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[-] udon@lemmy.world 63 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Ubuntu's role in the ecosystem is important. They are good at first luring people into using linux. Then the users get pissed off of Ubuntu, because of Snap, ads, or whatever random crap they know from Windows. Finally, they move on to better options, be it Arch, Debian, or Puppy. Ubuntu ensures they don't all stick to the same

[-] Dark_Dragon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 32 points 6 days ago

Don't forget mint, i started linux journey 2 months back and it's going great with few mishaps.

[-] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 12 points 6 days ago

Aww mint, you never forget your first, it’s a bit mundane for me now, these days if it hasn’t taken of its desktop and said sudo me harder daddy 3 seconds after It posts I move on to the next young model.

[-] Zink@programming.dev 3 points 6 days ago

My first was Sun Solaris Unix, but now I’m a middle aged engineer who wants to fix company product issues rather than personal workstation issues, and Mint rocks my socks.

The mundanity of my computer working seamlessly every day is right up there with the mundanity of my car starting every morning, as far as how much it bothers me, lol.

But there’s nothing wrong with messing with your car’s engine or your computer’s OS, obviously. Some people are just in a place where they want to do that and some aren’t.

[-] bruhduh@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

Don't worry, you'll return to it after almost decade of distro hopping and wanting for your pc to just work

Yeah Mint was great when I first got curious and that hasn't changed. Ubuntu always has little issues and random error reporting dialogues and shit. Never had that issue with Mint. Mint also doesn't force Snaps on you and gives you a more traditional interface. It just seems better for beginners.

These days I feel like Ubuntu should be tried after you have some more experience with troubleshooting and fixing things with Mint.

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