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> I've been running Ubuntu Linux for a long time now...Linux still has it's fair share of bugs... > I don't see regular users adopting Linux anytime soon... I

> I've been running Ubuntu Linux for a long time now...Linux still has it's fair share of bugs... > I don't see regular users adopting Linux anytime soon... I can see why you think the second statement is true based on the first statements. When Ubuntu switched their desktop to Gnome, they gave up on being the best Linux desktop distro. I'd recommend you to try Linux Mint.

simgoh 8mo ago
I'm curious, can you elaborate on why you believe that changing to Gnome meant they were giving up on being the best desktop distro?
- timbit42 8mo ago
  Well, to start they tried putting Amazon ads in Unity's Dock which was also doing data collection, but removed them after the backlash. Then they switched to Gnome, meaning they gave up on their own desktop, Unity, so they were no longer dictating what their desktop was like, so how much did they care? Since then they have replaced a number of apps with SNAPs which are only available from Canonical so many people see it as an attempt to corner the Linux market. Many see AppImages and Flatpacks as better than SNAPs. They are a company. They exist to make money. Of course they are going to decide to do things that make more money and annoy their users.
PlatoIsADisease 8mo ago
Let me recommend Fedora to you Timbit. Debian family is outdated and builds with bugs upon release. I too was corrupted by Ubuntu's marketing strategy of being popular and using the misleading word 'Stable'.
- timbit42 8mo ago
  I tried Fedora once. On a fresh install, all it did was clog up all the hard drive space with error logs within 3 days. I'm not interested in any distro that is controlled by a corporation. IBM is a corporation and they already screwed up CentOS and is eventually going to screw up Fedora someday because that's what corporations do, and I'm not interesting in going through that. You have your fun running Fedora for now but know you're going to get burned someday.
- int_19h 8mo ago
  What exactly is "outdated" about Debian?
everybodyknows 8mo ago
> switched their desktop to Gnome, they gave up on being the best Linux desktop distro. Mint is also based on GNOME. https://linuxmint-developer-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ https://linuxmint-developer-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

simgoh 8mo ago

I'm curious, can you elaborate on why you believe that changing to Gnome meant they were giving up on being the best desktop distro?

timbit42 8mo ago
Well, to start they tried putting Amazon ads in Unity's Dock which was also doing data collection, but removed them after the backlash. Then they switched to Gnome, meaning they gave up on their own desktop, Unity, so they were no longer dictating what their desktop was like, so how much did they care? Since then they have replaced a number of apps with SNAPs which are only available from Canonical so many people see it as an attempt to corner the Linux market. Many see AppImages and Flatpacks as better than SNAPs. They are a company. They exist to make money. Of course they are going to decide to do things that make more money and annoy their users.

PlatoIsADisease 8mo ago

Let me recommend Fedora to you Timbit. Debian family is outdated and builds with bugs upon release. I too was corrupted by Ubuntu's marketing strategy of being popular and using the misleading word 'Stable'.

timbit42 8mo ago
I tried Fedora once. On a fresh install, all it did was clog up all the hard drive space with error logs within 3 days. I'm not interested in any distro that is controlled by a corporation. IBM is a corporation and they already screwed up CentOS and is eventually going to screw up Fedora someday because that's what corporations do, and I'm not interesting in going through that. You have your fun running Fedora for now but know you're going to get burned someday.
int_19h 8mo ago
What exactly is "outdated" about Debian?

everybodyknows 8mo ago

> switched their desktop to Gnome, they gave up on being the best Linux desktop distro. Mint is also based on GNOME. https://linuxmint-developer-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ https://linuxmint-developer-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/