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The Distrochooser helps you to find the suitable Linux distribution based on your needs!

Quite a few posts about selecting a distro to use. Maybe it's time to make that link a little more prominent?

  • Display Name@lemmy.ml
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    8 months ago

    Distrochooser says following about fedora

    • Not suitable for beginners
    • Requires further knowledge about computers

    Without any context. Distrochooser is a fun little game but you shouldn't rely on it or quote it.

    Moreover, it would be nice if there was any hint about the choices.

    Most distributions are free. Some distributions offer additional support for a one-time fee.

    • I prefer a free-to-use distribution
    • I would be fine to pay a fee

    Show which distros are free as in beer and which are not.

    And more importantly, you pay a fee for support. If you are a home user you most likely do not need paid support.

    That avoiding systemd is even a choise is nuts

    I want to avoid systemd

    Yes, there are people who avoid systemd but thhere's nothing to fear about systemd and this topic shouldn't be brought up.

    Linux can use a lot of different User Interfaces ("Desktops"). Many distributions ship one desktop as default. It is important to know if you have any preferences for a desktop concept. You can switch and install new desktops at any time!

    And the answers are windows or mac. Please go away from that mantra. Many would say GNOME is macish but GNOME's workflow is different from macos. It is not macos and it doesn't want to be macos, afaik. GNOME's workflow is revolutionary and saying it's like mac isn't nice. Neither is KDE windows, it breaks with microsoft design choices.

    Asking 32 or 64 bit is outdated. Which computer even ships 32 now

    Where does following question lead me?

    How would you rate your knowledge of Linux itself? I have little or no knowledge about Linux I have already used Linux for some purposes I have a good understanding about the Linux operating system

    Fedora is for everyone. Linux mint is used by everyone. Opensuse is used by everyone. Arch is used if you want to go deeper. Nixos is maybe not plug and play. Even if you are a linux pro, you may use ubuntu. It just doesn't feel right.

    • onlinepersona@programming.dev
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      8 months ago

      Fedora is not for everyone. I think the assessment of that site is correct. When I first installed it, it came with KDE and Wayland installed. Wayland couldn't share screens at the time and my webcam didn't work. Which new user has the time to understand the difference between X11 and Wayland? I also wanted to install OBSStudio and finding an rpm repo was no fun at all.

      In the end, I uninstalled Fedora.

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      • throwawayish@lemmy.ml
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        8 months ago

        I agree that Fedora's habit for pushing (sometimes breaking) changes is definitely something to keep an eye out. However, it has been so good over the last (almost) two years. I would even argue that Fedora has become more self-conscious of the consequences and (especially) how this might affect their more casual user base.

        Btw, how long ago did you try out Fedora? FWIW, Fedora (Silverblue; to be more precise[1]) was the first distro that I've tried and while I've had some experiences with other distros over time (mostly through dual boot), Fedora (Atomic) seems to have become the distro I call home.

        1. It's probably not as masochistic as you might think for a new user 😅. Though I'd have to say that it took some effort, control and discipline to not instantly go back to Windows (or any other Linux distro for that matter).
        • onlinepersona@programming.dev
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          8 months ago

          Fedora must've been during COVID, because I can't remember the year. If things are better now, then maybe distrochooser has to be updated. It's on github, so if you believe it's become user-friendly, do contribute.

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          • throwawayish@lemmy.ml
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            8 months ago

            Fedora must’ve been during COVID, because I can’t remember the year.

            That explains a lot of why you felt that way about Fedora. Thank you for enlightening us on that!

            If things are better now, then maybe distrochooser has to be updated.

            Can't agree more.

            It’s on github, so if you believe it’s become user-friendly, do contribute.

            Honestly, I've tried to contribute in the past; but it didn't feel as if they got implemented. Perhaps the maintainer contributed them without making any notice of it, but it doesn't feel that way. I've since given up on it.