installed it recently to find that it runs old kernals and old versions of software. i.e. OBS was a few versions behind.

seunosewa 4y ago
Which distribution is better?
- ianpurton 4y ago
  I will probably try PopOs next.
  - unmole 4y ago
    PopOS is a Ubuntu derivative. It's going to have the same Kernel versions as Ubuntu.
    - Manozco 4y ago
      PoP Os! seems to use a 6.2 kernel in their jammy version (https://apt-origin.pop-os.org/release/pool/jammy/linux/4a8cde1bddd11db18d30b401da266185556a3e1f/ https://apt-origin.pop-os.org/release/pool/jammy/linux/4a8cd...) while Ubuntu still ships with a default 5.15 It is however quite easy to migrate to a 5.19 using hwe packages in Ubuntu but I don't think they ever shipped 6.x for jammy
  - andrewmutz 4y ago
    I have been running Pop OS every day for about a year and I can't recommend it highly enough. I am using it on a desktop, not a laptop, so I can't attest to laptop hardware support. Desktop hardware support (a cobbled-together PC) was great and everything just worked without installing drivers. Everything just works. The level of polish is very high. The window manager supports tiling in a way that is extremely easy to use. I installed windows on the same machine and windows is a disaster these days. I was chasing drivers, and never felt like I'd had them all properly installed. I regularly would end up with the Windows OS in a bad state and have to reinstall it
- commoner 4y ago
  Fedora might be a better choice. ThinkPad has a partnership with Fedora[1] and Fedora uses recent Linux kernel versions. Lenovo sells this exact model (Thinkpad X1 Carbon Gen 10) with Fedora pre-installed as an option.[2] [1] https://fedoramagazine.org/lenovo-fedora-now-available/ https://fedoramagazine.org/lenovo-fedora-now-available/ [2] https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/configurator/cto/index.html?bundleId=21CBCTO1WWUS2 https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/configurator/cto/index.html?bun...
- herbst 4y ago
  Fedora is a good choice for any new or old Linux user. It's a much more stable user environment than Ubuntu is today and well documented. If you are here for the whole Linux experience Manjaro might be a good option. Based on arch, rolling release but relatively stable for that. I would avoid smaller distros. Not because they are all bad. But because it's so easy to fix issues if you can just append 'Fedora XX' in Google and get it solved Ubuntu LTS is good for servers IMO. But the user systems are unnecessary painful for plenty of reasons starting from the default driver support down to Ubuntu specific configurations you would never know without Google and Stack overflow.
kristianp 4y ago
Apparently the 6.1 Kernel is available on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: https://9to5linux.com/you-can-now-install-linux-kernel-6-1-on-ubuntu-heres-how https://9to5linux.com/you-can-now-install-linux-kernel-6-1-o... Apparently, the kernels are not signed, though, so secure boot must be disabled to run it.

Ubuntu was maybe not a good choice to start with. I installed it recently to find that it runs old kernals and old versions of software. i.e. OBS was a few versions behind.

seunosewa 4y ago

Which distribution is better?

ianpurton 4y ago
I will probably try PopOs next.
- unmole 4y ago
  PopOS is a Ubuntu derivative. It's going to have the same Kernel versions as Ubuntu.
  - Manozco 4y ago
    PoP Os! seems to use a 6.2 kernel in their jammy version (https://apt-origin.pop-os.org/release/pool/jammy/linux/4a8cde1bddd11db18d30b401da266185556a3e1f/ https://apt-origin.pop-os.org/release/pool/jammy/linux/4a8cd...) while Ubuntu still ships with a default 5.15 It is however quite easy to migrate to a 5.19 using hwe packages in Ubuntu but I don't think they ever shipped 6.x for jammy
- andrewmutz 4y ago
  I have been running Pop OS every day for about a year and I can't recommend it highly enough. I am using it on a desktop, not a laptop, so I can't attest to laptop hardware support. Desktop hardware support (a cobbled-together PC) was great and everything just worked without installing drivers. Everything just works. The level of polish is very high. The window manager supports tiling in a way that is extremely easy to use. I installed windows on the same machine and windows is a disaster these days. I was chasing drivers, and never felt like I'd had them all properly installed. I regularly would end up with the Windows OS in a bad state and have to reinstall it
commoner 4y ago
Fedora might be a better choice. ThinkPad has a partnership with Fedora[1] and Fedora uses recent Linux kernel versions. Lenovo sells this exact model (Thinkpad X1 Carbon Gen 10) with Fedora pre-installed as an option.[2] [1] https://fedoramagazine.org/lenovo-fedora-now-available/ https://fedoramagazine.org/lenovo-fedora-now-available/ [2] https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/configurator/cto/index.html?bundleId=21CBCTO1WWUS2 https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/configurator/cto/index.html?bun...
herbst 4y ago
Fedora is a good choice for any new or old Linux user. It's a much more stable user environment than Ubuntu is today and well documented. If you are here for the whole Linux experience Manjaro might be a good option. Based on arch, rolling release but relatively stable for that. I would avoid smaller distros. Not because they are all bad. But because it's so easy to fix issues if you can just append 'Fedora XX' in Google and get it solved Ubuntu LTS is good for servers IMO. But the user systems are unnecessary painful for plenty of reasons starting from the default driver support down to Ubuntu specific configurations you would never know without Google and Stack overflow.

kristianp 4y ago

Apparently the 6.1 Kernel is available on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: https://9to5linux.com/you-can-now-install-linux-kernel-6-1-on-ubuntu-heres-how https://9to5linux.com/you-can-now-install-linux-kernel-6-1-o... Apparently, the kernels are not signed, though, so secure boot must be disabled to run it.