• hot_milky@lemmy.ml
    8·
    2 years ago

    Isn’t the point of this meme for the low IQ and high IQ people to have the same preference? Any way, I’m on Linux Mint usually -_-

  • SeaJ@lemm.ee
    61·
    2 years ago

    Well I can tell you why Linux does not have a higher adoption rate: toxic shit like this.

    • OrnateLuna@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      32·
      2 years ago

      Na the biggest and main reason why Linux doesn’t have a higher adoption rate (on desktop) is that it’s not preinstalled on the devices you buy.

      There are obviously other factors but they are miniscule in comparison

    • Avid Amoeba@lemmy.ca
      0·
      2 years ago

      All the parrots doing Ubuntu bashing over the last few years are really hurting adoption in my opinion. It still is the best Linux OS for new users for many reasons, even if there are many other ones that might be better suited for other uses or preferences.

      • WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        0·
        2 years ago

        Riddle me this—I’ve used Windows, MacOS, Debian, Fedora, and Ubuntu to host a Plex server over the last 12ish years, and Ubuntu has been the most stable, hands down. Currently I’ve got a bunch of VM’s on ProxMox, but Plex still hums away on an Ubuntu Server LTS VM without a hitch.

        I have plenty of reasons to chose other distros for specific needs, but when I want something to just work and be easy on me, Ubuntu is the right choice, and it is definitely a solid place for anyone to start getting into the Linux way of life.

        • Avid Amoeba@lemmy.ca
          1·
          2 years ago

          No riddle really. The last time I checked, Ubuntu was the most used server Linux OS. Just like RHEL, it’s tested for and used in the enterprise, but unlike RHEL, everyone gets the same copy, including you and me. It follows that it should be solid. A big part of that comes from Debian of course, but there’s additional testing and patching in Ubuntu. It’s no wonder it just works.

  • pascal@lemm.eeEnglish
    3·
    2 years ago

    Debian is for people who have shit to get done and don’t care about a neon colored wallpaper, mostly don’t have a wallpaper at all.

    • AggressivelyPassive@feddit.de
      1·
      2 years ago

      Simple is unfortunately the negation for complicated and complex, which are slightly different things. Ubuntu is not complicated, but complex. Gentoo is complicated, but not as complex (at least it can be).

    • coehl@programming.devEnglish
      0·
      2 years ago

      Yeah. You don’t always know what you’re getting into when you try this one. The moment something breaks and you can instantly undo a system wide bungle, you know you’re seeing something unique.

      Wish I could use it for work.

  • Eochaid@lemmy.world
    1·
    2 years ago

    No time for distrowars

    …says the guy that makes a meme shitting on users of every other distro.

  • gravity@infosec.pubEnglish
    1·
    2 years ago

    This was me, except I went straight from Ubuntu to Debian. At some point I wondered why I was doing all this manual maintenance. I realized that Ubuntu relies on Debian and so I switched. Haven’t looked back.

  • ShranTheWaterPoloFan@startrek.website
    1·
    2 years ago

    I had a girlfriend who used Debian back around 2005.

    Never have I been around an OS that didn’t work as often as Debian. It wouldn’t crash, but need to be updated or something every hour. It was a full time job keeping it running for her.

  • Meowoem@sh.itjust.works
    1·
    2 years ago

    Quick attack users of the most popular distro before normal people start using Linux! We can’t allow a good, stable and perfectly usable distro to get popular, we need to bully everyone back to windows or terrible things might happen like the year of they Linux desktop!!