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Ha! As if Ubuntu didnt update on its own and then completely killed my internet access because it changed the file system of how it stores DNS but didnt somehow do it right to the point of me spending 3 hours figuring out what file I had to recreate and why to get it working again.
Linux is cool but not this make believe version of cool.
Well see that's your problem right there, you're using ubuntu /j
Yeah. Maybe. I know I will never try arch again and I thought Ubuntu was supposed to be one of the good ones but its been so much stress.
I dont want to have to completely redo my whole system and all the software just to try a different OS flavor
Just use what you like. Every linux has its quirks :)
I switched to Debian with KDE. Same basics as Ubuntu without their oversight.
Problem with ubuntu is that it's corporate driven, with the corporate mindset. theybare not as bad as microsoft, but they are regularly showing their teeth. not with this of course, this is "just" a mistake of some kind
I have no idea when it happened, but there's a mechanism in place to download updates but only install them on reboot, kinda similar to windows, but when you want instead of when it want. It's kinda the best of both world : updates are quick to install, downloaded in the background, and no workflow interruption.
Ah. I have only figured out the check for updates daily, weekly or never options. I am leaning into never as this is the third time an Ubuntu update has made me want to curl up in a ball and die.
I dont find thus constant tech support fun.
Weird. I understand you did have issues, but that's so far from my experience. Despite major annoyance at the project's direction, I'm staying on ubuntu because it's been a mostly stress-free experience as a user (and I have an nvidia card, which does NOT help in that regardβ¦).
never updating anymore is a bad idea. on linux even your web browser is only updated along with the system (unless you use the flatpak package), and all browsers regularly patch previously unknown security vulnerabilities
But if the internet is dead, you can't curl!
(Well, depending on what broke, I guess localhost may work)
You might prefer a more curated experience like Bazzite.
Probably, but it is not a gaming device but a network managing one and its been running for way before bazzite and just the thought of having to configure it all again makes my skin crawl.
It took me ages to get the nerve to redo my media server. Then some of my hardware failed and I had to redo it again... By the third time redoing it I had become a lot more confident.
Also you learn to take notes on everything you touch and make backups lol