Re:25 Years to Mac - How Ubuntu Pushed Me Away from the PC
by edwintorok on Saturday February 23, 2013 @01:15PM
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Debian is a good choice (I use it as my main OS), but I think the key is to choose one Linux distribution - preferably one run by an open-source community and not by a company - and spend some time using it as your only OS and learn how to fix the most common issues.
It helps if you know other people that use that distribution: that way you can ask each-other for advice when something doesn't work as you'd like it. Alternatively one can join a user's mailing list / IRC chat room, most distributions have one.
But even if your choice turns out to be wrong (i.e. Ubuntu) the solution is not to abandon Linux completely.
In fact I couldn't imagine being able to work on anything else than Linux these days, I just depend too much on it: from a working valgrind tool, to having the source code for the entire OS.
They are some valid points on the article, for example i also used to face some trouble on my old computer when it came to wireless connectivity, or my old Lexmark printer wouldn't work with Debian or any Linux brand no matter what. HOWEVER those issues can't really be blamed on Linux (as the author tries to) but on the hardware vendors. That's why the next time i got a printer i choose a vendor who did support Linux, same goes for the wifi card of my new laptop which worked just fine also.