Re:Where does the Ubuntu Linux desktop go from here?
by lima on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @11:54AM
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I like it. Fedora upgrades are mostly painless and 3 year support cycles means more outdated software.
Re:Where does the Ubuntu Linux desktop go from here?
by rantanplan on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @03:24PM
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Yes I like it too, but think farther ahead.
Why is Ubuntu the defacto supported Linux distro? Why is,quite often, steam so difficult to install, while it's a breeze to install on Ubuntu?
You can't expect people to consider you as a legitimate target if you're constantly moving :(
Re:Where does the Ubuntu Linux desktop go from here?
by kirushik on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @11:15AM
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Why not OpenSUSE Leap then?
Re:Where does the Ubuntu Linux desktop go from here?
by rantanplan on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @11:28AM
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As an experiment I have OpenSUSE leap on my workstation(while Fedora on my laptop).
I can't say bad things about it, except that it's quite often that you can't find packages for various applications. A random example would be spotify, that was one of my last adventures to make it work(I got tired and gave up after a while).
And Fedora/RH has a lot more momentum in general and you can be certain that it will be around for as long as Linux is a thing I guess :)
Suse has gone through various struggles and it doesn't inspire much confidence to me anymore.
I've been using Fedora for the last 7-8 years, but I have to upgrade every 13-14 months or so. And CentOS is not suited for a modern development/workstation environment.