• PastafARRian@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    23·
    7 days ago

    Unpopular opinion: I love Ubuntu. No, I don’t use snaps at all. I have an Nvidia GPU and it’s literally the only OS working out of the box. Yes I tried Debian, I’m too busy to fiddle with drivers. No, I can’t get rid of the GPU, I depend on it for critical workflows. I love the minimalism of Gnome. Never liked KDE/Cinnamon honestly, they’re too busy for my tastes. For 15 years I’ve tried other distros and I’m always back on Ubuntu. I’ll ride the purple penguin to my grave.

    Downvotes only please.

    • Bluewing@lemmy.world
      2·
      7 days ago

      I’ve always admired Ubuntu for making installing nVidia driver pretty painless.

      I don’t know nVidia gpu you have, but I’m looking at immutable distros and I found Aurora, (based on Fedora Kinonite). Before I even downloaded the iso, they asked if I had an nVidia chipset and which one. I simply selected the driver for my older 1650 chipset and they automatically added the correct driver into the iso. I installed it and everything was working properly on first boot.

      It was without a doubt the most painless nVidia driver install I’ve ever had on ANY OS.

    • untorquer@lemmy.world
      2·
      7 days ago

      Trying to help with the downvote situation. Glad you decided on a distro that works for you and you’re not succumbing to the pressure.

    • MadPsyentist@lemmy.nzEnglish
      2·
      7 days ago

      Dosent even have to be the way you like it. It only has to be the way that lets you get work done. If you can get work done on your thinking sand tool then it is a good tool.

  • Diplomjodler@lemmy.world
    9·
    7 days ago

    You can have your cake and eat it too! Just install Arch in a VM to play around with without jeopardizing the stability of your main machine. Once you feel comfortable, you can make the switch. Or not. Having choices is great.

  • ghen@sh.itjust.works
    2·
    5 days ago

    I’m on kubuntu. I can just Google questions with ubuntu attached to the query and it tells me a gui solution if it’s available. Bonus, there’s far less people telling me I’m doing it wrong, they just assume I’m a newbie.

  • CosmicSurgeon@lemmy.ml
    3·
    6 days ago

    I have the same problem with NixOS and Debian.

    Currently every family computer and server in the house runs Debian 12 as a base. But the urge to convert everything to Nix one day still tickles me, who knows someday…

    • lepinkainen@lemmy.world
      2·
      6 days ago

      I tried three times. Failed 3 times.

      And I started with Slackware in the 90s. I can handle jank.

      But Nix really needs to take a clue from Arch on the documentation front…

      • mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        4·
        6 days ago

        Fedora doesn’t ship video accelerated mesa drivers(which are open source) by default and is a bit of pain in the ass to setup. They do that because they are very much tied to IBM and have to respect software patents(maybe for legal reasons). This is for intel and AMD graphics and if you take fedora as plug and play, browsers will use cpu to decode vidoes and and heats up as if i’m gaming when i play a simple video.

        I use fedora too but hates this specific thing. Most other distros ship with official mesa drivers.

      • BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world
        2·
        6 days ago

        Fedora includes incomplete video codecs that can’t use GPU acceleration. This forces the CPU to do the decoding. Fedora claims it’s because of imaginary “patent issues” due to its IBM backing. You can install the correct ones from RPM Fusion, but it’s an extra step and it’s not made clear that this is even a problem. You might notice only after you wonder why you have such high CPU temperatures while doing basic things like browsing the web.

  • idefix@sh.itjust.works
    1·
    5 days ago

    There is a lot of propaganda for Fedora these days. Something I see much less frequently for Arch and its derivatives. Isn’t that meme based on old facts?

    • Headbangerd17@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      5 days ago

      It’s not propaganda. Fedora’s just that good. Been using it since 2019 myself. Never felt the need to distrohop after.

      • idefix@sh.itjust.works
        2·
        5 days ago

        Opposite experience from me. I feel at home with Debian and Arch but there was always something wrong with Fedora.

  • DonutsRMeh@lemmy.world
    26·
    7 days ago

    Unpopular opinion: install community distros, not corporate ones. That way you can support the developers for their hardwork. Redhat doesn’t need our money, they already make enough of it. I use CachyOS, btw.

    • BurntWits@sh.itjust.works
      6·
      7 days ago

      I just switched to CachyOS and I’m really enjoying it so far. My journey so far has been Mint > Bazzite > Kubuntu > back to Mint > CachyOS and for the first time I don’t have any real complaints. There’s a voice inside my head telling me to jump to just standard Arch though. Not really sure why. Have you tried standard Arch? If so, how does it compare to CachyOS? I probably won’t end up switching, I haven’t had any issues yet and I’m a computer problem magnet and certified idiot, so I’ll probably stick to what works, but something draws me to pure Arch.

      • seralth@lemmy.worldEnglish
        7·
        7 days ago

        Standard arch is just a downgrade from cachy if you just want a functional computer and not have to think about it.

      • DonutsRMeh@lemmy.world
        8·
        7 days ago

        I’ve run vanilla arch for quite a while. CachyOS is a ton better. Arch is barebones and you have to do everything yourself. If you have the time and patience to do it, then more power to ya. I’m a dad of two, one of which is on the spectrum. So, I wanted something like Arch that just works and doesn’t require too much maintenance, and cachy has been just that.

        I’ve not had a single major issue with it in the 3 months it’s been running on my machine. Just your normal Linux annoyances. I love how the gaming package on cachy is literally one click of a button. Also, it’s a lot faster

          • DonutsRMeh@lemmy.world
            7·
            7 days ago

            Dude, fucking congratulations 🎉🎉. And yes, your PC should never take time away from your kids. I love taking care of mine, they’re so much fun. I love that my PC just works. And if Cachy gives me any trouble, it’s gone and will be replaced with something immutable like Bazzite. I legit want my machine to JUST work with minimal issues. I have had Bazzite on a laptop I have for close to 6 months now and it’s rock solid and a true just works distro.

            • BurntWits@sh.itjust.works
              5·
              7 days ago

              Thanks man, yeah I’m pretty excited. I’ve always wanted kids, it’s crazy to think I’m finally going to have one soon.

              For sure, family always comes first, especially kids.