• Johnnyvibrant@discuss.tchncs.de
    2411·
    28 days ago

    Newbies should just install Ubuntu.

    It works and is well supported. Year later go distrohopping.

    That’s what I suggest anyway.

    • boonhet@sopuli.xyz
      103·
      28 days ago

      I’d just recommend Pop!_OS then. NVidia drivers can come preinstalled if you need them (not that it’s super hard to install on Ubuntu) and no Snap bullshit - anything you install via apt uses a deb, instead of sneakily installing a snap. Flatpak still remains an option and you CAN install snaps if you want to. COSMIC as it is now, is GNOME reconfigured a bit to be a bit keyboard-friendlier and will soon be replaced by COSMIC the brand new desktop environment. Otherwise it’s fairly similar to Ubuntu.

      Also, Kubuntu or Mint are Ubuntu with an UI that is more familiar to someone coming from Windows. They work more or less the same.

      • jacecomix@sh.itjust.works
        4·
        28 days ago

        Yeah, when I tried basic Ubuntu about a year ago, it must not have liked something about my two monitors or Nvidia GPU.
        The whole desktop was shitting itself, and at one point I could see my mouse on one monitor but the clicks were taking place on the other monitor. It’s a nightmare to debug things when you can’t accurately click any windows or buttons.
        Endeavor and Pop both worked out of the box.

      • Joelk111@lemmy.world
        3·
        27 days ago

        My partner tried popos and it was awful. Iirc, it didn’t even seem to support her multiple monitors? I can’t remember for sure, but we had some issues and bailed pretty quickly. She and I both are now rocking Kubuntu, which, as you mentioned, was a much easier transition from Windows for her (and me), though I’d have her try bazzite today if Kubuntu wasn’t already set up.

        • boonhet@sopuli.xyz
          1·
          27 days ago

          That is an oddity. Wish she’d filed a bug report. Unfortunately there will always be edge cases, but I’m glad to hear Kubuntu is working out. I disagree with Canonical on a lot of things, but I’d still rather see people using (K)Ubuntu than Windows.

      • trougnouf@lemmy.world
        2·
        26 days ago

        I believe that Mint does away with the Snap bullshit as well. That was one of the main reasons I chose it for my girlfriend’s laptop.

  • nycki@lemmy.world
    122·
    27 days ago

    calvin’s dad wouldn’t be upset by the number of linux derivatives. he’d be thrilled. a whole new world to be autistic about.

  • diffaldo@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    62·
    27 days ago

    Because of fragmentation linux will continue to stay behind😞 so many bugs and issues yet people still create their own solution instead of contributing to the existing one. Its like a curse…

    • rollerbang@lemmy.world
      21·
      27 days ago

      Sure, but there’s just enough mainline distros. You only really have choice if you’re looking for it. And everybody else will ask someone to help and they’ll most likely just install something of their choice/what they’re familiar with, after considering the user’s requirements.

  • grapemix@lemmy.ml
    31·
    27 days ago

    Really? You guys only complains about Roblox? Not the crt mon? Not the monitor size? Not the horizontal pc case? Not kids able to complete a full sentence? M$ would drop support for old kb and mouse if they can. Only linuxer would spare their love for old hw.