The truth about Ubuntu! You should know that.
Ubuntu is pretty much the most popular Linux distribution for the Linux desktop. Especially since 2006, Ubuntu has been able to take the desktop by storm. A distro that was user-friendly and easy to install. Launched by a solvent millionaire, Ubuntu was the undisputed industry leader for a relatively long time.
But why is it like that? What makes Ubuntu so exciting and popular?
What is the dark side at Canonical behind the Ubuntu success story? A story about questionable decisions, Ubuntu developers’ changing relationships with the open source community and the role of Ubuntu today. That’s what it’s about now.
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Ubuntu 16.04 was my 1st Linux distro but Linux Mint is what really made me fall in love with Linux and then i spent a few years distro hopping before finally settling on Fedora Mate. Ubuntu is really not as good as it used to be especially since Canonical keep trying to force Snaps down our throats.
Kubuntu ftw
I never could upgrade Ubuntu 18 to Ubuntu 20. Something screwy happened with Python3. I had several installations of version 18 that would not upgrade. I researched the internet. Lots of people had the same issue. No one had a viable solution! My own feeling about Ubuntu is that it is flakey and an annoying pain in the …! Sometimes, definitely not user-friendly.
SO far I have used Ubuntu for afew weeks now and has been quite stable; most importantly works with all my hardware. I considered Popos! but they themselves use Ubuntu kernal, so why not just go right to the source. Happy that when I use google chrome browser it takes 1/2 the memory like 5 Gigs ram but on Win11 10-11 Gigs ram. Thanks for this video….
I have installed Ubuntu 23.04 beta on a newly purchased Dell XPS 13 Plus. Everything works "out of the box" with the exception of the webcam which is a known issue but only mildly irritating. I was able to find most of the software I wanted to run on the snap store and a few other applications I installed as Deb packages quite easily. As a relatively inexperienced user I found the process very straightforward and personally I don't mind having a "default" software source chosen for me as long as I could change this if I really wanted to. My personal take is I think it is helpful to have some distros that try to make Linux easy to switch ti in order to help promote Linux take-up and if you prefer to have more control yourself or different choices there are plenty of options out there. I have tried out several other distros booting from USB and they were all great, but at the end of the day I preferred the look and feel of Ubuntu with Gnome. I initially set up dual boot to keep the option of using Windows 11 but after a few hours configuring it as an alternative I really found it so frustrating in comparison and eventually reinstalled Ubuntu taking over the entire disc. Than you for your excellent balanced video, I can see why some people don't like to approach taken by Canonical but as there are so many other choices out there I don't really see it as an issue. Surely any (competition) between Snap and Flatpack will help to drive development and improvement to both?
Canonical and Ubuntu had, and still has, a very important role in bringing the Linux desktop to the masses.
Btw, the only information they gather today is os/hardware/app data with user info removed and they ask in the installation if you allow it. This info is only used to be able to focus development resourses. To find out what people use and do not use, so they spend time on the right things.
The mistake with the co-op with Amazon is long gone.
btw i use arch
Linux Mint Cinnamon or xfce… Very gooooood!!!
I installed several Ubuntu 28.04 guest VBox VMs. I could never upgrade to 20.04. Something with Python3. Lots of people have had the same issue. Apparently, Conical has no intentions of helping with this well known problem. I am livid with anger at them. No one had an adequate solution. I did the following: save my home directory then delete the VM and install 20.04. I don't if Conical fixed this or not. I'm starting to not care. I will switch to Red Hat. Goodbye Ubuntu and hopefully good luck.
I use Linux Mint Debtian Edition 5 ,评论区有几个跟我一样都是用Linux Mint.
Often when it's an app I really need, it's an Ubuntu distro of some sort that saves my ass–Ubuntu, Lubuntu, Xubuntu, Kubuntu, Ubuntu Mate, etc. Even the wildly popular Linux Mint is really based on Ubuntu LTS, as is Linux Lite, Zorin and Pop!. Canonical has done a lot to make the Linux desktop a reality that can replace Windows. Seriously.
Thanks for the nice video and explanation. Ubuntu was my first Linux distribution but after a year of using it i moved to Linux Mint because in those days Mint was more complete with all needed out of the box stuff. Media codecs, application for unzip, etc… And i prefer Cinnamon DE much more then chaotic GNOME. But still Ubuntu graphic design, the overall look are the most beautiful for me.
on my primary system at the moment, i use Kubuntu mainly due to hardware restrictions (Acer Nitro 5 fan control) where as, my desired daily driver distro is going to be a heavily riced out Debian installation 😀
I think that canonical it is the enterprise that facilitate most of linux newcomers and long term users , redhat may have latest software kernel and other things but the best user experience always will be ubuntu based distros, Ubuntu has the better nvidia driver support ever that I never saw in any other distro that not was based in ubuntu and also deserve appreciation cause they were the first who tried to bring a complete linux system for smartphones .
This seems like a fair assessment of Ubuntu and Canonical. I like and use Debian based Linux distros, including Ubuntu based distro Linux Mint.