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Hello everyone! I would like to know why there seems to be some dislike toward Ubuntu within the Linux community. I would like you to share your reasons for why you like Ubuntu or, on the contrary, why you don't. Thanks 🙇

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

To me, it's just death by a thousand papercuts. It doesn't have any unique selling points that I'm aware of, and it's slightly worse than my preferred distro in every way that the two differ, at least as far as I can think of.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Does it have problems? I mean, some may prefer other distros to Ubuntu or may not like some stuff that come with Ubuntu, that doesn't mean Ubuntu has any issue ;)

I don't like bananas, no issue at all with bananas. I prefer Debian (on which is based Ubuntu) and I prefer Mint (based on... ubuntu) because they suit me much better, that's all. At least for me. edit: one thing I don't like for example are snaps, me not liking them does not mean they're necessarily bad.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Apparently I have fewer problems with it than some. It's snap. Maybe I could come up with some other minor complaints, but nothing big really. It's mostly just snap. That is what prevents me using or recommending Ubuntu any more.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

For me: not Gentoo.

Generally I recommend OpenSUSE Thumbleweed or Slowroll.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

I guess it is different reasons for different people. But for me, I started using ubuntu in 2005. When I was learning linux, it was just not complete enough. You install another DE/WM, to try it out, and stuff started to break. So I switched pretty quickly. I tried to return every now and then, because it had an environment of newer packages which I waned/needed. But it was never worth it, this or that always broke when you tried to do something peculiar. I use ubuntu every now and then, but it is mostly no good. The issue is really just snap. Snap firefox on rpi, which is the default, is just trash and unusable. It is crazy that they made it the default. I have also had servers where snap-services just eats too much cpu and first thing I have to do is to purge it. So, in summary, I don't really trust them to provide a reliable system, and I am sceptical of their direction.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

I use it, and I like it. As a casual computer user, it suits every need.

It also feels a lot more stable thanks to being maintained by a professional corporation, rather than some neckbeard in a basement.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

to me none!! i like ubuntu a lot and specially xubuntu

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

The name. Sounds dumb.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 weeks ago

I use arch, btw

[–] [email protected] -3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

it has a gui installer (i use arch btw)

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