Is ubuntu good?
Is ubuntu good?
being completely truthful, if you’re asked about Ubuntu, Linux isn’t the right fit for you. I enjoy Linux and rely on it often, but every time I attempted to set it up on my main device it ended in frustration or failure. This happened because of people who present it as effortless perfection. With Windows 10, the tiling experience is actually quite decent.
Linux offers great features for enthusiasts, but it can be tricky for everyday users. Setting up software often feels frustrating because of constant password prompts—this helps block bad actors—but many programs lack user-friendly installation guides, forcing you to build them from scratch, which is manageable yet time-consuming. Additionally, Linux files tend to take up more space; for example, a single person’s data can reach 80GB on Linux versus around 50GB on Windows.
I run Linux Mint on my work laptop and enjoy a much smoother experience than my colleagues. No unexpected restarts for updates—Docker doesn’t need to be managed via supervisor like on Windows; you just SSH into the server to build images. The only reason I don’t have Linux at home is that my partner edits photos from my DSLR in Photoshop, and it encounters issues under Wine when handling large RAW files. If you’re not interested in Windows-only software, Ubuntu or similar distributions work perfectly fine. Ideally, create a partition on your main drive with 16–32 GB and try it out.
I should keep my front door open since it’s too bothersome to lock it. Let’s stay focused now. I wouldn’t recommend Ubuntu because it’s heavy, but Lubuntu is nearly identical yet uses a quarter of the memory, making it much faster. You could also try Debian if you prefer.
I still favor KDE because it feels more intuitive compared to Windows, even though I haven’t explored Kubuntu much. I ended up using Fedora to keep up with kernel updates (which means most USB gadgets from eBay usually function), but *buntu has made huge progress since then*. Now I’m seriously thinking about switching as *buntu offers much better support and compatibility*. Most software not maintained by Ubuntu itself finds its way through third-party repos or gets compiled with Ubuntu in mind, making it the more seamless option if you want everything to work smoothly.
1) You should not be annoyed by security feature! And if you are, no problem. one line in /etc/sudoers and you are free to install ANY software without password prompt, but remember so will be ANY malicious software or ANY other human being sitting in front of YOUR computer. 2) You do not! Ubuntu, mint and many other distros have repositories with precompiled packages, you just have to run only one command and that's it software is installed. Also there are software center like programs. You just click install and that's it. On windows you have to download installer then execute it, click YES in UAC dialog, then next->next choos bloat which is installed with your software->next->finish. Linux is much better at software management and MS knows this. That's why it tries to have it's own store for apps. 3) That's simply WRONG! I have 30 games on my steam account 22 of which are native linux games. There is no difference in installed size between windows and linux. On the other hand Linux itself is smaller then windows. For example my arch linux installation with all the programs regular user would need takes 4.8 GBs. Manjaro linux (better for beginers) which includs office software (2 actually linux libreoffice and MS office online) Skype, steam, video player, browser and all the other things takes 6 GBs whereas just windows 10 without anything else takes 14-15 GBs. Nvidia drivers for example for windows are about 500 MBs in size and for linux they are like 80 MBs
Video drivers on direct X copat cards tend to be smaller compared to Windows ESP now that both platforms support the VK API. On Linux, native direct X support isn’t available, so drivers omit direct X files entirely. This accounts for most of the size variations. Additionally, libraries such as NVIDIA and ATI must be bundled for Linux, whereas they’re already included in Windows, resulting in smaller download and installation sizes overall. By following these steps, you’ll notice the improvements in driver performance. Try downloading an older full version of the latest NVIDIA drivers on Windows. Use a download meter for this process. Close all internet-dependent programs before proceeding. Update your NVIDIA drivers to the newest release. The older version will be around 500 MB, while the update containing only the necessary direct X components will be just 75 to 100 MB. This applies to ATI as well. There’s a strong reason why full driver downloads are so large—NVIDIA and ATI can’t determine your exact OS version or whether you need the latest direct X support. Consequently, all direct X-related parts are pre-packaged. During an update, only changed components for direct X are added. When installing drivers via Direct X, you’re not downloading the entire API; you’re getting just the updated sections needed for that feature. You’ll often see prompts like “Downloading Direct X version” during installation. It’s understandable that some releases include everything, but users sometimes overlook this and end up with unnecessary bloat.