Permacomputing - Hackdot

Re:Permacomputing by markus_zhang on Monday March 03, 2025 @08:53AM (#43241709)

I'm really inclined to install Ubuntu or something else for my "new" used Dell 32GB laptop.

The only issue is that I also installed it on my 16GB ThinkPad and the desktop experience has a lot of rough edges.

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Re:Permacomputing by EndShell on Monday March 03, 2025 @09:00AM (#43241791)

Generally most of the Linux's have rough edges on the desktop experience. I am using Debian 13 (Current Testing) and while it is pretty decent these days there are lots of annoyances. I still dual boot for gaming and at work I use Windows.

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Re:Permacomputing by markus_zhang on Monday March 03, 2025 @12:15PM (#43244132)

Thanks. It's Youtube keep crashing on Ubuntu 22.04 every 10 minutes and I don't know why. I turned off hardware acceleration and did a few other tweaks, but judging the look of reddit posts I found, there is no solution. That's why I also keep a Windows laptop.

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Re:Permacomputing by EndShell on Monday March 03, 2025 @12:43PM (#43244475)

I don’t use Ubuntu personally, but there should be a newer LTS out.

If you are using a nvidia card it might be worth checking if you are using Wayland or X11, Nvidia and X11 typically work better.

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