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Linux Switch advice?
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I would advise you get Debian + GNOME and install all software via flatpack/flathub. This way you'll have a very solid and stable system and all the latest software that can be installed, updated and removed without polluting your base system. The other option obviously is to with those hipster of a systems like pop, mint and x-ubuntu that are perpetually "half made" and fail often.
Now I'm gonna tell you what nobody talks about when moving to Linux:
(Wine for all the greatness it delivers still sucks and it hurts because it's true).
These are fair warnings but increasingly exaggerated toward the end. Ubuntu will work just fine with a minimum of "getting basic things to work."
The most important item in the list is that proprietary software is often just better, and not available on Linux, and wine sucks.
I suggest Ubuntu. It's heavily managed and takes care of basic stuff. I've heard the same about Fedora but I never used it.
I don't disagree with you, Ubuntu may make be easier but with it you get the worst of both worlds - no "good" and "solid" proprietary apps + questionable open-source, potential spyware and other shenanigans Canonical is known for. In that case I would rather keep using Windows and have everything working out of the box.
If one lives in a bubble and doesn’t to collaborate then native Linux apps might deliver a decent workflow. Once collaboration with Windows/Mac users is required then it’s game over – the “alternatives” aren’t just up to it. Proprietary applications provide good and complex features, support, development time and continuous updates that FOSS alternatives can’t just match.
Windows licenses are cheap and things work out of the box. Software runs fine, all vendors support whatever you’re trying to do and you’re productive from day zero. Sure, there are annoyances from time to time, but they’re way fewer and simpler to deal with than the hoops you’ve to go through to get a minimal and viable/productive Linux desktop experience. It all comes down to a question of how much time (days? months?) you want to spend fixing things on Linux that simply work out of the box under Windows for a minimal fee. Buy a Windows license and spend the time you would’ve spent dealing with Linux issues doing your actual job and you’ll, most likely, get a better ROI.
You can buy a second hand computer with a decent 8th generation CPU for around 200 € and that includes a valid Windows license. Computers selling on retail stores also include a Windows license, students can get them for free etc. what else?
I'll be brief because I'm on the go.
Most of the points above are sheer lunacy.
Enlightening me then...
Debian may be good for company servers but not for many end users. It's just too old and slow.
Not sure where you got the idea it was slow... but okay, keep using your perpetual half made Mint/Pop/Arch whatever. :P
Btw. I'm on atomic fedora. If I want I can roll back to the age of debian or the age of arch within minutes without bricking my system.
What’s the issue with Pop? I’ve never had issues with it.
slow moving ... updates ... you roughly described it in your post. It stays where it is for a long time.
.. which may be good for servers and companies and some people. Most people will prefer an up to date distro.
Just install your software using Flatpak and the latest with a reliable OS.
Agreed 👍🏻
You're not wrong but ...Linux is a lifestyle not an opening system.
I wouldn't have gotten a penguin tattooed above my butt cheek if it wasn't.
Fair enough, but I don't want to have to battle my computer every time single I want to get anything done... and most of the Linux community forgets that the general public kind of shares that opinion.