Koos ❌Apr 17, 2017

I'm thinking of moving to #ubuntu because I'm tired of Windows updates breaking basic hardware support, e.g. wifi disconnects, USB devices not working, touchpad crashing. Honest #linux users: would I have similar issues with Linux?

I'm afraid there things would be even worse because fewer people use it and it will be harder to find solutions.

Show threadjendaApr 17, 2017

@koos
I think you might like KDE Neon or Kubuntu (or Ubuntu flavors in general), because the enviroment is quite similar to Windows and you almost don't have to touch the command line, until you want to. And Ubuntu has pretty big user base with well working forums, where you can find answers to almost everything.

(Disclaimer: I grew up using Linux systems and I use Windows only when I really have to, so I didn't experience the process of moving to Linux from Windows.)

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@koos
One of my favorite things on using Ubuntu flavors is, that most of the software you might need, you can find in official repositories. So there is significantly less of looking for software on suspicious sites and stuff.
Apr 17, 2017 at 2:21pmWeb
Show threadjendaApr 17, 2017

@koos But, on the other side, there sometimes are issues, that are complicated to solve. For example, a scanner on my printer is quite buggy on linux and works quite well on windows.

And regarding software, there are some great tools, that work on Win & Mac but don't work on Linux, so you might have troubles finding alternatives for more advanced software.

Show threadKoos ❌Apr 17, 2017
@janjaromirhorak alright thanks!