Ubuntu's Decline 

Website Article: christitus.com/ubuntu-decline/

I saved a couple of seconds everyday by switching from Ubuntu. Now I am an immortal with unlimited time.

Fun fact: Snap is indeed so bad, a former canonical employee made a script to replace it with flatpak packages While the official statement says the script is not intended to be taken that way, it's clear in between the lines The repo is (popey/unsnap)

is sad that we are at the point that we have to "debloat" ubuntu

Thank you, Chris. For me, as someone who was involved (not employed) in the community, everything that brought me to Ubuntu with Warty Warthog was slowly dropped by Mark and Canonical. I know that convergence was his real goal and once that was dead his interest in the desktop faded.

Sadly this is a very common tale in human history. Becoming a rising star because you're providing a great alternative to your competitor, and then becoming the entity that you hated and swore to fight against and as a result alienating your hardcore fans.

I noticed these issues. This past week I installed Ubuntu as my first Linux distribution and was confused why the performance with basic applications was so bad.

Ubuntu Mate does a decent job... The developers take a slightly different path than the other variants, it even includes Flatpack support out of the box to prove the point. However, I agree, Ubuntu is more focused on their corporate/server side now a days. They have some good software, but the standard Gnome desktop isn't one of them.

Yes! Thank you! Ubuntu was what got me into the world of GNU/Linux. Stopped using it a couple years ago, because of how bad it got. Sad to see.

I use Ubuntu 22.04 and i love it. I have tried many distros in the past but i always ended up installing unbuntu as my main os.

I think Snaps is NOT about Ubuntu not caring anymore. In a world of FOSS alternstives, the LAST thing a company would want is to p*ss off its users. Snaps HAS advantages. A company/school/enterprise does not care about a few more seconds of loading a program. Its us neckbeards who complain. Snaps mission isnt speed after all. Ubuntu goes the MS/Apple way of 110% seemless noob user experience. "Good" is a HIGHLY subjective term. I definitely should make a video about Ubuntu "going mad/down". I think it will rise even further.

I installed Mint a few days ago because the snaps in Ubuntu drove me crazy. This video might be a year old, but still true.

Canonical did not kill off "Ubuntu One". It was an account service that came with online storage called "One Drive" and was slated for including DRM for media collections to increase Canonical's revenue stream from its desktop userbase. Microsoft got sued by the Sky media network for the use of the term "Sky" in their "Sky Drive" office product. So Microsoft did a deal with Canonical to buy the "One Drive" trademark, as a result Canonical shut down quickly their Ubuntu One service. As a result Canonical made more money from the sale of the trademark than they ever did make from their premium tiers of One Drive storage service. *Bonus Factoid: My hard copy of The Linux Bible (4th edition) has a copy of Ubuntu 4.10 on the attached CD of live distributions. These days I am using Pop!_OS because it has all the hardware advantages of Ubuntu and by default only uses Debian and Flatpak package managers with slimy snot that is 'snap' excised from the system. Ubuntu minus snaps in the form of Pop!_OS is actually very usable, reliable and aesthetically pleasing by comparison

Linux Mint, MX, PopOs. They are probably the best options for beginners and for people who just want their system to work.

Fun fact: if you remove the Firefox snap and reinstall it with apt and try to run it, it's just going to tell you to install the snap and then closes.

I started using Ubuntu Studio when I got into using Virtual Pipe Organ Software because it came out "out of the box" with a real-time kernel and virtually all the bits needed for that application such as QjackCTL. I am not doing that so much anymore but stayed with it due to inertia. Which brings up the question of whether there are other distros which would be accommodating of those applications. What setups do other musicians use?

Obligatory comment complaining about how you pronounce Ubuntu, even though it doesn't actually matter at all and 99% of us pronounce it that way anyways :P

First started using Ubuntu when it first came out with Warty 4.10. Was there for the first Fedora Core also. The glory days were pre unity I think. Ubuntu 10.10 was the last Gnome 2.x and then 11.04 was when Unity first came out. I can say it took a LOT away. I always for fun on the panel had "Eyes" installed. A pair of eyes that followed the mouse around the screen. It was fun. I made folders on the panel to hold multiple files, change the clock format and location if I wanted, all sorts of things. ALL of the customization I liked was thrown out when Unity came out. Now I use Zorin on one laptop, and Mint on another. (Cinnamon and XFCE DE's) The whole point of Ubuntu was to make Linux for humans. Then they got to big, and Mark was spending millions of his own dollars to keep it going so they needed a income source. Enter Amazon integration. Now I actually had no issue with it there, BUT it did slow down the computer a lot, and if you wanted to look for a local file, it would first search Amazon, even if it was not a product. If they could have separated the searches or just used the Amazon app by itself I think it would have been more successful. I ended up like most uninstalling the Amazon shortcut and disabling its search, which made searching instant again. Then the Ubuntu Edge smart phone issue...they tried to raise 50 Million dollars, and I think it got to "Only" about 35/40 Million. That would still should have gotten them a start, as working prototypes were made and out. I can say I was really hoping for the converting from a smart phone to a full desktop. Install the newest Steam and Proton for games and somehow make new versions that can use a E-GPU? It had options, but business is business...

I'm definitely not a beginner, and I mostly use FreeBSD, so maybe other people would have different opinions, but: For server, if I can't use FreeBSD for the task, then my go-to distro is vanilla Debian. I can't think of any reason why anyone would pick Ubuntu over it. On a server, you want the absolute minimum features necessary to run your application and nothing else. Debian does that. You get a very minimum install, and you apt-get whatever you need on it. For desktop, Linux Mint Debian Edition seems to be very beginner friendly without any of the rubbish that comes with Ubuntu.

Thanks for the video! I've never liked Gnome or Unity for that matter. I always went with Mate or XFCE even when I used Ubunutu. Currently I like Mint Cinnamon due to it's ease of use and similarity to the Winblows of old that I learned on. I do hope that Ubuntu can recover from their decline in the user experience since I think they could be great again.

I'd still recommend it for beginners due to the plethora of information on how to use it. Ubuntu built my confidence in using Linux.

I liked Ubuntu around 14.04 to 18.04. I used it briefly, but ended up settling on Linux Mint (liked the look and feel better). Tried 21.04 in a virtual machine and hated it. I think that was when they started using snaps by default. It felt so sluggish compared to other distros. I thought it might have been the VM, but I guess I was wrong. I never used it as a daily driver (I've been switching between Manjaro and vanilla Arch), so it's interesting to see and read other people's experiences. Great video!

I am relatively new to Linux (having dual boot at home for 1.5 years Win10/Linux Mint). I use my PC mainly for VFX. Since CentOS was considered as best fit for VFX artists few years ago and now everybody steers away from it, can you suggest which would be best fit in the future. I want to use on my PC those apps: The Foundry NukeX, SideFX Houdini, Red Giant Silhouette and Mocha Pro, Autodesk Maya. Right now I am ok with Mint, but is there more appropriate distros?

6:04 is that for flavors also? or they are separated from the company or at least each are unique in packages i mean not all are slow and uses snaps by default?

Credit where it's due, Ubuntu established me with Linux back in 2012ish. For that, I'm appreciative of Ubuntu / Canonical. After a couple of years I moved away from it and landed on arch based installs for desktops. Not needing bleeding edge packages, I threw ubuntu 21.04 or 21.10 onto a fairly decent pc about 6 mths ago and the delay with opening things like firefox was instantly noticeable. In general it felt slow. I didn't bother looking into at the time, I just knew it wasn't right and reverted to my usual install. This explains it.

I lived it. I tried Ubuntu 24.04 yesterday and my God it was so slow. And the Steam snap is STILL buggy and broken after all this time. And when I tried to uninstall the Steam snap, it hung up in the uninstall process for like an hour. I am not super sensitive to slow app startups, but snaps are on a different level. They're so slow you sit there staring at the screen. And there were other bugs -- while I had Discord running or a RU-vid video playing, if I tried opening something as basic as the File manager, the video would skip and pause! I was just shocked at how bad the experience was. By the time I was finished downloading and flashing a Fedora ISO to a USB, the Steam snap was still stuck in the uninstall state. Incredible.

You are right and honestly right. I may not have used Ubuntu for a very longtime like many of you - I started with 14.04 LTS. However by the time we were getting to 18.04 LTS and 20.04 LTS, I realised something: 1. The OS ISO was getting larger with every release 2. The OS was becoming much more buggy and after a while it would Freeze no matter how powerful the PC was. I switched to Debian. And I have been all smiles

I find it weird that people are remembering Unity fondly! I can clearly remember it dividing the Ubuntu community and so many people jumping ship.

This is amplified on older machines too- my i3 struggled. Upgraded my machine & installed Linux Mint w/ Gnome environment - has been a pleasant experience. I personally really like Gnome & the side layout that Ubuntu defaults.

Will you be releasing a how-to video on your Fedora Config? Also is there a way to speed up dnf?

@Chriswhich linux do you recommend then, do you have a script that can tweak ubuntu similar to your win10_win11 one?

Ubuntu 22.04 has seven snap packages installed - one from Mozilla and the others from Canonical. The only delay I notice is with Firefox which isn't really that bad. If snaps are unreliable and not secure then that's a different issue. Ubuntu server 20.04 and 22.04 each have three snaps.

Agree with just about everything you say in the video. I find Xubuntu or Linux Mint XFCE far easier to use than the standard Ubuntu. In Xubuntu I don't really notice Firefox being slow to start.

I think this is why Linux Mint is so popular, its pretty much ubuntu without snaps, plus cinnamon is a nice DE

For me my interest in Ubuntu ended when I discovered: 1. Bad wireless nic support on some versions. 2. Bad update steps. 3. Updates killing my gui modz leaving me unsatisfied.

Ubuntu's final nail in the coffin was announcing they wanted move away from deb packages. I've tried Ubuntu numerous times over the last 15 years. But I always end up staying with Debian Sid. Ubuntu is toooooo bloated.

It's not declining that fast, most people I saw in Dev community were all Ubuntu or MacBook Air (WSL is a gimmick, still it has more users than Fedora). It is still the most used Linux, people like it or not. Unity was the most polished Desktop Linux had. Lxd is pretty good, I wish they marketed it. It will take a long time for Ubuntu to decline. The only distro that will beat Ubuntu is Mother Debian, which is pretty amazing in comparison to Ubuntu. For most common and not nerdy people, Linux means Ubuntu only.

I have`nt used windows in over 10 years and I hate how everything I want to do is like tooth extraction so I want to create a dual boot on my Acer laptop that has windows 10 on it. You would have noticed that I am that upset with windows that I don`t and will not assign a capital letter when I refer to it... but I digress. So now Chris I`m not sure what to do. I mean I liked version 20 can I install an older version of Ubuntu? idk or can I do as you just suggested and pull out the snap out of the current version? I`m a little out of my depth here. Cheers and many thanks

I moved to linux a few month ago and chose ubuntu. Because I had a bit experience with ubuntu server and I liked it. But I always wondered why everything takes a bit to start. Now I know why. Is there an easy way to move to debian for example? Or do I have to redo everything?

Ubuntu is the ROCK of linux. They may experiment with different technologies but if something doesn't work well they simply drop it in future versions. It's the long term winner. Other distros may get 5 minutes of fame but if what they were doing is any good these features will simply get incorporated in future versions of Ubuntu. Ubuntu will be here in 20 years time, 99% of the other distros wont be

So, you highlight Ubuntu's Amazon affiliated link on the dock and yet the description in this very video has affiliate links to Amazon? oh, the hypocrisy.

I switched to Fedora for machine learning projects. Its been alittle bit of a struggle whereas you have Lamada Lab's repo and packages to self install everything ML packages/SW and Graphics drivers that is needed for Ubuntu. I been managing and learning new experiences. I managed to get close to what Lamada Labs packages offers but with Fedora and possibly with RHEL with further testing needed. Ansible essentially does the whole install.

What do you think of Linux Mint? For a beginner, which distro would you recommend? I dont mind the customisability. I just need a stable one!

Canonical could give us options to choose at the time of installation. This would be one way to solve this perfromance issue. I switched to Debian for all my business (own) laptops due to this startup lag in snap applications.

Other already mentioned it, but Pop_OS is a solution to the problems you are mentioning. It has all the good desktop environment, has ripped out snaps, and does a great job in having great NVIDIA drivers that are tested and really 1st class parts of their distro.

Great video. Unfortunately I share most (if not all) of the issues stated. :( A side question - can you give some details about your desktop (on 1:01)? Looks pretty slick. What WM, extensions, etc are you using?

I bought a new laptop and it has microsoft edge which I didn't want to use, so I'm looking at deleting edge and install Linux. I just got to learn how to do it without destroying my data. On that note which Linux destro would you recommend?

Nailed it. Chris! So sad to see the mighty fallen on hard times. We too had a bad experience with Snap. For me, Unity was a similar slo-mo event on our elderly netbooks (at that time), but Bodhi Linux (built on a 'buntu LTS server base) rescued us back around 2011 (was it really that long ago?). Back then, Bodhi simultaneously provided the solid 'buntu server base melded with the newly-stabilised Enlightenment desktop - unusual, yes, but so lean and speedy with surprising levels of bling. Today it uses the 'Moksha' desktop, an E17 fork maintained by Bodhi and we are still happily using it to sustain old hardware within our posse of family and friends. It's properly minimalistic, but shares the 'buntu repos, so plenty of options. You are right, building on a 'buntu server base is pretty good!

Good rundown on Ubuntu, Chris. As a lng time Ubuntu user, still use ubuntustudio as my daily driver for audio and video stuff. I have, however. just started to use Fedora 36. albeit in virtual machine after watching your comparison linux distro video. I hate the continual dependence on snaps and flatpaks. I remember when it was the distro for the masses for ease of use, not anymore. As soon as I get all my stuff working on Fedora will probably switch. Full implementation of pipewire is key for me.

Great video. I wasn't sure why I disliked Ubuntu--which has been annoying, as it's the base distro for a lot of projects I'm interested in--but your video really put it in focus for me. What would you recommend for a lightweight server distro, to be used as the basis for a Proxmox container template (so, something I could use to, say, easily build a Minecraft server container). I was going to use a slimmed down version of Ubuntu Server, but now I'm not sure that's the way to go.

hi. i love your videos. i currently installed Ubuntu distro on my asus laptop to familiarise myself with the linux OS. but ever since i downloaded it bare metal, i have seen a major hit in battery life, like i will need to be constantly plugged in, cannot charge without the laptop being on, automatically randomly shutsdown, takes nearly a whole day to charge up and lasting only a few hours unplugged. not to mention my fans running on full power, and i only use light web browsing, productivity apps and youtube. the entire operating system seems to be slow and quite often unresponsive. i tried uninstalling everything i dont need and reduce background tasks but it doesnt seem to make a difference. i have a core i5 and 8gb ram so specs seem fine for everyday tasks. what can i do to solve this issue?

I have been using Ubuntu exclusively since 2006. In the past year, I installed Awesome Window Manager. Ever since then, the system is so much better. I have nothing to complain about. This setup works well in all my machines, from old Thinkpad, to my modern powerful workstation.

Ubuntu didn't decline, other "easy to use" Linux distros just caught up

Thank you. So many Linux users get offended when these types of issues get brought up. As a developer, I had one of the worst times figuring out how to distribute my music player to Linux. I tried to snap it, too difficult. Redditors act like containerization has 0 overheard as if it's an android app. I tried flat and app image and those too were too complicated. I went with a custom installation script that doesn't require sudo. Until Linux starts prioritizing non sudo app packages, shit will not work. On android, you don't need to sudo to install something!

Is the fedora version of firefox running in flatpak? If not, it's not a fair comparison. Like it or not, running apps in containers is the future. It's a security requirement. If you are loading Firefox naked, then say goodbye to your Bitcoins.

I use Kubuntu for the desktop. I think that somewhere someone was having a rant that the calculator was a snap package and took 5 seconds to load - that's just crazy. What I do like about ubuntu is that I can run it on my entire stack from a raspberry pi to my laptop to my desktop to my HP Polient Server.

For me the Ubuntu high point was 12.04 LTS. I used 12.04 until it was no longer supported. I didn't care for the Amazon additions in 14.04, even though I could remove them. After 12.04 I just got away from Ubuntu. I tried 22.04, but the snaps are just too slow to load. That, and many of the snaps are outdated and no longer maintained.

You nailed it man, I too hope Canonical starts listening, although I doubt it. Switched to Mint 3 or 4 years ago and never looked back.Thank you!

SNAP - Slow 'N Absolutely Pointless

What about Ubuntu based distros - like mint and linux lite? Do you include those as having the same problem?

I think Ubuntu needs some tough love at this point. I also believe your channel has gotten big enough that they may hear your comments and take note. I have always rooted for Ubuntu over the years. I will still root for them and celebrate any success they have.

I use Zorin OS, and I like it a lot more. They have lite version for under powered PCs like PC sticks.

Hello, I am trying to learn linux. Which linux distribution are you using? Is is fedora?

Ubuntu is like that woman that gave birth in her teen years and never got to live her dreams and everytime she tries to do so she's Hindered by her kids.

Snaps are indeed the bane of Ubuntu.

Yeah, I kind of agree because Ubuntu didn't really offer a good firm tangible benefit to the use of snap packages over the normal distributions that have been out there forever. They wanted to differentiate themselves but in doing that they made themselves slower and less appealing. If Firefox takes that long on your system imagine how much longer it takes on an older system?

The last version I used was 9.04. They added so many features and that was the penultimate version. In 9.10, they changed the overall theming, had some weird changes, and overall altered the trajectory of the OS for the worse. No version since 9.04 have been compelling.

You are spot on. I started using Linux with Ubuntu 10.04 and loved it for years. Over the last few years,they have been declining so much.

Every time i start distro hopping, i end up coming back to Manjaro KDE. I love the way the Manjaro folks have setup their distro in a way that lets you get going with your work 5 minutes after installation. Pop OS is also good but I prefer KDE in general. I'm really loving Fedora as a base distro but the extremely plain default setup just takes too much time to configure to my liking (and while not as bad as snaps, I'm not a fan of flatpaks either)

That's a wonderful video Mr Chris!👏 I totally agree with you spapd makes Ubuntu slow, except this Ubuntu is still a good Linux distribution, Yet, personally i switched to arch linux experimenting it with some fantastic tiling windows managers like Xmonad, awesome and dwm i hope you prepare for us some tricks and tutorials to manage then in efficient way.😊 I strongly supporting you with tons of my friends in Africa my great mentor Chris, Keep it up! ✌️Respects 🤩🙏

@ChrisTitusTech did your view change more favorably at Ub 24.04 ? I loved it.

Ubuntu was the first distro I ever daily drove, it was only for a month but I loved it (right at the end of unity 2017) it is sad to see it decline. I almost want to revive it with rebuilt packages no snap and everything now that I know how to do that.

Since almost 4 years ago I've been using Ubuntu for web development and I love it. Yes, it could be better, but as it is now, is great. Not slow for me, most of the tools I try simply work. The only drawback in my context is that you can't use Bluetooth headphones properly. I agree that snaps can take a few seconds to load the first time but I don't restart my machine for weeks, so that is not something meaningful to me either.

Installed Ubuntu on my sisters laptop. She just uses it for schoolwork and browsing the web. She hasn’t complained and I removed those snap packages. I actually like Ubuntu it’s a perfect beginner friendly desktop!

What is your recommendation for Linux distro now instead of Ubuntu / Ubuntu server ?

What app search extension is that that was dope

The first Linux distro that I used was Ubuntu 10.04, it was not very good at that point (FYI, Linux couldn't even natively play mp4 files at that time , only ogg was supported) , then I purchased a magazine called "Electronics for You" which came with an Ubuntu 12.10 DVD (I still have it) , and that was the first Linux I installed in my main computer alongside Windows.. I didn't update Linux that frequently, but here's my useage order:- Ubuntu 12.10 Ubuntu 14 Ubuntu 16 Ubuntu 18 Linux Mint 20 Pop_OS 21 Linux Mint 22 And well it's been quite a journey, Linux still has some rough edges in things like gaming, but it's nowhere near to what it used to be 10 years ago, and I'm happy for it..

Well said! I had to switch to Pop OS because of these issues, but it wasn’t easy, Linux installers all hung - solution was to unplug all USB, SATA and Internet, sounds simple but it was baffling. I don’t think the developers use their own O.S

So which Linux should I install then? Im a beginner , I installed Ubuntu, I enjoy the UI just like you said but I did notice the slow loading of firefox and such although the system runs quite smooth overall. Should I install a default debian?

What is the best destro for old laptops

I generally recommend PopOS! for Gnome, Manjaro for KDE and Mint for Cinnamon. Sadly, Ubuntu has been off my radar for about 5 years and counting. That's unfortunate since Ubuntu 5.04 (2nd Ubuntu release) was the first Linux distro that was good enough to become my daily driver, so it holds a special place in my heart. It was the first distro that could reliably play DVDs without frame drops, a big deal back then. And Ubuntu Forums was a game changer, I learned more about Linux there than anywhere else.

I think the Ubuntu was great till the other distros also push out the more beginner-friendly desktops. Mint is a good example of this: mostly was based on Ubuntu, but they polish out the LMDE which is better than a forked fork like the bloated Ubuntu these days.

I have some lower-powered machines that I tinker with. A thin client, some Pi computers, etc. I usually look for light and snappy (no pun intended about snap packages). I found that on my ARM systems that I just want a simple installer on, but great performance, something like Manjaro works well. I go with either KDE or something else lighter than Gnome. On more powerful hardware I usually just use something like PopOS, since it's been consistent for me for years, without fail. I was running Ubuntu on a couple of machines, but it broke itself somehow in a couple of instances. Especially in times where I was doing a version update, it would just kill itself.

Moved from Ubuntu to Manjaro. But Ubuntu is what got me into Linux.

Thanks for this. I’ve been getting more annoyed with the slowdown in Ubuntu and am looking to changing to a different distro. I just hate the idea of wiping my drives and reloading all the software. I can do it, I just don’t have a lot of time to devote to the task. Oh well. Sooner or later, I will have to take that route. I’ll just have to review some of your past videos on different distros. I want “fast”. Thanks, JohnB

100% agree, I'm not fanatical about performance so I still install ubuntu on some machines for the look and the functionality out of the box, but when you switch to other distros you can clearly see the difference. Hope Canonical finally find some good solutions because I'm also attached to Ubuntu (having been my first linux experience)

Hmm interrsting are the snaps also slow once started, or is this purely a startup issue?

I was wondering, if they actually improve the snap package manager, to be faster and fix their issues, would people go back to it? I never actually used ubuntu long term mainly because of that thing that you mention about the search results and selling data for ads. But since its long gone and if they actually improved the experince in terms of the snaps I would prolly start recommending it again, right now Im recommending Fedora, because it is a great distro, my only "problem" is that it is vanilla gnome, nothing wrong with it, I prefer it that way but it kinda lacks that "fedora signature" feel you know.

MX Linux is rocking right now as a solid debian based Linux distro. Ubuntu Mate is not bad at all . But regarding ease of use and proprietary driver installation MX Linux does a much better job.

I feel like Ubuntu is like Vista for me, it worked for what I needed it for, and didn’t have the problems anyone else had.

I briefly used ubuntu desktop. I switched to arch after like a month. This video sums up why.

You recently reccomended Debian with Mint desktop. That looks nice and feels good on a Dual Celeron with 8Gb and an SSD for a Noob who's tired of Distro hopping. Does this perfrom better than Ubuntu?

Ubuntu has always been my favorite Linux distro. In fact, this is an Ubuntu setup that I use every day. It works well with what I need. Granted, I don't develop software as much as other users, but as far as for web development and remote server management, it works best. The last Windows I used was 10, which came installed and it told me the hard drive was permanently damaged and a new one had to be installed. Because I'm involved in technology and know Windows should never be trusted for diagnostics, I formatted the hard drive and installed Ubuntu.

I honestly haven't been a fan of Ubuntu since Canonical kicked the beautiful and efficient Unity desktop. As if that wasn't enough, the forceful integration of Snaps was the nail in the coffin for me. I started my Linux journey with Ubuntu and it's always had a soft spot in my heart, but I still would never choose to use it unless they decide to pick up where they left off with 16.04 LTS. Ubuntu just isn't as reliable and dependable as it once was. It's too unpredictable, you never know if the next release will be better or worse than the last one. Now I daily drive Linux Mint and never look back. Mint is an amazing distro that is guaranteed to improve with every release and is rock solid. My absolute favorite part is the package manager. All Mint components are standard Debian APT packages and it has Flatpak (which is far better than Snap) installed just to give people a more broad selection of software from the Software Manager. I wish Canonical would step up their game with Ubuntu, but until they do, you won't see me using it.

Okay, I'm totally agree 100%, but what is the best distro for performance?

Having an older laptop until 1.5 years ago, I installed Ubuntu to "give back live" to my slow laptop. It was faster than Windows 10, I give them that, but haven't seen a clear difference. Plus the fan was always working like it did with Windows 10. So I decided it wasn't worth the work and deleted it. At the very last months of my old laptop I decided to give another distro a try and installed Mint. The difference was very very clear. Much better working laptop, fan was surprisingly quiet. Having now a "gaming" laptop I gave Ubuntu another chance, wasn't again amazed and continued with Mint (Windows as dual boot for Windows only work related softwares) and will never give Ubuntu a chance again. Deciding if I should switch to Arch at the moment to got even more speed but I'm not sure if it would be worth the effort and would make a significant difference in a high end laptop.

I'm kina liking Ubuntu 22 Jammy Jellyfish. It's stable and polished imo. Also the drivers work immediately for Nvidia and my usb monitor.

I never thought I would hear the day when the Microsoft store is said to be better than something else

at 3:00 you mentioned snap can't be opened in competing distributions. but you can install snap in fedora and arch so i don't get what you mean by this

Hi Chris! Love your videos. I agree with you on Ubuntu. It just feels way too heavy on the desktop. After a bit of distrohopping I've finally settled on good ol vanilla Arch (desktop hopping between my own DWM build and Gnome). Ubuntu Server though definitely has its place! I have the arm version of it running on my raspberry pi 4 in the attic, for the sole purpose of running Docker containers for all of my self hosting needs. I would eventually love to see more content on the state of Linux on laptops. My daily driver is my 2015 Macbook Pro (13" retina) on which I dual boot my Arch system alongside MacOs (which I mostly just use in emergencies these days). The battery life really is not the best... I've seen your video on auto-cpufreq which helps a little bit, but I may need to start thinking about potentially going the custom kernel route for some more advanced tweaking and optimizing. Any good recommendations?