hot take?

Edit: got nothing against Ubuntu, it’s Linux after all and that’s what matters 🌻 Edit2: people took this very seriously for being a shower thought…

  • dajoho@sh.itjust.works
    3·
    6 months ago

    Anyone using Ubuntu is one person less using windows. I call that a win. Everyone has to start somewhere!

  • kescusay@lemmy.worldEnglish
    0·
    6 months ago

    Arch Linux user here to say… Ubuntu’s fine, man. Love all the derivatives that can take advantage of the core Ubuntu system (e.g., Mint, which I’ve installed for family members).

    I love Arch. I use it all the time. I will not inflict it on any family members.

  • Dr. Moose@lemmy.worldEnglish
    0·
    6 months ago

    Only linux newbies and weirdos hate on Ubuntu. It’s a good all around operating system. Not the best choice and Canonical fails a lot but it’s still a net good.

  • AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space
    0·
    6 months ago

    Ubuntu is a gateway drug. Its lickable Fisher-Price interface is easy to use for basic tasks like web browsing, email and so on, and the always present sidebar provides reassurance. Once users start chafing against the limitations, they can move to forks like Xubuntu, or all the way to Debian itself, or if they really want to get their hands dirty, Arch.

    • mako@lemmy.today
      1·
      6 months ago

      Or Ubuntu could perform every task they need it to and never switch to anything else.

      • A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        6 months ago

        Exactly.

        Ubuntu is wide spread, well documented, and was the recommended distro for a lot of things (like steam) for a long time.

        I used Ubuntu for a long time, I didnt grow up and move on or any hipster shit like that… I simply moved to Nobara because it offered a better out of the box experience for me, a gamer, due entirely to all the gaming related stuff being installed as default, at start.

        This weird need to feel superior to others over distro choice is weird, and kinda pathetic. Its just stupid and pathetic to be insulting and denigrating others over their distro choice… And says a lot more about the pathetic nature of the person saying it, then anything they could type.

        and yes, I said pathetic 3 times, because thats just how pathetic it is to be like that.

    • smeenz@lemmy.nz
      01·
      6 months ago

      You’re also the weirdo using singular verbs with a plural noun. An unusual choice for sure.

      Edit: wow, thanks for the downvotes. I thought we had moved away from the childish knee-jerk reactions that reddit was famous for.