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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).

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I'm so frustrated rn. (self.linux)

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

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I have been distro hopping for about 2 weeks now, there's always something that doesn't work. I thought I would stick with Debian and now I haven't been able to make my printer work in it, I think I tried in another distro and it just worked out of the box, but there's always something that's broken in every distro.

I'm sorry I'm just venting, do you people think Ubuntu will work for me? I think I will try it next.

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[–] olafurp 5 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Ubuntu will work, sticking to Ubuntu based system is good to have stuff just work. For Gnome UI just use Ubuntu, for KDE use Kubuntu.

If you don't like Ubuntu as a company you can always use these instead: PopOS for Gnome and KDE Neon for KDE. Both are very stable with great support. I've been running KDE Neon for years now.

Out of curiosity, what distros did you try?

[–] Kawi 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Hi, I tried endeavor, Linux mint, manjaro, mx Linux, and I don't remember what else. I have a question, is Gnome really popular? For me it doesn't make sense, it feels it was made for tablets or something like that.

[–] olafurp 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

Absolutely, it's very popular. It's pretty similar to MacOS since it comes with a global menu by default. It's pretty popular since the design is very consistent and looks good. They also have excellent support for new features (except Wayland). Gnome is popular with people that only want to customise the most important ports and just want a standard OS that is well thought out and accessible.

I do watch a lot of content about Linux distros, but I'm not a Gnome user so I can't give good examples of customisation and differences between KDE and Gnome.

Here's a review from a guy on YouTube I like on Gnome 45 that used Gnome as a daily driver for years. https://youtu.be/RQSA0nZaF6M?si=7UUEmWKG41gaU0uS

Btw, can replicate the same layout on KDE because of the high level of customization it provides. It can all done through the UI, as all OS changes should be done.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Are you sure GNOME has a global menu and not just a menubar? I’m pretty sure you have to click on these menu buttons.

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