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What's the most "set and forget" Linux distro that's still flexible these days? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 week ago by empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/linux@programming.dev

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My go to back in The Day was just Ubuntu because I was lazy. We're talking the 14.04/16.04 days. Ubuntu was simple and mostly just worked. I now find myself needing to de-spywareify as the coming administration is likely to force Microsoft into tracking "dissidents" so need to get back into weaning myself off the Windows teat.

I recently dualbooted my main desktop with Ubuntu 24.04 and have been... entirely underwhelmed. The whole separation between APT and snap packages doesn't work well together and is really the big problem I have, as a lot of standard deb packages just refuse to install properly now. the UI is hard to use and doesn't make me happy, and it's not been playing nice with my Zen 4 desktop when it comes to ACPI power states (no sleep, doesn't reliably turn the power off when i ask it to turn off, etc). So overall, I am just not terribly interested in using Ubuntu anymore.

What I primarily want is the sort of "mostly just works" like old 16.04 but still gave you the full ability to monkey under the hood- and is also something based on a normal distro that most people write guides for because I am a smoothbrain. Should I just head to using basic plain jane Debian or something?

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[–] jagermo@feddit.org 3 points 1 week ago

I run PopOS on two notebooks (thinkpad, MacBook air) for about a year now and so far everything worked. Printer needed some fiddeling

[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 2 points 1 week ago

I've never really used Linux as a daily driver. Back in the same Ubuntu period as you, intrialled it but got sick of software compatibility problems. So much is cloud web based these days, that it's less of an issue.

What surprised me as a distro hopped looking for my home laptop flavourz was how different it was to install different software, such as docker. Some distros it was a hassle to run well. Some it needed workarounds, whichh surprised me.

So, I'd look at what you plan to run, then decide between opensuse, pop, mint or fedora and how easy they support what you want to do. I dipped back into Ubuntu but they have started to make some m$ style choices where you have to take back control as they try to make your PC act like they want not how you want.

All can be made to support whatever you want but not all do our of the box.

[–] UE5_Enthusiast@programming.dev 2 points 1 week ago

Pop OS is a good choice

[–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

I've been using ParrotOS as a daily driver and it's been good to me. I don't need much though. Based on privacy and security and for that field of work. They have a pen test version and a home DD version.

[–] unknowing8343@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I may sound like an asshole, but before Linux Mint, I would seriously think to go with Debian with KDE. I don't see any downsides, and there are many upsides.

[–] Deckweiss@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (9 children)

downside that made me move from debian:

dist upgrades broke all the time, because I had software installed from PPAs.

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[–] olsonexi@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

pop os or fedora

[–] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml -4 points 1 week ago

Which distros aren't set and forget?

I use Arch btw

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