It seems you're asking if it's just me. Could you clarify what you mean?
It seems you're asking if it's just me. Could you clarify what you mean?
I’m not sure which platform you prefer—someone personally likes Ubuntu while others favor Fedora for better hardware support. Before that, I used Mandrake/Mandriva and was thinking about Kubuntu, though I can’t recall exactly what made me hesitate. Compared to the smooth KDE experience on Fedora, it seemed like something wasn’t quite right.
I haven't used Ubuntu or any related systems, but based on what others say, it hasn't been my favorite. My experience was mixed—some struggled with stability and performance, while others found it smooth. Arch came out of the box without problems, which is a plus. I really dislike APT and the complexity of adding repositories, so I can see why some people prefer alternatives. I wouldn’t recommend Ubuntu to someone new unless they’re open to trying it, but I doubt it would be the best choice for beginners.
Fedora handled FC34 well, but since the KDE live USB doesn’t work with an NVIDIA card, you need to use a regular image first, then add KDE Plasma afterward. After that, installing the proprietary drivers is straightforward. Switching to Wayland is problematic because dragging between Wayland and X11 apps breaks the interface, though it’s manageable in principle. Overall, it’s not ideal but manageable.
I don’t notice any problems with Ubuntu. It’s the primary Linux distribution I rely on because it’s the one I’m most comfortable with and suits my requirements well. I haven’t encountered any complaints about it. Linux isn’t my main operating system anywhere except the Raspberry Pi 4.
It's true, once you're using a particular distribution as your primary OS, changing to another can feel challenging. Paradoxically, I didn't encounter such a struggle when moving from Windows to Linux. Nowadays, however, I view Windows 10 quite negatively—they've disrupted everything in a way that's really frustrating.
I don’t mind the side-mounted task bar (it bothers me), but I’m okay with it. Linux Mint 17.3 is the best I’ve tried, and I’d choose it over any other. I’ve hacked my PC and run macOS Big Sur 11.3.1 daily. Occasionally I boot Windows to double-check everything, but for most tasks I stick with macOS. It’s really smooth!
It's not about switching. It's about other stuff. Like for example there is no native Linux port of the office 365, gaming performance takes a hit because there isn't a lot of native linux support and I don't have powerful enough hardware to not care about the overhead, C# development is a bit of a pain since getting .net and all the other stuff together is difficult and I'm yet to get it working, and of course no visual studio community. There's also obscure apps that I use on Windows like Serif DrawPlus X8 that I'd have to waste time getting to work on Linux through WINE or some kind of emulation. The thing is, at the end of the day I want something that just works, I don't want to waste time troubleshooting problems that wouldn't have been there to start with had I been using Windows. Windows has been working well for me so far. For the past 2 years I can hardly find any gripes I have with it. Not to mention that I have 24/7 free support from Microsoft if anything does go wrong I can get in contact with an experienced person in a matter of seconds. And Linux never just worked for me, regardless of distro, I always had to take extra steps to get things working. At the end of the day I use my PC for Office 365, Gaming, Programming and video editing/drawing. At the moment I have no compelling reason to switch to Linux as my main OS. I'll use it for servers, and other tinkering I may do since it's better suited for those tasks but that's about it.
I think there are many Linux variations I'd prefer instead of Ubuntu, but for a straightforward setup—either for myself or others—it's tough to pick anything else. A live USB is also a great option in that case.