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good ubuntu based distro? (lemmy.fmhy.ml)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I have only used mint,pop,and nobara on my pc,I tried vanilla but didnt like it, Is there any good ubuntu based distro thats easy to use? I can use the terminal fine,I also want gnome 44

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[–] Sir_Simon_Spamalot 33 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I'd say Linux Mint or Pop OS.

Otherwise, as other comments say, you can try Debian.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago

Pop or Mint are fantastic. They are my go to.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Don't forget elementary!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I'm bearish on Elementary. Their recent-ish drama where the founders split up doesn't seem good for long-term stability:

https://lunduke.substack.com/p/elementary-os-is-imploding

[–] Turtle 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yikes. Was this ever resolved? That was from march last year.

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

The founders don't like each other on a personal level, and I haven't heard about any updates since then, so until there's new life breathed onto the project somehow, I'm assuming that it's on the back burner at best.

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

Oh I didn't know this was happening, sorry to hear that :-/. (I had elementary back in 2016/17)