Linux

48372 readers

1352 users here now

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

Rules

Posts must be relevant to operating systems running the Linux kernel. GNU/Linux or otherwise.
No misinformation
No NSFW content
No hate speech, bigotry, etc

Related Communities

Community icon by Alpár-Etele Méder, licensed under CC BY 3.0

founded 5 years ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

227

What distros have you tried and thought, "Nope, this one's not for me"? (feddit.uk)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

357 comments fedilink hide all child comments

I've been using Linux Mint since forever. I've never felt a reason to change. But I'm interested in what persuaded others to move.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Recommending ubuntu to newbies is the product of either incompetence or malice when Mint, zorin and nobara exist

[–] Rustmilian 10 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

I wouldn't recommend Nobara, maybe in a few cases but otherwise it's not the best to enter into Linux with.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Totally agree, are difficult to do and require following complex instructions on their Discord server (that you have to pay attention to)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Would you mind to explain why? I have yet to try it, but the concept seems nice: predisposing a set of tools useful for linux gamers/creators for those who are not technical

[–] Rustmilian 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

While it has a bunch of patches that can boost gaming performance and such it's stability takes a hit in some areas. It's also not quite as user friendly as other options. It can be better for those looking for a fedora base if that's what they prefer, tho.
It's also extremely opinionated & while it's a great fit for those who have a matching use case, for general uses it's a bit too opinionated.
It's neither the worst, nor the best. It just highly depends on use case.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

I've watched a few comparison videos, and the performance gains are negligible when compared to other common distros, so that's definitely not the point in installing it.

The good part about nobara is the set of tools that come preinstalled and the wecome program which lets you update the system, the drivers and the codecs.

Nothing you couldn't replicate in a few minutes on another distro of course