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Back when, after the world didn't end after Y2K got patched and saved it, I was getting tired of Windows and none of my Macs were up-to-date enough to handle my writing workload, I gave Caldera OpenLinux a shot. Ended up compiling everything myself and used that for two years. Had a copy of MetaFrame laying around from a completed project, so I installed it on Windows 2000, and served Office apps over the network so I could use Word in Linux. I've had something running Linux since.

GNOME on Fedora 39 with the Pop Shell extension installed. For me, perfection :)

On the matter of Ubuntu I think the issues with the OS need to be clarified. From the positive perspective, it is easy to use and just works. From the negative side, it's become more and more bespoke over time. The Snaps being proprietary and a lot of work in the terminal to activate functions enjoyed out-of-the-box by almost all other distros is very unfriendly. And, I would suggest there are numerous other distros that "just work" but without Ubuntu's baggage. Mint, Pop_OS!, and Fedora are all easy to install, setup, and use. Even KDE's Neon is dirt simple to install and use and offers a great KDE experience, if you like that.

That said, however, I believe that Mint is the best distro for new users, though Fedora and Pop are close behind.

To be more inclusive, I suggest changing "...fuckload..." to "...metric fucktonne..." 🤣

I don't need any of the advanced tools, I just want a cleaner interface for the tools that already exist. The only thing I'm able to do is make header pics for my posts. The 2.x UI is really, really old now. The time for a refresh was a few years back, but I do understand the limitations of a small team. Like others have said, I'll likely run both and migrate to 3.x when it's stable. Though, I do like the idea of non-destructive editing :)

Same. I have Fedora 38/39, depending on when I last booted a machine up for updates. Started on Caldera OpenLinux and compiled most everything back in the late 90's, then moved to Suse, then Ubuntu, then Mint because of Snaps, then Pop_OS!, and now Fedora because it's like @Secret300@sh.itjust.works says.

If I might gently offer an alternative suggestion for how to fund ST:WEB, check out my post on Medium (link below). It's the first in a series on my ideas about how to reshape the internet for better human survivability with tools we've had in our open-source toolkits for years. tl;dr: reduce the friction between the consumer and the content by focusing on cost and cutting out the ridiculous proliferation of middle-men while eliminating the need for advertising revenue.

https://medium.com/@tylerknowsnothing/saving-the-internet-for-humanity-dollarnomics-101-a27bbba0abca

And hilariously enough, my wife JUST sent me this post: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/irs-delay-600-reporting-form-venmo-paypal-1099k-2024/

This means that with my plan, no tax burden... :)

I was a Pop user since it first shipped until this year when I switched to Fedora. I still use the Pop Shell extension for GNOME as, IMO, it's the best tiling extension. Full stop. It's easy to install and use and is well organized. If you have Nvidia, choose the ISO with the drivers pre-installed. My switch to Fedora was predicated on the fact that I generally use enterprise laptops and 2in1 devices, which is one of Pop's blind spots when it comes to reliability. Fedora is just dead stable on whatever I put it on, whether its a Latitude 7200 2in1 i7 8th gen or a ThinkPad T400s Core 2 Duo.

I guess Fedora's an option, too 🤣

To add some clarity, Pop uses GNOME and is working on their own desktop based on Rust and Mint uses Cinnamon, a fork of old GNOME that they've significantly upgraded. I've used both and like both a lot, but have come to prefer GNOME.

I'd say Pop_OS! which has a spin (version) with Nvidia drivers already installed. Below is a direct link. It's based on Debian, so it enjoys excellent app support. Linux Mint is also a good choice.

https://iso.pop-os.org/22.04/amd64/nvidia/35/pop-os_22.04_amd64_nvidia_35.iso

Oh yes! Thanks for reminding me. The ~ is a shortcut to the active users home folder? Thanks!

dd duplicates directories. It's a terminal app. Built into all Linux distros. For more details, do a man dd in a terminal session. Clonezilla is a distro that runs a live system from USB or DVD which lets you backup and restore entire systems. Both are powerful, but have a learning curve.