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[–] 99 points 2 years ago (7 children)

Tbh, I don't really get the hate that Ubuntu gets.

I mean, I do understand that people don't like some of the decisions made with Ubuntu (e.g. snap), but especially for people who don't use an OS for the sake of using that OS and just want to use their PC to get stuff done, Ubuntu/Kubuntu are quite good.

You have a mostly consistent UI that can do most important configs without touching CLI. Manuals and simple guides are easy to find, even in other languages than English (which is important for quite a big number of people outside the US).

And contrary to some other, smaller distros, Ubuntu isn't run by just 1-2 people and you can trust in it still existing in 10 years. (Obviously, this is true for many other distros, but some quite widly used distros are run just by a tiny team of hobbyists)

I mean, I'd get the reaction if someone claimed they are Linux users because they use Android (though with enough knowledge you can also get a full Linux distro running on Android in chroot).

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  • [–] 39 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    "Use Snaps"
    "No" (installs .deb)
    "Fuck you, use Snaps"
    (The Snap Store is a proprietary closed-source black-box that updates your snaps without asking and every part of this statement was a deliberate planned feature by Canonical)

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  • [–] 24 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I mentioned this in the comment you answered to. But as I said, this might be an issue for people that use Linux because they really hate anything that isn't GPL, but 97% of the people on this planet care more about whether something is simple to use than what license it uses, as evidenced by the market share of Windows, Android, Chromebooks and Apple products.

    Wouldn't it be better to get some of them to use Ubuntu with snaps than to stay on their proprietary platforms, because packet management sucks and conflicts are basically impossible to solve for someone who's not a software developer?

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Linus swore that Bitkeeper wouldn't alter the agreement further, like a mad egotistical movie villain.
    Canonical is very clearly funneling their userbase towards a Snap-only environment (something that already exists as an option).
    As the sole keyholders, and as a for-profit business, what is the next step?

    Is it to maintain a wealth of options, even when that cuts into profit margins? What about when those options are competing products (think Gnome and KDE back in the Unity days)?
    These things just do not make sense from a business perspective, and they will not be necessary once their userbase is locked into the Snap walled garden.

    As to your point about licenses and market share, default non-options and limited choices aren't compatible with conversations about choice.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    How many major distros aren't run by for-profit entities nowadays? If you want any sort of enterprise use, you need to offer a 24/7 live support plan.

    I guess the big difference is that Canonical is hoping to make money off the home users too.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The Snap Store is a proprietary closed-source black-box

    Every part of the snap store running on your computer is open source.

    that updates your snaps without asking

    If you don't want your snaps auto-updating, turn auto updates off. snap --help

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I think they get hate because Canonical is a commercial entity.

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  • [–] 19 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I really don't like that sentiment though. Software development isn't for free just because you slap GPL on it. These devs need to be paid somehow if they are supposed to do more than 3h/week.

    You can also see the same thing in the Linux kernel. Many Kernel devs are employed by Microsoft, Google, the NSA and many other commercial entities.

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    I have used Kubuntu since 12.04 and had few issues. I get everyone has favorites, but don't understand the visceral tribalism present. Maybe I'll hate Kubuntu when 24.04 comes out, I dunno. I have 20.04 as a daily driver and run into very few issues that are specifically Kubuntu related. I could use debian with KDE someday, I dunno.

    I just want Linux, bash, and a decent browser at the end of the day.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago*

    Ubuntu is great. I used it for years.

    This is going to sound petty, but one thing that annoyed me for years was the ads for their enterprise crap that they put into the terminal whn running updates.

    I tried Debian 12 when it came out and I love it. I switched all of my systems to Debian.

    I would much rather use a community driven distro than a corporate one.

    Also, I applied for a job with Ubuntu The recruiter sent me the most insane take home written interview packet. I took a look at it and decided I didnt want to work with a bunch of people who would fill that packet out.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The longest-running distro out there is mostly run by one guy.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    OpenSUSE? They have quite a few people working on that. Or did you mean another distro?

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