Linux man post about why he likes Linux on Linux forum
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oh yeah. linux on linux action.
He likes Ubuntu because he's familiar with it, plain and simple. He dislikes Arch because of the toxic trolls there, and dislikes Fedora for... undisclosed reasons...
Ubuntu is pretty solid. If you don't like the looks, there are plenty of Debian-based distros that look different.
Also there are plenty of Ubuntu-based distros that look different!
Also there are plenty Ubuntu flavours that look different.
I'v been using Ubuntu for nearing 20 years now. Maybe like 18ish.. It took debian's rock solidness and made it ez pz. It's super easy to install and configure and runs like a dream. Has long term stable releases especially important for server architecture. Has the "server" install that is minimal on disk space.
Etc.. Just really rock solid distro that I've run for decades and has cost me $0 to do so.
I ran red hat till all the cool kids told me it's got to be Debian and then Ubuntu hit the scene and that was that. I'm sure Arch is fine and I'd bet had I chosen to stick with Red Hat and move to Fedora it'd also be fine. End of the day it's still Linux.
Coukd it also be that he used to work for them and is just familiar with it?
I feel pretty much exactly like OP. It (Mostly) Just Works, and has for almost 20 years.
Also like OP, I think the snap transition has been thoroughly screwed up. It is the only reason that makes me - on occasion - long for Debian. I wish Canonical would just cure itself of NIH syndrome and drop it entirely. (Not necessarily in favor of flatpak or appimages, either. I like debs.)
He's an ex-Canonical employee and the Ubuntu podcast co-host.
I understand, but sometimes it's ok to change. I've used Ubuntu as a development OS (mainly for work) since ~2010. But on my PC I used Mint/Cinnamon for a few years but didn't like it and since 2016 I'm using MX/Xfce, I really like it, fast, stable. I got a small 32bits netbook and will try to install AntiX 23 on it as soon as it gets out. On my Dell Latitude I may try Arch just for the fun of it.