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Moving to Fedora? How stable is it? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 2 months ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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I am currently running Xubuntu on all my systems but there are so many things that feel rather unstable/buggy - I am sure it is not all Xubuntus/Xfce's fault, but my knowledge is limited so I just attribute it to that.

Therefore, I am currently considering switching to Fedora. I feel like it is time trying out a new desktop (KDE) and a more up to date kernel. I am not entirely sure what I am hoping from this post, but maybe a "yea, it is worth it" would ease my mind a bit.

Also, I am a bit unsure how to easily move between them (programs and data).

To name a few of the bugs I encountered in the past:

  • When connecting screens, quite often the created profile is ignored, screens get disabled, overlapped, ... By applying the profile multiple times eventually you can overcome this issue
  • Dell specific: Webcam does not work, system sometimes freezes after closing the laptop lid even if sleep mode is deactivated
  • Certain shortcuts are bugged (WIN+Left works, WIN+Right doesn't. When you reset WIN+Right, it works until the next restart)
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[–] 3 points 2 months ago* (2 children)

None of these are stability problems.

You can spin the wheel and hope it works better on a different distro.

You can investigate the problems and try to fix them.

Or you can ignore it and live with it. (my favorite)

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Trust me I've spent time on each issue mentioned but at some point, I started to live with them. I consider switching my dual boot to single boot atm though so that could be a time where a switch fits

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    One of the scary things about Linux is that if you actually care a lot that a thing works you might quickly end up becoming one of the most knowledgeable people on that thing and before you notice you are the person responsible for something barely working.

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