Funny description came up about Linux this weekend from my father in law. He kept referring to Linux as an "aftermarket OS". First time I've heard it out like that, didn't bother responding tbh lol.
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Imagine thinking people view you as a hipster for using Linux.
A friend of mine has been looking to upgrade his gaming rig since its pretty old and low budget. Still even has Windows 7!
The build he's looking at has Ubuntu. I'm excited to welcome him into the Linux community.
It got a lot of press when it first showed up and it was a strong default suggestion for new users for well over a decade.
I used it for several years and I initially jumped ship to Xubuntu, so it was clearly good enough for me to want to use something similar at first. The distro-specific changes (snaps, etc.) are more likely to alienate experienced users, whereas new users are less likely to object to things like snaps.
I don't use anything Ubuntu-based these days, but it has everything to do with my specific needs/preferences. Nothing directly to do with the decisions that get bad press among long-term users.
it's Linux after all and that's what matters
I agree it's a good OS to use, and it is Linux, but there are layers and layers of what's good for the user and the community.
I think there will always be layers of "this could be done better," and "that's in someone's selfish interest rather than for the best of the users and community. Or at least layers of being better for some people and worse for others. Ubuntu has some of those layers - though I'm always grateful for the good they've done the community - and other distros surely have some too.
You pick your OS based on vibes?
Some people develop OS based on vibes. Looking at you Hannah Montana OS
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I used to use Ubuntu up to 12.04. By the time the support ended, the new versions had the Unity desktop, I didn't like it, so for a while I switched to Crunchbang (may it rest in peace), and now I'm using Mint Cinnamon. Some of my developers are using Ubuntu with Unity. Everyone is free to pick what suits them; I'm not one to judge them.
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My first Distro was OpenSuse. idk. even why anymore, but maybe already because of KDE. I just never got warm with Gnome and to me KDE feels easier to get a grasp off, when coming from windows.
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Itβs GNU + Linux
Please clarify if you would. What is a "hipster vibe"?
Generally today a hipster is someone who jumps onto social trends they don't know anything about because they are different from the norm. Often the idea is that they don't care about the thing itself, but rather just being perceived as different. But I'm a long time linux user, and in my head if a hipster is going to try linux it's way more nuanced, like real hipsters (and real linux users). You'll have the dude who tries ubuntu just so he can say "i use linux" to his friends with Macs. You'll have the dude who asks his bandmate who's been using linux for a long time, so he tries Debian, but then gets frustrated and stops, because the "cool factor" isn't enough. And then you'll have the hipster who goes like all in on NixOS or something and makes it their entire identity for awhile. I use arch btw
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I hadn't thought about hipsters in like, 15 years or something. But I like the idea of thinking of Ubuntu users as Jazz connoisseurs.
This isn't "jAzZ", it's post punk new wave deep house acid fusion. You've probably never heard of it.