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STOP OMARCHY: Boycott Tech's Far-Right Backers
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this post was submitted on 12 Sep 2026
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I think the best way to counter this is to fix Ubuntu. It has what it needs to work as an introductory distro. I don't know what made Ubuntu so bloated and buggy but I bet it's salvageable. I'm not saying Ubuntu was ever the greatest but it was one of the first distro to be simple to use.
When I first came over from windows in 2013 Ubuntu detected all of my hardware and would install drivers by clicking a button. That seems like not a big deal now but then it felt like a miracle, it gave me a chance to learn about Linux while it was also functional.
If omarchy takes that new user crowd it might actually be a problem. Omarchy might fail if they don't keep stealing from Arch development.
Maybe I'm out of touch because I have no idea what new linux users go to today. Steamos? What are the usual hurdles that new users face in 2026?
Fedora is the introductory distro now.
I forgot about fedora. It runs really well. I forget that's what I would use if Arch wasn't around. I actually loved slackware, I just need them to update their kernel more than once a decade. When I was running old hardware it was fun. I don't know why it's so satisfying. I think it just feels like home..
Snaps ruined Ubuntu.
if Ubuntu can finally ditch the snaps and just use flatpak, we could recommend it again.
I think the main problem of Ubuntu is GNOME. After version 2 it became useless, like a kid's toy.
While I personally can't stand GNOME these days, it's not the problem here. It's Canonical's desire for Snaps, a notoriously less standardized (and mature) packaging format, to be used for literally everything in Ubuntu; they're aiming for system components to use it in the nebulous 'future'.
Totally agree. Snap is scary!