Have a look at the Ubuntu LTS page: https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop
And then look at the Debian equivalent: https://www.debian.org/lts/
(though the differences are perhaps because the latter is comparatively more unofficial)
But hey, many people prefer more stable distros with somewhat long life times, so that's a valid preference nonetheless.
Disclaimer: mostly a Debian user, i dread having to migrate from 10 to 11, but hey, at least i can use Ansible for all of my servers this time around.
Many aren't even aware that Debian has LTS releases in the first place.
I think Ubuntu has the benefit of the large user base making it more likely that your problem is solved.
My laptop is also a 5 year old thinkpad x1 gen 4 so it should be supported, and Debian is the only linux that gave me this problem.
I second the recommendation for using Debian as a rolling distro, under testing or unstable.
Always tell other people you use Arch Linux.
Isn't it just Ubuntu with slightly (basically introduces tiling) different shell? What is there to review?
I had some problem in the past with a laptop with Intel GPU + AMD GPU interchangeable graphics in other distros while with Pop is ready to use after installing. AFAIK, those who had Nvidia Optimus and similar Nvidia technologies had a lot more of troubles outside Pop.
I haven't used Ubuntu in ages, so I don't know how those things are actually managed. Probably they aren't far behind.
I think it's important to remember that System 76 has been "making Linux work on hardware" for over a decade now, which is a totally different mindset to building a distro than most maintainers have.
- Great initial repo list
- Togglable tiling manager
- Excellent shortcuts for everything that improve my workflow
Sure, I could get all of this stuff and more working on any other distro, but this stuff works out of the box, and is stable.
https://launchpad.net/~lubomir-brindza/+archive/ubuntu/nauti...
Works great for me!
Canonical has been pushing very hard for snaps and it shows when I get get official builds of things like Zoom, Visual Studio Code, JetBrains and Spotify but the flatpak versions are just community provided. Some of them tend to work better than flatpak as well because of “classic” confinement. Using VS Code in flatpak and not having full access to the system in my integrated terminal kinda sucks. It might not be better from a security perspective but it’s much better from a user experience perspective and that matters more to me personally.
The said I still use flatpak as well, and prefer to use flatpak if there isn’t a material difference in functionality between the snap and flatpak.
Rarely have I come across an eatery that serves IT.
In practice I've found that Cinnamon, XFCE, and MATE configured similarly to how they are by default on Linux Mint to operate more like Windows than KDE does.
IIRC last time I tried Pop OS it seemed very usable and the only thing that stopped me from using it was some hardware issues on my rig (a faulty drive, not the fault of Pop OS).
I especially liked that they try to clean up keyboard shortcuts in a smart way.
(For reference my issues with Gnome 3 that they built (built?) on is the we-know-best attitude combined with what I perceive as agressive copying of certain Mac OS features and also not trusting its users.)
Kubuntu is probably just right.
I've been a Linux user since 1995/96, and a die hard Arch user for about 10 years. So why would I want a Linux distro that's super hands-off and easy to use?
It's incredibly stable. "Set it and forget it". If I want a bleeding edge version of software I can add it. It's performant, easy, and all my hardware works. It really just "stays out of my way" so I can get work done instead of tinkering. It's nice.
I still keep an Arch install around, but when I want to fire up a laptop and get to work without a single problem, Pop has been fantastic for it. I recommend it to new users, as well as old neckbeards like me.