2024 is the Year of Linux on the Desktop, at least for my boyfriend. He’s running Windows 7 right now, so I’ll be switching him to Ubuntu in a few days. Ubuntu was chosen because Proton is officially supported in Ubuntu.

  • linearchaos@lemmy.worldEnglish
    16·
    1 year ago

    There’s a lot of people out there that hate to hear this, but ubuntu is probably the best gateway to Linux we have at the moment. Go ahead, let them come in on the distro that’s pretty well supported, preconfigured with everything on and newbie friendly, then once they’ve cut their teeth, let they have the option to move to something that’s a little more tweaked.

    • Locuralacura@lemm.ee
      5·
      1 year ago

      I’ve used Ubuntu for 10 years. I love it for stability, ease, and simplicity If i need to do anything there are plenty of guides. I learned how to do a lot of cool stuff on linux but I don’t really need or want to do any of it.

      Mostly I just pirate movies, use a vpn, torrent, listen to music, write. My career doesn’t require much computer stuff. Why should I try something different?

      I’m not working with a huge amount of interest in or energy for complicated customization. I just wanna turn it on and have it work.

      • pathief@lemmy.world
        6·
        1 year ago

        Power to you, friend. But with current snap store out of the box it’s really hard to recommend Ubuntu to anyone. Linux Mint seems such a better choice to newbies.

        At the end of the day it’s not really a big deal, people should just use whatever feels best.

        • Locuralacura@lemm.ee
          21·
          1 year ago

          What is wrong with the snap store? It’s not something I’m aware of.

          I go to terminal. I sudo apt-get

          I get Firefox, I get my VPN, I get deluge, I get my audio player.

          I use those things. I sleep well at night.