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New Linux convert here. Been an Ubuntu user since early April. Chose Ubuntu since it's what I defaulted to for my Linode instance (which I've also only had sinc
by hkmurakami 14y ago
New Linux convert here. Been an Ubuntu user since early April. Chose Ubuntu since it's what I defaulted to for my Linode instance (which I've also only had since January) upon referencing some guides, and since it seemed to have strong guides and references I could look to if I got stuck on something.
Happy to be off the MSFT train after 17 years!
- DanBC 14y agoUbuntu is a nice choice. It's easy enough, it has huge amounts of software available, commercial support is available, etc. The user generated support is variable in quality. There are a lot of people who know just enough to give the wrong advice, which can be frustrating. There are some problems with Ubuntu. There are some political things about the benign dictator, and about contributing fixes, and about the direction it's going. These might not be at all important for you. If you ever decide you want to leave Ubuntu you could chose Mint, which is popular (and they're doing interesting things). Mint should be as easy to use as Ubuntu. Or you could chose Fedora. The Fedora community is lovely! If you want to learn more about Linux and fancy a challenge you can try Arch. The Arch documentation is excellent, and is recommended reading even if you're not running Arch.
- hkmurakami 14y agoThanks a bunch for the info :) It's not so much that I don't care about the dictator/fixes/direction, but rather I'm not knowledgeable enough to know the significance. It's like an election where I'm not yet even capable of informing myself of the significance of the issues at hand. Hopefully I'll be able to make an informed "vote" in the future.