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this post was submitted on 08 Jun 2024
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I just wanted to say this is all very confusing. I barely installed Ubuntu on my laptop as a daily driver mostly due to the MS Recall debacle. It's fine, it's great. However, reading all the Linux Lemmy posts makes me feel like I'll never understand. I know all these words and what they mean, just not in an OS context.
don't worry. this probably isn't for you... yet... anyway, why did you install ubuntu??? who misguided you? you should have gone linux mint DE, mx linux, Fedora or something like that. Ubuntu was great... 15 years ago. Sorry if I sound too hard... take it with a laugh 😁
Please, don't listen to this kind of nonsense and keep using whatever you're happy with.
While I personally don't love Ubuntu, it is a perfectly fine choice and if you're comfortable with it that's just great! Period.
So, congratulations for making this choice and don't hesitate to ask if you have questions. You'll find that the Linux community has much more to give than "you shouldn't use X, use Y because I say so". Just ignore this.
Keep it up, enjoy the ride and welcome!