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Reader supplied reviews for Ubuntu
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7.7 from 291 review(s)
Version: 24.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-09-07
Votes: 0
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seems to be a major version. it installed well on my 7840 amd ryzen laptop and is fluid without bugging. the possibility to benefit from the pro security updates is great, it's my personnal laptop at home and I'm really happy so far. only regret, the file manager can not be setup with 2 columns like the one of mint. Also I guess I'm using the wayland version, which runs without noticing the change. Maybe for developments, I'd like to stay with the deb version felt some bluriness with some of the snap versions. I don't know if they are the future but they still have some work ahead. debs are great. Last but not least, Ubuntu is one of the easyest to install, configure and maintain because so many website's article and news to follow. Ubuntu deserves a big 9. (PS I've used it as a full replacement of windows since 2010)
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-08-29
Votes: 10
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Been using Ubuntu since 2010 on multiple laptops and desktops. Updated from 22.04 to 24.04 on a 14 year old Gen 1 I7 iMac, this 11 year old Gen 3 i5 Windows lap top and a 4 year old Gen 10 i7 Windows all in one. The only glitches encountered were self inflicted on the Windows all in one, otherwise no problems, as with previous Ubuntu installs and updates. All machines run fine, except the i5 lap top is a tad slow at start-up. The old iMac is pretty snappy despite having only 4 gigs of ram. I gave up on Windows 11 on the all in one due to last months Windows update totally messing up start-up and connecting with wifi. No such problems with Ubuntu. So far it has enabled continued life/usefulness for two old machines.
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-08-21
Votes: 6
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New Nvidia RTX 40 series works perfect on Ubuntu 24.04 and i get better performance than Windows in this time, Ubuntu finally beated Windows at Nvidia CUDA performance, but upgrading to 24.04 form 22.04 is not opened and we waiting still but its not a big deal. I experienced some freezes, on apps sometimes they not opening like Settings app not starting, its fixed now i think, on laptops i had desktop graphical glitchs triggers by something unknown. New Gnome version is great for good looking and i think Ubuntu can make it better a bit for console , espacially some apps stuck at Gnome 42 or 41 which is console, if its updated then everything will be great, the performance is awesome, but one thing that annoys me is Ubuntu doesnt care Snap Store but cares snaps apps, Snap Store full of exploits and infected apps are not controlled by Ubuntu so thats a dissapointment, if everything is deb than its will be fine espacially snaps are so slow, for example Firefox, when i install Ubuntu im deleting snap and installing deb version which is 4 times faster, try it.
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 8
Date: 2024-08-02
Votes: 3
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I really like gnome and the ubuntu distro. I am fairly new to Linux and tried various distros. I stopped distrohopping at Ubuntu. For me everything works, so no need to change.
I experience some freezes, or apps that do not open, mostly logging out helps.
The look of Ubuntu and the ease of use make me stay and I use it for work and private life. Gaming works (I use the steam deb file). I have tried some snaps with various results. Some work perfectly, others load very slow, sadly.
I have no more reason to change. Also the fact a company like Canonical is behind is gives me a bit more of secure feeling rather than that it pulls me off.
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-07-30
Votes: 29
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"9/10 since it has been a bouncy road getting here, might review after the laptop install this weekend and if that is OK, it gets a 10."
Back after install.
Install on Thinkpad X1 Carbon Gen 7 went very well.
Everything is working and updated. Tried snap and flatpak version and not really much difference between the two on both my devices now. Hardware is all recognized and working, even picked up my 4G modem which was nice. No complaints, just enjoying stable and smooth experience.
Ubuntu is good again. Chuffed.
10/10
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-07-29
Votes: 21
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After a few years of hopping between distros, I installed my first acquaintance from 2008 last week. Ubuntu was my first contact with Linux and unfortunately it somehow never worked as well as other distros. But I never lost sight of it and kept trying it out... and 24.04 has been running perfectly on my 3-week-old PC for a week.
I can't really say more, because everything really works, and that despite Snaps, extremely fast, smooth and stable, and playing on Steam or Lutris worked out of the box! What I'm particularly excited about is that the visual experience with 24.04 is breathtaking, I think. The games and films run in excellent quality and detail, thanks to the Nvidia driver that was installed.
But I don't want to rave about it any longer now... try it out. 10/10 with a very satisfied smile on my face. :-)
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-07-23
Votes: 16
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Well this was rather unexpected. I have been dabbling in linux since 2007 ish and Ubuntu was the distro back in those days. Then the Unity days etc.. it was always Mint that was the surefire working distro.
I have always wanted to like Ubuntu. But it never worked as well as any other distros I ended up choosing. I would install the newest LTS or Point release just to go through the installer and setting up my apps and configuring things just to have it either hang, freeze or have an unexpected error and then freeze upon reporting the bug.
I went out and got a Thinkpad X1 Carbon Gen 7 in 2021 and given a couple of years had passed since that device's release, AND it being Ubuntu certified, that it would work. It displayed the above behaviour unless I went a much older 18.04 release. Even this latest release did not work that well on the device that I had to shuffle back to Fedroa (also certified for Lenovo).
I recently got a Dell Precision 3630 tower and put a new 4060 ti graphics card in it. It needed a distro... I Bounced around everything avoiding Ubuntu due to the above history and nothing was stable so I said "Worth a shot"...
It stuck and has been running FLAWLESSLY. To my absolute surprise, everything working out of the box, all the Steam games are working with the Compatibility Layer Proton. I am so happy that the Operating system that I have wanted to love since it was last "Good" is finally at a state where I can happily use it again....for 5 years!!
This weekend I am going to move my Laptop back over to Ubuntu now it has been updated and working on an older dekstop device.
Finally! If you are a gamer and just want a working OS, please give it another try. The updates they have done since launch HAVE worked and it is definitely worth another shot :).
Also you can remove Snap and just use flatpak. I personally don't care about them too much so I just leave snap and use the flatpak version of everything, Works amazingly.
9/10 since it has been a bouncy road getting here, might review after the laptop install this weekend and if that is OK, it gets a 10.
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 2
Date: 2024-06-26
Votes: 1
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As a person who tests Linux distributions for 15 years , and had fine points
To say about previous releases. I was very disappointed with this 24.04 release
I failed to understand why the ISO was even approved, after install I had a Total failure on Snaps would not…
Even update, same result after burning a second ISO , also very slow interface on a modern machine …
I would hope the developer(s) would check the forums for reviews
Since I can’t believe I would be the only one seeing failures like this
I would have liked to given high marks , but sorry .
RW
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-06-24
Votes: 3
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I installed Ubuntu Cinnamon on a 12 year old system. It came with everything I had expected and adding software from the command line (my preference) or the software manager, worked seamlessly. I was glad too, it came pre installed with ufw, so enabling the firewall was dead easy.
What stood out for me is how well Ubuntu worked on a low spec, 2GB ram, laptop. Yes, it takes a while to load but once up and running, its actually surprisingly snappy to use from running office software to watching movies on line.
Another stand out is Cinnamon looks great. The Yaru style, burnt orange theme and wallpaper, really gives off a very contemporary vibe.
Very little downside here, perhaps save the emphasis on snaps which I'm somewhat on the fence about.
I probably would not use Ubuntu as my main driver but for me, its a nice choice for older hardware needing a new, modern, lease on life.
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-06-20
Votes: 7
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Installed on a 10 year old Dell and a 9 year old macbook air... everything runs like a dream and these are not high spec machines... they are oldish with 4Gb or RAM ( though with an SSD ).
Excellend Distro... a few tweaks to make it look nice and its a winner...
Everything works... even bluetooth! The Dell performance actually improved noticeably from 22.04 and the Macbook Air worked - no issues with wifi this time.
Still to upgrade my server as waiting for the first point release in summer.
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 5
Date: 2024-06-13
Votes: 2
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I needed a full-featured and stable operating system for my backup workstation to replace FreeBSD which requires too much time to fully install and too much demand on my expertise to keep running well as a desktop system. Fedora has been such a complete system on one of my workstations, but it doesn't immediately support zfs for the large zpool array on that backup workstation. I also have a good experience with Manjaro Gnome and trust it myself but I wanted something that will run well for a couple of years without any "surprise! This computer doesn't {boot, print, connect to wifi, whatever} today". So I followed the advice I've been getting for years to use Ubuntu LTS in such cases -- easy to install, full-featured as a desktop, stable and reliable. Supports zfs out of the box.
Wow! What a surprise. After erasing the ssd and giving it a completely clean install of Ubuntu 24.04 on zfs root I had problems immediately! Immediately! Didn't have to wait a few months for failures. I got 'em within the hour. First, the Gnome Notes app (which I hadn't even launched) kept giving a notice that it had crashed. I clicked buttons to decline sending a crash report and selected "do not show this message again". The message reappeared again and again. I gather that Gnome Notes would not be very useful for notes and I took note (but not with Gnome Notes) that I'd better use Zim and remove Notes.
OK. On... I needed to install QtPass for keeping passwords. I asked the App Store to find qtpass for me. It could find no such snap and no such debian package. I was very suprised and went to repology.org to check on it. Repology said that qtpass is available on Ubuntu. I went to the command line and found that I could install it with apt. So is the App Store useless? On Fedora the Software center can find and install anything.
I opened Geary to initialize the mail settings. But couldn't. Geary kept complaining that something was misssing (forgive me, I forget the error message but I am an expert and I couldn't find how to fix it.) So no emai, unless ... I tried rebooting. Nope. Geary does not run. No email
At this point I am red-faced for having thought that the long-neglected Ubuntu was the complete and reliable system I had been missing. I was actually right since 2014 when I last used Ubuntu and left it because it kept failing in small and big ways for me. I don't think I'll ever try again -- I was trying to install Ubuntu because I needed to reduce my support load on that computer but any of GhostBSD, Manjaro, or even Calculate would be more predictable and less of a support burden for me. YMMV but you have been warned.
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-06-04
Votes: 1
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Though I have used dozens of distros since 2006 which began with Ubuntu 5.10, I eventually settled on Linux Mint in 2011, and then on MX Linux (which lost its way after 21.3). I then went back to Mint 21.3 and LMDE6, both of which are running well at this time on my Lenovo Thinkpad T490 (500 GB SSD/32 GB mem.) and Dell Latitude 7490 (2 TB SSD/64 GB mem.).
However I have become very weary of reinstalls and fresh installs. So, though Ubuntu 24.04 has Snaps installed (the dumbing down of Linux), Ubuntu Pro offers 12 years of updates through April 2036. I was able to install 24.04 directly on both my Lenovo Thinkpad T490 and my Dell Latitude 7490. I also plan to install 24.04 on my wife’s Lenovo Thinkpad T450 in the near future. I am running it with the MATE desktop.
After years of mediocre releases since the Unity DE came out in 2010, Ubuntu has finally produced a release that seems to be really worthwhile, once all Snaps are removed and a different desktop is installed. The effort to remove Snaps and the fact that some apps no longer work like they do on Mint (Balena-Etcher in particular), preclude me from giving 24.04 a solid 10 rating. Nevertheless, I will strive to make 24.04 my daily driver and we'll see how things go.
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Version: 22.10
Rating: 6
Date: 2024-06-03
Votes: 1
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Before I give you my experience with Ubuntu 22, let me give you some specifications on the PC I'm using.
Board: MSI B650M Project Zero
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
GPU: Integrated
I've been using Ubuntu for about 5 months, the worst thing i've ever experienced is Ubuntu suddenly not responding at all, and i still remember it happened twice. I don't know the cause. Moreover, i also did a screen recording using OBS for more than 1 hour, and suddenly the application crashed. Apparently, desktop-based applications in Ubuntu are less stable and may crash. On the other hand, when Ubuntu is used for coding such as Rust, Java, R I think Ubuntu is quite good and stable.
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-05-24
Votes: 11
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Starting with the installation of Ubuntu I must admit it's excellent - intuitive, easy and quite fast. I installed it as double boot on my home laptop. Next, when OS was installed I was surprised by the speed it boots! It's even faster than super-optimised Windows11. The default desktop was on X11, I swithched to wayland - everything is smooth and slick. Another miracle - during OS installation automatically was installed driver for Nvidia which usually represents quite a headache in other distributions of Linux. As for snaps (the most hateful point of Ubuntu) - I don't care - I don't use firefox, rather chrome.
Overall, the system is great and surely deserves high points in my opinion.
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 5
Date: 2024-05-23
Votes: 0
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So I will be positive first. I think Ubuntu is one of the more attractive Linux desktops in a nightmare of oodles of distro's available. However, it has become a acquired taste given that it has now become clear that Ubuntu developers want you to use their SNAP package manager exclusively. This to me goes against what Linux is supposed to be which is a open source of projects with a variety of options to install applications and tools. Not every developer subscribes to supporting a package manager like SNAP or any other one.
I understand it is supposed to simplify installing applications. But in my opinion it really has only partially achieved that goal.
Stability wise, 24.04 seems stable but I also came back to my desktop PC after a few hours to find a prompt that the system had encountered a error. To discover I have to install GDbei package installer just to properly install Chrome doesn't make the experience easier. Considering Chrome is still the most popular browser by a long shot should not mean avoiding the ability to install it by default.
I am sure the Linux community would love for everyone to either use Firefox or Chromium but unfortunately some of us actually do still work in a world where those browsers are not always the best choice. I can honestly see why so many new to Linux become frustrated and go back to something more friendly and in-tune with how they use their computer.
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 5
Date: 2024-05-17
Votes: 0
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There is no hardware decoding of the video files. It will work only when version 24.04.1 is released. This greatly influenced my decision to use Ubuntu because I'm a YouTuber. I didn't have similar problems when I used Ubuntu 22.04. I expected the final version 24.04 to come out and improve the situation with newer software, but apparently I'm wrong. Apparently I'll wait until the problem is solved. Until then, I'll be using AlmaLinux. With AlmaLinux there are no such problems. Someone might think, for example, that my hardware is old or something, but that's just not the case.
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-05-11
Votes: 14
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On the surface, it is a stable release with the usual (very practical) Gnome optimizations (thank you very much for that).
I find Ubuntu one of the best distro's for normal users and do not care much about the discussion about Snap vs Flatpak etc. At least the Snap's (similar to Fedora's Flatpak repo) are curated, compared to the "open-house" at Flatpak.
I got the whole family on Ubuntu as well, which is perfect for their needs and easy to administrate for me.
On the side I also run a Linux-Mint machine, which is equally good. However, there is an elegance to Ubuntu's simplicity.
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 4
Date: 2024-05-06
Votes: 0
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I had the same problem with snapd, that the reviewer did. I'm not a big fan of snap to begin with, so it's a lot of trouble to fix something that I don't really want to use in the first place. Like other's have mentioned, I had to be connected to the internet in order to get this to install, the USB alone doesn't seem to work. I'm also not a big fan of LTS, as five years is too long to keep up with the hardware changes. Everyone says Ubuntu is easy to install, but it seems no easier than many other distros. In fact, it's harder because I had to be connected to the internet.
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 5
Date: 2024-05-06
Votes: 1
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I love *buntu family BUT I am really frustrated about not getting this one (24.04) done on my DELL XPS 9730 with NVIDIA 470 laptop. I had the non LTS one (23.10) working flawlessly and even was playing Street fighter 6 with no issues...BUT I wanted to upgrade because I thought it was gonna be and get better...and WOW I feel so sad that I have to go to another distro like FEDORA spin (NOBARA) which is running smooth but the learning curve is a little hard for me.
I am staying away with this one...specially the 6.8 kernel. I have tried tons of new distro on this laptop and on ly luck is with Fedora spin.
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 3
Date: 2024-05-06
Votes: 1
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Mostly works but doesn't detect my NVIDIA card at all. Upgrading from 22.04 to 24.04 renders the entire system unusable. I have been using Ubuntu from the very first version and this is so far the worst of the lot for me, I am very disappointed. Conversely I have never used Mint before so in frustration I installed it and it runs perfectly despite being based on Ubuntu 24.04, however I really don't like the Cinnamon desktop so will have to give 24.04 another go... even though my patience is running rather thin at this point.
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 6
Date: 2024-05-06
Votes: 1
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I was really excited to install the latest Ubuntu, been a fan since day one. I tried to install on an Dell Alienware with Intel 7-700HQ. I had to move it to a room with router, wifi would not connect. I was really looking forward getting this installed but having issues that I can't fully explain.
I will wait at a later date and try again. Surely this might be because its not quite ready for release and still an RC perhaps. I was so excited but patient.
First time I'v had issues installing Ubuntu, needs a internet connection but will not take wifi.
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-04-29
Votes: 139
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I like Ubuntu because it has superior font rendering. Version 24.04 brings Linux v6.8 which solves my Ryzen laptop sleep/suspend issue. On previous kernel version, my laptop can't wake up from sleep/suspend. I don't like Gnome Files because it is slow when opening folder and generating thumbnails with thousand of files, but on Gnome version 46 that issue barely noticed. Snap version apps is okay for me, but try to install VS Code and open project folder then it crashes, uninstalled it then install the DEB version and it works well. Installing Snap version apps from App Center is slower compared to installing it from DEB or using APT. I dualboot this with Windows and the GRUB is very vanilla or unthemed unlike Mint or KDE Neon. Once I've done setting up my Ubuntu, for my daily use, it works very well.
However, if you try to install this version, make sure you connected to internet. I've tried many times installing it while offline, the installer always crash.
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-04-26
Votes: 4
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Works OK on an X240 (i5 4300u)
Default installation was fast (minimal apps preinstalled), lvm encryption works as expected, battery life is the same as with debian, more or less all the hw is recognized and the system works as it should... the only bad thing i experienced so far was Firefox first run being slow, but it opens in an instant afterwards so it's not that bad.
Keep in mind you might need 8GB of ram for a more comfortable experience and you probably should opt for the full installation in order to get office, media player and other programs unless you know exactly what you want. By default it comes with calc, text editor, firefox, image viewer fw updater and drivers. so you might need to download some extra apps.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 4
Date: 2024-04-24
Votes: 2
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For a distribution that boasts stability, Ubuntu really does not deliver on all accounts. In fact, rolling releases like Arch and Fedora are far more stable. They may not have the theming beautifications right out of the box like Ubuntu does, but boy does Ubuntu still suffer from the most annoying, brickwall bugs. And what's worse is, if the user is NOT as advanced, which is the distributions' target market, they are literally going to be waiting forever for an update to fix the bug because well, it just does not update as frequently as do the rolling releases.
Personally speaking, from enforcing snaps to being unable to provide stability, to slow updates, I fail to see how Ubuntu is not the sucky, misleading Windows of the Linux world. Just when I thought they might have turned over a new leaf, unresolved bugs, lacking documentation on troubleshooting, forums grossly inadequate, why bother?
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-04-09
Votes: 0
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I switched when windows 7 ended support, so I use it for quite some time now. I like (k)ubuntu because whatever how-to I follow, it mostly works, printers, scanner, programs. I tried some other distros, more likeable, but I always returned to kubuntu because I don't have time to waste with nuances why this or that does not work mostly because that another distro is using some non standard library, different package names or such. There's one thing I dislike on ubuntu though: canonical's push apps to snap. I don't mind the idea of containers, but I want to have a native option. As long as I have it, I have no problems with ubuntu, but I keep an eye on linux mint if I won't be able to replace snap apps easily. I switched because I never settled with being a laboratory rat of microsoft. 9 out of 10 for ubuntu because of snap, which still can be uninstalled without breaking anything. Yes, I still use windows 10 as secondary os, but purely for running games.
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Version: 23.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-04-08
Votes: 4
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Working perfectly for three months out of the box in an Acer Nitro 50 desktop. I am happy: Gnome is really nice, looks similar to my old iMac and is really fast and stable: 0 weird things when I switch it on. I am a basic level user, didn´t study anythig related to computers, but I wanted to say good bye to Apple and Microsoft.
I do all my work in Ubuntu with many hours per day and really don´t miss anything from my old computer (Maybe a nice music player).
Some years ago (2009 aprox) I used also Ubuntu, but now I think it gets much better.
I tried Fedora, but didn´t work out of the box: Problems with Wifi, problems with printer... So I removed it.
Then I installed Ubuntu and 0 issues.
Thanks and congrats.
In the future I wish to have the same experience installing Debian, for example.
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Version: 22.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-04-04
Votes: 0
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More than ten years ago I switched from Windows to Linux and from those days I was noticing how better and better Linux was becoming. I was using Mint, Ubuntu, Fedora ... Recently I installed Windows for curiosity on one of my laptops where I had troubles with Nvidia. Well, it survived one day, then another one and it is still there. And you know what? No problems with Nvidia or whatever. Boots faster, never hangs. Low CPU load on video playback and youtubing which results in 2x longer battery times. And I still have linux command line via wsl2 which by default is Ubuntu. So on this laptop I have two big advantages from both worlds : command line from Linux Ubuntu which is far better than Microsoft BS powershell. And Windows GUI for games, video and other fun things with better look, no drivers problems and higher performance. As for using linux in command line I find Ubuntu very good distribution. It starts within Windows terminal in no time as unnessesary services are thrown out.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-03-31
Votes: 0
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After trying Mint 21.3 and FAYE, Ubuntu 23.10, and NOBLE snapshot I settled on 22.04 due to the non-windows appearance and the sheer polish of the system. Everything works unless you call Snap needing an upgrade and not being able to upgrade since it's running and won't upgrade until you kill the app through terminal and update snap... It would figure if Ubuntu is snap focused they would correct this FUBAR of a glitch; like there's no instances of this happening anywhere?? Otherwise I prefer this OS over FEDORA, MINT, OpenSuse, or Manjaro. Not a distro hopper but just looking for dual boot option to go along with Windows since there are Video playback options out there that aren't being built to play on Linux so you can only play on Mac and Windows.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-03-26
Votes: 2
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I would like to share my experience with Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS with you. Since I liked Windows less and less, I thought I would try Linux after I didn't have the courage to do it for a long time. I tried the distrowatch.com rankings from top to bottom and got stuck at number 6, i.e. Ubuntu. Ubuntu is the only OS besides Linux Mint that didn't cause any problems. Since I really enjoy playing on the PC, it was important to me that I could play without major problems. The hardware posed no problems for Ubuntu and even the Nvidia driver for my graphics card was included in the package. Scanner, printer, webcam everything was installed immediately and works perfectly. In my opinion, the gaming experience on Ubuntu is on par with that on Windows: I have exactly the same FPS, temperatures (Cpu, GPU) and Ubuntu handles all of the day's tasks smoothly and stably. I really don't want to be without it and I'm glad to have found such a wonderful alternative. Just give it a try and thanks to Canonical for this great work!
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 2
Date: 2024-03-22
Votes: 1
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A lot of apps that used to run smoothly don't run very well or at all on 22.04 and up. In particular, VLC, Nemo, Nautilus.
SNAP, being the main distribution package for apps, works none of the time.SNAP also consumes a lot of harddrive space which cannot be freed up.
Formerly a very good distribution. Now, the only way to get a functional release is to get a PRO subscription. What's worse is that security fixes are only available with the PRO subscription. I did an apt update/upgrade and received that 200+ apps have security fixes.
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Version: 23.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-03-21
Votes: 0
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Like most Linux users, my journey into Linux started with Ubuntu around the 8.04 time frame. Since then, I have used nearly every major distro and desktop environment out there looking for that perfect fit. I stayed away from Ubuntu for a long time because of all the transitions & negativity surrounding Canonical since Gnome 2. I read some positive reviews on 23.10 and decided why not revisit them. Well, I was pleasantly surprised buy this current iteration of Gnome on Ubuntu. What I have found is that I liked Gnome more than I thought I would. The advantage of Ubuntu is that you still get the intended "Gnome experience" with just the right amount of built in extensions to make it flexible and useable without the need to add any other extensions which break on every version upgrade. You can also change the theme colors easily which is more than can be said about many other Gnome distros. The common complaint about Snaps have apparently been fixed as they are working fine for me. The few that I tried, open just as quick as a deb package without any issues. Besides, you can easily install deb or Flatpacks if you prefer (I use all three). The only issue that I found strange is that when installed with the default ext4 or xfs file systems, boot times where long, but when I reinstalled with BTFS the boot time & application load times were cut in half. I can not explain it, it makes no sense, but that is what I experienced on my old hardware. I am looking forward to the 24.04 release and it seems like I will keep it around for a while.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-03-13
Votes: 19
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I've been a bad boy, Ubuntu, forgive me. I've left home to try other things and other countries, from Arch to Gentoo, from Suse to FreeBSD, but whenever I return (and I do often) you welcome me with open arms. Looking forward to you reaching version 24.
I have been a Linux user for several years, I have learned everything about Debian, Arch, Suse and Gentoo over the years.
Again and again I go back to Ubuntu: yes, it's not the prettiest, I don't like Gnome, it's not very customizable, I don't like snaps and some of them work really badly (like Steam), but... everything works in my pc, and it always works through the months and years. I've lived through the times when Arch was cool, the times when Fedora was cool, but I really think Ubuntu has been always cool.
I play on Steam without problems, I work on Linux without problems, my HP deskjet 2722e printer works without problems... and it is the only distro in which my printer works well, with the scanner.
Ubuntu, i love you. And it's a groovy kind of love.
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Version: 23.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-03-06
Votes: 4
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I will be honest here, Linux has never been my first choice in a operating system. For years I have been pretty much a Windows user for various reasons. After Windows 11 was released it was clear to me that this OS was not going in the direction I want in a operating system. I felt like as a user excluded from any part of the OS. It was like the controls were somehow handed over to Microsoft now. I was mostly ignored when it came to choices in how I wanted to use Windows. In fact even when I could use other products I was nagged to go back to a Microsoft product. So now that rant is over, I can definitely say trying Ubuntu was refreshing on several points. One is I can install a minimal OS that actually does not eat up my drive storage. Two, the consumption of RAM is halved compared to Windows 11. Third, is that there is a respect for me as a user to install what I want when I want. Even the install on a relatively new laptop with a Intel 12th gen. was painless. No doubt going forward I will find pieces of Ubuntu I do not like or experience a few issues. That happens with any OS and you just deal with it.
But I highly recommend anyone fed up with Microsoft's obsessive control over Windows 11 especially to at least try alternatives. Latest desktop market share does indicate users are leaving Windows over time and probably for similar reasons as myself.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-02-23
Votes: 6
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Ubuntu was the first distribution I tried when I decided to leave Windows. The truth is that I didn't last long on it as I found it very different from Windows.
With the release of version 22.04.4 I decided to try it again and I have been pleasantly impressed. It detected all my hardware without any problems. It runs more than acceptably on a modestly specced laptop, which, theoretically, could not support it. One of the few changes I made was to install the gnome software store with flatpak.
In short, I loved Ubuntu.
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Version: 23.10
Rating: 1
Date: 2024-02-19
Votes: 0
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i was with opensuse Leap, but had some problem with latest python, could not get it work, so i move to ubuntu, and snap package has made me to move back to windows 11 so i can get work done.
the reason been is that beside python, I also use Trilium Note for note taking, normall i get it from github, which is not a big deal for me, but since it has a snap package so i decided to get snap package for the eazy way of getting thing done, but guess what, from the office snap store installed TriliumNote, oh my, it also install some other thing from the snap package for the triliumnote, and when i try to uninstall the snap package of triliunmnote the extra things that got installed did not get uninstall, and i could not get rig of them... wow would i call that a virus/extra bundle/extra ware? what ever it you want to call it, i don't want it. no way i want some crap that i can't control and get install on my system without me said yes.
specially this tell you that ubuntu can not control or test their own snap store for the quility of their software. no way i want to be part of that, at least i won't get this on windows 11 or opensuse,
p.s im using opensuse with vmware on windows 11, and i get my work done, and that's all i want, just get my work done and have a life.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-02-15
Votes: 0
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About a year ago I switched from Win10 to Linux. My first distribution was Linux Mint, but I kept having to deal with small but annoying errors. After a few others, I also tested Ubuntu 22.04 and I have to say: I don't miss anything at all from what I had in Win10.
My hardware has been running great system-wide since day one. I can surf, play games, listen to music and every program starts very quickly and is there immediately. Of course I have heard of the many criticisms of the snaps, but I have to say that the critics who say snaps slow down the system should install 22.04 again today and try it out for themselves.
My PC runs stable, fast and secure,...what more could I want and I'm happy to have turned my back on Redmond!
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 1
Date: 2024-02-13
Votes: 0
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I've been using Ubuntu for over ten years or more. Loved it for its stability, ease of use and lack of bloatware. The last week I've been going through hell after what I think was a minor weekly update which basically rendered my computer useless. After going through all the forums, reverting back to 20.04.3 and returning to 22.04.6, it seems the problem has to do with systemd-oomd. Even though 20.04.3 doesn't have systemd-oomd it was still doing the same - freezing and shutting down programs. Some in the forums say linux computer users need to increase their RAM, or remove swap, or other suggestions; but the simple thing is that Ubuntu has been working fine for over a decade and suddenly it freezes and is rendered useless and there is nothing the average person can do, not even disabling, masking, or completely removing systemd-oomd (the kernel already has its own oom). If one moment all was working and then it freezes and shuts down programs, it can't be the RAM, or lack thereof. Going by the forums it has been a problem for over a year or two. I am now looking for an O/S without systemd (or snap), Slackware looks good, or maybe even FreeBSD or GhostBSD. I would prefer to stay with Ubuntu since I like its uncomplicated desktop and the dock that hides to give one a full screen. Computers are no longer a luxury, they are vital for production now. I may go back to Ubuntu - I was very comfortable with it; but I can't trust it anymore. I have two other computers with Ubuntu that are still going fine - one with 20.04.6 and one with 22.04.3, the former being mission critical; but I won't be applying any more updates or upgrades on these.
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Version: 23.10
Rating: 1
Date: 2024-02-03
Votes: 0
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I used to use Ubuntu on multiple systems and for the most part I was happy. Then the problems started. It seems to me that Ubuntu has serious conflicts and flaws in its package management system. Everything was fine when it was just DEB through apt, you still had the occasional glitches. Once they brought in SNAP all hell broke lose. I'm on a limited bandwidth, I disable autoupdates because I dont have the bandwidth for a lot of background downloading. What I found even if you disable autoupdates, Ubuntu continues downloading hundreds of megabytes or even gigabytes of mystery files and there's absolutely no way for the user to know its happening, it ignores your settings, and you can't stop it. On top of that they started putting out a firefox update solely through snap that doesn't even work (confirmed on multiple installs). Firefox refuses to start once this mystery update comes through, you try to fix it with apt, they removed firefox from apt so now its only on snap and snap is broken. Don't use Ubuntu there's too much mystery downloading going on almost like they're crawling around in my system. The fact it ignores your update setting and downloads random stuff is bad. Huge security risk. The user has to be informed whats going on.
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Version: 23.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-02-02
Votes: 8
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As a "NOOB", who's delved into a few Distros as far back as W7 and currently running a triple boot on my W11 HP VICTUS laptop; 23.10 which is the only version I've tried recently, it excels. My other LINUX distro on the same machine is FAYE or LMDE6. When I say "NOOB", I mean I still need to figure out how to get SUSPEND to work with FAYE since the VICTUS won't come out of SUSPEND with keystroke, touchpad, or mouse. That's not the case with 23.10; it works from the get-go.
A little bit of a hiccup trying to get a USB or microSD built off RUFUS 4.4 not to hang during installation so built it instead in FAYE and "Bobs Your Uncle" or Wala!?
SNAP, DEB, Flatpack, RPM or Pacman are just icing on the cake if needed when a "NOOB" who doesn't venture out of a basic SURF and Email context. So, the only thing both distros haven't been able to do is connect to Apple Time Capsule with user and pass; no surprise there since everything I've read is not easy to come by. Suppose that's why I'm tinkering like the rest; get away from the bloat and retireing of Windows and realize that the best systems are those that are run on SUPER COMPUTERS.
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Version: 22.10
Rating: 5
Date: 2024-01-28
Votes: 5
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Been using Ubuntu based distros of linux since ditching microsoft 22 years ago. Used to use openbox or other debian distros before switching to ubuntu, around ten years ago. I've installed it on several old laptops, desk pcs etc.
All this is about to change.
Snap has contributed a lot to my decision to ditch it. Let's face it, snap was a bad idea from the start.
But now the added ubuntu pro marketing (yes, yes, I know it's all still free for little people like me) has just made the whole thing stink.
I fully appreciate all the work that has gone into Ubuntu over the years, the kindness of the community providing support for us all when we are trying to find the right printer driver etc. But overall, as things stand today, I will not be spending any more of my precious time on this OS.
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Version: 23.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-01-09
Votes: 11
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Since my transition to Linux in 2008, when I first embraced Ubuntu, it was undeniably a love-at-first-sight experience. Over the years, my journey through the Linux landscape has been akin to a distro-hopping adventure, exploring various distributions while consistently finding my way back to the warm embrace of Ubuntu. The longevity of my loyalty to this operating system speaks volumes about its unmatched appeal and functionality.
Ubuntu, a Debian-based Linux distribution, has proven to be an excellent choice for users across a spectrum of needs and preferences. Whether you are a casual home user, a seasoned developer, a graphics artist, a content creator, or even a gamer, Ubuntu caters to your requirements with finesse. Its versatility is one of its key strengths, making it an operating system that seamlessly adapts to the diverse demands of its user base.
One of the compelling aspects of Ubuntu is the extensive software repository that accompanies it. The Ubuntu Software Center provides users with a vast array of applications, tools, and utilities, ensuring that whatever your needs may be, there's likely a compatible software readily available. The distribution's commitment to inclusivity extends to its support for various programming languages, making it a preferred choice for developers seeking a robust and well-supported platform for their projects.
For graphics artists and content creators, Ubuntu offers a plethora of open-source software for creative endeavors. From powerful image editing tools to video editing suites, the Ubuntu ecosystem fosters a creative environment that rivals proprietary alternatives. The seamless integration of these applications into the Ubuntu environment enhances the overall user experience, empowering artists to unleash their creativity without unnecessary hurdles.
Support is a crucial aspect of any operating system, and Ubuntu excels in this department as well. The vibrant and active community, coupled with the professional support offered by Canonical, ensures that users have a safety net in case of any issues. Whether you are troubleshooting a minor inconvenience or seeking assistance for a complex technical problem, the Ubuntu community is known for its responsiveness and willingness to help, creating a supportive ecosystem that fosters learning and collaboration.
Even gamers, traditionally associated with other operating systems, have found a home in Ubuntu. With the growing popularity of Linux-compatible games and dedicated efforts to improve graphics drivers, Ubuntu has become a viable platform for gaming enthusiasts. The Ubuntu community actively engages in discussions and initiatives to enhance gaming on the platform, further solidifying its status as a well-rounded operating system for all.
In conclusion, my journey as a Linux user since 2008 has been a testament to the enduring appeal and reliability of Ubuntu. Its adaptability, extensive software support, and a robust community make it an exceptional choice for users with diverse needs. As technology continues to evolve, Ubuntu stands tall as a beacon of open-source excellence, inviting users from all walks of life to experience the freedom and empowerment that Linux has to offer.
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Version: 23.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-01-01
Votes: 5
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The best Ubuntu I've ever used! I use Ubuntu on a 2013 Model iMac computer. It works incredibly fast. If 23.10 is like this, subsequent versions will be much better. I'm very glad I use Ubuntu.
There are 2 missing. First, I cannot get clear sound from the computer's speakers. There is a slightly muffled sound. Secondly, I could not install the driver for my Nvidia GF 775M card. I am using open source driver. I haven't had any problems with this issue so far.
Wayland is still very new. I believe that all problems will be solved in the future. Keep using Ubuntu! (Türkiye / IZMIR)
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Version: 23.10
Rating: 8
Date: 2023-12-31
Votes: 0
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So far, Ubuntu was the only distro other than Raspberry PI OS that I could get working with the Raspberry PI 5. It still has some bugs to work out. But, it's very usable. I don't like the default desktop environment with Ubuntu. It was almost impossible to tweak various things, trying to install a tweak app didn't help all that much and was buggy. I also didn't like the performance. I got the same, if not better, performance from KDE Plasma on Wayland -- and the features were better in terms of theming, custom shortcut keys, etc. SDDM glitches with the mouse for some reason (I've seen it from Debian, too, so it's not an Ubuntu-specific issue), so I installed GDM for the display manager. It still isn't as fast as I think it could be. But, I don't blame Ubuntu for that. Raspberry PI, the company, pretty clearly didn't put out the tools for the hardware to properly work with the OS and I've had a PI 5 running about the same as a PI 4B, which is supposed to be much slower (same amount of RAM on both). I hope this issue will improve over time. But, it looks to me that Ubuntu really did quite well with what they were given. All things considered, even though I don't like the default desktop environment, I still think Ubuntu for Raspberry PI 5 is a million times better than the default Raspberry PI OS installation.
If you do play around with desktop environments, just know that Wayland-based desktop environments work a lot better at this point. X11-based desktop environments have a lot of rendering issues, a blinking mouse cursor, etc. It's full of glitches. I also had issues, at this point, starting out with the Ubuntu server and then installing the desktop environment through tasksel. It doesn't seem like all the necessary packages get installed properly. Until they fix this, unless you are advanced enough to figure out the issue yourself and fix it, you might just want to install the Ubuntu desktop and then add on the KDE desktop (or another).
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Version: 22.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-12-28
Votes: 0
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Simply the best all-around modern Linux distro you can find. It's great for development, network admin., gaming, learning, multimedia, productivity and anything else you could imagine. It's user-friendly if you're new to Linux but powerful enough to be used by developers and other power users. On top of that it's built on top of one of the earliest, greatest and most amazing "root distributions" in existence (Debian).
Canonical, it's creator, is not afraid to allow minor proprietary software but still strongly supportive of the FOSS philosophies. Even its name synergises with Free software. I switched to it straight from Fedora Core 4 in '04 or so, which I switched to in turn from the original best distribution (imho), RedHat Linux 6, back in the '90s. I use multiple desktop environments, but mainly KDE. It's very flexible and comes in a variety of flavors, including Gnome, KDE, Xfce, Lxde and nearly a dozen others, as well as being available in even more unofficial flavors.
There are many great distros out there: Fedora, OpenSuSE, Arch, etc. Linux Mint comes used to be *nearly* as good, but since they stopped supporting a KDE edition it's dropped in quality (imho). The only other distro (apart from other Ubuntu flavors) I use is Gentoo. I also use FreeBSD although it's not *technically* Linux. But Ubuntu/Kubuntu is my go-to distro and my *main* distro, and I highly recommend it to anyone interested in getting started with Linux/UNIX or for anyone looking for a new distribution.
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Version: 23.04
Rating: 6
Date: 2023-12-25
Votes: 0
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I installed on an older Dell Optiplex 3060 with a i5 8500 CPU 16 GB RAM and a SSD. Can't say I was very impressed with Ubuntu. Almost any other modern OS runs circles around Ubuntu. Snap store just does not seem to ever improve enough to be considered a worthy replacement for installing apps. Then you have the rest of the OS which just seems stuck in a time warp of the early 2000's. The only people that would be happy with Ubuntu desktop is people that want to be stuck in the past with old hardware that cannot run a current and modern OS.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-12-02
Votes: 10
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I don't understand all this hatred against "Ubuntu" on my old pc "Ubuntu" only consumes between 1.4 or 1.8 GB of ram compared to 2.5 GB minimum for Win$$ 10 or 11...
If you follow one of these tutorials like "Things to do after installing Ubuntu 22.04" you won't have any problems...
For me Ubuntu 22.04 works pretty well.
The only bug I had was the black screen after going to sleep but you can easily find a tutorial to troubleshoot...
"Steam" and "Lutris" also to have legal streaming services like "Prime" you have to search for the "Quark Player" on the "Github" site.
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Version: 23.10
Rating: 1
Date: 2023-11-30
Votes: 0
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Ubuntu was my first experience with Linux. I really liked the original GNOME interface. When they switched to the new UI, I went to Xubuntu for everything, not just my slower machines. I hated the new UI so much, I haven't gone back to it for years. I decided to try the default installation of Ubuntu offered by rpi-imager for my Raspberry PI 4B with 8GB RAM. After so long, I didn't know what to expect with the UI, or even if they were using the same one as years ago. It was so slow. I don't know why they'd ever use something so resource-heavy on a distro made for a single-board computer. Still, with 8GB of RAM, I expected more. This was the absolute slowest distro I've ever tried on this PI. The utter lack of configuration options with the UI to make things less resource-heavy and to customize the appearance was really disappointing. I might have been able to make things work with a few setting changes. But, even installing apps to help with customization didn't work. I can't speak to whether this is a great distro on other hardware (though, as I said, I'm not a fan of the UI). But, on the Raspberry PI, it's unusable. Don't waste your time.
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Version: 23.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-11-28
Votes: 25
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I was hearing a lot of complaints about Ubuntu in the Linux community, but I thought I have to try it.
I tried 22.04 LTS, and it was pretty boring and outdated in my opinion.
So I decided to try other distros, but I was hoping between distros without finding the best one.
Until I decided to try the non-LTS version of Ubuntu, and I felt like this is what I was looking for.
It has new features, updated software and kernel, and being easy and stable.
Its interface is modern and better than stock gnome, and the new installer and store is superfast and modern.
I had no problem with snaps, actually I had a lot of problems with Flatpak, and as a software developer, Ubuntu and snaps are perfect for me.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 8
Date: 2023-11-22
Votes: 4
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Besides that there are some things I don't like about the distribution, such as Snap by default. I have to say that having LTS support for not only 5 years but also 10 years with Pro activated; it makes the distribution the perfect one for any user looking for a system with no changes at all in the long term or for any corporation.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS with Gnome 42.9 has been my longest use case scenario where I have maintained a fluid workflow with no changes at all, giving me the major productivity experience after 20 years of using Linux.
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Version: 23.04
Rating: 8
Date: 2023-11-21
Votes: 2
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I became so disgusted with Windows 11 I had to find a alternative to try. I mean Windows 11 Home just from a cold startup takes up around 4GB of RAM. That's some serious memory consumption just from a operating system. I figure, why not try Ubuntu to see if it consumes anything like that in RAM. It basically uses about half or less from a cold start and even beyond that it just feels faster.
I ended up converting all 3 of my PC's to Ubuntu that same day. I now see why Microsoft was so insistent on raising the hardware requirements. They probably needed to raise them further as Windows 11 has become a bloated monster of a OS. I don't know if Linux is the answer I have just started my journey on using it. But at least on the surface this is a far better choice then Windows 11 ever will be unless you have the hardware to run it properly.
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Version: 23.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-11-20
Votes: 11
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The best distro to get work done without being bothered by outdated applications or library errors. Everything works out of the box, without needing to input some obtuse command to fix things.
Animations are smooth, and gnome is actually not bad in Ubuntu. It even has tiling windows now. Audio works, wifi works, webcam works, bluetooth works; all out the box.
Snaps are great for using the latest development versions and for stability. Snaps also have prepackaged a lot of popular applications and libraries. Snaps also sandbox the browser which is needed now for applications connected to the internet. I love that I don't have to fight the system.
It's has never crashed for me, nor have I added any issues and I think that's a major selling point. No one wants a buggy system.
Ubuntu Pro is also free for personal use and the LTS allows security updates for a long time. This isn't really needed for the average person as I use the latest 23.10, but it's good to have for someone that wants further stability.
Linux and Ubuntu in particular has come a long way to where it really is much better in every aspect to Windows.
I also installed zram, which is great for ram management.
I honestly have no qualms with Ubuntu currently when it comes to stability and using the latest development libraries.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 3
Date: 2023-11-17
Votes: 1
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TL;DR: Ubuntu is a snapshot of Debian Unstable with a nice installer.
As a snapshot of Debian Unstable it behaves like that. Unless you're used to fiddle around with your software almost every two years don't use it. It has been nice ten years ago.
* Package dependencies are broken when a new LTS is released. Wait at least three minor upgrades before even thinking about to upgrade an existing installation. You've been warned.
* SNAP - this is the worst since systemd. It's all downhill from there.
* Don't be fooled by "LTS - Long Term Support" - you will not get full security updates without buying an ESM contract.
* The upgradability of Debian - Ubuntu is a far cry from that.
* The stability of Debian/CentOS - Ubuntu has a long way to catch up with this
If you like the most recent version number on your installed software and you're curious to experiment and have a lot time on your hand to waste: Take Ubuntu.
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Version: 23.10
Rating: 4
Date: 2023-11-17
Votes: 5
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ubuntu 23.10.1
pros:
- gnome in this edition is faster
cons:
- migration to netplan is too soon, breaks the system
The migration to netplan is a total disaster.
The idea in Linux is that you can do every network config in UI,
using NetworkManager,
but now since the backend is handled netplan,
user can break system via small change in UI, and netplan can't handle that,
cause the new config will differ from old one,
so netplan simply will delete all network connections,
and user will not be able to fix the system :) cause no internet.
the workaround is to delete everything from /etc/netplan so it can regenerate config.
So effectively Ubuntu 23.10 is the worst distro ever
Steps
1) boot ubuntu live cd
2) configure wifi (only, no ethernet)
3) install ubuntu
4) login, and see that net works
5) disable ipv6 in NetworkManager UI
6) reboot
7) see that there are no more inet connections in NetworkManager UI (wifi, ethernet)
and that you cant connect to any wifi networks at all
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 1
Date: 2023-11-15
Votes: 0
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What a dumpster fire this OS is.
Installed Ubuntu 22.04 on a brand new Dell Latitude laptop.
Web cam, and fingerprint reader did not work from the start. I was able to get the fingerprint reader to work, but not the camera.
Regardless of how many hacky ways I tried from the internet postings found on Dell.com and Ubuntu.com.
Audio sucks balls as it does on all Linux distros, but I can live with that.
Git integration with 1Password works beautifully. But those are third party apps, not distro specific.
Too bad, t would have made a good dev workstation.
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Version: 23.04
Rating: 5
Date: 2023-11-02
Votes: 3
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I am with others who say Ubuntu is not so great moving to Snap package manager. Honestly, I have yet to have a acceptable experience installing any on the Snap apps I have installed. Ubuntu 23.10 is even worse, seems mostly locked to a Snap only ecosystem or at least tries to convince users this is the way to go.
I am not so against package managers as a whole, seems like Flatpak works better at least in my opinion.
But this application manager fragmentation is just another mess going forward. Sort of feel like going back to Debian or some other distro that attempts to avoid the package manager mess at least until one does manage to rise to the top. Otherwise, Ubuntu 22.04 is a solid choice if you can deal with the whole Snap situation.
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Version: 23.10
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-10-30
Votes: 2
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Top-notch linux distro, the best I've used so far. The fastest Ubuntu version (of all) for my machine, an old Dell inspiron 7746, core I7. Very classy, well designed, artistic, OUTSTANDING WALLPAPERS, elegant icons and Ubuntu fonts, is simply beautiful. Firefox snap is very fast. Period. Overall system is very responsive. Not so friendly (beta version) to install in dual boot with windows, five minutes to find the solution. Had some problems with pipewire, I had to search google to learn how to confugure it. The sound is better than windows now. I'm in love with that Ubuntu release.
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Version: 23.10
Rating: 5
Date: 2023-10-30
Votes: 0
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A step backwards if you ask me. Can't say much good about Ubuntu 23.10. Unless you want to install a application from Snap. Its a frustrating task to either install FlattPak or worse a Deb install. Especially when for example you install Chrome using the forbidden terminal which won't impress many newbies. No doubt most Linux developers feel that package managers are the future. But not without app developers supporting them. Google has pretty much washed their hands of entering into the fray of making Chrome work in a package manager. I don't see Edge doing so either, both these browsers are very much a part of Windows and MacOS as well as IOS and Android. Firefox is pretty much dead browser walking and unless Linux wants to drift into more uncertainty on the desktop, it will try and focus less on the purity of all open source and a more fragmented package manager nightmares.
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Version: 23.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-10-26
Votes: 12
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I have a few laptops from very old (>10 years) to almost latest model of lenovo. I liked and I still like RedHat, but recently installed Ubuntu on all of them for simplicity. Ubuntu 23.10 works perfectly on all of them. What I like is :
1. Stability of the system
2. Very fast boot time
3. Easy to use and easy to find an answer for any question on the web
4. Wide support of hardware - I hate finding drivers for wifi or anything like that
5. Video and audio codecs installed during system installation
As for me, Ubuntu is excellent distro for home use at least.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 4
Date: 2023-10-26
Votes: 8
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Ubuntu used to be a reliable disto but it is getting worse and worse. The core of the problem is Snap.
Snap was used for some 3rd party applications like Firefox or Chromium. A few months ago Canonical stopped updating the kernel with the standard *.deb packages and started using Snap for automatic kernel updates. It doesn't ask anything and just dumps a new kernel on your computer and suddenly the computer doesn't work anymore. Ubuntu 22 is suppose to be a "stable" release and they do stuff like this like it's a phone app.
It's like having Windows with automatic updates.
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Version: 20.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-10-26
Votes: 1
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This feedback is for Ubuntu 20.04 (now 20.04.6) as an upgrade to Ubuntu Pro. I have also done the same for 22.04 and could write the same for this version. What I like is the easy installation, the sensible set of apps and the very good hardware detection. On my laptops (i3, 8gb RAM, SSD) everything was done within a few minutes. The snaps for Firefox and Libreoffice run fast and well, the installation for Chrome went quickly (for me the preferred browser with actually good privacy settings, you just have to look at everything, and the new very good password manager with on device encryption). What particularly convinces me about 20.04 is the stability and the absence of errors. I have after long use the feeling to work carefree. As it looks, with Ubuntu Pro until the year 2030. I have a strenuous job and can not afford any downtime. I am satisfied.
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Version: 23.10
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-10-15
Votes: 6
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By default, I use versions with long-term support, but I made an exception here. After downloading the ISO from the official Ubuntu site, I booted the distribution to USB and started. Before that, however, I decided that after the test of the previous version 23.04 where they used Flutter for the first time, it would be appropriate to reach for a proven installation via Ubiquity. On 23.04 the installer was constantly crashing, reporting a problem and was quite slow (maybe it's also my laptop) one thing is for sure, thanks Canonical for keeping the option to install via Ubiquity by default.
I don't know why, but I was getting errors during the installation, but it doesn't change the fact that the installation was successful.
First impression:
+ fast system startup (within 30 seconds)
+ App center in a new guise (fast loading, great processing and simple administration
+ stable
+ firmware update application installed by default
+ great window layout
+ sound management integrated into the environment by default (there is no need to go to the settings and look for a switch for internal speakers and HDMI output)
+ nice wallpapers
+ use of resources comparable to simpler environments (no more than 2.2 GB ram)
I'd give it a solid 9.5 if possible, but I have to give the 9 points, a point down for the initial installation issues.
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Version: 23.10
Rating: 1
Date: 2023-10-15
Votes: 6
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Ubuntusoft; this thing just keeps getting worse and worse:
Quote from a recent article on version 23.10 posted on Tux Machines:
"But the official release message also contained information about obscene technical things, notably "encryption keys are stored in the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) and recovered automatically by authenticated boot software."
This is not about real security, it's like 'secure' (restricted and controlled by Microsoft) boot. In recent years Canonical kept advertising Microsoft anti-features in its release notes and even in the installer."
If you still use Ubuntu or any of its derivatives it would be wise to move to Debian which is a superior OS and true GNU all the way!
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Version: 23.10
Rating: 3
Date: 2023-10-14
Votes: 0
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Is not compatible with Windows disk! or? After the installation, Grub never comes up and I can therefore not choose between win 8.1 or ubuntu. Now looking for another compatible linux distro.
This is not a stable linux and probably has many bugs! If people are going to install ubuntu, they should choose a stable version.
Kubuntu is not to be suggested, as kde is in a chronic development stage. Xfce is the only stable starting point if you want to install Linux, everything else is just development.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-10-06
Votes: 3
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For development purposes, especially AI stuff, it's the OS to go. On desktop PCs it's a dream, on laptops I always have a fight with nvidia drivers everytime, but well that's life. It's getting better year after year and now it's mostly trauma when something doesnt work out of the box.
Otherwise package management is easy enough, minimal installation is not too big. Works great also together with docker etc. And most open source projects have it on their radar / test or develop for it. So I also recommend it for starters always to get into the groove.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-10-01
Votes: 1
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Excellent rock solid distribution that runs smoothly and the Gnome desktop looks attractive. Easy to install. Large user base so one can get advice or tutorials on any aspect of Linux computing with Ubuntu. Snap packages allow recent versions of software to be installed and snap programs start up quickly. You have the choice to install snap or deb version of the same software in the Ubuntu software store. Security updates are regular so one has the confidence that you are running a stable and secure system.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 6
Date: 2023-08-25
Votes: 3
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The reason to use Ubuntu used to be that it basically just worked. The OS itself does. Anything remotely standard seems supported.
But, then there are the apps. I continue to run into apps (the latest is Inkscape) that used to work ... but have stopped running. My logs show nothing helpful. And... when I go to the software store, it is full of reviews on those packages pointing out that they're broke. And no one from Ubuntu is noticing. This is becoming common enough, I've given up waiting for Ubuntu to notice and started ripping out the borked packages and going back to the application project and installing it directly from them.
How much trouble would it be for someone at Ubuntu to write a shell script that notices when an application's average review falls through the floor and then doing some digging?
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-08-21
Votes: 74
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I read a lot of criticism regarding Ubuntu and decided that instead of being part of the Linux echochamber I would just try it myself
Luckily my laptop was Ubuntu certified so I installed the latest LTS (22.04) and after a while using of using it I can't understand most of the hate that Ubuntu gets
The distro just works, and it does work really well, everything is smooth, snaps do work (they used to suck but not anymore but I also have flatpak for some apps), battery is insanely good, way better than any other distro I have ever tried along with Windows
After a couple of months I would say that Ubuntu just works, and it is very well pre-configured (like seriously, Ubuntu's GNOME should be the default GNOME experience aside from the Yaru theme which is unique to Ubuntu), it is very productive centric, I do game from time to time and the Steam Snap just works, in fact some of the problems I have encountered are GAME related but NOT snap related
I have been an Ubuntu's user for well over 8 months at this point and I have no regrets, and no intention to change anytime soon, on both my desktop and my laptop
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Version: snapshot
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-08-19
Votes: 23
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I just install mantic (23.10 beta) because a need Samba 4.17 or newer.
The installation was fast and for 3 weeks has been operating without issues.
I installed at least a dozen of new packages without hiccups.
Samba 4.16.5 solved the problems that I had when using Samba 4.15 included in Ubuntu 23.04.
I installed in a physical server, a virtual machine, and in WSL. All installations working fine.
Snap packages installed quick without required complex configuration with acceptable performance.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-08-18
Votes: 1
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Advantages:
Easy to install and work.
Modern Look.
Stable.
Best Software availibilty and Large Software Repository.
Best Community Support.
Regular Updates, longer as others.
Easy to customize.
Best Multilingual Distro, because easy to translate with launchpad.
Low Hardware Requirements.
Uses Debian Packages, and you can combine with Snap.
The best Development Environment for programming.
Versatile media playback.
Virtualization and containerization support.
Fast learning curve.
Beginner friendly.
Best DRM Support in Linux World.
Best Support for drivers from Hardware Manufactorers.
Long history ( since 2006 ).
easily upgradeable from one version to another.
... and possibly more.
There a lot of Junk Distro's out there.
Ubuntu is the only one.
The best of the best from the best's Distros.
Everthing works out of the box.
If something doesn't work, there is always a solution for everything, that you can try with Ubuntu.
Try that with an XYZ forest and meadow platform and you will fail.
Snap packages are better than the flatpak crap.
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Version: 23.04
Rating: 8
Date: 2023-08-14
Votes: 0
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Frankly I don't understand all this hatred towards "Ubuntu" and "Canonical" they did a great job I know "Ubuntu" since version 6...
Certainly not everything is perfect, for example there is no Amaz app... to watch movies in streaming.
The snaps apps work pretty well: "Firefox" "Steam" etc...
On the other hand, do not add "Flatpak" because not only the apps often do not work or badly and in addition "Ubuntu" will become unstable...
Like all Linux distros, the Bluetooth works poorly...
For my part just a bug like the black screen after waking up apart from that the gaming works quite well and "Ubuntu" works quite well too.
For an "Nvidia" graphics card you just have to choose the right resolution for your screen then check "full compositor pipeline" and deactivate everything else.
My peripherals are detected and install themselves lol graphics card, printer etc...
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-08-11
Votes: 1
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I bought a new mini PC and had a choice of no OS, Linux of various flavours or Windows (£130!) I decided Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS because it is classic "just works" - and it does. No problem whatsoever.
There was a big update straight off to 22.04.3. A surprise with that is that the kernel is uplifted from 5.x to 6.2 (same as 23.04); there are also a lot of updates to core packages (Gnome Desktop from 42.5 to 42.9, MESA and so on).
I decided to try Ubuntu Pro, about which very little is written. It is free for up to five home machines and requires an Ubuntu account; with that set up, you tie your machine to it by entering an alphanumeric code from the Software & Updates application into a page in the Web site. After a few minutes - which involves some software installation to support Pro, as a "canonical-livepatch" snap is installed - it is ready.
What is there that wasn't before is three new (relevant) options in Software & Updates; ESM Infra, ESM Apps and Kernel Livepatch. The first two provide a (ten times) wider set of security patches than vanilla Ubuntu for longer (10 years rather than 5 for applications in the Main repository, and 10 years for applications in the Universe repository which, normally, does not attract security patches at all); the third allows some kernel updates to be applied without a reboot. There are also options which are explicitly for professional setups; these involve hardening the system beyond the norm.
All this is managed through a new "shield" icon in the top bar, which flags whenever there is an ESM or Livepatch update. I have had about a dozen ESM updates in a couple of weeks; no Livepatch updates yet.
Ubuntu Pro is very obviously aimed at businesses, but as usual with Canonical it is slickly done and extra security patches are never a bad thing. It is only relevant to LTS releases, which is expected as the intermediate non-LTS releases are explicitly experimental.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-08-09
Votes: 4
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Ubuntu was my first venture into Linux back in 2006, even when I knew about the system at the very beginning of the century in secondary school. I still remember when I read about the ShipIt service in PC Magazine at my local library some day of June, ordered my CD, waited a month, received it... What I saw when I booted from the CD blew my mind. Everything felt so familiar and so new at the same time...
Distros come and go. Some of them are iconic, revolutionary, pioneer and/or very, very popular. This one is all of them, with varying degrees between those parameters.
Despite some "controversial" decisions, I still trust and use Ubuntu. It's just works. Every computer that I used in all these years ran it, without major issues... Or none at all. It has a great selection of pre-installed software, covering basic and important needs (in my case, web browsing and documents for the most part). The desktop environment has personality, no matter the flavor. I don't really have problems with snaps (although I have only one program in that format installed at the moment).
So, yeah. Ubuntu is great, at least for me. I don't see myself abandoning it. It's been 3 years since I moved to Linux as my daily driver, and I feel at home. Ubuntu made that possible, and I thank Canonical for maintaining this. I can't wait for the next releases, and the good surprises that come with them!
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-07-24
Votes: 0
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Ubuntu was the first distribution I used on Linux. Then I was a distrohopper for 4 years and learned everything about Debian/Ubuntu, Arch, Gentoo, Opensuse and other alternatives like Void, Slakware, etc.
I always come back to Ubuntu. I don't like snaps or the continuous error in the snap-store, but I feel that it is the most stable, modern and efficient distro.
When I want to learn about Linux, I use other distributions, but when I want to work with Linux, I always go back to Ubuntu. I use flatpak because I like it better, nobody prevents it even if you don't have flatpak pre-installed.
Oh! and Ubuntu is the only distro I've installed on all types of hardware (old imac, new hardware, old hardware) and it always works. It just all works.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-07-09
Votes: 0
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I have used Ubuntu Linux for years, and I have had good experiences with it most time.
Firstly, it's user friendly. For someone switching from Windows to Linux, Ubuntu is a good start, not with a deep learning curve.
Secondly, it's supported by many popular software: alternative web browsers, VPN client tools, RDP tools, software development tools, etc.
Thirdly, when I get into some technical problems, it's easy to search for answers or discussions regarding Ubuntu Linux platform online. This saves my time for troubleshooting.
I have tried Fedora Linux / RedHat Linux many times before. They are both user friendly. But at last, I decide to stay with Ubuntu, just for the convenience of troubleshooting and ease of getting supported software. Because I don't want to spend too much time on fixing the OS as a tool, rather use the OS as a tool to work on something else.
The only problem I have with Ubuntu distro is the snap store. It gives me trouble of update from time to time, even I have reinstalled the entire OS. Hope it's more stable in their next update. But fortunately most applications can still be installed through regular repository.
After all, I appreciate Ubuntu development team has contributed great work to the community for so many years. I can reply my daily work/life on this great product. Thank you all!
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Version: 22.10
Rating: 8
Date: 2023-07-03
Votes: 0
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I like most of the Debian based system in the top 10 here on Distrowatch. I started with Ubuntu in 2012. I quit using it when it became slow, and when the color scheme became too clown-car for me. (gotta find my old review and take it down). I switched to Debian, which is more work on new hardware to update and configure, but in the end I got it to run well.
Recently, gave Ubuntu another try. I was pleased to see the color scheme can now be modified. I like a darker blue or green. I know that's a silly thing to change over, but people do. My other drive has Debian 12. Debian 12 runs faster, but to be fair, the Debian nvme is a little faster. anyway, I really like Ubuntu's more flexible color scheme, and I like having my task bar sit on the left, the icons. It comes with less software bloat. Snaps are faster now. I am leaving it on my guest drive for now. The new Ubuntu 20.10 is much better than 18, last version I used. I thought I should be fair and come back and leave Ubuntu an updated rating.
Aside: If you like gnome, and want something that just works, give Manjaro a try. I know it's arch, but it has been stable for me for years on other machines, has new drivers, and the terminal shows you when you're making a error. Fedora has a great driver set and is updated every six months as well, has Gnome that runs well.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 8
Date: 2023-06-18
Votes: 15
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(Read this if you're inexperienced with Linux)
As a CS student who had no Linux experience, I highly recommend Ubuntu- even if you're not a power user. There are pros and cons, but Ubuntu blows modern Windows out of the water. Much faster, way less bloat, no forced updates, not having Microsoft crap pushed onto you... there is some lack of compatibility and occasional annoyances, but this con will mostly go away as you use Linux.
Compared to Mac OS, the main benefit is greater control over your computer. The toolbar, aesthetics, and an applications button that functions like Launchpad will make you feel right at home. If you use MacOS and need an extremely easy transition to Linux, try Elementary OS instead, but if you're at all technologically inclined- go with Ubuntu.
I tried Linux Mint since it's more mainstream, but found it less straightforward and welcoming. I don't think Ubuntu is perfect, but it is a fantastic way to get started in the daunting world of Linux. Daily use will provide a mostly straightforward experience, with benefits the big two OS's can not reach.
I hope this helps someone, as I've spent an hour writing and reviewing this review lol.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 5
Date: 2023-06-17
Votes: 7
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The DistroWatch review of 22.04 is completely accurate! This release is a total mess. Mixed versions of Gnome, snap store that never updates without first using the command line to stop the service, and glitches in both sessions.... I ran 22.04 for a year and it was just as bug ridden as it was on release.
Ubuntu's app store is total garbage, it still can not remove some deb packages! Some things run well in xserver, some in Wayland, so you end up switching sessions all the time to have working apps.
Sorry to say but 22.04 is one of the worst releases I have ever seen.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-06-15
Votes: 4
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Ubuntu is a great professional system, setup just the way I like it. Its stable, fast and feels very solid...I see people complaining about snaps, they used to be slow but not anymore. Firefox snap is very fast now and runs stable, I have no problems with it. I just sudo apt update then sudo snap refresh which always works without any problems. Give it a try if your having problems with the snap auto update method.
Been using Ubuntu since 5.04, and yes its has a few rough edges when its first released... but, so does other distro's. Stick to the LTS point release versions and you will have a good run with Ubuntu.
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Version: 23.04
Rating: 5
Date: 2023-06-13
Votes: 3
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For me Ubuntu is not one of the best distros in Linux for new users nor advanced,
The first thing that i see like a problem are snaps, the slowest package format in all linux if you compare with the other ones, some snaps are fixed like firefox but things like libreoffice still really slow at opening the app (it can take 3 seconds or 4, in any other distribution whatever they use .deb, .rpm or flatpak it is instantly open).
Some people try to defend snaps saying that you can install some propietary app like spotify or steam, but with .deb you could do that and in fact you still can do it, because .deb is the standard of most of Linux packages (unlike most of the other package formats) so trying to say "snaps give us more software" isn t a really good point, because .deb is by far more used and have more packages (also of propietary apps) than snapd or flatpak. Also you can read sometimes that snaps do is distribute more updated apps, but sometimes the .deb is more updated than the snap, so this isn t true...
Snapd is good for servers, but at desktop it is simply useless, if you like things like "universal package manager" you should use .deb or flatpak, not this.
Anothe problem of snapd is that it rely in not open source tecnology for servers, that cannot be replicate for any one (unlike other package formats that try to be universal, like flatpak for example, where you can create your own repositories, an example of that is flathub, fedora...)
Also the inestability of the Gnome version of Ubuntu is some kind of problematic, because it is a mix between versions of Gnome that can broke everything more easy than all apps at the same version (for example vanilla gnome 44).
You cannot value a distribution based on nostalgia or bias, this distribution is mediocre if we compare it with the distributions that I recommend below, that does not mean that Ubuntu has not had the helm of linux at the desktop level for many years or that its team don t put effort into it so that everything goes more or less well, but it is no longer what it was.
I recommend you using Linux Mint (.deb and flatpak support, easier for newbies and better for advanced users) , MX Linux ( The Linux Mint of Debian) , Opensuse (if you want a distro with newer software and stability, more graphical configuration than any distro) or Debian (Good old debian, better for servers than Ubuntu and for old PCs, more stable), for most people this will be a better experience.
If you read my review I thank you for your time, I am sorry if my English is not the best, it is not my mother tongue
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Version: 23.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-06-10
Votes: 0
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Solid, stable, reliable, install once and forget, just use the system, with some basic customization options, these are some of the most important strengths of Ubuntu LTS.
It's easy to set the look & feel on your desktop as you please. And there are tons of software and help available on-line if you need.
I am very happy with this edition of Ubuntu.
GNOME has progressively become less resource-hungry and faster, and I am amazed to note that GNOME Shell only uses 220MB of RAM on my system. I remember when it used several times that.
I am using Gnome, because the wayland integration works pretty good with a dual monitor setup.
Rating 9/10 due to the enforcement to use SNAP.
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Version: 22.10
Rating: 4
Date: 2023-06-09
Votes: 0
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It is still death by snap on this release and later release. Even when you go to fix things, the ugly head of comparisons rises up. Suddenly is says it needs to load snap, in my case for Firefox. You must fix snap on the OS to set the version of Firefox to be taken from the ppa of mozillateam.org. This goes the same way for all apps that were prior to the fix, and removal for snap.
Bluetooth is really a mess. Seen this being a problem across the other distro's but is buggy without mercy in this version. Try to put Cinnamon Desktop on this version of Linux and you will get a system that crashes often and without giving you a chance to correct it. If you want a snap free environment, just load LInux Mint.
If you want a Linux environment that has the best support, then Ubuntu would be it. as a native install it is the fastest I have found and yet has the most offerings other than non .deb/snap Desktops versions. It might be easy to use for some. A Windows (TM) like screen management. The guts go from beginning user up to full blown server and SQL database repository.
Try loading a few of the OS versions you find in Distrowatch and see what appeals to you...
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Version: 23.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-06-04
Votes: 1
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Ubuntu is still the best Linux desktop. Unlike Debian stable, it is reasonably up-to-date (even the LTS version gets new kernels, new point releases for the desktop environment, etc.) while being stable, has enormous third-party support behind it, ships with nonfree/patent encumbered software (hi Fedora/OpenSuse), the default Gnome desktop is faster than upstream due to the triple buffering patches, the built-in extensions are sensible and enhance the experience.
People ramble on about snaps, but they are way better than they used to be. I recommend installing flatpak and getting most desktop apps from flathub, but keep whatever snaps are preinstalled (except maybe replace the snap-store with gnome-software), and occasionally install those apps as snaps which are officially supported (eg. spotify, vscode).
The snap version of firefox is actually probably the best version of firefox on linux. It now supports basically everything while also always up-to-date and stays out of your way.
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Version: 23.04
Rating: 8
Date: 2023-06-02
Votes: 1
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Trying 23.04 on a relatively lower end Mini PC with a N5095 Celeron 8Gb RAM and SSD. I found the latest Ubuntu to be a decent release. Like others I like the new installer which if nothing else adds a bit of needed modern look to what has become a stale looking installer. But its an installer so how often do you really see it? Performance wise I found everything has sped up a tick or so. Just feels snappier even on this weaker quad Celeron. I don't much care for Firefox anymore, but the Snap version launches better and is improved. Overall, navigating the OS just feels like things are getting polished up.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-05-30
Votes: 1
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Gnome, in my opinion is the most polished Linux desktop environment but it is the least customizable and that is my major gripe with it. For instance, toggling between dark and light theme does not change the Gnome shell theme, which should be a given. I mean what's the point of a changing the theme if it does not change the shell theme out of the box. That is what Ubuntu gives. And that's what made me try it after years and years of staying away from it. And boy! was I pleasantly surprised. Ubuntu's take on Gnome is just amazing. It is exactly what vanilla Gnome should have been.
Solid, stable, reliable, install once and forget, just use the system, with some basic customization options, these are some of the most important strengths of Ubuntu LTS.
For anyone looking to be productive on a Linux system, I highly recommend Ubuntu LTS.
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Version: 23.04
Rating: 8
Date: 2023-05-07
Votes: 35
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Currently, Ubuntu is an underrated distro in the Linux world.
Yes, they made a lot of questionable decisions (or mistakes, depends on how you want to look at it). From Unity, Snaps, Mir, and more.
But since 22.04 i've been noticing a constant increase in performance and a great out of the box user experience. Snaps and the changes behind the scenes in Gnome aren't the best ways of accomplishing those goals, but in practice they give a good experience.
Canonical is investing in making their desktop better, look at the blog posts they release regarding improvements to Firefox and Steam's snaps. They are also receiving feedback to improve them, and they do some clever things with Snaps that are a great for new users (things like update pop-ups, automatic theme downloads) are annoying to more advanced users, but they help new users.
Ubuntu gives a much better Gnome implementation than many, with accent colors, helpful extensions, sensible defaults (tap to click enabled for example) and in occasion they don't fear in holding back packages to avoid problems. Ubuntu 22.04 held back anything with libadwaita/gtk4, that give a lot of problems (in my case, making 22.10 unusable).
23.04 is a great release, it isn't the greatest in terms of features, but it more than compensates the user with a stable, problem free (can depend on your hardware) experience.
The new installer is a lot nicer to use, especially in disk partitioning world (i remember the first time i used Ubiquity, the disk partitioning was confusing).
Overall, 23.04, for not being the focus of Ubuntu (LTS rule), is a very reliable release that is unlikely to disappoint.
You also get all the codecs with a button on install, and Ubuntu is smart enough to figure out drivers (or give the user a friendly way to install them)
This sounds like we are in 2014 or something, but bad decision-making mainly from Fedora and OpenSUSE brought back all the hardware/driver/codec issues from the past. Requiring complicated setup for most users.
Ubuntu kept the drivers! Even Debian is changing their old rules to allow proprietary drivers on installation.
And if you dislike Snaps, just don't use them (or find a distro that suits you better)! Im not a fan, but i like having a backup option for flatpaks, its already saved me when Dolphin's flatpak stopped recognizing my controller.
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Version: 22.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-05-05
Votes: 3
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Ubuntu is still one of the best in the Linux world.
It is stable, it is the base of most of the other distributions.
In general, the major distributions are really works of excellent computer engineering. A great job that in the not too distant future, will make most understand that Windows is not that important.
The lInux world still has a long way to go in program compatibility between Windows and Linux, and as this progress allows for the possibility of maximum compatibility, the monopoly power of Windows will begin to be lost.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 3
Date: 2023-04-29
Votes: 0
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Works, but it seems each update is more annoying to use. Little things like making it difficult to select a uniform color background. Desktop also seems very slow though VNC relative to 18.04. The way I need to use it, VNC is required since I need to attach to the same session from multiple computers.
Its visually nice, but I need it as a tool, not a toy
Now that I have it installed and working, I'm not going to configure a different distro, but I'll use something else in the future.
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Version: 23.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-04-29
Votes: 3
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Another six months, another minor release.
The biggest surprise here is that the new installer is a big improvement on the old and very impressive for a "v1". Unexpectedly, it performs far better - there are no more annoying momentary pauses when typing on my system - and it certainly looks better.
Once installed 23.04 is another "steady as it goes" release. There is not much change apart from the various improvements in GNOME 44, but some that are worth noting is that GNOME's device security panel is now available (Privacy > Device Security), not that it is particularly meaningful here as all hardware security, starting with Secure Boot, is switched off anyway, and there are massive improvements in accessibility (where the Accessibility option has been rearranged and, in particular, screen zoom greatly enhanced). I also note that the Ubuntu font, which hadn't changed for about 12 years, has been updated to support more Unicode character sets and also, by default, has thinner strokes.
As usual, the big thing with a minor release is that everything is upgraded (kernel 6.2, python 3.11, LibreOffice 7.5 and so on).
GNOME has progressively become less resource-hungry and faster, and I am amazed to note that GNOME Shell only uses 220MB of RAM on my system. I remember when it used several times that.
The only slight oddity is that Transmission is v3.00, not the new and far superior v4. There is no indication why v4 is held back. It would also be useful if the excellent (GNOME) Extension Manager were included by default; at the moment there is no means of managing extensions out of the box as not even the (inferior) GNOME Extensions is installed.
Overall, recommended. I would not upgrade from a LTS but an upgrade from 22.10, or a new install of 23.04, is a no-brainer.
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Version: 23.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-04-23
Votes: 8
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Installed 23.04 a few day's ago on my laptop (Ryzen 5, 16 gigs of ram).
Did my fair share of distrohopping in recent years to learn about Debian, Arch en Fedora based distro's.
This is the first distro that does it all right out of the box, no Wi-Fi issues or lagging and even WireGuard (VPN) is plug&play now in Gnome 44.
It's easy to set the look & feel on your desktop as you please. And there are tons of software and help available on-line if you need.
I am very happy with this edition of Ubuntu.
Pro's
- Rock solid and excellent hardware support
- Easy installer
- Modern look and feel
Con's
- Had to change Firefox from Snap to .deb as some extensions would not connect.
- No troubleshooting yet ... everything just works... it's boring ;-)
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Version: 23.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-04-23
Votes: 2
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Ubuntu is very good, with better performance with Kernel 6.2 and Gnome 44, improvements in general, positive productivity in games, not being very fond of snapd, could come with Flatpak too.Maybe it will get more audience in the opensource world. But Ubuntu will get more audience with this version.He is very agile, fast, in games he has improved a lot.Since it's only a few days old and there are updates to come, it could improve even more. From what I've seen in day-to-day use, other interfaces should be very good too and I'll test it to see.
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Version: 23.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-04-20
Votes: 74
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Ubuntu is still the best all-round Linux distro. Full stop. It is rock solid, it is nicely themed tweaked to make GNOME even more functional and to make it look even more beautiful. Ubuntu keeps finding the sweet spot between FOSS and its openness to proprietary software and drivers. People who are totally immersed in the Linux world don't realize how spoiled we are these days with excellent distros like Fedora, Pop_OS, Endeavour OS, Linux Mint, Manjaro, etc. But the criticism that Ubuntu gets is just unfair. Not only is it the base distribution to a lot of these popular spin offs, but it also still is reliable in a way that other distros often aren't. This version in particular gets a 10/10 from me because of the perceived focus that is being put on the Ubuntu Desktop again by Canonical, by really refining it, perfecting the Ubuntu font family, creating new core apps like the new installer and optimizing functionality by means of the dock (now with counters on the icons), colour theming (ahead of Adwaita!). Soon we'll get tiling in Ubuntu ... Things are looking up for Ubuntu.
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Version: 23.04
Rating: 1
Date: 2023-04-20
Votes: 1
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A mess, it just keeps on getting worse and worse.
A ram hog with the 'bonus' of disc hog as well with that snap trash that uses 1 gb to install the most basic app. About 1 gb (or even more!) for each app you install, in a time in which even g00gle has a new feature for android to compress unused apps to save disk space because disk space is a need. But hey, the ubuntu team must know something that no one else knows, right? Or maybe not...
And, fun fact, I remember ubuntu years ago having way more options of customization than it has now. Again, all against the market expectations.
Sometimes I wonder why the timeline of ubuntu's decay starts about the same time their 'relationship of love' with micro$oft started...
Stay away from ubuntu. And as well stay away from gnome and snaps. You're welcome.
If you want to use debs like I do go to debian or its derivates that are not ubuntu.
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Version: 22.10
Rating: 8
Date: 2023-03-12
Votes: 8
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I moved away from Arch Linux after 5 years because I was tired of AUR packages.
Tried Ubuntu again and after removing SNAP related things and changing the LVM size of the swap volume, the system is pretty fast, rock solid and it just works.
I like the way to add apt sources of e.g. docker, vs-code, brave, insomnia, because they just got updated in my weekly routines.
I am using Gnome, because the wayland integration works pretty good with a dual monitor setup.
Rating 8/10 due to the enforcement to use SNAP. Else it would be 10.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 8
Date: 2023-03-11
Votes: 5
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I like the new 22.04.2 version, it looks much faster and polished than the base version, the kernel is updated, Gnome looks more optimized, and it's working great overall. The cons are more focused on the Canonical's side, like the Snaps and some annoying decisions. But I think Ubuntu is still a solid distro, I like the UI, the general look and feel are good, the way the system works, it's everything out of the box, just install it and start working, or you can do your own little tweaks to make it switch better you. Some will disagree but I think it's better than Mint. Mint is a bit more light but looks boring.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 4
Date: 2023-03-04
Votes: 2
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For years, I Ran Ubuntu exclusively!
But, since all the Snap and other changes, it is more like MicroSoft Windoz mentality, than linux.
It got to where I fought with the updates constantly.
I spent more time working and jacking on it, than I did using it!
I hate how when you do lsblk, you get all the mounted snaps instead of just the mounted partitions.
Ubuntu is the only Linux that does that, and I never got used to it.
So I started Distro hopping again.
I've settled on Manjaro Gnome Minimum distro load.
It is complete, and you can add anything to it, that you want.
Oh yea, you can add things without using or jacking with Snap, & Snapd.
Now with Manjaro Gnome, I'm using my computer again, and not trying to fix it all the time.
Another thing I like about Manjaro, is it being a rolling OS.
Not having to load new versions.
Just Update it and forget it.
Canonical, You took a great OS, and made Windows out of it.
Go back to regular Linux with the apps on the repository, and put snap in the trash bin!
Good luck to all,
Terry
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Version: 22.10
Rating: 4
Date: 2023-03-02
Votes: 0
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I don't like Ubuntu. But at the sime time, I don't feel like I should put 1, simply because this distribution is the "bridge" to the Linux world for a lot of users.
Things I don't like about Ubuntu is:
- removal of flatpak support: seems like they want to "close" their system to snap only, which lead to;
- too much snap pushing: for example, you can't install "normal" Firefox from terminal, because this will install Firefox-snap, and you can't disable this behaviour;
- apt going crazy sometimes, risking to destroy the system. To be honest, this is a problem of Debian non-stable branches, and Ubuntu just only inherited this.
I've started with Ubuntu 16.04 LTS back in early 2018, and it was great, I really liked it, so, though I switched to another distro (not important which, but not an Ubuntu-based), I continued to follow the developments. And I feel like, sadly, it's getting worse at every release
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Version: 22.10
Rating: 1
Date: 2023-02-24
Votes: 0
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Keeps getting worse... go with a spin off instead. Something with the whole snap system removed and blocked.
Not only are snaps slow, they are intermittent as far as auto updating. Sometimes to have to use (sudo snap refresh) to get them to update.
It was also announced that flatpak support will not be included out of the box starting with 23.04 coming up shortly. Sounds like a Microsoft type move to me. You can however remove/block snaps and install flatpak yourself. But for newer users not familiar with this it could lead to a negative Linux experience.
My experience with snaps have been mixed just like their ability to auto update. I have not had any issues with flatpaks.
As far as the rest of the system, Ubuntu is NOT a rock solid experience. The only way it's "rock solid" is if you don't use it. GNOME has its own set of issues which is why I run with Kubuntu.
All in all if you want to use actual Ubuntu and not some spin off, you can put time and effort in to make it worthy and have it run a lot smoother. If you are new, I highly recommend using a distribution based off Ubuntu that has put he time and effort in to make it worthy and mostly worry free...
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-02-20
Votes: 1
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I love Ubuntu, but I wish they would integrate Gnome Extensions so I would not need to mess with Firefox or Chrome to update to the latest extensions. The Interface should just be Gnome unmodified and offer a tool for making any desired changes as their unique benefit. A switcher allowing you to go to Mint, Cinnamon, ... perhaps a Windows 10 clone under wine for those whom go between. I am no Linux expert by any measure, but have been a Ubuntu user for many many years and while I have tried others, I end up returning.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-02-17
Votes: 1
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This is my daily use OS.
This was my introduction to Linux all those years back now.
I trust it and I can find my way around on it.
I use other Linux distros on my other machines in dual boot environments. Mint, MX, Manjaro, Antix.
Its not perfect in anyway in my opinion for what thats worth but it works.
I do how ever have one sudo input I have to use after some updates but it fixes what ever the conflict is with the software centre. (sudo apt install --reinstall gnome-software)
if there was a permanent fix for this I would give the trusty OS a 10.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-02-11
Votes: 12
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Honestly, I still don't get why Ubuntu gets all the hate, I have been distro hopping for a while now Ubuntu was the one I avoided because of user reviews and it ended up being the best one so far after trying it:
I tried:
1. POP-os: I feel the UI is hideous, it looks like a child designed it, but apart from that it's stable and has all the necessary drivers and codecs. it's all setup for you.
2. Manjaro: The one I try to love but keeps breaking my heart because it's a rolling release it just breaks all the time, even if I don't install any updates either I restart and I can't boot up my machine anymore or something weird happens. Manjaro is far from being a stable distro for daily use.
3. Fedora: Also the same as Manjaro, Fedora is cleaner, lighter and barebones. So-called bleeding edge comes at a price as well, something is likely to break, also far from being a stable distro for daily use.
4. Linux Mint: Linux mint is awesome, I would say this is good for people who are coming from windows, I just wish they had a gnome version though.
5. And finally Ubuntu: My best experience so far, it's stable, everything just works, and it's widely supported, although it takes up a lot of resources apart from that I haven't really had any issues with it unless I intentionally broke it.
I am a developer and I want something that will sustain me and last for at least 2 years. But in the end it all depends on preferences right??
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Latest Reviews
Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-09-07
Votes: 0
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seems to be a major version. it installed well on my 7840 amd ryzen laptop and is fluid without bugging. the possibility to benefit from the pro security updates is great, it's my personnal laptop at home and I'm really happy so far. only regret, the file manager can not be setup with 2 columns like the one of mint. Also I guess I'm using the wayland version, which runs without noticing the change. Maybe for developments, I'd like to stay with the deb version felt some bluriness with some of the snap versions. I don't know if they are the future but they still have some work ahead. debs are great. Last but not least, Ubuntu is one of the easyest to install, configure and maintain because so many website's article and news to follow. Ubuntu deserves a big 9. (PS I've used it as a full replacement of windows since 2010)
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-08-29
Votes: 10
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Been using Ubuntu since 2010 on multiple laptops and desktops. Updated from 22.04 to 24.04 on a 14 year old Gen 1 I7 iMac, this 11 year old Gen 3 i5 Windows lap top and a 4 year old Gen 10 i7 Windows all in one. The only glitches encountered were self inflicted on the Windows all in one, otherwise no problems, as with previous Ubuntu installs and updates. All machines run fine, except the i5 lap top is a tad slow at start-up. The old iMac is pretty snappy despite having only 4 gigs of ram. I gave up on Windows 11 on the all in one due to last months Windows update totally messing up start-up and connecting with wifi. No such problems with Ubuntu. So far it has enabled continued life/usefulness for two old machines.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-08-21
Votes: 6
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New Nvidia RTX 40 series works perfect on Ubuntu 24.04 and i get better performance than Windows in this time, Ubuntu finally beated Windows at Nvidia CUDA performance, but upgrading to 24.04 form 22.04 is not opened and we waiting still but its not a big deal. I experienced some freezes, on apps sometimes they not opening like Settings app not starting, its fixed now i think, on laptops i had desktop graphical glitchs triggers by something unknown. New Gnome version is great for good looking and i think Ubuntu can make it better a bit for console , espacially some apps stuck at Gnome 42 or 41 which is console, if its updated then everything will be great, the performance is awesome, but one thing that annoys me is Ubuntu doesnt care Snap Store but cares snaps apps, Snap Store full of exploits and infected apps are not controlled by Ubuntu so thats a dissapointment, if everything is deb than its will be fine espacially snaps are so slow, for example Firefox, when i install Ubuntu im deleting snap and installing deb version which is 4 times faster, try it.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.04
Rating: 8
Date: 2024-08-02
Votes: 3
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I really like gnome and the ubuntu distro. I am fairly new to Linux and tried various distros. I stopped distrohopping at Ubuntu. For me everything works, so no need to change.
I experience some freezes, or apps that do not open, mostly logging out helps.
The look of Ubuntu and the ease of use make me stay and I use it for work and private life. Gaming works (I use the steam deb file). I have tried some snaps with various results. Some work perfectly, others load very slow, sadly.
I have no more reason to change. Also the fact a company like Canonical is behind is gives me a bit more of secure feeling rather than that it pulls me off.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-07-30
Votes: 29
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"9/10 since it has been a bouncy road getting here, might review after the laptop install this weekend and if that is OK, it gets a 10."
Back after install.
Install on Thinkpad X1 Carbon Gen 7 went very well.
Everything is working and updated. Tried snap and flatpak version and not really much difference between the two on both my devices now. Hardware is all recognized and working, even picked up my 4G modem which was nice. No complaints, just enjoying stable and smooth experience.
Ubuntu is good again. Chuffed.
10/10
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-07-29
Votes: 21
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After a few years of hopping between distros, I installed my first acquaintance from 2008 last week. Ubuntu was my first contact with Linux and unfortunately it somehow never worked as well as other distros. But I never lost sight of it and kept trying it out... and 24.04 has been running perfectly on my 3-week-old PC for a week.
I can't really say more, because everything really works, and that despite Snaps, extremely fast, smooth and stable, and playing on Steam or Lutris worked out of the box! What I'm particularly excited about is that the visual experience with 24.04 is breathtaking, I think. The games and films run in excellent quality and detail, thanks to the Nvidia driver that was installed.
But I don't want to rave about it any longer now... try it out. 10/10 with a very satisfied smile on my face. :-)
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-07-23
Votes: 16
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Well this was rather unexpected. I have been dabbling in linux since 2007 ish and Ubuntu was the distro back in those days. Then the Unity days etc.. it was always Mint that was the surefire working distro.
I have always wanted to like Ubuntu. But it never worked as well as any other distros I ended up choosing. I would install the newest LTS or Point release just to go through the installer and setting up my apps and configuring things just to have it either hang, freeze or have an unexpected error and then freeze upon reporting the bug.
I went out and got a Thinkpad X1 Carbon Gen 7 in 2021 and given a couple of years had passed since that device's release, AND it being Ubuntu certified, that it would work. It displayed the above behaviour unless I went a much older 18.04 release. Even this latest release did not work that well on the device that I had to shuffle back to Fedroa (also certified for Lenovo).
I recently got a Dell Precision 3630 tower and put a new 4060 ti graphics card in it. It needed a distro... I Bounced around everything avoiding Ubuntu due to the above history and nothing was stable so I said "Worth a shot"...
It stuck and has been running FLAWLESSLY. To my absolute surprise, everything working out of the box, all the Steam games are working with the Compatibility Layer Proton. I am so happy that the Operating system that I have wanted to love since it was last "Good" is finally at a state where I can happily use it again....for 5 years!!
This weekend I am going to move my Laptop back over to Ubuntu now it has been updated and working on an older dekstop device.
Finally! If you are a gamer and just want a working OS, please give it another try. The updates they have done since launch HAVE worked and it is definitely worth another shot :).
Also you can remove Snap and just use flatpak. I personally don't care about them too much so I just leave snap and use the flatpak version of everything, Works amazingly.
9/10 since it has been a bouncy road getting here, might review after the laptop install this weekend and if that is OK, it gets a 10.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.04
Rating: 2
Date: 2024-06-26
Votes: 1
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As a person who tests Linux distributions for 15 years , and had fine points
To say about previous releases. I was very disappointed with this 24.04 release
I failed to understand why the ISO was even approved, after install I had a Total failure on Snaps would not…
Even update, same result after burning a second ISO , also very slow interface on a modern machine …
I would hope the developer(s) would check the forums for reviews
Since I can’t believe I would be the only one seeing failures like this
I would have liked to given high marks , but sorry .
RW
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-06-24
Votes: 3
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I installed Ubuntu Cinnamon on a 12 year old system. It came with everything I had expected and adding software from the command line (my preference) or the software manager, worked seamlessly. I was glad too, it came pre installed with ufw, so enabling the firewall was dead easy.
What stood out for me is how well Ubuntu worked on a low spec, 2GB ram, laptop. Yes, it takes a while to load but once up and running, its actually surprisingly snappy to use from running office software to watching movies on line.
Another stand out is Cinnamon looks great. The Yaru style, burnt orange theme and wallpaper, really gives off a very contemporary vibe.
Very little downside here, perhaps save the emphasis on snaps which I'm somewhat on the fence about.
I probably would not use Ubuntu as my main driver but for me, its a nice choice for older hardware needing a new, modern, lease on life.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-06-20
Votes: 7
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Installed on a 10 year old Dell and a 9 year old macbook air... everything runs like a dream and these are not high spec machines... they are oldish with 4Gb or RAM ( though with an SSD ).
Excellend Distro... a few tweaks to make it look nice and its a winner...
Everything works... even bluetooth! The Dell performance actually improved noticeably from 22.04 and the Macbook Air worked - no issues with wifi this time.
Still to upgrade my server as waiting for the first point release in summer.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.04
Rating: 5
Date: 2024-06-13
Votes: 2
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I needed a full-featured and stable operating system for my backup workstation to replace FreeBSD which requires too much time to fully install and too much demand on my expertise to keep running well as a desktop system. Fedora has been such a complete system on one of my workstations, but it doesn't immediately support zfs for the large zpool array on that backup workstation. I also have a good experience with Manjaro Gnome and trust it myself but I wanted something that will run well for a couple of years without any "surprise! This computer doesn't {boot, print, connect to wifi, whatever} today". So I followed the advice I've been getting for years to use Ubuntu LTS in such cases -- easy to install, full-featured as a desktop, stable and reliable. Supports zfs out of the box.
Wow! What a surprise. After erasing the ssd and giving it a completely clean install of Ubuntu 24.04 on zfs root I had problems immediately! Immediately! Didn't have to wait a few months for failures. I got 'em within the hour. First, the Gnome Notes app (which I hadn't even launched) kept giving a notice that it had crashed. I clicked buttons to decline sending a crash report and selected "do not show this message again". The message reappeared again and again. I gather that Gnome Notes would not be very useful for notes and I took note (but not with Gnome Notes) that I'd better use Zim and remove Notes.
OK. On... I needed to install QtPass for keeping passwords. I asked the App Store to find qtpass for me. It could find no such snap and no such debian package. I was very suprised and went to repology.org to check on it. Repology said that qtpass is available on Ubuntu. I went to the command line and found that I could install it with apt. So is the App Store useless? On Fedora the Software center can find and install anything.
I opened Geary to initialize the mail settings. But couldn't. Geary kept complaining that something was misssing (forgive me, I forget the error message but I am an expert and I couldn't find how to fix it.) So no emai, unless ... I tried rebooting. Nope. Geary does not run. No email
At this point I am red-faced for having thought that the long-neglected Ubuntu was the complete and reliable system I had been missing. I was actually right since 2014 when I last used Ubuntu and left it because it kept failing in small and big ways for me. I don't think I'll ever try again -- I was trying to install Ubuntu because I needed to reduce my support load on that computer but any of GhostBSD, Manjaro, or even Calculate would be more predictable and less of a support burden for me. YMMV but you have been warned.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-06-04
Votes: 1
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Though I have used dozens of distros since 2006 which began with Ubuntu 5.10, I eventually settled on Linux Mint in 2011, and then on MX Linux (which lost its way after 21.3). I then went back to Mint 21.3 and LMDE6, both of which are running well at this time on my Lenovo Thinkpad T490 (500 GB SSD/32 GB mem.) and Dell Latitude 7490 (2 TB SSD/64 GB mem.).
However I have become very weary of reinstalls and fresh installs. So, though Ubuntu 24.04 has Snaps installed (the dumbing down of Linux), Ubuntu Pro offers 12 years of updates through April 2036. I was able to install 24.04 directly on both my Lenovo Thinkpad T490 and my Dell Latitude 7490. I also plan to install 24.04 on my wife’s Lenovo Thinkpad T450 in the near future. I am running it with the MATE desktop.
After years of mediocre releases since the Unity DE came out in 2010, Ubuntu has finally produced a release that seems to be really worthwhile, once all Snaps are removed and a different desktop is installed. The effort to remove Snaps and the fact that some apps no longer work like they do on Mint (Balena-Etcher in particular), preclude me from giving 24.04 a solid 10 rating. Nevertheless, I will strive to make 24.04 my daily driver and we'll see how things go.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 22.10
Rating: 6
Date: 2024-06-03
Votes: 1
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Before I give you my experience with Ubuntu 22, let me give you some specifications on the PC I'm using.
Board: MSI B650M Project Zero
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
GPU: Integrated
I've been using Ubuntu for about 5 months, the worst thing i've ever experienced is Ubuntu suddenly not responding at all, and i still remember it happened twice. I don't know the cause. Moreover, i also did a screen recording using OBS for more than 1 hour, and suddenly the application crashed. Apparently, desktop-based applications in Ubuntu are less stable and may crash. On the other hand, when Ubuntu is used for coding such as Rust, Java, R I think Ubuntu is quite good and stable.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-05-24
Votes: 11
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Starting with the installation of Ubuntu I must admit it's excellent - intuitive, easy and quite fast. I installed it as double boot on my home laptop. Next, when OS was installed I was surprised by the speed it boots! It's even faster than super-optimised Windows11. The default desktop was on X11, I swithched to wayland - everything is smooth and slick. Another miracle - during OS installation automatically was installed driver for Nvidia which usually represents quite a headache in other distributions of Linux. As for snaps (the most hateful point of Ubuntu) - I don't care - I don't use firefox, rather chrome.
Overall, the system is great and surely deserves high points in my opinion.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.04
Rating: 5
Date: 2024-05-23
Votes: 0
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So I will be positive first. I think Ubuntu is one of the more attractive Linux desktops in a nightmare of oodles of distro's available. However, it has become a acquired taste given that it has now become clear that Ubuntu developers want you to use their SNAP package manager exclusively. This to me goes against what Linux is supposed to be which is a open source of projects with a variety of options to install applications and tools. Not every developer subscribes to supporting a package manager like SNAP or any other one.
I understand it is supposed to simplify installing applications. But in my opinion it really has only partially achieved that goal.
Stability wise, 24.04 seems stable but I also came back to my desktop PC after a few hours to find a prompt that the system had encountered a error. To discover I have to install GDbei package installer just to properly install Chrome doesn't make the experience easier. Considering Chrome is still the most popular browser by a long shot should not mean avoiding the ability to install it by default.
I am sure the Linux community would love for everyone to either use Firefox or Chromium but unfortunately some of us actually do still work in a world where those browsers are not always the best choice. I can honestly see why so many new to Linux become frustrated and go back to something more friendly and in-tune with how they use their computer.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.04
Rating: 5
Date: 2024-05-17
Votes: 0
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There is no hardware decoding of the video files. It will work only when version 24.04.1 is released. This greatly influenced my decision to use Ubuntu because I'm a YouTuber. I didn't have similar problems when I used Ubuntu 22.04. I expected the final version 24.04 to come out and improve the situation with newer software, but apparently I'm wrong. Apparently I'll wait until the problem is solved. Until then, I'll be using AlmaLinux. With AlmaLinux there are no such problems. Someone might think, for example, that my hardware is old or something, but that's just not the case.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-05-11
Votes: 14
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On the surface, it is a stable release with the usual (very practical) Gnome optimizations (thank you very much for that).
I find Ubuntu one of the best distro's for normal users and do not care much about the discussion about Snap vs Flatpak etc. At least the Snap's (similar to Fedora's Flatpak repo) are curated, compared to the "open-house" at Flatpak.
I got the whole family on Ubuntu as well, which is perfect for their needs and easy to administrate for me.
On the side I also run a Linux-Mint machine, which is equally good. However, there is an elegance to Ubuntu's simplicity.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.04
Rating: 6
Date: 2024-05-06
Votes: 1
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I was really excited to install the latest Ubuntu, been a fan since day one. I tried to install on an Dell Alienware with Intel 7-700HQ. I had to move it to a room with router, wifi would not connect. I was really looking forward getting this installed but having issues that I can't fully explain.
I will wait at a later date and try again. Surely this might be because its not quite ready for release and still an RC perhaps. I was so excited but patient.
First time I'v had issues installing Ubuntu, needs a internet connection but will not take wifi.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.04
Rating: 3
Date: 2024-05-06
Votes: 1
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Mostly works but doesn't detect my NVIDIA card at all. Upgrading from 22.04 to 24.04 renders the entire system unusable. I have been using Ubuntu from the very first version and this is so far the worst of the lot for me, I am very disappointed. Conversely I have never used Mint before so in frustration I installed it and it runs perfectly despite being based on Ubuntu 24.04, however I really don't like the Cinnamon desktop so will have to give 24.04 another go... even though my patience is running rather thin at this point.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.04
Rating: 5
Date: 2024-05-06
Votes: 1
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I love *buntu family BUT I am really frustrated about not getting this one (24.04) done on my DELL XPS 9730 with NVIDIA 470 laptop. I had the non LTS one (23.10) working flawlessly and even was playing Street fighter 6 with no issues...BUT I wanted to upgrade because I thought it was gonna be and get better...and WOW I feel so sad that I have to go to another distro like FEDORA spin (NOBARA) which is running smooth but the learning curve is a little hard for me.
I am staying away with this one...specially the 6.8 kernel. I have tried tons of new distro on this laptop and on ly luck is with Fedora spin.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.04
Rating: 4
Date: 2024-05-06
Votes: 0
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I had the same problem with snapd, that the reviewer did. I'm not a big fan of snap to begin with, so it's a lot of trouble to fix something that I don't really want to use in the first place. Like other's have mentioned, I had to be connected to the internet in order to get this to install, the USB alone doesn't seem to work. I'm also not a big fan of LTS, as five years is too long to keep up with the hardware changes. Everyone says Ubuntu is easy to install, but it seems no easier than many other distros. In fact, it's harder because I had to be connected to the internet.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-04-29
Votes: 139
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I like Ubuntu because it has superior font rendering. Version 24.04 brings Linux v6.8 which solves my Ryzen laptop sleep/suspend issue. On previous kernel version, my laptop can't wake up from sleep/suspend. I don't like Gnome Files because it is slow when opening folder and generating thumbnails with thousand of files, but on Gnome version 46 that issue barely noticed. Snap version apps is okay for me, but try to install VS Code and open project folder then it crashes, uninstalled it then install the DEB version and it works well. Installing Snap version apps from App Center is slower compared to installing it from DEB or using APT. I dualboot this with Windows and the GRUB is very vanilla or unthemed unlike Mint or KDE Neon. Once I've done setting up my Ubuntu, for my daily use, it works very well.
However, if you try to install this version, make sure you connected to internet. I've tried many times installing it while offline, the installer always crash.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-04-26
Votes: 4
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Works OK on an X240 (i5 4300u)
Default installation was fast (minimal apps preinstalled), lvm encryption works as expected, battery life is the same as with debian, more or less all the hw is recognized and the system works as it should... the only bad thing i experienced so far was Firefox first run being slow, but it opens in an instant afterwards so it's not that bad.
Keep in mind you might need 8GB of ram for a more comfortable experience and you probably should opt for the full installation in order to get office, media player and other programs unless you know exactly what you want. By default it comes with calc, text editor, firefox, image viewer fw updater and drivers. so you might need to download some extra apps.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 22.04
Rating: 4
Date: 2024-04-24
Votes: 2
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For a distribution that boasts stability, Ubuntu really does not deliver on all accounts. In fact, rolling releases like Arch and Fedora are far more stable. They may not have the theming beautifications right out of the box like Ubuntu does, but boy does Ubuntu still suffer from the most annoying, brickwall bugs. And what's worse is, if the user is NOT as advanced, which is the distributions' target market, they are literally going to be waiting forever for an update to fix the bug because well, it just does not update as frequently as do the rolling releases.
Personally speaking, from enforcing snaps to being unable to provide stability, to slow updates, I fail to see how Ubuntu is not the sucky, misleading Windows of the Linux world. Just when I thought they might have turned over a new leaf, unresolved bugs, lacking documentation on troubleshooting, forums grossly inadequate, why bother?
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 22.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-04-09
Votes: 0
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I switched when windows 7 ended support, so I use it for quite some time now. I like (k)ubuntu because whatever how-to I follow, it mostly works, printers, scanner, programs. I tried some other distros, more likeable, but I always returned to kubuntu because I don't have time to waste with nuances why this or that does not work mostly because that another distro is using some non standard library, different package names or such. There's one thing I dislike on ubuntu though: canonical's push apps to snap. I don't mind the idea of containers, but I want to have a native option. As long as I have it, I have no problems with ubuntu, but I keep an eye on linux mint if I won't be able to replace snap apps easily. I switched because I never settled with being a laboratory rat of microsoft. 9 out of 10 for ubuntu because of snap, which still can be uninstalled without breaking anything. Yes, I still use windows 10 as secondary os, but purely for running games.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 23.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-04-08
Votes: 4
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Working perfectly for three months out of the box in an Acer Nitro 50 desktop. I am happy: Gnome is really nice, looks similar to my old iMac and is really fast and stable: 0 weird things when I switch it on. I am a basic level user, didn´t study anythig related to computers, but I wanted to say good bye to Apple and Microsoft.
I do all my work in Ubuntu with many hours per day and really don´t miss anything from my old computer (Maybe a nice music player).
Some years ago (2009 aprox) I used also Ubuntu, but now I think it gets much better.
I tried Fedora, but didn´t work out of the box: Problems with Wifi, problems with printer... So I removed it.
Then I installed Ubuntu and 0 issues.
Thanks and congrats.
In the future I wish to have the same experience installing Debian, for example.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 22.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-04-04
Votes: 0
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More than ten years ago I switched from Windows to Linux and from those days I was noticing how better and better Linux was becoming. I was using Mint, Ubuntu, Fedora ... Recently I installed Windows for curiosity on one of my laptops where I had troubles with Nvidia. Well, it survived one day, then another one and it is still there. And you know what? No problems with Nvidia or whatever. Boots faster, never hangs. Low CPU load on video playback and youtubing which results in 2x longer battery times. And I still have linux command line via wsl2 which by default is Ubuntu. So on this laptop I have two big advantages from both worlds : command line from Linux Ubuntu which is far better than Microsoft BS powershell. And Windows GUI for games, video and other fun things with better look, no drivers problems and higher performance. As for using linux in command line I find Ubuntu very good distribution. It starts within Windows terminal in no time as unnessesary services are thrown out.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-03-31
Votes: 0
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After trying Mint 21.3 and FAYE, Ubuntu 23.10, and NOBLE snapshot I settled on 22.04 due to the non-windows appearance and the sheer polish of the system. Everything works unless you call Snap needing an upgrade and not being able to upgrade since it's running and won't upgrade until you kill the app through terminal and update snap... It would figure if Ubuntu is snap focused they would correct this FUBAR of a glitch; like there's no instances of this happening anywhere?? Otherwise I prefer this OS over FEDORA, MINT, OpenSuse, or Manjaro. Not a distro hopper but just looking for dual boot option to go along with Windows since there are Video playback options out there that aren't being built to play on Linux so you can only play on Mac and Windows.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-03-26
Votes: 2
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I would like to share my experience with Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS with you. Since I liked Windows less and less, I thought I would try Linux after I didn't have the courage to do it for a long time. I tried the distrowatch.com rankings from top to bottom and got stuck at number 6, i.e. Ubuntu. Ubuntu is the only OS besides Linux Mint that didn't cause any problems. Since I really enjoy playing on the PC, it was important to me that I could play without major problems. The hardware posed no problems for Ubuntu and even the Nvidia driver for my graphics card was included in the package. Scanner, printer, webcam everything was installed immediately and works perfectly. In my opinion, the gaming experience on Ubuntu is on par with that on Windows: I have exactly the same FPS, temperatures (Cpu, GPU) and Ubuntu handles all of the day's tasks smoothly and stably. I really don't want to be without it and I'm glad to have found such a wonderful alternative. Just give it a try and thanks to Canonical for this great work!
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 22.04
Rating: 2
Date: 2024-03-22
Votes: 1
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A lot of apps that used to run smoothly don't run very well or at all on 22.04 and up. In particular, VLC, Nemo, Nautilus.
SNAP, being the main distribution package for apps, works none of the time.SNAP also consumes a lot of harddrive space which cannot be freed up.
Formerly a very good distribution. Now, the only way to get a functional release is to get a PRO subscription. What's worse is that security fixes are only available with the PRO subscription. I did an apt update/upgrade and received that 200+ apps have security fixes.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 23.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-03-21
Votes: 0
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Like most Linux users, my journey into Linux started with Ubuntu around the 8.04 time frame. Since then, I have used nearly every major distro and desktop environment out there looking for that perfect fit. I stayed away from Ubuntu for a long time because of all the transitions & negativity surrounding Canonical since Gnome 2. I read some positive reviews on 23.10 and decided why not revisit them. Well, I was pleasantly surprised buy this current iteration of Gnome on Ubuntu. What I have found is that I liked Gnome more than I thought I would. The advantage of Ubuntu is that you still get the intended "Gnome experience" with just the right amount of built in extensions to make it flexible and useable without the need to add any other extensions which break on every version upgrade. You can also change the theme colors easily which is more than can be said about many other Gnome distros. The common complaint about Snaps have apparently been fixed as they are working fine for me. The few that I tried, open just as quick as a deb package without any issues. Besides, you can easily install deb or Flatpacks if you prefer (I use all three). The only issue that I found strange is that when installed with the default ext4 or xfs file systems, boot times where long, but when I reinstalled with BTFS the boot time & application load times were cut in half. I can not explain it, it makes no sense, but that is what I experienced on my old hardware. I am looking forward to the 24.04 release and it seems like I will keep it around for a while.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-03-13
Votes: 19
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I've been a bad boy, Ubuntu, forgive me. I've left home to try other things and other countries, from Arch to Gentoo, from Suse to FreeBSD, but whenever I return (and I do often) you welcome me with open arms. Looking forward to you reaching version 24.
I have been a Linux user for several years, I have learned everything about Debian, Arch, Suse and Gentoo over the years.
Again and again I go back to Ubuntu: yes, it's not the prettiest, I don't like Gnome, it's not very customizable, I don't like snaps and some of them work really badly (like Steam), but... everything works in my pc, and it always works through the months and years. I've lived through the times when Arch was cool, the times when Fedora was cool, but I really think Ubuntu has been always cool.
I play on Steam without problems, I work on Linux without problems, my HP deskjet 2722e printer works without problems... and it is the only distro in which my printer works well, with the scanner.
Ubuntu, i love you. And it's a groovy kind of love.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 23.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-03-06
Votes: 4
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I will be honest here, Linux has never been my first choice in a operating system. For years I have been pretty much a Windows user for various reasons. After Windows 11 was released it was clear to me that this OS was not going in the direction I want in a operating system. I felt like as a user excluded from any part of the OS. It was like the controls were somehow handed over to Microsoft now. I was mostly ignored when it came to choices in how I wanted to use Windows. In fact even when I could use other products I was nagged to go back to a Microsoft product. So now that rant is over, I can definitely say trying Ubuntu was refreshing on several points. One is I can install a minimal OS that actually does not eat up my drive storage. Two, the consumption of RAM is halved compared to Windows 11. Third, is that there is a respect for me as a user to install what I want when I want. Even the install on a relatively new laptop with a Intel 12th gen. was painless. No doubt going forward I will find pieces of Ubuntu I do not like or experience a few issues. That happens with any OS and you just deal with it.
But I highly recommend anyone fed up with Microsoft's obsessive control over Windows 11 especially to at least try alternatives. Latest desktop market share does indicate users are leaving Windows over time and probably for similar reasons as myself.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-02-23
Votes: 6
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Ubuntu was the first distribution I tried when I decided to leave Windows. The truth is that I didn't last long on it as I found it very different from Windows.
With the release of version 22.04.4 I decided to try it again and I have been pleasantly impressed. It detected all my hardware without any problems. It runs more than acceptably on a modestly specced laptop, which, theoretically, could not support it. One of the few changes I made was to install the gnome software store with flatpak.
In short, I loved Ubuntu.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 23.10
Rating: 1
Date: 2024-02-19
Votes: 0
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i was with opensuse Leap, but had some problem with latest python, could not get it work, so i move to ubuntu, and snap package has made me to move back to windows 11 so i can get work done.
the reason been is that beside python, I also use Trilium Note for note taking, normall i get it from github, which is not a big deal for me, but since it has a snap package so i decided to get snap package for the eazy way of getting thing done, but guess what, from the office snap store installed TriliumNote, oh my, it also install some other thing from the snap package for the triliumnote, and when i try to uninstall the snap package of triliunmnote the extra things that got installed did not get uninstall, and i could not get rig of them... wow would i call that a virus/extra bundle/extra ware? what ever it you want to call it, i don't want it. no way i want some crap that i can't control and get install on my system without me said yes.
specially this tell you that ubuntu can not control or test their own snap store for the quility of their software. no way i want to be part of that, at least i won't get this on windows 11 or opensuse,
p.s im using opensuse with vmware on windows 11, and i get my work done, and that's all i want, just get my work done and have a life.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-02-15
Votes: 0
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About a year ago I switched from Win10 to Linux. My first distribution was Linux Mint, but I kept having to deal with small but annoying errors. After a few others, I also tested Ubuntu 22.04 and I have to say: I don't miss anything at all from what I had in Win10.
My hardware has been running great system-wide since day one. I can surf, play games, listen to music and every program starts very quickly and is there immediately. Of course I have heard of the many criticisms of the snaps, but I have to say that the critics who say snaps slow down the system should install 22.04 again today and try it out for themselves.
My PC runs stable, fast and secure,...what more could I want and I'm happy to have turned my back on Redmond!
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 22.04
Rating: 1
Date: 2024-02-13
Votes: 0
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I've been using Ubuntu for over ten years or more. Loved it for its stability, ease of use and lack of bloatware. The last week I've been going through hell after what I think was a minor weekly update which basically rendered my computer useless. After going through all the forums, reverting back to 20.04.3 and returning to 22.04.6, it seems the problem has to do with systemd-oomd. Even though 20.04.3 doesn't have systemd-oomd it was still doing the same - freezing and shutting down programs. Some in the forums say linux computer users need to increase their RAM, or remove swap, or other suggestions; but the simple thing is that Ubuntu has been working fine for over a decade and suddenly it freezes and is rendered useless and there is nothing the average person can do, not even disabling, masking, or completely removing systemd-oomd (the kernel already has its own oom). If one moment all was working and then it freezes and shuts down programs, it can't be the RAM, or lack thereof. Going by the forums it has been a problem for over a year or two. I am now looking for an O/S without systemd (or snap), Slackware looks good, or maybe even FreeBSD or GhostBSD. I would prefer to stay with Ubuntu since I like its uncomplicated desktop and the dock that hides to give one a full screen. Computers are no longer a luxury, they are vital for production now. I may go back to Ubuntu - I was very comfortable with it; but I can't trust it anymore. I have two other computers with Ubuntu that are still going fine - one with 20.04.6 and one with 22.04.3, the former being mission critical; but I won't be applying any more updates or upgrades on these.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 23.10
Rating: 1
Date: 2024-02-03
Votes: 0
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I used to use Ubuntu on multiple systems and for the most part I was happy. Then the problems started. It seems to me that Ubuntu has serious conflicts and flaws in its package management system. Everything was fine when it was just DEB through apt, you still had the occasional glitches. Once they brought in SNAP all hell broke lose. I'm on a limited bandwidth, I disable autoupdates because I dont have the bandwidth for a lot of background downloading. What I found even if you disable autoupdates, Ubuntu continues downloading hundreds of megabytes or even gigabytes of mystery files and there's absolutely no way for the user to know its happening, it ignores your settings, and you can't stop it. On top of that they started putting out a firefox update solely through snap that doesn't even work (confirmed on multiple installs). Firefox refuses to start once this mystery update comes through, you try to fix it with apt, they removed firefox from apt so now its only on snap and snap is broken. Don't use Ubuntu there's too much mystery downloading going on almost like they're crawling around in my system. The fact it ignores your update setting and downloads random stuff is bad. Huge security risk. The user has to be informed whats going on.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 23.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-02-02
Votes: 8
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As a "NOOB", who's delved into a few Distros as far back as W7 and currently running a triple boot on my W11 HP VICTUS laptop; 23.10 which is the only version I've tried recently, it excels. My other LINUX distro on the same machine is FAYE or LMDE6. When I say "NOOB", I mean I still need to figure out how to get SUSPEND to work with FAYE since the VICTUS won't come out of SUSPEND with keystroke, touchpad, or mouse. That's not the case with 23.10; it works from the get-go.
A little bit of a hiccup trying to get a USB or microSD built off RUFUS 4.4 not to hang during installation so built it instead in FAYE and "Bobs Your Uncle" or Wala!?
SNAP, DEB, Flatpack, RPM or Pacman are just icing on the cake if needed when a "NOOB" who doesn't venture out of a basic SURF and Email context. So, the only thing both distros haven't been able to do is connect to Apple Time Capsule with user and pass; no surprise there since everything I've read is not easy to come by. Suppose that's why I'm tinkering like the rest; get away from the bloat and retireing of Windows and realize that the best systems are those that are run on SUPER COMPUTERS.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 22.10
Rating: 5
Date: 2024-01-28
Votes: 5
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Been using Ubuntu based distros of linux since ditching microsoft 22 years ago. Used to use openbox or other debian distros before switching to ubuntu, around ten years ago. I've installed it on several old laptops, desk pcs etc.
All this is about to change.
Snap has contributed a lot to my decision to ditch it. Let's face it, snap was a bad idea from the start.
But now the added ubuntu pro marketing (yes, yes, I know it's all still free for little people like me) has just made the whole thing stink.
I fully appreciate all the work that has gone into Ubuntu over the years, the kindness of the community providing support for us all when we are trying to find the right printer driver etc. But overall, as things stand today, I will not be spending any more of my precious time on this OS.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 23.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-01-09
Votes: 11
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Since my transition to Linux in 2008, when I first embraced Ubuntu, it was undeniably a love-at-first-sight experience. Over the years, my journey through the Linux landscape has been akin to a distro-hopping adventure, exploring various distributions while consistently finding my way back to the warm embrace of Ubuntu. The longevity of my loyalty to this operating system speaks volumes about its unmatched appeal and functionality.
Ubuntu, a Debian-based Linux distribution, has proven to be an excellent choice for users across a spectrum of needs and preferences. Whether you are a casual home user, a seasoned developer, a graphics artist, a content creator, or even a gamer, Ubuntu caters to your requirements with finesse. Its versatility is one of its key strengths, making it an operating system that seamlessly adapts to the diverse demands of its user base.
One of the compelling aspects of Ubuntu is the extensive software repository that accompanies it. The Ubuntu Software Center provides users with a vast array of applications, tools, and utilities, ensuring that whatever your needs may be, there's likely a compatible software readily available. The distribution's commitment to inclusivity extends to its support for various programming languages, making it a preferred choice for developers seeking a robust and well-supported platform for their projects.
For graphics artists and content creators, Ubuntu offers a plethora of open-source software for creative endeavors. From powerful image editing tools to video editing suites, the Ubuntu ecosystem fosters a creative environment that rivals proprietary alternatives. The seamless integration of these applications into the Ubuntu environment enhances the overall user experience, empowering artists to unleash their creativity without unnecessary hurdles.
Support is a crucial aspect of any operating system, and Ubuntu excels in this department as well. The vibrant and active community, coupled with the professional support offered by Canonical, ensures that users have a safety net in case of any issues. Whether you are troubleshooting a minor inconvenience or seeking assistance for a complex technical problem, the Ubuntu community is known for its responsiveness and willingness to help, creating a supportive ecosystem that fosters learning and collaboration.
Even gamers, traditionally associated with other operating systems, have found a home in Ubuntu. With the growing popularity of Linux-compatible games and dedicated efforts to improve graphics drivers, Ubuntu has become a viable platform for gaming enthusiasts. The Ubuntu community actively engages in discussions and initiatives to enhance gaming on the platform, further solidifying its status as a well-rounded operating system for all.
In conclusion, my journey as a Linux user since 2008 has been a testament to the enduring appeal and reliability of Ubuntu. Its adaptability, extensive software support, and a robust community make it an exceptional choice for users with diverse needs. As technology continues to evolve, Ubuntu stands tall as a beacon of open-source excellence, inviting users from all walks of life to experience the freedom and empowerment that Linux has to offer.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 23.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-01-01
Votes: 5
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The best Ubuntu I've ever used! I use Ubuntu on a 2013 Model iMac computer. It works incredibly fast. If 23.10 is like this, subsequent versions will be much better. I'm very glad I use Ubuntu.
There are 2 missing. First, I cannot get clear sound from the computer's speakers. There is a slightly muffled sound. Secondly, I could not install the driver for my Nvidia GF 775M card. I am using open source driver. I haven't had any problems with this issue so far.
Wayland is still very new. I believe that all problems will be solved in the future. Keep using Ubuntu! (Türkiye / IZMIR)
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 23.10
Rating: 8
Date: 2023-12-31
Votes: 0
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So far, Ubuntu was the only distro other than Raspberry PI OS that I could get working with the Raspberry PI 5. It still has some bugs to work out. But, it's very usable. I don't like the default desktop environment with Ubuntu. It was almost impossible to tweak various things, trying to install a tweak app didn't help all that much and was buggy. I also didn't like the performance. I got the same, if not better, performance from KDE Plasma on Wayland -- and the features were better in terms of theming, custom shortcut keys, etc. SDDM glitches with the mouse for some reason (I've seen it from Debian, too, so it's not an Ubuntu-specific issue), so I installed GDM for the display manager. It still isn't as fast as I think it could be. But, I don't blame Ubuntu for that. Raspberry PI, the company, pretty clearly didn't put out the tools for the hardware to properly work with the OS and I've had a PI 5 running about the same as a PI 4B, which is supposed to be much slower (same amount of RAM on both). I hope this issue will improve over time. But, it looks to me that Ubuntu really did quite well with what they were given. All things considered, even though I don't like the default desktop environment, I still think Ubuntu for Raspberry PI 5 is a million times better than the default Raspberry PI OS installation.
If you do play around with desktop environments, just know that Wayland-based desktop environments work a lot better at this point. X11-based desktop environments have a lot of rendering issues, a blinking mouse cursor, etc. It's full of glitches. I also had issues, at this point, starting out with the Ubuntu server and then installing the desktop environment through tasksel. It doesn't seem like all the necessary packages get installed properly. Until they fix this, unless you are advanced enough to figure out the issue yourself and fix it, you might just want to install the Ubuntu desktop and then add on the KDE desktop (or another).
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 22.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-12-28
Votes: 0
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Simply the best all-around modern Linux distro you can find. It's great for development, network admin., gaming, learning, multimedia, productivity and anything else you could imagine. It's user-friendly if you're new to Linux but powerful enough to be used by developers and other power users. On top of that it's built on top of one of the earliest, greatest and most amazing "root distributions" in existence (Debian).
Canonical, it's creator, is not afraid to allow minor proprietary software but still strongly supportive of the FOSS philosophies. Even its name synergises with Free software. I switched to it straight from Fedora Core 4 in '04 or so, which I switched to in turn from the original best distribution (imho), RedHat Linux 6, back in the '90s. I use multiple desktop environments, but mainly KDE. It's very flexible and comes in a variety of flavors, including Gnome, KDE, Xfce, Lxde and nearly a dozen others, as well as being available in even more unofficial flavors.
There are many great distros out there: Fedora, OpenSuSE, Arch, etc. Linux Mint comes used to be *nearly* as good, but since they stopped supporting a KDE edition it's dropped in quality (imho). The only other distro (apart from other Ubuntu flavors) I use is Gentoo. I also use FreeBSD although it's not *technically* Linux. But Ubuntu/Kubuntu is my go-to distro and my *main* distro, and I highly recommend it to anyone interested in getting started with Linux/UNIX or for anyone looking for a new distribution.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 23.04
Rating: 6
Date: 2023-12-25
Votes: 0
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I installed on an older Dell Optiplex 3060 with a i5 8500 CPU 16 GB RAM and a SSD. Can't say I was very impressed with Ubuntu. Almost any other modern OS runs circles around Ubuntu. Snap store just does not seem to ever improve enough to be considered a worthy replacement for installing apps. Then you have the rest of the OS which just seems stuck in a time warp of the early 2000's. The only people that would be happy with Ubuntu desktop is people that want to be stuck in the past with old hardware that cannot run a current and modern OS.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 22.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-12-02
Votes: 10
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I don't understand all this hatred against "Ubuntu" on my old pc "Ubuntu" only consumes between 1.4 or 1.8 GB of ram compared to 2.5 GB minimum for Win$$ 10 or 11...
If you follow one of these tutorials like "Things to do after installing Ubuntu 22.04" you won't have any problems...
For me Ubuntu 22.04 works pretty well.
The only bug I had was the black screen after going to sleep but you can easily find a tutorial to troubleshoot...
"Steam" and "Lutris" also to have legal streaming services like "Prime" you have to search for the "Quark Player" on the "Github" site.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 23.10
Rating: 1
Date: 2023-11-30
Votes: 0
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Ubuntu was my first experience with Linux. I really liked the original GNOME interface. When they switched to the new UI, I went to Xubuntu for everything, not just my slower machines. I hated the new UI so much, I haven't gone back to it for years. I decided to try the default installation of Ubuntu offered by rpi-imager for my Raspberry PI 4B with 8GB RAM. After so long, I didn't know what to expect with the UI, or even if they were using the same one as years ago. It was so slow. I don't know why they'd ever use something so resource-heavy on a distro made for a single-board computer. Still, with 8GB of RAM, I expected more. This was the absolute slowest distro I've ever tried on this PI. The utter lack of configuration options with the UI to make things less resource-heavy and to customize the appearance was really disappointing. I might have been able to make things work with a few setting changes. But, even installing apps to help with customization didn't work. I can't speak to whether this is a great distro on other hardware (though, as I said, I'm not a fan of the UI). But, on the Raspberry PI, it's unusable. Don't waste your time.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 23.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-11-28
Votes: 25
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I was hearing a lot of complaints about Ubuntu in the Linux community, but I thought I have to try it.
I tried 22.04 LTS, and it was pretty boring and outdated in my opinion.
So I decided to try other distros, but I was hoping between distros without finding the best one.
Until I decided to try the non-LTS version of Ubuntu, and I felt like this is what I was looking for.
It has new features, updated software and kernel, and being easy and stable.
Its interface is modern and better than stock gnome, and the new installer and store is superfast and modern.
I had no problem with snaps, actually I had a lot of problems with Flatpak, and as a software developer, Ubuntu and snaps are perfect for me.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 22.04
Rating: 8
Date: 2023-11-22
Votes: 4
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Besides that there are some things I don't like about the distribution, such as Snap by default. I have to say that having LTS support for not only 5 years but also 10 years with Pro activated; it makes the distribution the perfect one for any user looking for a system with no changes at all in the long term or for any corporation.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS with Gnome 42.9 has been my longest use case scenario where I have maintained a fluid workflow with no changes at all, giving me the major productivity experience after 20 years of using Linux.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 23.04
Rating: 8
Date: 2023-11-21
Votes: 2
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I became so disgusted with Windows 11 I had to find a alternative to try. I mean Windows 11 Home just from a cold startup takes up around 4GB of RAM. That's some serious memory consumption just from a operating system. I figure, why not try Ubuntu to see if it consumes anything like that in RAM. It basically uses about half or less from a cold start and even beyond that it just feels faster.
I ended up converting all 3 of my PC's to Ubuntu that same day. I now see why Microsoft was so insistent on raising the hardware requirements. They probably needed to raise them further as Windows 11 has become a bloated monster of a OS. I don't know if Linux is the answer I have just started my journey on using it. But at least on the surface this is a far better choice then Windows 11 ever will be unless you have the hardware to run it properly.
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