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Reader supplied reviews for Ubuntu
Average rating
7.7 from 333 review(s)
Version: 25.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-05-14
Votes: 3
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25.04 feels slightly faster than 24.10.
Pros:
* Stable performance
* Option to install without unnecessary applications
* Nice tweaks for the GNOME interface without breaking it
Cons:
* Dealing with snaps can sometimes be challenging
* On some PCs, Bluetooth does not work correctly after sleep
Additional Notes:
* Version 25.04 handles NTFS disks better than 24.04 and 24.10, though support is still not perfect
* It would be great to change the pointer style from the Settings — instead of using dconf or other tweak tools
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-05-14
Votes: 6
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Bunun kadar mükemmel bir distro daha yoktur. Kur ve kullan. Herkese özellikle de yeni başlayanlara mutlaka Ubuntu'yu önerin. Kullanıcı dostu. Steam'daki bütün oyunları sorunsuz oynarsınız. Sizlere Linux uyumlu oyunları seçmenizi öneririm. Windows tabanlı oyunları da Steam uygulamasının içindeki proton uyumluluk katmanıyla sorunsuz şekilde oynarsınız. Windows'a bağımlı kalmanıza gerek yok. Bütün işlerinizi Ubuntu ile sorunsuz şekilde çözersiziz.xhektor.wordpress.com Bu adres de sizlere Ubuntu'yu anlatıyorum. Bir göz atın. Selamlar.
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Version: 25.04
Rating: 8
Date: 2025-05-04
Votes: 0
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Ubuntu version 25.04 is a really successful release of this distribution. I liked the Gnome graphical environment itself, despite the fact that I did not find the option to change the cursor in the settings and after installing the cursor theme from snap, they are not displayed in either customize or settings. The sound in this distribution is amazing thanks to Easy Effects. I personally recommend this distribution mainly for people for whom efficiency is not the highest priority but convenience.
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Version: 25.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-04-30
Votes: 2
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This as to be one of the best Ubuntu release in years specially for gaming it offers something different for every user type which is a good thing.
Pro:
-Fast & Stable
-performance in gaming equals something like cachy os
-Customisation implemented makes sense
Cons:
-Snaps but by default not many installed and easily avoidable so not much of a con for me i use deb and flatpak
so again great release gives you everything you need to accomplish whatever you want.
I distro hopped a lot since 2012 in the last 6 years i have been mostly using arch base on my gaming pc but now i don't feel the need to use arch as Ubuntu offers similar performance.
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Version: 24.10
Rating: 2
Date: 2025-04-29
Votes: 0
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Ubuntu has been my main Linux work environment for the past 8 years. However, starting with 22 LTS and 24 LTS (main focus of this review) I've had nothing but problem after problem.
Starting from the install, the Ubuntu 24 LTS installer constantly crashes on various virtual machine environments and various hardware. How can you use this if you cannot even install?! As I like to multi-boot in order to have various versions of Ubuntu installed in order to triage technical customer issues, I can no longer encrypt the hard drive when installing onto a custom (multi-boot) partitioned hard drive. And Ubuntu claims they have a high focus on security.
During use, I've noticed that overall usage is flaky at best. Some software works great and that same software ran again doesn't work at all so you have to reboot your machine. Yes - this sounds like Windows because this is way that Ubuntu is starting to feel. They're also asking for you to provide crash reports, sign up for Ubuntu Pro (no thanks), among other not-so-good stuff.
Overall, Ubuntu is bloated, flaky, and you spend more time fixing your system than getting real work done. For now Ubuntu is going in the trash like most other distros. This distro /was/ a great start and /was/ solid but not anymore.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-04-17
Votes: 3
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Ubuntu is one of the best distros available. Especially for using it as a server... certainly the most documented one and used all over the place... a lot of tutorials and blogs which describe how to achieve certain things.
There are other distros as well, but if you get into trouble that is a big problem, it's hard to find solutions or to fix problems... you need to be an expert... especially if using Arch linux for example.
I'm using Ubuntu since 2015 and never had any second thoughts about it. I recommend it always to anyone who wants to try linux.
Pros: Great for personal use and software developers
Cons: Not for gaming or some heavy multimedia
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-04-07
Votes: 27
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Ubuntu 24.04 is a fantastic release—easily one of the best I’ve used in years. It feels polished, modern, and finally brings together everything that makes a Linux desktop truly enjoyable. I’ve been using Linux on and off since the mid-2000s, and this release genuinely feels like a return to form. My Linux journey began with Ubuntu 6.04, back when the orange and brown interface had its own quirky charm and the system felt light and responsive. I stuck with Ubuntu for years until the transition to Unity. While I respect the ambition behind Unity, it just didn’t click with me. It felt like too much of a departure from the classic desktop metaphor, and it introduced friction into my daily workflow.
That’s when I made the switch to elementary OS—version 4, I believe. At the time, it was clean, beautiful, and minimal. It gave me the stable base of Ubuntu with a design language I loved. elementary OS served me well for several years, but over time, I began to feel like development stalled or at least diverged from the direction I wanted. The most recent release, elementary OS 8, was a real letdown. It felt buggy and incomplete, and many of the features I relied on either didn’t work properly or were missing altogether. There were UI inconsistencies, hardware issues, and an overall sense that the polish just wasn’t there anymore.
That disappointment led me to try Ubuntu again—and wow, what a difference. Ubuntu 24.04 is clean, fast, and refreshingly easy to use. GNOME has matured dramatically over the years, and I think it’s finally at a point where it feels intuitive, elegant, and powerful. The shell no longer feels like it’s fighting against me—it’s a joy to use. Features like dynamic workspaces, the overview screen, and the built-in search are genuinely useful and feel like they’ve been refined through years of iteration. It’s impressive how well the desktop adapts to different workflows, whether you’re a keyboard-heavy power user or prefer point-and-click simplicity.
I was also pleasantly surprised by how seamless everything works out of the box. No driver issues, no weird display scaling quirks, no broken package dependencies—just a solid, reliable system. Snap, which I was previously skeptical of, now feels well-integrated. The App Center is responsive, attractive, and finally useful—not just for Snap packages, but for .deb files as well. I love the flexibility this offers, letting me install software from various sources without hunting around online or worrying about compatibility.
Overall, Ubuntu 24.04 feels like a culmination of years of improvement, and it's clear a lot of care went into this release. It's accessible to newcomers yet powerful enough for veterans. After experimenting with countless distros over the years, I’m genuinely excited to be back on Ubuntu. It’s stable, modern, and respectful of the user’s time. I think Canonical absolutely nailed it with this release.
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Version: 24.10
Rating: 8
Date: 2025-03-28
Votes: 1
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Ubuntu works really well and it shows that they did a lot of work to make Ubuntu more gaming friendly there is still work to be done that's why i gave it 8 but they are on the right track.Don't listen to all those snap haters you don't have to use snaps if you don't want to my setup is strictly .deb and flatpak no snaps and it works great.
Pros:
very polished
fast and stable
recent kernel and drivers
easy to set up good for beginners and advance user's
Cons:
some gaming packages like mangohud and lutris and protontricks are outdated but i fixed this issue pretty easily mangohud=github lutris=.deb protontricks=flatpak
Good job Ubuntu team keep up the good work.
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-03-28
Votes: 13
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Ubuntu was my first Linux, back in 2005 on CD, and it will definitely be my last! I currently have 24.04.2 on my PCs and this wonderful OS is not only beautiful, but also very stable, fast and wonderful to use. The installation came with the latest Nvidia driver, all drivers for printer, scanner, camera and WLaN and with Wayland my gaming experience is just perfect in terms of FPS and overall rendering. I think it's not for nothing that there are so many variations of Ubuntu, such as Kubuntu, Xubuntu,...etc. And then there are distributions like Linux Mint, which are based on Debian/Ubuntu: I think because Canonical just does a great job with Ubuntu.
So I'm looking forward to the next 20 years with Ubuntu, because I think it's perfect!
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-03-27
Votes: 14
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I love to tinker, and test dozens of distributions each year, but when I need a stable production machine with a purpose I always come back to Ubuntu. Variety is what makes Linux great, it's also an Achilles’ heel. Ubuntu is stable, polished, well documented and has a large community you can turn to for help. There’s a lot of hate for Snap, and I prefer Flatpack, but that’s easily installed and not an issue to me. I have multiple servers to keep running for 55 end users and Ubuntu has never let me down.
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Version: 24.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-03-25
Votes: 4
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I keep coming back to Ubuntu. Why? Everything works, everything works when managed by it, and everything continues to work. I am not particularly demanding with hardware, but phone (Bluetooth and USB connections), e-reader (USB), headphones (BT), speakers (BT) and chessboard (BT) all work. It is remarkable how often distributions fail, even with the "easy" USB connections. Windows 11 is less reliable than Ubuntu here, as its Bluetooth implementation has occasional fits without warning and it often tries to be too clever with USB. Just connect and show me the whole device file system!
The other huge advantage of Ubuntu is that it is primarily a corporate distribution, so Canonical has a vested interest in getting it right and keeping it secure with a continuous stream of updates. A lot of hot air is emitted about snaps; in the corporate world, secure installation of the right software from verified sources is a big thing and, in day-to-day use, downloading an installer then running it vanished, in my experience, about 20 years ago. It was no surprise that, as a vendor whose operating system is involved in all sorts of critical tasks, Canonical decided to get a grip of software distribution.
(For the record, I have the great whales - Firefox, Thunderbird, LibreOffice and Vivaldi - as snaps and almost everything else as flatpaks. Although flatpaks are far from perfect, Canonical really needs to tackle the annoying issue that a lot of snaps are well behind the current version of the software they package).
I give a rare 10 because you don't know how good Ubuntu is until you realise how many inconsistencies and even errors there are in other distributions.
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-03-13
Votes: 44
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Ubuntu LTS is great. Until now I was using another great distro - Fedora. But I encountered problems with installing Nvidia and working with Virtualbox, which I need to play chess program in the old Windows7 environment. That application doesn't have Linux version. I tried other distros and neither satisfied me with both needed Nvidia and Virtualbox. Except Ubuntu. It works jest as expected without any flaws. Other things which I noticed during distro hopping : Ubuntu boots much faster. If installed with default option it's just clean - no stupid unneeded apps other distros are bloated with. You can easily install them yourself if you wish.
As for me I don't remove snap functionality, I simply ignore it. Just install flatpak and use it : sudo apt install flatpak.
All in all: 10 out of 10!
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Version: 24.10
Rating: 1
Date: 2025-03-12
Votes: 1
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I have been using ubuntu for a few years now. I like but it has gone south. Almost every upgrade renders my system non-bootable. Requiring rescue with a live CD. This is the third time in the last year. Ubuntu is to be avoided because of wayland. It left me with a kernel panic not syncing vfs unable to mount. Ubuntu seems to blame Ubuntu, but the maintainers are ultimately responsible for the updates.
I am done with Ubuntu. Debian will cruise along for years without any issues.
Bye-Bye ubuntu write if you get work... Snapd, Flatpak, Wayland... What else?
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 2
Date: 2025-03-07
Votes: 0
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I recently installed 24.04 (the Ubuntu LTS), after running 18.01 for years. I am finding 24.04 VERY BUGGY. There are touchpad issues and inadequate provision for adjustment without a lot of file tweaking, and even with the recommended tweaking, things do not work that well. I am running 2 Dell Precision laptops that must run the Ubuntu LTS because of work. In 18.01 it was possible to change file colors to help keep track of work history, and that's just impossible with 24.04. I have used 24.04 for two weeks now, and I hate it more every day. Written 03-07-2025, maybe things will improve. I do not want to have to install a second OS (Mint maybe) but I may have to. I am NOT a Linux guru, and I have had little time to tweak things. But 24.04 seems greatly crapified versus 18.01. I hope that at work we will decide to change over to Fedora, which I have also used previously, and loved.
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 8
Date: 2025-03-05
Votes: 0
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Ubuntu used to be a good distro for those with little Linux experience, but now it's best for those with a lot of experience and want something that's stable and has all the packages.
The process for encrypted dual boot, such as with Windows or another OS, has become impossible for all but the most advanced users as well due to changes in the Ubuntu desktop installer. I did it by manually creating the partitions, installing the server version of Ubuntu then installing gnome from the command line. Others have installed Ubuntu desktop to an non-encrypted partition then rsynced it to an encrypted one & updated the config. Way too much work for something that used to be a mouse click, and still is in distros like Fedora.
But once you get through all that, Ubuntu is still the best when you need a stable distro with all the best packages.
Supports ZFS out of the box, most AI/ML products are built for it (like AMD ROCm). Compared to Fedora where just installing ZFS is a pain, and you can't get compatible packages for pytorch-rocm / rocm-hips (pytorch only supports previous stable ROCm, while dnf only has latest rocm).
Pretty much the best Gnome experience outside of Fedora. Ubuntu doesn't make too many changes, and they are all extensions you can disable + snap which can be uninstalled (see Baeldung's article for removing snap from Ubuntu).
Wouldn't recommend the non LTS releases like 12.10 since the primary benefit of Ubuntu is the large number of packages, most of which (such as PPAs) are only available for LTS.
However, if the packages you need are all covered in the Fedora dnf or flatpaks, Fedora is definitely the way to go. Especially now that Ubuntu makes encrypted dual booting nearly impossible while it's a mouse click in Fedora.
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-03-03
Votes: 35
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Ubuntu is the great entry point into Linux world for many people including me. It's easy to install and use. It's very polished and good looking distro. Ubuntu boot time is very quick, it's certainly optimized. I never had any issue with hardware, incl Nvidia drivers. Many years I was using either Mint, or Fedora. But this year I tried again Ubuntu and decided that it suits me even better on my home laptop. The CPU is not as hot as on other distros and the fan is mostly silent and inactive. The only thing you need to do after installation is to remove snapd and you have a great and reliable OS. So I rate it as clear 10 out of 10.
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 5
Date: 2025-02-28
Votes: 0
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I don't want say anything negative here, but I feel I need to at least vice a concern here , File Manager is the one tool we do not want any glitches with ...but this version of Ubuntu 24.04 is very bad in my book , I have lot's of Linux systems nad have used and administered Linux for past 10 years , this Ubuntu version makes me very uncomfortable , due to copy-cut and paste is a nightmare, the system seems to hang on a Modern Machines Intermittently, producing errors such as No copy or No Paste, selecting files or directory's for copy and paste seems very very inconsistent as to compared to Linux distributions on the SAME system with same hardware, which does not make us sleep well at night. Background , I was copying simple JPEG's and text files from one folder to another, using a computer mouse , the Ubuntu system did not register the action, at first I thought well maybe my wireless mouse battery is low , no....So I logged out and booted into another Ubuntu based Linux Distribution with absolute no glitches on the file manager. So my guess the Ubuntu file manager or system is main issue, which again does not make me comfortably using this system if the file manager can not produce Basic actions needed , this I will give this a 5 rating.
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 5
Date: 2025-02-28
Votes: 0
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The reason it received a 5* is that Ubuntu 22.04 worked Flawlessly, Well almost. when I upgraded from Ubuntu 22.04 to Ubuntu 24.04 it flaked out on me. wiped my system cleaned tried to install Ubuntu 24.04 clean & it still flaked out. So I went back to Ubuntu 22.04. I know Ubuntu gets a lot hate, but I love it. Ubuntu 24.04 just doesn't want to install properly & if it does it reports I don't know application or kernel errors. Errors that Ubuntu 22.04 didn't report. Still with Ubuntu but installed KDE Plasma DE on top, still have issues but such is life.
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 3
Date: 2025-02-28
Votes: 0
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Did a clean install to 24.04 because the upgrade from 22.04 didn't work. After ~2 weeks I went back to 22.04 because 24.04 has too many problems and doesn't bring anything useful. Same kernel as 22.04.5 and some minor version on other system.
-Canonical put even more effort in pushing snap store by disabling .appimage application. Well, they run but you have to reconfigure AppArmor for the applications and the average user doesn't know how to do that. Python installation is also Ubuntu specific and has another non-standard package manager for Ubuntu 24.04.
-they put in a new buggy sound system Pipewire (and Pulse isn't installed by default). It doesn't work right with Proton/Wine. Audio/video Codecs are also messed up. Again this can be fixed by replacing it with Pulse, again something new users can't do. No fix for some codecs.
-messed up libraries structure so many 3rd party apps don't have builds for 24.04. Many developers/maintainers didn't waste time making a version that works just with Ubuntu 24.04.
Over the years Canonical has gotten a Microsoft mentality, if it works mess with it, push proprietary software, modify the UbuntuOS so it get away from mainstream Linux. 22.04 will be the end of the line with Ubuntu. Currently considering Debian, Fedora or OpenSuse as replacement.
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-02-26
Votes: 2
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I am impressed by the quality of latest LTS version of Ubuntu. Boots faster than any other distro, no glitches, no issues with Wifi card which I had with Debian,e.g. Software is quite fresh. Overall it's about impecable, but there are things to improve. For curiousity I installed a few of applications from snap: Okular, Libreoffice, Kolourpaint. Well, I know how quick they load up in other distros, here in Ubuntu I notice quite a delay. Kolourpaint refuses to start at all. That's bad because for novice users it will produce negative image of the system, not of snap repository. Thus minus one. 9 of 10 is very good anyway! And I decided to use it as a daily OS on my home laptops.
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Version: 24.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-02-16
Votes: 13
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I love Ubuntu! It is a major and historic distribution in the world of Linux and one of the first that I installed with ease with Warty, 20 years ago now, after Knoppix and Gentoo, when I discovered this world. I've tested many others but always end up going back to Ubuntu. It's stable, efficient and the interface is magnificent. I find that too often, we give him an unfair trial, like for Snaps which work very well. Certainly, the price to pay for a company that innovates and tries to make Linux accessible to as many people as possible.
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-02-15
Votes: 13
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Ubuntu Desktop offers the smoothest GNOME experience I’ve had so far. If you’re a fan of GNOME, this is undoubtedly one of the best distributions to use. As a widely used and well-established distro, there's not much new to add that hasn’t already been said. However, I do have one gripe: the initial setup requires you to update the Software Center via the terminal. This is something that users should be informed about upfront, as it could catch some off guard.
Despite that minor issue, I can confidently recommend Ubuntu 24.04 as a reliable daily driver. It’s stable, polished, and a great choice for both newcomers and experienced users.
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Version: 24.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-02-07
Votes: 2
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Ubuntu 24.10 is a solid release. The ideal replacement, if you are a ex Windows/Mac user, or seasoned GNU/Linux user. From all the distro's I know, It probably has the best combo of good looks, great usability, compatibility, and refinement.I am happy with the installer.
The Pro's:
- Easy to install and use
- Great compatibility (my touchscreen worked out of the box, like all other hardware)
- Very good desktop experience, when it comes to looks and functionality and performance.
- overall good experience
- Ubuntu 24.10 is the ideal Operating system for work or study.
The Cons:
- More and more becomes a Snap package. I avoid this on my installation.
I end it with a few remarks:
there was an issue with trim support for my SSD when using LVM/Luks encryption. Apparently Ubuntu decided not to open the Luks encrypted container with the "--allow-discards --persistent" flag. I fixed this after my installation with the refresh option in cryptsetup.
Ater installation I've used the following command:
"sudo cryptsetup --allow-discards --persistent refresh dm_crypt-1"
Then reboot, and trim was working.
I also avoid Snap packages (and even replaced the Firefox snap with a deb) when installing software.
I overall give Ubuntu 10 out of 10.
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-02-05
Votes: 7
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After my switch from Windows to Linux I installed the top ten of the Distrowatch list one by one and was not really satisfied with any of the distros, but this was mainly due to my failed and spoiled by Win requirements, but because Ubuntu left the best and most beautiful impression I stuck with it. I have to say that Ubuntu 24.04 has delivered impressive performance on my 3 PCs (2x desktop, 1X notebook) since the point release. Not only does it have a great engine under the hood, I also think the look and feel is fantastic, both the color scheme of the desktop and the feel. The installation with my Ventoy stick, which by the way works great, went quickly and with just a few clicks and the result was an OS that worked perfectly from then on. Despite many reports to the contrary, the snaps run quickly and smoothly for me. And I found it fascinating that all the hardware worked immediately and without any problems, even though I have an i5 14400f which, without the integrated graphics chip, was only satisfied with Nomodeset for some distros.
Long Story Short: A perfect and stable system for me with a beautiful feast for the eyes!
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Version: 24.10
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-02-04
Votes: 0
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Being since long years mostly a Windows user, my interesting in Linux distros keeps coming and going away depending on the context and the machine I have... When my Linux fever starts again, and I begin to try various distros, this is the one I keep returning too. It was also the first Linux distro I ever saw. For me the most intuitive, robust, capable distro that works on a variety of contests with machines of average specs (not lower end). IMHO really a joy to use and should be the first option for an upcoming Windows user.
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Version: 24.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-02-02
Votes: 18
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Ubuntu was my first experience with Linux years ago, and honestly, I didn't like it at all after transitioning from Windows. After trying out different distributions, I returned to Ubuntu, and now with version 24.10, I prefer the gnome desktop environment. Version 47 with its customization capabilities, offers a beautiful experience.
Everything works well, whether new or old hardware, thanks to the 6.11 kernel. Gaming is great overall; any multiplayer issues seem to be related to the game developers rather than the system itself.
No doubt the most polished and inviting distribution for a new way of doing things.
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 1
Date: 2025-01-15
Votes: 0
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My rating would be lower if there the score dropdown had negative numbers, even though my first impression was above average. The more you learn about it, and use it the worse it gets. I could write a book here, but suffice to say, this was not my cup of tea. It has a very slow boot. Software is only via Ubuntu apps. Security is so bad you can't boot from a USB and pull your files from the HDD. The snap files are outdated and in at least 2 cases have bugs that cannot be fixed due to the integration required from python. The documentation speaks of security and cloning user computers systems right down to the chipset in the same paragraph. How stupid do they think we are? If we want security we wouldn't have our computers connected to the internet. Putting our data in the cloud is for resale and for spying by those who buy access. We should be paid to use their OS.
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Version: 24.10
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-01-15
Votes: 12
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After trying nearly 30 of the top distros on this site on my Linux test PC which is an antiquated laptop dependent on intel drivers to function with just 2 Cores, 6GB of Ram originally no SSD but i changed that.
I gave Ubuntu a second look, and the hardware compatability is just unmatched. It operates perfectly with wifi and everything working out of the box. Is it the fastest installer? No but it is a much smoother installer with less chance of an error/failure.
Debian installers cause me nothing but headache these days.
Ubuntu seems to outperform even linux Mint on this old system, Mint bloated quickly as i installed software.
One thing i do not like about Ubuntu is it came with no firewall out of the box and had to search for one on the store.
Other than that I like just about everything else, easy to use. Sleek. Updates are unintrusive. Works well on old hardware as long as you meet the reccomended minimum specifications.
THe store has almost everything a basic user will ever need without having to use SNAPS.
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-01-14
Votes: 6
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The latest Long Term Support release of Ubuntu is generally quite solid. It offers a stable user experience with a desktop environment that's designed to be user-friendly, and the updates are, for the most part, smooth and unobtrusive. However, one aspect of the operating system that I'm not particularly fond of is the way in which updates for the Ubuntu pro are handled. The process feels somewhat pushy, lacking a certain degree of user control. Ideally, I'd prefer to have more autonomy over the timing and method of receiving updates, allowing for greater flexibility and customization. Aside from this one gripe, Ubuntu remains a decent and reliable Linux distribution that's well-suited for everyday use, offering a good balance of stability, usability, and features.
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-01-10
Votes: 15
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I've come back around to Ubuntu as my daily desktop again and again since I made the permanent move from MS Win about 10 years ago. It is a highly functional, stable, polished, well-engineered leader in the Linux desktop world. Easy to install, easy to use, and is supported by one of the best ecosystems available. The only things that keep it from being a 10/10 are a few minor annoyances and quibbles. I use it on low-powered laptops and average deskops without a problem. It generally peforms well in every installation. That includes currently 20.04, 22.04, 24.04, and 24.10. While the leaders always take the arrows, you'll be hard pressed to get all that Ubuntu offers from any other FOSS source.
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-01-09
Votes: 15
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've been thoroughly impressed with my experience using Ubuntu 24.04. As a user who values stability and reliability, I'm pleased to report that Ubuntu delivers on both fronts. The out-of-the-box experience is smooth and intuitive, making it easy to get started. I've also been impressed by the performance boost from previous versions, with my system feeling snappier and applications launching quickly. While snaps are a great feature, allowing me to easily install and update applications, I do find that they can be a little slow upon first start. However, this is a minor quibble and doesn't detract from the overall experience. With a strong and supportive community, Ubuntu is an excellent choice for anyone looking for a reliable and stable Linux distribution.
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 8
Date: 2025-01-06
Votes: 2
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I spent last year testing Linux distros on 4 laptops Dell Latitude E5520, dell latitude e6440, dell inspiron 15 3151, and two Lenovo x130e ThinkPads.
I tested 10 distros 67 test in total.
here is a list for the average user. ( dependability first, easy to used second, and have easy support third )
a list that offer a functioning distro for an average computer which most people have.
1. Debian 12 ( does not work well on older computers that are have less than 2 ghz, no crash , but slow to run, on a modern low spec computer it ran great and was easy to use ).
2. ubuntu ( runs great even in a very old laptop , start slow on every laptop I tested, but ran good after booting, easy to use perhaps the easiest even if it does not look like windows, it will work even if the installation had an issue, connect to all drivers ).
3. mx Linux, and antix basic for very older pcs ( no glitches work great on old and very old machines, not hard to use especially for those of us old enough to see window 95, but with a delighting fast and stable twist. the distro is fast and if you run it on a 2 ghz 4 GB RAM machine it runs amazingly )
3. mint ( stable, easy to use , windows7 like, good speed, but evetime i install it i end up deleting it and I don't know why, perhaps i did not feel that i can config the system as I wanted ).
4.zorin ( faster that ubuntu but I liked the official ubuntu better, I thought the Gnome is a better distro that a normal setting because it allow me , the user, to visually see all my application in an easy way and not go through a list like a normal window, yet it is a stable distro ) .
5. Linux light ( like ubuntu it is slow to start, but it is stable and work on very old machines, it have the mx Linux feel but with less applications which can be a good thing, after my experiment I considered this distro to be installed on one laptop that I was giving away to a friend who is not a computer person and is an older individual.)
6. pop ( fun and fast for an ubuntu based distro but not as stable as I thought, I did crash it twice )
7. lubuntu ( if you configure it may act weird, I also had network issue , only tested that one twice ).
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-01-06
Votes: 2
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People don't seem to know how to use or even install Ubuntu, complaining about bloatware because you just need to install it with the basic options at the time of installation. And yes, Ubuntu is the distro that has the most support from both the maintainer and various manufacturers. It is a distro that has its own personality from the beginning, it has its own system font, this is a visual identity with its orange color and I never wanted to imitate the appearance of Windows as with other interfaces out there, but that depends on each person, but I think that this is a company identity
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Version: 24.10
Rating: 1
Date: 2024-12-27
Votes: 0
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I think .. it's very bloated, hidden reporting packages, data collectors and senders using your bandwidth. pushing upgrade to pro-version in terminal. Starting to look like microsoft windows. No privacy, No respect of users private data, and getting bigger and gigabits bigger .. You should debloat the whole system, remove unnecessary packages, data collectors & senders,. but, it's a lot of work and it's becoming increasingly impossible. I can imagine that someone else is very happy with all that. So, have fun! ;) That's what I think ;)
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 8
Date: 2024-12-25
Votes: 1
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS is a solid release. The ideal replacement, if you are a ex Windows/Mac user, or seasoned GNU/Linux user. From all the distro's I know, It probably has the best combo of good looks, great usability, compatibility, and refinement.
Just for context: I 've been using GNU linux since the late 90s, and have used them all (distro's/DE's/toolsets/etc)
I am far from happy with the installer. The Ubuntu 24.04 installer lacks a lot of options for those who expect to have certain options ( for example manual partitioning) . You can have those options, when using Ubuntu's automated installer with a yaml config file, but this is quite complex. For example, the Debian installer is far better. I also had some issues, that could be solved ( see at the end)
The Pro's:
- Easy to install and use
- Great compatibility (my touchscreen worked out of the box, like all other hardware)
- Very good desktop experience, when it comes to looks and functionality and performance.
- overall good experience, and Long Term Support ( up to 5/10 years of support), which means you don't have to upgrade or reinstall in years to come.
- Ubuntu 24.04 is the ideal Operating system for work or study.
The Cons:
- The default installer is seriously lacking in features. For many people this can already be a showstopper.
- More and more becomes a Snap package. I avoid this on my installation.
I end it with a few remarks:
there was an issue with trim support for my SSD when using LVM/Luks encryption. Apparently Ubuntu decided not to open the Luks encrypted container with the "--allow-discards --persistent" flag. I fixed this after my installation with the refresh option in cryptsetup.
Ater installation I've used the following command:
"sudo cryptsetup --allow-discards --persistent refresh dm_crypt-1"
Then reboot, and trim was working.
I also avoid Snap packages (and even replaced the Firefox snap with a deb) when installing software. Create the following config file, and use apt/synaptic when installing new software:
/etc/apt/preferences.d/nosnap.pref
# To prevent repository packages from triggering the installation of Snap,
# this file forbids snapd from being installed by APT.
Package: snapd
Pin: release a=*
Pin-Priority: -10
Now apt will never suggest snap package, when the software is available as a deb package.Though I keep the snap infrastructure, in case I ever need it.
I overall give Ubuntu 8 out of 10.
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Version: 24.10
Rating: 6
Date: 2024-12-06
Votes: 0
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out of the box experience was what i expected on Ubuntu 24.10, but the installer was bad because of snaps, but the performance is still great and nvidia drivers are open source which i really liked it, impressive performance boost from 24.04 to 24.10, so there was been a improvement for gaming and desktop type apps but the snap performance is worst i ever saw, better on 24.04 really, they made so bad on snap development, i recommend using deb for better performance at firefox and other bunch of stuff, i dont recommend using snap apps
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 1
Date: 2024-11-13
Votes: 0
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As for this distribution, which was rock solid with the 20.04 and 22.04 releases, almost nothing works with this one. I wanted to install it on my Thinkpad L430, i3 processor, 8 GB ram, but already during the installation process some kind of background program crashed. Those who review this mess on YT and various sites probably use different hardware. the problem is that the synonym Ubuntu = reliability and stability no longer applies. If you have the luxury, avoid this mess by all means, prefer a distribution with an older base, but it will work all the more stably during installation. The rule here is, if you want Ubuntu, look for a derivative
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 4
Date: 2024-11-03
Votes: 0
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I used to have high praises for ubuntu, I still have 21.04 on a cloud hosted linux box I use to spin up game servers, now days its turned to the dark side. All the official flavors are contaminated with snaps, installing a program through apt gives me snaps, what...?? At least with flatpak, Its with a different command, there is no confusion when you want a flatpak, but with snaps you are just slipped a pill without your consent. I'm now avoiding snap like the plague. The only good thing to be said about ubuntu these days is they have big money behind their distro, and downstream forks can benefit from that.
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Version: 24.10
Rating: 8
Date: 2024-10-27
Votes: 10
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I have been trying to find a distro to suit all my requirements, gaming and work, that is up to date. And I have tried quite many. I finally got everything working with a little bit of tinkering so I will be using this one for the time being. I am not an expert linux user and like when things are relatively easy to setup so this worked for me. With this release I no longer have a need to dual boot Windows so I can ditch it completely. I hope things will keep running smoothly at least until the next release.
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Version: 24.10
Rating: 6
Date: 2024-10-17
Votes: 0
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This release is slow in many ways and for a 20th annaversary edition that should represent the rewards of that is kind of frustrating. I thought 24.04 was a bit pokey but this is worse. OK so I am only running a 12th gen core i3 U series intel. But I have a decent SSD and 16 Gb RAM. 2 P cores at 4.10Ghz should get me a bit more then pokey response. All these cores including E cores are always busy. Eaither this OS is not properly using thread director, or we have to many threads using the slower E cores. Maybe its trying to favor efficiency? Whatever the case I cannot imagine me sticking with 24.10 at this stage. I guess give it time and hope some of this lag goes away. Wish I could give it a higher rating but I cannot right now.
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-09-24
Votes: 5
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Was not impressed with first release 24.04 but I installed 24.04.1 on a couple Dell PC’s a Inspiron laptop 12th gen Intel and a Optiplex 3060 8th gen Intel. At least on the surface since I do not really go much beyond running a couple web browsers and watch some YouTube so far have been pretty satisfied. Like any OS these days I have noticed a tick up in RAM from cold boot. Doing a little browser testing using Speedometer 3 I did notice a significant drop in score from around 17 with Windows 11 and Ubuntu 22.04 to 10 with Ubuntu 24.04.1. Firefox and Chrome don’t appear to be slower using them but I do notice more overall lagginess overall. Just get some micro pauses a lot opening apps and launching menus and folders. Could be that it needs a little more tweaking to get that better.
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-09-23
Votes: 5
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I've been using Ubuntu off and on since 10.04. My kids cut their computing teeth on Ubuntu. One of them still uses it as exclusively as she can, the other one still uses it for steam games and Minecraft. I can't say I have especially challenging uses for it, but Ubuntu has always been easy to install, more free of annoying quirks than other distributions I've tried, and easy to use. I just upgraded from 22nd.04 to 24.04 on four machines without any significant issues. There's a tremendous amount of documentation and help out there when needed.
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-09-07
Votes: 16
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seems to be a major version. it installed well on my 7840 amd ryzen laptop and is fluid without bugging. the possibility to benefit from the pro security updates is great, it's my personnal laptop at home and I'm really happy so far. only regret, the file manager can not be setup with 2 columns like the one of mint. Also I guess I'm using the wayland version, which runs without noticing the change. Maybe for developments, I'd like to stay with the deb version felt some bluriness with some of the snap versions. I don't know if they are the future but they still have some work ahead. debs are great. Last but not least, Ubuntu is one of the easyest to install, configure and maintain because so many website's article and news to follow. Ubuntu deserves a big 9. (PS I've used it as a full replacement of windows since 2010)
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-08-29
Votes: 39
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Been using Ubuntu since 2010 on multiple laptops and desktops. Updated from 22.04 to 24.04 on a 14 year old Gen 1 I7 iMac, this 11 year old Gen 3 i5 Windows lap top and a 4 year old Gen 10 i7 Windows all in one. The only glitches encountered were self inflicted on the Windows all in one, otherwise no problems, as with previous Ubuntu installs and updates. All machines run fine, except the i5 lap top is a tad slow at start-up. The old iMac is pretty snappy despite having only 4 gigs of ram. I gave up on Windows 11 on the all in one due to last months Windows update totally messing up start-up and connecting with wifi. No such problems with Ubuntu. So far it has enabled continued life/usefulness for two old machines.
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-08-21
Votes: 8
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New Nvidia RTX 40 series works perfect on Ubuntu 24.04 and i get better performance than Windows in this time, Ubuntu finally beated Windows at Nvidia CUDA performance, but upgrading to 24.04 form 22.04 is not opened and we waiting still but its not a big deal. I experienced some freezes, on apps sometimes they not opening like Settings app not starting, its fixed now i think, on laptops i had desktop graphical glitchs triggers by something unknown. New Gnome version is great for good looking and i think Ubuntu can make it better a bit for console , espacially some apps stuck at Gnome 42 or 41 which is console, if its updated then everything will be great, the performance is awesome, but one thing that annoys me is Ubuntu doesnt care Snap Store but cares snaps apps, Snap Store full of exploits and infected apps are not controlled by Ubuntu so thats a dissapointment, if everything is deb than its will be fine espacially snaps are so slow, for example Firefox, when i install Ubuntu im deleting snap and installing deb version which is 4 times faster, try it.
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 8
Date: 2024-08-02
Votes: 5
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I really like gnome and the ubuntu distro. I am fairly new to Linux and tried various distros. I stopped distrohopping at Ubuntu. For me everything works, so no need to change.
I experience some freezes, or apps that do not open, mostly logging out helps.
The look of Ubuntu and the ease of use make me stay and I use it for work and private life. Gaming works (I use the steam deb file). I have tried some snaps with various results. Some work perfectly, others load very slow, sadly.
I have no more reason to change. Also the fact a company like Canonical is behind is gives me a bit more of secure feeling rather than that it pulls me off.
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-07-30
Votes: 31
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"9/10 since it has been a bouncy road getting here, might review after the laptop install this weekend and if that is OK, it gets a 10."
Back after install.
Install on Thinkpad X1 Carbon Gen 7 went very well.
Everything is working and updated. Tried snap and flatpak version and not really much difference between the two on both my devices now. Hardware is all recognized and working, even picked up my 4G modem which was nice. No complaints, just enjoying stable and smooth experience.
Ubuntu is good again. Chuffed.
10/10
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-07-29
Votes: 94
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After a few years of hopping between distros, I installed my first acquaintance from 2008 last week. Ubuntu was my first contact with Linux and unfortunately it somehow never worked as well as other distros. But I never lost sight of it and kept trying it out... and 24.04 has been running perfectly on my 3-week-old PC for a week.
I can't really say more, because everything really works, and that despite Snaps, extremely fast, smooth and stable, and playing on Steam or Lutris worked out of the box! What I'm particularly excited about is that the visual experience with 24.04 is breathtaking, I think. The games and films run in excellent quality and detail, thanks to the Nvidia driver that was installed.
But I don't want to rave about it any longer now... try it out. 10/10 with a very satisfied smile on my face. :-)
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-07-23
Votes: 16
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Well this was rather unexpected. I have been dabbling in linux since 2007 ish and Ubuntu was the distro back in those days. Then the Unity days etc.. it was always Mint that was the surefire working distro.
I have always wanted to like Ubuntu. But it never worked as well as any other distros I ended up choosing. I would install the newest LTS or Point release just to go through the installer and setting up my apps and configuring things just to have it either hang, freeze or have an unexpected error and then freeze upon reporting the bug.
I went out and got a Thinkpad X1 Carbon Gen 7 in 2021 and given a couple of years had passed since that device's release, AND it being Ubuntu certified, that it would work. It displayed the above behaviour unless I went a much older 18.04 release. Even this latest release did not work that well on the device that I had to shuffle back to Fedroa (also certified for Lenovo).
I recently got a Dell Precision 3630 tower and put a new 4060 ti graphics card in it. It needed a distro... I Bounced around everything avoiding Ubuntu due to the above history and nothing was stable so I said "Worth a shot"...
It stuck and has been running FLAWLESSLY. To my absolute surprise, everything working out of the box, all the Steam games are working with the Compatibility Layer Proton. I am so happy that the Operating system that I have wanted to love since it was last "Good" is finally at a state where I can happily use it again....for 5 years!!
This weekend I am going to move my Laptop back over to Ubuntu now it has been updated and working on an older dekstop device.
Finally! If you are a gamer and just want a working OS, please give it another try. The updates they have done since launch HAVE worked and it is definitely worth another shot :).
Also you can remove Snap and just use flatpak. I personally don't care about them too much so I just leave snap and use the flatpak version of everything, Works amazingly.
9/10 since it has been a bouncy road getting here, might review after the laptop install this weekend and if that is OK, it gets a 10.
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 2
Date: 2024-06-26
Votes: 0
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As a person who tests Linux distributions for 15 years , and had fine points
To say about previous releases. I was very disappointed with this 24.04 release
I failed to understand why the ISO was even approved, after install I had a Total failure on Snaps would not…
Even update, same result after burning a second ISO , also very slow interface on a modern machine …
I would hope the developer(s) would check the forums for reviews
Since I can’t believe I would be the only one seeing failures like this
I would have liked to given high marks , but sorry .
RW
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-06-24
Votes: 3
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I installed Ubuntu Cinnamon on a 12 year old system. It came with everything I had expected and adding software from the command line (my preference) or the software manager, worked seamlessly. I was glad too, it came pre installed with ufw, so enabling the firewall was dead easy.
What stood out for me is how well Ubuntu worked on a low spec, 2GB ram, laptop. Yes, it takes a while to load but once up and running, its actually surprisingly snappy to use from running office software to watching movies on line.
Another stand out is Cinnamon looks great. The Yaru style, burnt orange theme and wallpaper, really gives off a very contemporary vibe.
Very little downside here, perhaps save the emphasis on snaps which I'm somewhat on the fence about.
I probably would not use Ubuntu as my main driver but for me, its a nice choice for older hardware needing a new, modern, lease on life.
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-06-20
Votes: 9
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Installed on a 10 year old Dell and a 9 year old macbook air... everything runs like a dream and these are not high spec machines... they are oldish with 4Gb or RAM ( though with an SSD ).
Excellend Distro... a few tweaks to make it look nice and its a winner...
Everything works... even bluetooth! The Dell performance actually improved noticeably from 22.04 and the Macbook Air worked - no issues with wifi this time.
Still to upgrade my server as waiting for the first point release in summer.
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 5
Date: 2024-06-13
Votes: 0
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I needed a full-featured and stable operating system for my backup workstation to replace FreeBSD which requires too much time to fully install and too much demand on my expertise to keep running well as a desktop system. Fedora has been such a complete system on one of my workstations, but it doesn't immediately support zfs for the large zpool array on that backup workstation. I also have a good experience with Manjaro Gnome and trust it myself but I wanted something that will run well for a couple of years without any "surprise! This computer doesn't {boot, print, connect to wifi, whatever} today". So I followed the advice I've been getting for years to use Ubuntu LTS in such cases -- easy to install, full-featured as a desktop, stable and reliable. Supports zfs out of the box.
Wow! What a surprise. After erasing the ssd and giving it a completely clean install of Ubuntu 24.04 on zfs root I had problems immediately! Immediately! Didn't have to wait a few months for failures. I got 'em within the hour. First, the Gnome Notes app (which I hadn't even launched) kept giving a notice that it had crashed. I clicked buttons to decline sending a crash report and selected "do not show this message again". The message reappeared again and again. I gather that Gnome Notes would not be very useful for notes and I took note (but not with Gnome Notes) that I'd better use Zim and remove Notes.
OK. On... I needed to install QtPass for keeping passwords. I asked the App Store to find qtpass for me. It could find no such snap and no such debian package. I was very suprised and went to repology.org to check on it. Repology said that qtpass is available on Ubuntu. I went to the command line and found that I could install it with apt. So is the App Store useless? On Fedora the Software center can find and install anything.
I opened Geary to initialize the mail settings. But couldn't. Geary kept complaining that something was misssing (forgive me, I forget the error message but I am an expert and I couldn't find how to fix it.) So no emai, unless ... I tried rebooting. Nope. Geary does not run. No email
At this point I am red-faced for having thought that the long-neglected Ubuntu was the complete and reliable system I had been missing. I was actually right since 2014 when I last used Ubuntu and left it because it kept failing in small and big ways for me. I don't think I'll ever try again -- I was trying to install Ubuntu because I needed to reduce my support load on that computer but any of GhostBSD, Manjaro, or even Calculate would be more predictable and less of a support burden for me. YMMV but you have been warned.
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-06-04
Votes: 2
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Though I have used dozens of distros since 2006 which began with Ubuntu 5.10, I eventually settled on Linux Mint in 2011, and then on MX Linux (which lost its way after 21.3). I then went back to Mint 21.3 and LMDE6, both of which are running well at this time on my Lenovo Thinkpad T490 (500 GB SSD/32 GB mem.) and Dell Latitude 7490 (2 TB SSD/64 GB mem.).
However I have become very weary of reinstalls and fresh installs. So, though Ubuntu 24.04 has Snaps installed (the dumbing down of Linux), Ubuntu Pro offers 12 years of updates through April 2036. I was able to install 24.04 directly on both my Lenovo Thinkpad T490 and my Dell Latitude 7490. I also plan to install 24.04 on my wife’s Lenovo Thinkpad T450 in the near future. I am running it with the MATE desktop.
After years of mediocre releases since the Unity DE came out in 2010, Ubuntu has finally produced a release that seems to be really worthwhile, once all Snaps are removed and a different desktop is installed. The effort to remove Snaps and the fact that some apps no longer work like they do on Mint (Balena-Etcher in particular), preclude me from giving 24.04 a solid 10 rating. Nevertheless, I will strive to make 24.04 my daily driver and we'll see how things go.
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Version: 22.10
Rating: 6
Date: 2024-06-03
Votes: 0
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Before I give you my experience with Ubuntu 22, let me give you some specifications on the PC I'm using.
Board: MSI B650M Project Zero
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
GPU: Integrated
I've been using Ubuntu for about 5 months, the worst thing i've ever experienced is Ubuntu suddenly not responding at all, and i still remember it happened twice. I don't know the cause. Moreover, i also did a screen recording using OBS for more than 1 hour, and suddenly the application crashed. Apparently, desktop-based applications in Ubuntu are less stable and may crash. On the other hand, when Ubuntu is used for coding such as Rust, Java, R I think Ubuntu is quite good and stable.
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-05-24
Votes: 12
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Starting with the installation of Ubuntu I must admit it's excellent - intuitive, easy and quite fast. I installed it as double boot on my home laptop. Next, when OS was installed I was surprised by the speed it boots! It's even faster than super-optimised Windows11. The default desktop was on X11, I swithched to wayland - everything is smooth and slick. Another miracle - during OS installation automatically was installed driver for Nvidia which usually represents quite a headache in other distributions of Linux. As for snaps (the most hateful point of Ubuntu) - I don't care - I don't use firefox, rather chrome.
Overall, the system is great and surely deserves high points in my opinion.
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 5
Date: 2024-05-23
Votes: 0
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So I will be positive first. I think Ubuntu is one of the more attractive Linux desktops in a nightmare of oodles of distro's available. However, it has become a acquired taste given that it has now become clear that Ubuntu developers want you to use their SNAP package manager exclusively. This to me goes against what Linux is supposed to be which is a open source of projects with a variety of options to install applications and tools. Not every developer subscribes to supporting a package manager like SNAP or any other one.
I understand it is supposed to simplify installing applications. But in my opinion it really has only partially achieved that goal.
Stability wise, 24.04 seems stable but I also came back to my desktop PC after a few hours to find a prompt that the system had encountered a error. To discover I have to install GDbei package installer just to properly install Chrome doesn't make the experience easier. Considering Chrome is still the most popular browser by a long shot should not mean avoiding the ability to install it by default.
I am sure the Linux community would love for everyone to either use Firefox or Chromium but unfortunately some of us actually do still work in a world where those browsers are not always the best choice. I can honestly see why so many new to Linux become frustrated and go back to something more friendly and in-tune with how they use their computer.
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 5
Date: 2024-05-17
Votes: 0
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There is no hardware decoding of the video files. It will work only when version 24.04.1 is released. This greatly influenced my decision to use Ubuntu because I'm a YouTuber. I didn't have similar problems when I used Ubuntu 22.04. I expected the final version 24.04 to come out and improve the situation with newer software, but apparently I'm wrong. Apparently I'll wait until the problem is solved. Until then, I'll be using AlmaLinux. With AlmaLinux there are no such problems. Someone might think, for example, that my hardware is old or something, but that's just not the case.
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-05-11
Votes: 14
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On the surface, it is a stable release with the usual (very practical) Gnome optimizations (thank you very much for that).
I find Ubuntu one of the best distro's for normal users and do not care much about the discussion about Snap vs Flatpak etc. At least the Snap's (similar to Fedora's Flatpak repo) are curated, compared to the "open-house" at Flatpak.
I got the whole family on Ubuntu as well, which is perfect for their needs and easy to administrate for me.
On the side I also run a Linux-Mint machine, which is equally good. However, there is an elegance to Ubuntu's simplicity.
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 4
Date: 2024-05-06
Votes: 0
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I had the same problem with snapd, that the reviewer did. I'm not a big fan of snap to begin with, so it's a lot of trouble to fix something that I don't really want to use in the first place. Like other's have mentioned, I had to be connected to the internet in order to get this to install, the USB alone doesn't seem to work. I'm also not a big fan of LTS, as five years is too long to keep up with the hardware changes. Everyone says Ubuntu is easy to install, but it seems no easier than many other distros. In fact, it's harder because I had to be connected to the internet.
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 5
Date: 2024-05-06
Votes: 0
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I love *buntu family BUT I am really frustrated about not getting this one (24.04) done on my DELL XPS 9730 with NVIDIA 470 laptop. I had the non LTS one (23.10) working flawlessly and even was playing Street fighter 6 with no issues...BUT I wanted to upgrade because I thought it was gonna be and get better...and WOW I feel so sad that I have to go to another distro like FEDORA spin (NOBARA) which is running smooth but the learning curve is a little hard for me.
I am staying away with this one...specially the 6.8 kernel. I have tried tons of new distro on this laptop and on ly luck is with Fedora spin.
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 3
Date: 2024-05-06
Votes: 0
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Mostly works but doesn't detect my NVIDIA card at all. Upgrading from 22.04 to 24.04 renders the entire system unusable. I have been using Ubuntu from the very first version and this is so far the worst of the lot for me, I am very disappointed. Conversely I have never used Mint before so in frustration I installed it and it runs perfectly despite being based on Ubuntu 24.04, however I really don't like the Cinnamon desktop so will have to give 24.04 another go... even though my patience is running rather thin at this point.
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 6
Date: 2024-05-06
Votes: 0
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I was really excited to install the latest Ubuntu, been a fan since day one. I tried to install on an Dell Alienware with Intel 7-700HQ. I had to move it to a room with router, wifi would not connect. I was really looking forward getting this installed but having issues that I can't fully explain.
I will wait at a later date and try again. Surely this might be because its not quite ready for release and still an RC perhaps. I was so excited but patient.
First time I'v had issues installing Ubuntu, needs a internet connection but will not take wifi.
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-04-29
Votes: 149
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I like Ubuntu because it has superior font rendering. Version 24.04 brings Linux v6.8 which solves my Ryzen laptop sleep/suspend issue. On previous kernel version, my laptop can't wake up from sleep/suspend. I don't like Gnome Files because it is slow when opening folder and generating thumbnails with thousand of files, but on Gnome version 46 that issue barely noticed. Snap version apps is okay for me, but try to install VS Code and open project folder then it crashes, uninstalled it then install the DEB version and it works well. Installing Snap version apps from App Center is slower compared to installing it from DEB or using APT. I dualboot this with Windows and the GRUB is very vanilla or unthemed unlike Mint or KDE Neon. Once I've done setting up my Ubuntu, for my daily use, it works very well.
However, if you try to install this version, make sure you connected to internet. I've tried many times installing it while offline, the installer always crash.
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Version: 24.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-04-26
Votes: 4
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Works OK on an X240 (i5 4300u)
Default installation was fast (minimal apps preinstalled), lvm encryption works as expected, battery life is the same as with debian, more or less all the hw is recognized and the system works as it should... the only bad thing i experienced so far was Firefox first run being slow, but it opens in an instant afterwards so it's not that bad.
Keep in mind you might need 8GB of ram for a more comfortable experience and you probably should opt for the full installation in order to get office, media player and other programs unless you know exactly what you want. By default it comes with calc, text editor, firefox, image viewer fw updater and drivers. so you might need to download some extra apps.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 4
Date: 2024-04-24
Votes: 0
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For a distribution that boasts stability, Ubuntu really does not deliver on all accounts. In fact, rolling releases like Arch and Fedora are far more stable. They may not have the theming beautifications right out of the box like Ubuntu does, but boy does Ubuntu still suffer from the most annoying, brickwall bugs. And what's worse is, if the user is NOT as advanced, which is the distributions' target market, they are literally going to be waiting forever for an update to fix the bug because well, it just does not update as frequently as do the rolling releases.
Personally speaking, from enforcing snaps to being unable to provide stability, to slow updates, I fail to see how Ubuntu is not the sucky, misleading Windows of the Linux world. Just when I thought they might have turned over a new leaf, unresolved bugs, lacking documentation on troubleshooting, forums grossly inadequate, why bother?
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-04-09
Votes: 0
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I switched when windows 7 ended support, so I use it for quite some time now. I like (k)ubuntu because whatever how-to I follow, it mostly works, printers, scanner, programs. I tried some other distros, more likeable, but I always returned to kubuntu because I don't have time to waste with nuances why this or that does not work mostly because that another distro is using some non standard library, different package names or such. There's one thing I dislike on ubuntu though: canonical's push apps to snap. I don't mind the idea of containers, but I want to have a native option. As long as I have it, I have no problems with ubuntu, but I keep an eye on linux mint if I won't be able to replace snap apps easily. I switched because I never settled with being a laboratory rat of microsoft. 9 out of 10 for ubuntu because of snap, which still can be uninstalled without breaking anything. Yes, I still use windows 10 as secondary os, but purely for running games.
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Version: 23.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-04-08
Votes: 4
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Working perfectly for three months out of the box in an Acer Nitro 50 desktop. I am happy: Gnome is really nice, looks similar to my old iMac and is really fast and stable: 0 weird things when I switch it on. I am a basic level user, didn´t study anythig related to computers, but I wanted to say good bye to Apple and Microsoft.
I do all my work in Ubuntu with many hours per day and really don´t miss anything from my old computer (Maybe a nice music player).
Some years ago (2009 aprox) I used also Ubuntu, but now I think it gets much better.
I tried Fedora, but didn´t work out of the box: Problems with Wifi, problems with printer... So I removed it.
Then I installed Ubuntu and 0 issues.
Thanks and congrats.
In the future I wish to have the same experience installing Debian, for example.
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Version: 22.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-04-04
Votes: 0
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More than ten years ago I switched from Windows to Linux and from those days I was noticing how better and better Linux was becoming. I was using Mint, Ubuntu, Fedora ... Recently I installed Windows for curiosity on one of my laptops where I had troubles with Nvidia. Well, it survived one day, then another one and it is still there. And you know what? No problems with Nvidia or whatever. Boots faster, never hangs. Low CPU load on video playback and youtubing which results in 2x longer battery times. And I still have linux command line via wsl2 which by default is Ubuntu. So on this laptop I have two big advantages from both worlds : command line from Linux Ubuntu which is far better than Microsoft BS powershell. And Windows GUI for games, video and other fun things with better look, no drivers problems and higher performance. As for using linux in command line I find Ubuntu very good distribution. It starts within Windows terminal in no time as unnessesary services are thrown out.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-03-31
Votes: 0
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After trying Mint 21.3 and FAYE, Ubuntu 23.10, and NOBLE snapshot I settled on 22.04 due to the non-windows appearance and the sheer polish of the system. Everything works unless you call Snap needing an upgrade and not being able to upgrade since it's running and won't upgrade until you kill the app through terminal and update snap... It would figure if Ubuntu is snap focused they would correct this FUBAR of a glitch; like there's no instances of this happening anywhere?? Otherwise I prefer this OS over FEDORA, MINT, OpenSuse, or Manjaro. Not a distro hopper but just looking for dual boot option to go along with Windows since there are Video playback options out there that aren't being built to play on Linux so you can only play on Mac and Windows.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-03-26
Votes: 3
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I would like to share my experience with Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS with you. Since I liked Windows less and less, I thought I would try Linux after I didn't have the courage to do it for a long time. I tried the distrowatch.com rankings from top to bottom and got stuck at number 6, i.e. Ubuntu. Ubuntu is the only OS besides Linux Mint that didn't cause any problems. Since I really enjoy playing on the PC, it was important to me that I could play without major problems. The hardware posed no problems for Ubuntu and even the Nvidia driver for my graphics card was included in the package. Scanner, printer, webcam everything was installed immediately and works perfectly. In my opinion, the gaming experience on Ubuntu is on par with that on Windows: I have exactly the same FPS, temperatures (Cpu, GPU) and Ubuntu handles all of the day's tasks smoothly and stably. I really don't want to be without it and I'm glad to have found such a wonderful alternative. Just give it a try and thanks to Canonical for this great work!
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 2
Date: 2024-03-22
Votes: 0
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A lot of apps that used to run smoothly don't run very well or at all on 22.04 and up. In particular, VLC, Nemo, Nautilus.
SNAP, being the main distribution package for apps, works none of the time.SNAP also consumes a lot of harddrive space which cannot be freed up.
Formerly a very good distribution. Now, the only way to get a functional release is to get a PRO subscription. What's worse is that security fixes are only available with the PRO subscription. I did an apt update/upgrade and received that 200+ apps have security fixes.
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Version: 23.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-03-21
Votes: 0
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Like most Linux users, my journey into Linux started with Ubuntu around the 8.04 time frame. Since then, I have used nearly every major distro and desktop environment out there looking for that perfect fit. I stayed away from Ubuntu for a long time because of all the transitions & negativity surrounding Canonical since Gnome 2. I read some positive reviews on 23.10 and decided why not revisit them. Well, I was pleasantly surprised buy this current iteration of Gnome on Ubuntu. What I have found is that I liked Gnome more than I thought I would. The advantage of Ubuntu is that you still get the intended "Gnome experience" with just the right amount of built in extensions to make it flexible and useable without the need to add any other extensions which break on every version upgrade. You can also change the theme colors easily which is more than can be said about many other Gnome distros. The common complaint about Snaps have apparently been fixed as they are working fine for me. The few that I tried, open just as quick as a deb package without any issues. Besides, you can easily install deb or Flatpacks if you prefer (I use all three). The only issue that I found strange is that when installed with the default ext4 or xfs file systems, boot times where long, but when I reinstalled with BTFS the boot time & application load times were cut in half. I can not explain it, it makes no sense, but that is what I experienced on my old hardware. I am looking forward to the 24.04 release and it seems like I will keep it around for a while.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-03-13
Votes: 20
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I've been a bad boy, Ubuntu, forgive me. I've left home to try other things and other countries, from Arch to Gentoo, from Suse to FreeBSD, but whenever I return (and I do often) you welcome me with open arms. Looking forward to you reaching version 24.
I have been a Linux user for several years, I have learned everything about Debian, Arch, Suse and Gentoo over the years.
Again and again I go back to Ubuntu: yes, it's not the prettiest, I don't like Gnome, it's not very customizable, I don't like snaps and some of them work really badly (like Steam), but... everything works in my pc, and it always works through the months and years. I've lived through the times when Arch was cool, the times when Fedora was cool, but I really think Ubuntu has been always cool.
I play on Steam without problems, I work on Linux without problems, my HP deskjet 2722e printer works without problems... and it is the only distro in which my printer works well, with the scanner.
Ubuntu, i love you. And it's a groovy kind of love.
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Version: 23.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-03-06
Votes: 4
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I will be honest here, Linux has never been my first choice in a operating system. For years I have been pretty much a Windows user for various reasons. After Windows 11 was released it was clear to me that this OS was not going in the direction I want in a operating system. I felt like as a user excluded from any part of the OS. It was like the controls were somehow handed over to Microsoft now. I was mostly ignored when it came to choices in how I wanted to use Windows. In fact even when I could use other products I was nagged to go back to a Microsoft product. So now that rant is over, I can definitely say trying Ubuntu was refreshing on several points. One is I can install a minimal OS that actually does not eat up my drive storage. Two, the consumption of RAM is halved compared to Windows 11. Third, is that there is a respect for me as a user to install what I want when I want. Even the install on a relatively new laptop with a Intel 12th gen. was painless. No doubt going forward I will find pieces of Ubuntu I do not like or experience a few issues. That happens with any OS and you just deal with it.
But I highly recommend anyone fed up with Microsoft's obsessive control over Windows 11 especially to at least try alternatives. Latest desktop market share does indicate users are leaving Windows over time and probably for similar reasons as myself.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-02-23
Votes: 6
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Ubuntu was the first distribution I tried when I decided to leave Windows. The truth is that I didn't last long on it as I found it very different from Windows.
With the release of version 22.04.4 I decided to try it again and I have been pleasantly impressed. It detected all my hardware without any problems. It runs more than acceptably on a modestly specced laptop, which, theoretically, could not support it. One of the few changes I made was to install the gnome software store with flatpak.
In short, I loved Ubuntu.
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Version: 23.10
Rating: 1
Date: 2024-02-19
Votes: 0
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i was with opensuse Leap, but had some problem with latest python, could not get it work, so i move to ubuntu, and snap package has made me to move back to windows 11 so i can get work done.
the reason been is that beside python, I also use Trilium Note for note taking, normall i get it from github, which is not a big deal for me, but since it has a snap package so i decided to get snap package for the eazy way of getting thing done, but guess what, from the office snap store installed TriliumNote, oh my, it also install some other thing from the snap package for the triliumnote, and when i try to uninstall the snap package of triliunmnote the extra things that got installed did not get uninstall, and i could not get rig of them... wow would i call that a virus/extra bundle/extra ware? what ever it you want to call it, i don't want it. no way i want some crap that i can't control and get install on my system without me said yes.
specially this tell you that ubuntu can not control or test their own snap store for the quility of their software. no way i want to be part of that, at least i won't get this on windows 11 or opensuse,
p.s im using opensuse with vmware on windows 11, and i get my work done, and that's all i want, just get my work done and have a life.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-02-15
Votes: 0
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About a year ago I switched from Win10 to Linux. My first distribution was Linux Mint, but I kept having to deal with small but annoying errors. After a few others, I also tested Ubuntu 22.04 and I have to say: I don't miss anything at all from what I had in Win10.
My hardware has been running great system-wide since day one. I can surf, play games, listen to music and every program starts very quickly and is there immediately. Of course I have heard of the many criticisms of the snaps, but I have to say that the critics who say snaps slow down the system should install 22.04 again today and try it out for themselves.
My PC runs stable, fast and secure,...what more could I want and I'm happy to have turned my back on Redmond!
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 1
Date: 2024-02-13
Votes: 0
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I've been using Ubuntu for over ten years or more. Loved it for its stability, ease of use and lack of bloatware. The last week I've been going through hell after what I think was a minor weekly update which basically rendered my computer useless. After going through all the forums, reverting back to 20.04.3 and returning to 22.04.6, it seems the problem has to do with systemd-oomd. Even though 20.04.3 doesn't have systemd-oomd it was still doing the same - freezing and shutting down programs. Some in the forums say linux computer users need to increase their RAM, or remove swap, or other suggestions; but the simple thing is that Ubuntu has been working fine for over a decade and suddenly it freezes and is rendered useless and there is nothing the average person can do, not even disabling, masking, or completely removing systemd-oomd (the kernel already has its own oom). If one moment all was working and then it freezes and shuts down programs, it can't be the RAM, or lack thereof. Going by the forums it has been a problem for over a year or two. I am now looking for an O/S without systemd (or snap), Slackware looks good, or maybe even FreeBSD or GhostBSD. I would prefer to stay with Ubuntu since I like its uncomplicated desktop and the dock that hides to give one a full screen. Computers are no longer a luxury, they are vital for production now. I may go back to Ubuntu - I was very comfortable with it; but I can't trust it anymore. I have two other computers with Ubuntu that are still going fine - one with 20.04.6 and one with 22.04.3, the former being mission critical; but I won't be applying any more updates or upgrades on these.
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Version: 23.10
Rating: 1
Date: 2024-02-03
Votes: 0
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I used to use Ubuntu on multiple systems and for the most part I was happy. Then the problems started. It seems to me that Ubuntu has serious conflicts and flaws in its package management system. Everything was fine when it was just DEB through apt, you still had the occasional glitches. Once they brought in SNAP all hell broke lose. I'm on a limited bandwidth, I disable autoupdates because I dont have the bandwidth for a lot of background downloading. What I found even if you disable autoupdates, Ubuntu continues downloading hundreds of megabytes or even gigabytes of mystery files and there's absolutely no way for the user to know its happening, it ignores your settings, and you can't stop it. On top of that they started putting out a firefox update solely through snap that doesn't even work (confirmed on multiple installs). Firefox refuses to start once this mystery update comes through, you try to fix it with apt, they removed firefox from apt so now its only on snap and snap is broken. Don't use Ubuntu there's too much mystery downloading going on almost like they're crawling around in my system. The fact it ignores your update setting and downloads random stuff is bad. Huge security risk. The user has to be informed whats going on.
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Version: 23.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-02-02
Votes: 8
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As a "NOOB", who's delved into a few Distros as far back as W7 and currently running a triple boot on my W11 HP VICTUS laptop; 23.10 which is the only version I've tried recently, it excels. My other LINUX distro on the same machine is FAYE or LMDE6. When I say "NOOB", I mean I still need to figure out how to get SUSPEND to work with FAYE since the VICTUS won't come out of SUSPEND with keystroke, touchpad, or mouse. That's not the case with 23.10; it works from the get-go.
A little bit of a hiccup trying to get a USB or microSD built off RUFUS 4.4 not to hang during installation so built it instead in FAYE and "Bobs Your Uncle" or Wala!?
SNAP, DEB, Flatpack, RPM or Pacman are just icing on the cake if needed when a "NOOB" who doesn't venture out of a basic SURF and Email context. So, the only thing both distros haven't been able to do is connect to Apple Time Capsule with user and pass; no surprise there since everything I've read is not easy to come by. Suppose that's why I'm tinkering like the rest; get away from the bloat and retireing of Windows and realize that the best systems are those that are run on SUPER COMPUTERS.
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Version: 22.10
Rating: 5
Date: 2024-01-28
Votes: 1
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Been using Ubuntu based distros of linux since ditching microsoft 22 years ago. Used to use openbox or other debian distros before switching to ubuntu, around ten years ago. I've installed it on several old laptops, desk pcs etc.
All this is about to change.
Snap has contributed a lot to my decision to ditch it. Let's face it, snap was a bad idea from the start.
But now the added ubuntu pro marketing (yes, yes, I know it's all still free for little people like me) has just made the whole thing stink.
I fully appreciate all the work that has gone into Ubuntu over the years, the kindness of the community providing support for us all when we are trying to find the right printer driver etc. But overall, as things stand today, I will not be spending any more of my precious time on this OS.
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Version: 23.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-01-09
Votes: 11
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Since my transition to Linux in 2008, when I first embraced Ubuntu, it was undeniably a love-at-first-sight experience. Over the years, my journey through the Linux landscape has been akin to a distro-hopping adventure, exploring various distributions while consistently finding my way back to the warm embrace of Ubuntu. The longevity of my loyalty to this operating system speaks volumes about its unmatched appeal and functionality.
Ubuntu, a Debian-based Linux distribution, has proven to be an excellent choice for users across a spectrum of needs and preferences. Whether you are a casual home user, a seasoned developer, a graphics artist, a content creator, or even a gamer, Ubuntu caters to your requirements with finesse. Its versatility is one of its key strengths, making it an operating system that seamlessly adapts to the diverse demands of its user base.
One of the compelling aspects of Ubuntu is the extensive software repository that accompanies it. The Ubuntu Software Center provides users with a vast array of applications, tools, and utilities, ensuring that whatever your needs may be, there's likely a compatible software readily available. The distribution's commitment to inclusivity extends to its support for various programming languages, making it a preferred choice for developers seeking a robust and well-supported platform for their projects.
For graphics artists and content creators, Ubuntu offers a plethora of open-source software for creative endeavors. From powerful image editing tools to video editing suites, the Ubuntu ecosystem fosters a creative environment that rivals proprietary alternatives. The seamless integration of these applications into the Ubuntu environment enhances the overall user experience, empowering artists to unleash their creativity without unnecessary hurdles.
Support is a crucial aspect of any operating system, and Ubuntu excels in this department as well. The vibrant and active community, coupled with the professional support offered by Canonical, ensures that users have a safety net in case of any issues. Whether you are troubleshooting a minor inconvenience or seeking assistance for a complex technical problem, the Ubuntu community is known for its responsiveness and willingness to help, creating a supportive ecosystem that fosters learning and collaboration.
Even gamers, traditionally associated with other operating systems, have found a home in Ubuntu. With the growing popularity of Linux-compatible games and dedicated efforts to improve graphics drivers, Ubuntu has become a viable platform for gaming enthusiasts. The Ubuntu community actively engages in discussions and initiatives to enhance gaming on the platform, further solidifying its status as a well-rounded operating system for all.
In conclusion, my journey as a Linux user since 2008 has been a testament to the enduring appeal and reliability of Ubuntu. Its adaptability, extensive software support, and a robust community make it an exceptional choice for users with diverse needs. As technology continues to evolve, Ubuntu stands tall as a beacon of open-source excellence, inviting users from all walks of life to experience the freedom and empowerment that Linux has to offer.
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Version: 23.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-01-01
Votes: 5
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The best Ubuntu I've ever used! I use Ubuntu on a 2013 Model iMac computer. It works incredibly fast. If 23.10 is like this, subsequent versions will be much better. I'm very glad I use Ubuntu.
There are 2 missing. First, I cannot get clear sound from the computer's speakers. There is a slightly muffled sound. Secondly, I could not install the driver for my Nvidia GF 775M card. I am using open source driver. I haven't had any problems with this issue so far.
Wayland is still very new. I believe that all problems will be solved in the future. Keep using Ubuntu! (Türkiye / IZMIR)
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Version: 23.10
Rating: 8
Date: 2023-12-31
Votes: 0
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So far, Ubuntu was the only distro other than Raspberry PI OS that I could get working with the Raspberry PI 5. It still has some bugs to work out. But, it's very usable. I don't like the default desktop environment with Ubuntu. It was almost impossible to tweak various things, trying to install a tweak app didn't help all that much and was buggy. I also didn't like the performance. I got the same, if not better, performance from KDE Plasma on Wayland -- and the features were better in terms of theming, custom shortcut keys, etc. SDDM glitches with the mouse for some reason (I've seen it from Debian, too, so it's not an Ubuntu-specific issue), so I installed GDM for the display manager. It still isn't as fast as I think it could be. But, I don't blame Ubuntu for that. Raspberry PI, the company, pretty clearly didn't put out the tools for the hardware to properly work with the OS and I've had a PI 5 running about the same as a PI 4B, which is supposed to be much slower (same amount of RAM on both). I hope this issue will improve over time. But, it looks to me that Ubuntu really did quite well with what they were given. All things considered, even though I don't like the default desktop environment, I still think Ubuntu for Raspberry PI 5 is a million times better than the default Raspberry PI OS installation.
If you do play around with desktop environments, just know that Wayland-based desktop environments work a lot better at this point. X11-based desktop environments have a lot of rendering issues, a blinking mouse cursor, etc. It's full of glitches. I also had issues, at this point, starting out with the Ubuntu server and then installing the desktop environment through tasksel. It doesn't seem like all the necessary packages get installed properly. Until they fix this, unless you are advanced enough to figure out the issue yourself and fix it, you might just want to install the Ubuntu desktop and then add on the KDE desktop (or another).
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Version: 22.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-12-28
Votes: 0
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Simply the best all-around modern Linux distro you can find. It's great for development, network admin., gaming, learning, multimedia, productivity and anything else you could imagine. It's user-friendly if you're new to Linux but powerful enough to be used by developers and other power users. On top of that it's built on top of one of the earliest, greatest and most amazing "root distributions" in existence (Debian).
Canonical, it's creator, is not afraid to allow minor proprietary software but still strongly supportive of the FOSS philosophies. Even its name synergises with Free software. I switched to it straight from Fedora Core 4 in '04 or so, which I switched to in turn from the original best distribution (imho), RedHat Linux 6, back in the '90s. I use multiple desktop environments, but mainly KDE. It's very flexible and comes in a variety of flavors, including Gnome, KDE, Xfce, Lxde and nearly a dozen others, as well as being available in even more unofficial flavors.
There are many great distros out there: Fedora, OpenSuSE, Arch, etc. Linux Mint comes used to be *nearly* as good, but since they stopped supporting a KDE edition it's dropped in quality (imho). The only other distro (apart from other Ubuntu flavors) I use is Gentoo. I also use FreeBSD although it's not *technically* Linux. But Ubuntu/Kubuntu is my go-to distro and my *main* distro, and I highly recommend it to anyone interested in getting started with Linux/UNIX or for anyone looking for a new distribution.
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Version: 23.04
Rating: 6
Date: 2023-12-25
Votes: 0
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I installed on an older Dell Optiplex 3060 with a i5 8500 CPU 16 GB RAM and a SSD. Can't say I was very impressed with Ubuntu. Almost any other modern OS runs circles around Ubuntu. Snap store just does not seem to ever improve enough to be considered a worthy replacement for installing apps. Then you have the rest of the OS which just seems stuck in a time warp of the early 2000's. The only people that would be happy with Ubuntu desktop is people that want to be stuck in the past with old hardware that cannot run a current and modern OS.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-12-02
Votes: 10
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I don't understand all this hatred against "Ubuntu" on my old pc "Ubuntu" only consumes between 1.4 or 1.8 GB of ram compared to 2.5 GB minimum for Win$$ 10 or 11...
If you follow one of these tutorials like "Things to do after installing Ubuntu 22.04" you won't have any problems...
For me Ubuntu 22.04 works pretty well.
The only bug I had was the black screen after going to sleep but you can easily find a tutorial to troubleshoot...
"Steam" and "Lutris" also to have legal streaming services like "Prime" you have to search for the "Quark Player" on the "Github" site.
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Version: 23.10
Rating: 1
Date: 2023-11-30
Votes: 0
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Ubuntu was my first experience with Linux. I really liked the original GNOME interface. When they switched to the new UI, I went to Xubuntu for everything, not just my slower machines. I hated the new UI so much, I haven't gone back to it for years. I decided to try the default installation of Ubuntu offered by rpi-imager for my Raspberry PI 4B with 8GB RAM. After so long, I didn't know what to expect with the UI, or even if they were using the same one as years ago. It was so slow. I don't know why they'd ever use something so resource-heavy on a distro made for a single-board computer. Still, with 8GB of RAM, I expected more. This was the absolute slowest distro I've ever tried on this PI. The utter lack of configuration options with the UI to make things less resource-heavy and to customize the appearance was really disappointing. I might have been able to make things work with a few setting changes. But, even installing apps to help with customization didn't work. I can't speak to whether this is a great distro on other hardware (though, as I said, I'm not a fan of the UI). But, on the Raspberry PI, it's unusable. Don't waste your time.
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Version: 23.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-11-28
Votes: 26
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I was hearing a lot of complaints about Ubuntu in the Linux community, but I thought I have to try it.
I tried 22.04 LTS, and it was pretty boring and outdated in my opinion.
So I decided to try other distros, but I was hoping between distros without finding the best one.
Until I decided to try the non-LTS version of Ubuntu, and I felt like this is what I was looking for.
It has new features, updated software and kernel, and being easy and stable.
Its interface is modern and better than stock gnome, and the new installer and store is superfast and modern.
I had no problem with snaps, actually I had a lot of problems with Flatpak, and as a software developer, Ubuntu and snaps are perfect for me.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 8
Date: 2023-11-22
Votes: 4
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Besides that there are some things I don't like about the distribution, such as Snap by default. I have to say that having LTS support for not only 5 years but also 10 years with Pro activated; it makes the distribution the perfect one for any user looking for a system with no changes at all in the long term or for any corporation.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS with Gnome 42.9 has been my longest use case scenario where I have maintained a fluid workflow with no changes at all, giving me the major productivity experience after 20 years of using Linux.
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Version: 23.04
Rating: 8
Date: 2023-11-21
Votes: 2
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I became so disgusted with Windows 11 I had to find a alternative to try. I mean Windows 11 Home just from a cold startup takes up around 4GB of RAM. That's some serious memory consumption just from a operating system. I figure, why not try Ubuntu to see if it consumes anything like that in RAM. It basically uses about half or less from a cold start and even beyond that it just feels faster.
I ended up converting all 3 of my PC's to Ubuntu that same day. I now see why Microsoft was so insistent on raising the hardware requirements. They probably needed to raise them further as Windows 11 has become a bloated monster of a OS. I don't know if Linux is the answer I have just started my journey on using it. But at least on the surface this is a far better choice then Windows 11 ever will be unless you have the hardware to run it properly.
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Version: 23.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-11-20
Votes: 11
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The best distro to get work done without being bothered by outdated applications or library errors. Everything works out of the box, without needing to input some obtuse command to fix things.
Animations are smooth, and gnome is actually not bad in Ubuntu. It even has tiling windows now. Audio works, wifi works, webcam works, bluetooth works; all out the box.
Snaps are great for using the latest development versions and for stability. Snaps also have prepackaged a lot of popular applications and libraries. Snaps also sandbox the browser which is needed now for applications connected to the internet. I love that I don't have to fight the system.
It's has never crashed for me, nor have I added any issues and I think that's a major selling point. No one wants a buggy system.
Ubuntu Pro is also free for personal use and the LTS allows security updates for a long time. This isn't really needed for the average person as I use the latest 23.10, but it's good to have for someone that wants further stability.
Linux and Ubuntu in particular has come a long way to where it really is much better in every aspect to Windows.
I also installed zram, which is great for ram management.
I honestly have no qualms with Ubuntu currently when it comes to stability and using the latest development libraries.
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 3
Date: 2023-11-17
Votes: 0
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TL;DR: Ubuntu is a snapshot of Debian Unstable with a nice installer.
As a snapshot of Debian Unstable it behaves like that. Unless you're used to fiddle around with your software almost every two years don't use it. It has been nice ten years ago.
* Package dependencies are broken when a new LTS is released. Wait at least three minor upgrades before even thinking about to upgrade an existing installation. You've been warned.
* SNAP - this is the worst since systemd. It's all downhill from there.
* Don't be fooled by "LTS - Long Term Support" - you will not get full security updates without buying an ESM contract.
* The upgradability of Debian - Ubuntu is a far cry from that.
* The stability of Debian/CentOS - Ubuntu has a long way to catch up with this
If you like the most recent version number on your installed software and you're curious to experiment and have a lot time on your hand to waste: Take Ubuntu.
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Version: 23.10
Rating: 4
Date: 2023-11-17
Votes: 5
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ubuntu 23.10.1
pros:
- gnome in this edition is faster
cons:
- migration to netplan is too soon, breaks the system
The migration to netplan is a total disaster.
The idea in Linux is that you can do every network config in UI,
using NetworkManager,
but now since the backend is handled netplan,
user can break system via small change in UI, and netplan can't handle that,
cause the new config will differ from old one,
so netplan simply will delete all network connections,
and user will not be able to fix the system :) cause no internet.
the workaround is to delete everything from /etc/netplan so it can regenerate config.
So effectively Ubuntu 23.10 is the worst distro ever
Steps
1) boot ubuntu live cd
2) configure wifi (only, no ethernet)
3) install ubuntu
4) login, and see that net works
5) disable ipv6 in NetworkManager UI
6) reboot
7) see that there are no more inet connections in NetworkManager UI (wifi, ethernet)
and that you cant connect to any wifi networks at all
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Version: 22.04
Rating: 1
Date: 2023-11-15
Votes: 0
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What a dumpster fire this OS is.
Installed Ubuntu 22.04 on a brand new Dell Latitude laptop.
Web cam, and fingerprint reader did not work from the start. I was able to get the fingerprint reader to work, but not the camera.
Regardless of how many hacky ways I tried from the internet postings found on Dell.com and Ubuntu.com.
Audio sucks balls as it does on all Linux distros, but I can live with that.
Git integration with 1Password works beautifully. But those are third party apps, not distro specific.
Too bad, t would have made a good dev workstation.
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Version: 23.04
Rating: 5
Date: 2023-11-02
Votes: 3
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I am with others who say Ubuntu is not so great moving to Snap package manager. Honestly, I have yet to have a acceptable experience installing any on the Snap apps I have installed. Ubuntu 23.10 is even worse, seems mostly locked to a Snap only ecosystem or at least tries to convince users this is the way to go.
I am not so against package managers as a whole, seems like Flatpak works better at least in my opinion.
But this application manager fragmentation is just another mess going forward. Sort of feel like going back to Debian or some other distro that attempts to avoid the package manager mess at least until one does manage to rise to the top. Otherwise, Ubuntu 22.04 is a solid choice if you can deal with the whole Snap situation.
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Version: 23.10
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-10-30
Votes: 2
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Top-notch linux distro, the best I've used so far. The fastest Ubuntu version (of all) for my machine, an old Dell inspiron 7746, core I7. Very classy, well designed, artistic, OUTSTANDING WALLPAPERS, elegant icons and Ubuntu fonts, is simply beautiful. Firefox snap is very fast. Period. Overall system is very responsive. Not so friendly (beta version) to install in dual boot with windows, five minutes to find the solution. Had some problems with pipewire, I had to search google to learn how to confugure it. The sound is better than windows now. I'm in love with that Ubuntu release.
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Version: 23.10
Rating: 5
Date: 2023-10-30
Votes: 0
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A step backwards if you ask me. Can't say much good about Ubuntu 23.10. Unless you want to install a application from Snap. Its a frustrating task to either install FlattPak or worse a Deb install. Especially when for example you install Chrome using the forbidden terminal which won't impress many newbies. No doubt most Linux developers feel that package managers are the future. But not without app developers supporting them. Google has pretty much washed their hands of entering into the fray of making Chrome work in a package manager. I don't see Edge doing so either, both these browsers are very much a part of Windows and MacOS as well as IOS and Android. Firefox is pretty much dead browser walking and unless Linux wants to drift into more uncertainty on the desktop, it will try and focus less on the purity of all open source and a more fragmented package manager nightmares.
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Version: 23.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-10-26
Votes: 12
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I have a few laptops from very old (>10 years) to almost latest model of lenovo. I liked and I still like RedHat, but recently installed Ubuntu on all of them for simplicity. Ubuntu 23.10 works perfectly on all of them. What I like is :
1. Stability of the system
2. Very fast boot time
3. Easy to use and easy to find an answer for any question on the web
4. Wide support of hardware - I hate finding drivers for wifi or anything like that
5. Video and audio codecs installed during system installation
As for me, Ubuntu is excellent distro for home use at least.
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Latest Reviews
Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-05-14
Votes: 6
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Bunun kadar mükemmel bir distro daha yoktur. Kur ve kullan. Herkese özellikle de yeni başlayanlara mutlaka Ubuntu'yu önerin. Kullanıcı dostu. Steam'daki bütün oyunları sorunsuz oynarsınız. Sizlere Linux uyumlu oyunları seçmenizi öneririm. Windows tabanlı oyunları da Steam uygulamasının içindeki proton uyumluluk katmanıyla sorunsuz şekilde oynarsınız. Windows'a bağımlı kalmanıza gerek yok. Bütün işlerinizi Ubuntu ile sorunsuz şekilde çözersiziz.xhektor.wordpress.com Bu adres de sizlere Ubuntu'yu anlatıyorum. Bir göz atın. Selamlar.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 25.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-05-14
Votes: 3
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25.04 feels slightly faster than 24.10.
Pros:
* Stable performance
* Option to install without unnecessary applications
* Nice tweaks for the GNOME interface without breaking it
Cons:
* Dealing with snaps can sometimes be challenging
* On some PCs, Bluetooth does not work correctly after sleep
Additional Notes:
* Version 25.04 handles NTFS disks better than 24.04 and 24.10, though support is still not perfect
* It would be great to change the pointer style from the Settings — instead of using dconf or other tweak tools
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 25.04
Rating: 8
Date: 2025-05-04
Votes: 0
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Ubuntu version 25.04 is a really successful release of this distribution. I liked the Gnome graphical environment itself, despite the fact that I did not find the option to change the cursor in the settings and after installing the cursor theme from snap, they are not displayed in either customize or settings. The sound in this distribution is amazing thanks to Easy Effects. I personally recommend this distribution mainly for people for whom efficiency is not the highest priority but convenience.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 25.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-04-30
Votes: 2
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This as to be one of the best Ubuntu release in years specially for gaming it offers something different for every user type which is a good thing.
Pro:
-Fast & Stable
-performance in gaming equals something like cachy os
-Customisation implemented makes sense
Cons:
-Snaps but by default not many installed and easily avoidable so not much of a con for me i use deb and flatpak
so again great release gives you everything you need to accomplish whatever you want.
I distro hopped a lot since 2012 in the last 6 years i have been mostly using arch base on my gaming pc but now i don't feel the need to use arch as Ubuntu offers similar performance.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.10
Rating: 2
Date: 2025-04-29
Votes: 0
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Ubuntu has been my main Linux work environment for the past 8 years. However, starting with 22 LTS and 24 LTS (main focus of this review) I've had nothing but problem after problem.
Starting from the install, the Ubuntu 24 LTS installer constantly crashes on various virtual machine environments and various hardware. How can you use this if you cannot even install?! As I like to multi-boot in order to have various versions of Ubuntu installed in order to triage technical customer issues, I can no longer encrypt the hard drive when installing onto a custom (multi-boot) partitioned hard drive. And Ubuntu claims they have a high focus on security.
During use, I've noticed that overall usage is flaky at best. Some software works great and that same software ran again doesn't work at all so you have to reboot your machine. Yes - this sounds like Windows because this is way that Ubuntu is starting to feel. They're also asking for you to provide crash reports, sign up for Ubuntu Pro (no thanks), among other not-so-good stuff.
Overall, Ubuntu is bloated, flaky, and you spend more time fixing your system than getting real work done. For now Ubuntu is going in the trash like most other distros. This distro /was/ a great start and /was/ solid but not anymore.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 22.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-04-17
Votes: 3
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Ubuntu is one of the best distros available. Especially for using it as a server... certainly the most documented one and used all over the place... a lot of tutorials and blogs which describe how to achieve certain things.
There are other distros as well, but if you get into trouble that is a big problem, it's hard to find solutions or to fix problems... you need to be an expert... especially if using Arch linux for example.
I'm using Ubuntu since 2015 and never had any second thoughts about it. I recommend it always to anyone who wants to try linux.
Pros: Great for personal use and software developers
Cons: Not for gaming or some heavy multimedia
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-04-07
Votes: 27
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Ubuntu 24.04 is a fantastic release—easily one of the best I’ve used in years. It feels polished, modern, and finally brings together everything that makes a Linux desktop truly enjoyable. I’ve been using Linux on and off since the mid-2000s, and this release genuinely feels like a return to form. My Linux journey began with Ubuntu 6.04, back when the orange and brown interface had its own quirky charm and the system felt light and responsive. I stuck with Ubuntu for years until the transition to Unity. While I respect the ambition behind Unity, it just didn’t click with me. It felt like too much of a departure from the classic desktop metaphor, and it introduced friction into my daily workflow.
That’s when I made the switch to elementary OS—version 4, I believe. At the time, it was clean, beautiful, and minimal. It gave me the stable base of Ubuntu with a design language I loved. elementary OS served me well for several years, but over time, I began to feel like development stalled or at least diverged from the direction I wanted. The most recent release, elementary OS 8, was a real letdown. It felt buggy and incomplete, and many of the features I relied on either didn’t work properly or were missing altogether. There were UI inconsistencies, hardware issues, and an overall sense that the polish just wasn’t there anymore.
That disappointment led me to try Ubuntu again—and wow, what a difference. Ubuntu 24.04 is clean, fast, and refreshingly easy to use. GNOME has matured dramatically over the years, and I think it’s finally at a point where it feels intuitive, elegant, and powerful. The shell no longer feels like it’s fighting against me—it’s a joy to use. Features like dynamic workspaces, the overview screen, and the built-in search are genuinely useful and feel like they’ve been refined through years of iteration. It’s impressive how well the desktop adapts to different workflows, whether you’re a keyboard-heavy power user or prefer point-and-click simplicity.
I was also pleasantly surprised by how seamless everything works out of the box. No driver issues, no weird display scaling quirks, no broken package dependencies—just a solid, reliable system. Snap, which I was previously skeptical of, now feels well-integrated. The App Center is responsive, attractive, and finally useful—not just for Snap packages, but for .deb files as well. I love the flexibility this offers, letting me install software from various sources without hunting around online or worrying about compatibility.
Overall, Ubuntu 24.04 feels like a culmination of years of improvement, and it's clear a lot of care went into this release. It's accessible to newcomers yet powerful enough for veterans. After experimenting with countless distros over the years, I’m genuinely excited to be back on Ubuntu. It’s stable, modern, and respectful of the user’s time. I think Canonical absolutely nailed it with this release.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-03-28
Votes: 13
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Ubuntu was my first Linux, back in 2005 on CD, and it will definitely be my last! I currently have 24.04.2 on my PCs and this wonderful OS is not only beautiful, but also very stable, fast and wonderful to use. The installation came with the latest Nvidia driver, all drivers for printer, scanner, camera and WLaN and with Wayland my gaming experience is just perfect in terms of FPS and overall rendering. I think it's not for nothing that there are so many variations of Ubuntu, such as Kubuntu, Xubuntu,...etc. And then there are distributions like Linux Mint, which are based on Debian/Ubuntu: I think because Canonical just does a great job with Ubuntu.
So I'm looking forward to the next 20 years with Ubuntu, because I think it's perfect!
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.10
Rating: 8
Date: 2025-03-28
Votes: 1
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Ubuntu works really well and it shows that they did a lot of work to make Ubuntu more gaming friendly there is still work to be done that's why i gave it 8 but they are on the right track.Don't listen to all those snap haters you don't have to use snaps if you don't want to my setup is strictly .deb and flatpak no snaps and it works great.
Pros:
very polished
fast and stable
recent kernel and drivers
easy to set up good for beginners and advance user's
Cons:
some gaming packages like mangohud and lutris and protontricks are outdated but i fixed this issue pretty easily mangohud=github lutris=.deb protontricks=flatpak
Good job Ubuntu team keep up the good work.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-03-27
Votes: 14
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I love to tinker, and test dozens of distributions each year, but when I need a stable production machine with a purpose I always come back to Ubuntu. Variety is what makes Linux great, it's also an Achilles’ heel. Ubuntu is stable, polished, well documented and has a large community you can turn to for help. There’s a lot of hate for Snap, and I prefer Flatpack, but that’s easily installed and not an issue to me. I have multiple servers to keep running for 55 end users and Ubuntu has never let me down.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-03-25
Votes: 4
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I keep coming back to Ubuntu. Why? Everything works, everything works when managed by it, and everything continues to work. I am not particularly demanding with hardware, but phone (Bluetooth and USB connections), e-reader (USB), headphones (BT), speakers (BT) and chessboard (BT) all work. It is remarkable how often distributions fail, even with the "easy" USB connections. Windows 11 is less reliable than Ubuntu here, as its Bluetooth implementation has occasional fits without warning and it often tries to be too clever with USB. Just connect and show me the whole device file system!
The other huge advantage of Ubuntu is that it is primarily a corporate distribution, so Canonical has a vested interest in getting it right and keeping it secure with a continuous stream of updates. A lot of hot air is emitted about snaps; in the corporate world, secure installation of the right software from verified sources is a big thing and, in day-to-day use, downloading an installer then running it vanished, in my experience, about 20 years ago. It was no surprise that, as a vendor whose operating system is involved in all sorts of critical tasks, Canonical decided to get a grip of software distribution.
(For the record, I have the great whales - Firefox, Thunderbird, LibreOffice and Vivaldi - as snaps and almost everything else as flatpaks. Although flatpaks are far from perfect, Canonical really needs to tackle the annoying issue that a lot of snaps are well behind the current version of the software they package).
I give a rare 10 because you don't know how good Ubuntu is until you realise how many inconsistencies and even errors there are in other distributions.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-03-13
Votes: 44
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Ubuntu LTS is great. Until now I was using another great distro - Fedora. But I encountered problems with installing Nvidia and working with Virtualbox, which I need to play chess program in the old Windows7 environment. That application doesn't have Linux version. I tried other distros and neither satisfied me with both needed Nvidia and Virtualbox. Except Ubuntu. It works jest as expected without any flaws. Other things which I noticed during distro hopping : Ubuntu boots much faster. If installed with default option it's just clean - no stupid unneeded apps other distros are bloated with. You can easily install them yourself if you wish.
As for me I don't remove snap functionality, I simply ignore it. Just install flatpak and use it : sudo apt install flatpak.
All in all: 10 out of 10!
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.10
Rating: 1
Date: 2025-03-12
Votes: 1
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I have been using ubuntu for a few years now. I like but it has gone south. Almost every upgrade renders my system non-bootable. Requiring rescue with a live CD. This is the third time in the last year. Ubuntu is to be avoided because of wayland. It left me with a kernel panic not syncing vfs unable to mount. Ubuntu seems to blame Ubuntu, but the maintainers are ultimately responsible for the updates.
I am done with Ubuntu. Debian will cruise along for years without any issues.
Bye-Bye ubuntu write if you get work... Snapd, Flatpak, Wayland... What else?
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.04
Rating: 2
Date: 2025-03-07
Votes: 0
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I recently installed 24.04 (the Ubuntu LTS), after running 18.01 for years. I am finding 24.04 VERY BUGGY. There are touchpad issues and inadequate provision for adjustment without a lot of file tweaking, and even with the recommended tweaking, things do not work that well. I am running 2 Dell Precision laptops that must run the Ubuntu LTS because of work. In 18.01 it was possible to change file colors to help keep track of work history, and that's just impossible with 24.04. I have used 24.04 for two weeks now, and I hate it more every day. Written 03-07-2025, maybe things will improve. I do not want to have to install a second OS (Mint maybe) but I may have to. I am NOT a Linux guru, and I have had little time to tweak things. But 24.04 seems greatly crapified versus 18.01. I hope that at work we will decide to change over to Fedora, which I have also used previously, and loved.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.04
Rating: 8
Date: 2025-03-05
Votes: 0
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Ubuntu used to be a good distro for those with little Linux experience, but now it's best for those with a lot of experience and want something that's stable and has all the packages.
The process for encrypted dual boot, such as with Windows or another OS, has become impossible for all but the most advanced users as well due to changes in the Ubuntu desktop installer. I did it by manually creating the partitions, installing the server version of Ubuntu then installing gnome from the command line. Others have installed Ubuntu desktop to an non-encrypted partition then rsynced it to an encrypted one & updated the config. Way too much work for something that used to be a mouse click, and still is in distros like Fedora.
But once you get through all that, Ubuntu is still the best when you need a stable distro with all the best packages.
Supports ZFS out of the box, most AI/ML products are built for it (like AMD ROCm). Compared to Fedora where just installing ZFS is a pain, and you can't get compatible packages for pytorch-rocm / rocm-hips (pytorch only supports previous stable ROCm, while dnf only has latest rocm).
Pretty much the best Gnome experience outside of Fedora. Ubuntu doesn't make too many changes, and they are all extensions you can disable + snap which can be uninstalled (see Baeldung's article for removing snap from Ubuntu).
Wouldn't recommend the non LTS releases like 12.10 since the primary benefit of Ubuntu is the large number of packages, most of which (such as PPAs) are only available for LTS.
However, if the packages you need are all covered in the Fedora dnf or flatpaks, Fedora is definitely the way to go. Especially now that Ubuntu makes encrypted dual booting nearly impossible while it's a mouse click in Fedora.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-03-03
Votes: 35
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Ubuntu is the great entry point into Linux world for many people including me. It's easy to install and use. It's very polished and good looking distro. Ubuntu boot time is very quick, it's certainly optimized. I never had any issue with hardware, incl Nvidia drivers. Many years I was using either Mint, or Fedora. But this year I tried again Ubuntu and decided that it suits me even better on my home laptop. The CPU is not as hot as on other distros and the fan is mostly silent and inactive. The only thing you need to do after installation is to remove snapd and you have a great and reliable OS. So I rate it as clear 10 out of 10.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.04
Rating: 3
Date: 2025-02-28
Votes: 0
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Did a clean install to 24.04 because the upgrade from 22.04 didn't work. After ~2 weeks I went back to 22.04 because 24.04 has too many problems and doesn't bring anything useful. Same kernel as 22.04.5 and some minor version on other system.
-Canonical put even more effort in pushing snap store by disabling .appimage application. Well, they run but you have to reconfigure AppArmor for the applications and the average user doesn't know how to do that. Python installation is also Ubuntu specific and has another non-standard package manager for Ubuntu 24.04.
-they put in a new buggy sound system Pipewire (and Pulse isn't installed by default). It doesn't work right with Proton/Wine. Audio/video Codecs are also messed up. Again this can be fixed by replacing it with Pulse, again something new users can't do. No fix for some codecs.
-messed up libraries structure so many 3rd party apps don't have builds for 24.04. Many developers/maintainers didn't waste time making a version that works just with Ubuntu 24.04.
Over the years Canonical has gotten a Microsoft mentality, if it works mess with it, push proprietary software, modify the UbuntuOS so it get away from mainstream Linux. 22.04 will be the end of the line with Ubuntu. Currently considering Debian, Fedora or OpenSuse as replacement.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.04
Rating: 5
Date: 2025-02-28
Votes: 0
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The reason it received a 5* is that Ubuntu 22.04 worked Flawlessly, Well almost. when I upgraded from Ubuntu 22.04 to Ubuntu 24.04 it flaked out on me. wiped my system cleaned tried to install Ubuntu 24.04 clean & it still flaked out. So I went back to Ubuntu 22.04. I know Ubuntu gets a lot hate, but I love it. Ubuntu 24.04 just doesn't want to install properly & if it does it reports I don't know application or kernel errors. Errors that Ubuntu 22.04 didn't report. Still with Ubuntu but installed KDE Plasma DE on top, still have issues but such is life.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.04
Rating: 5
Date: 2025-02-28
Votes: 0
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I don't want say anything negative here, but I feel I need to at least vice a concern here , File Manager is the one tool we do not want any glitches with ...but this version of Ubuntu 24.04 is very bad in my book , I have lot's of Linux systems nad have used and administered Linux for past 10 years , this Ubuntu version makes me very uncomfortable , due to copy-cut and paste is a nightmare, the system seems to hang on a Modern Machines Intermittently, producing errors such as No copy or No Paste, selecting files or directory's for copy and paste seems very very inconsistent as to compared to Linux distributions on the SAME system with same hardware, which does not make us sleep well at night. Background , I was copying simple JPEG's and text files from one folder to another, using a computer mouse , the Ubuntu system did not register the action, at first I thought well maybe my wireless mouse battery is low , no....So I logged out and booted into another Ubuntu based Linux Distribution with absolute no glitches on the file manager. So my guess the Ubuntu file manager or system is main issue, which again does not make me comfortably using this system if the file manager can not produce Basic actions needed , this I will give this a 5 rating.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-02-26
Votes: 2
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I am impressed by the quality of latest LTS version of Ubuntu. Boots faster than any other distro, no glitches, no issues with Wifi card which I had with Debian,e.g. Software is quite fresh. Overall it's about impecable, but there are things to improve. For curiousity I installed a few of applications from snap: Okular, Libreoffice, Kolourpaint. Well, I know how quick they load up in other distros, here in Ubuntu I notice quite a delay. Kolourpaint refuses to start at all. That's bad because for novice users it will produce negative image of the system, not of snap repository. Thus minus one. 9 of 10 is very good anyway! And I decided to use it as a daily OS on my home laptops.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-02-16
Votes: 13
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I love Ubuntu! It is a major and historic distribution in the world of Linux and one of the first that I installed with ease with Warty, 20 years ago now, after Knoppix and Gentoo, when I discovered this world. I've tested many others but always end up going back to Ubuntu. It's stable, efficient and the interface is magnificent. I find that too often, we give him an unfair trial, like for Snaps which work very well. Certainly, the price to pay for a company that innovates and tries to make Linux accessible to as many people as possible.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-02-15
Votes: 13
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Ubuntu Desktop offers the smoothest GNOME experience I’ve had so far. If you’re a fan of GNOME, this is undoubtedly one of the best distributions to use. As a widely used and well-established distro, there's not much new to add that hasn’t already been said. However, I do have one gripe: the initial setup requires you to update the Software Center via the terminal. This is something that users should be informed about upfront, as it could catch some off guard.
Despite that minor issue, I can confidently recommend Ubuntu 24.04 as a reliable daily driver. It’s stable, polished, and a great choice for both newcomers and experienced users.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-02-07
Votes: 2
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Ubuntu 24.10 is a solid release. The ideal replacement, if you are a ex Windows/Mac user, or seasoned GNU/Linux user. From all the distro's I know, It probably has the best combo of good looks, great usability, compatibility, and refinement.I am happy with the installer.
The Pro's:
- Easy to install and use
- Great compatibility (my touchscreen worked out of the box, like all other hardware)
- Very good desktop experience, when it comes to looks and functionality and performance.
- overall good experience
- Ubuntu 24.10 is the ideal Operating system for work or study.
The Cons:
- More and more becomes a Snap package. I avoid this on my installation.
I end it with a few remarks:
there was an issue with trim support for my SSD when using LVM/Luks encryption. Apparently Ubuntu decided not to open the Luks encrypted container with the "--allow-discards --persistent" flag. I fixed this after my installation with the refresh option in cryptsetup.
Ater installation I've used the following command:
"sudo cryptsetup --allow-discards --persistent refresh dm_crypt-1"
Then reboot, and trim was working.
I also avoid Snap packages (and even replaced the Firefox snap with a deb) when installing software.
I overall give Ubuntu 10 out of 10.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-02-05
Votes: 7
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After my switch from Windows to Linux I installed the top ten of the Distrowatch list one by one and was not really satisfied with any of the distros, but this was mainly due to my failed and spoiled by Win requirements, but because Ubuntu left the best and most beautiful impression I stuck with it. I have to say that Ubuntu 24.04 has delivered impressive performance on my 3 PCs (2x desktop, 1X notebook) since the point release. Not only does it have a great engine under the hood, I also think the look and feel is fantastic, both the color scheme of the desktop and the feel. The installation with my Ventoy stick, which by the way works great, went quickly and with just a few clicks and the result was an OS that worked perfectly from then on. Despite many reports to the contrary, the snaps run quickly and smoothly for me. And I found it fascinating that all the hardware worked immediately and without any problems, even though I have an i5 14400f which, without the integrated graphics chip, was only satisfied with Nomodeset for some distros.
Long Story Short: A perfect and stable system for me with a beautiful feast for the eyes!
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.10
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-02-04
Votes: 0
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Being since long years mostly a Windows user, my interesting in Linux distros keeps coming and going away depending on the context and the machine I have... When my Linux fever starts again, and I begin to try various distros, this is the one I keep returning too. It was also the first Linux distro I ever saw. For me the most intuitive, robust, capable distro that works on a variety of contests with machines of average specs (not lower end). IMHO really a joy to use and should be the first option for an upcoming Windows user.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-02-02
Votes: 18
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Ubuntu was my first experience with Linux years ago, and honestly, I didn't like it at all after transitioning from Windows. After trying out different distributions, I returned to Ubuntu, and now with version 24.10, I prefer the gnome desktop environment. Version 47 with its customization capabilities, offers a beautiful experience.
Everything works well, whether new or old hardware, thanks to the 6.11 kernel. Gaming is great overall; any multiplayer issues seem to be related to the game developers rather than the system itself.
No doubt the most polished and inviting distribution for a new way of doing things.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.10
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-01-15
Votes: 12
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After trying nearly 30 of the top distros on this site on my Linux test PC which is an antiquated laptop dependent on intel drivers to function with just 2 Cores, 6GB of Ram originally no SSD but i changed that.
I gave Ubuntu a second look, and the hardware compatability is just unmatched. It operates perfectly with wifi and everything working out of the box. Is it the fastest installer? No but it is a much smoother installer with less chance of an error/failure.
Debian installers cause me nothing but headache these days.
Ubuntu seems to outperform even linux Mint on this old system, Mint bloated quickly as i installed software.
One thing i do not like about Ubuntu is it came with no firewall out of the box and had to search for one on the store.
Other than that I like just about everything else, easy to use. Sleek. Updates are unintrusive. Works well on old hardware as long as you meet the reccomended minimum specifications.
THe store has almost everything a basic user will ever need without having to use SNAPS.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.04
Rating: 1
Date: 2025-01-15
Votes: 0
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My rating would be lower if there the score dropdown had negative numbers, even though my first impression was above average. The more you learn about it, and use it the worse it gets. I could write a book here, but suffice to say, this was not my cup of tea. It has a very slow boot. Software is only via Ubuntu apps. Security is so bad you can't boot from a USB and pull your files from the HDD. The snap files are outdated and in at least 2 cases have bugs that cannot be fixed due to the integration required from python. The documentation speaks of security and cloning user computers systems right down to the chipset in the same paragraph. How stupid do they think we are? If we want security we wouldn't have our computers connected to the internet. Putting our data in the cloud is for resale and for spying by those who buy access. We should be paid to use their OS.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-01-14
Votes: 6
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The latest Long Term Support release of Ubuntu is generally quite solid. It offers a stable user experience with a desktop environment that's designed to be user-friendly, and the updates are, for the most part, smooth and unobtrusive. However, one aspect of the operating system that I'm not particularly fond of is the way in which updates for the Ubuntu pro are handled. The process feels somewhat pushy, lacking a certain degree of user control. Ideally, I'd prefer to have more autonomy over the timing and method of receiving updates, allowing for greater flexibility and customization. Aside from this one gripe, Ubuntu remains a decent and reliable Linux distribution that's well-suited for everyday use, offering a good balance of stability, usability, and features.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-01-10
Votes: 15
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I've come back around to Ubuntu as my daily desktop again and again since I made the permanent move from MS Win about 10 years ago. It is a highly functional, stable, polished, well-engineered leader in the Linux desktop world. Easy to install, easy to use, and is supported by one of the best ecosystems available. The only things that keep it from being a 10/10 are a few minor annoyances and quibbles. I use it on low-powered laptops and average deskops without a problem. It generally peforms well in every installation. That includes currently 20.04, 22.04, 24.04, and 24.10. While the leaders always take the arrows, you'll be hard pressed to get all that Ubuntu offers from any other FOSS source.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-01-09
Votes: 15
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've been thoroughly impressed with my experience using Ubuntu 24.04. As a user who values stability and reliability, I'm pleased to report that Ubuntu delivers on both fronts. The out-of-the-box experience is smooth and intuitive, making it easy to get started. I've also been impressed by the performance boost from previous versions, with my system feeling snappier and applications launching quickly. While snaps are a great feature, allowing me to easily install and update applications, I do find that they can be a little slow upon first start. However, this is a minor quibble and doesn't detract from the overall experience. With a strong and supportive community, Ubuntu is an excellent choice for anyone looking for a reliable and stable Linux distribution.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-01-06
Votes: 2
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People don't seem to know how to use or even install Ubuntu, complaining about bloatware because you just need to install it with the basic options at the time of installation. And yes, Ubuntu is the distro that has the most support from both the maintainer and various manufacturers. It is a distro that has its own personality from the beginning, it has its own system font, this is a visual identity with its orange color and I never wanted to imitate the appearance of Windows as with other interfaces out there, but that depends on each person, but I think that this is a company identity
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.04
Rating: 8
Date: 2025-01-06
Votes: 2
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I spent last year testing Linux distros on 4 laptops Dell Latitude E5520, dell latitude e6440, dell inspiron 15 3151, and two Lenovo x130e ThinkPads.
I tested 10 distros 67 test in total.
here is a list for the average user. ( dependability first, easy to used second, and have easy support third )
a list that offer a functioning distro for an average computer which most people have.
1. Debian 12 ( does not work well on older computers that are have less than 2 ghz, no crash , but slow to run, on a modern low spec computer it ran great and was easy to use ).
2. ubuntu ( runs great even in a very old laptop , start slow on every laptop I tested, but ran good after booting, easy to use perhaps the easiest even if it does not look like windows, it will work even if the installation had an issue, connect to all drivers ).
3. mx Linux, and antix basic for very older pcs ( no glitches work great on old and very old machines, not hard to use especially for those of us old enough to see window 95, but with a delighting fast and stable twist. the distro is fast and if you run it on a 2 ghz 4 GB RAM machine it runs amazingly )
3. mint ( stable, easy to use , windows7 like, good speed, but evetime i install it i end up deleting it and I don't know why, perhaps i did not feel that i can config the system as I wanted ).
4.zorin ( faster that ubuntu but I liked the official ubuntu better, I thought the Gnome is a better distro that a normal setting because it allow me , the user, to visually see all my application in an easy way and not go through a list like a normal window, yet it is a stable distro ) .
5. Linux light ( like ubuntu it is slow to start, but it is stable and work on very old machines, it have the mx Linux feel but with less applications which can be a good thing, after my experiment I considered this distro to be installed on one laptop that I was giving away to a friend who is not a computer person and is an older individual.)
6. pop ( fun and fast for an ubuntu based distro but not as stable as I thought, I did crash it twice )
7. lubuntu ( if you configure it may act weird, I also had network issue , only tested that one twice ).
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.10
Rating: 1
Date: 2024-12-27
Votes: 0
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I think .. it's very bloated, hidden reporting packages, data collectors and senders using your bandwidth. pushing upgrade to pro-version in terminal. Starting to look like microsoft windows. No privacy, No respect of users private data, and getting bigger and gigabits bigger .. You should debloat the whole system, remove unnecessary packages, data collectors & senders,. but, it's a lot of work and it's becoming increasingly impossible. I can imagine that someone else is very happy with all that. So, have fun! ;) That's what I think ;)
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.04
Rating: 8
Date: 2024-12-25
Votes: 1
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS is a solid release. The ideal replacement, if you are a ex Windows/Mac user, or seasoned GNU/Linux user. From all the distro's I know, It probably has the best combo of good looks, great usability, compatibility, and refinement.
Just for context: I 've been using GNU linux since the late 90s, and have used them all (distro's/DE's/toolsets/etc)
I am far from happy with the installer. The Ubuntu 24.04 installer lacks a lot of options for those who expect to have certain options ( for example manual partitioning) . You can have those options, when using Ubuntu's automated installer with a yaml config file, but this is quite complex. For example, the Debian installer is far better. I also had some issues, that could be solved ( see at the end)
The Pro's:
- Easy to install and use
- Great compatibility (my touchscreen worked out of the box, like all other hardware)
- Very good desktop experience, when it comes to looks and functionality and performance.
- overall good experience, and Long Term Support ( up to 5/10 years of support), which means you don't have to upgrade or reinstall in years to come.
- Ubuntu 24.04 is the ideal Operating system for work or study.
The Cons:
- The default installer is seriously lacking in features. For many people this can already be a showstopper.
- More and more becomes a Snap package. I avoid this on my installation.
I end it with a few remarks:
there was an issue with trim support for my SSD when using LVM/Luks encryption. Apparently Ubuntu decided not to open the Luks encrypted container with the "--allow-discards --persistent" flag. I fixed this after my installation with the refresh option in cryptsetup.
Ater installation I've used the following command:
"sudo cryptsetup --allow-discards --persistent refresh dm_crypt-1"
Then reboot, and trim was working.
I also avoid Snap packages (and even replaced the Firefox snap with a deb) when installing software. Create the following config file, and use apt/synaptic when installing new software:
/etc/apt/preferences.d/nosnap.pref
# To prevent repository packages from triggering the installation of Snap,
# this file forbids snapd from being installed by APT.
Package: snapd
Pin: release a=*
Pin-Priority: -10
Now apt will never suggest snap package, when the software is available as a deb package.Though I keep the snap infrastructure, in case I ever need it.
I overall give Ubuntu 8 out of 10.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.10
Rating: 6
Date: 2024-12-06
Votes: 0
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out of the box experience was what i expected on Ubuntu 24.10, but the installer was bad because of snaps, but the performance is still great and nvidia drivers are open source which i really liked it, impressive performance boost from 24.04 to 24.10, so there was been a improvement for gaming and desktop type apps but the snap performance is worst i ever saw, better on 24.04 really, they made so bad on snap development, i recommend using deb for better performance at firefox and other bunch of stuff, i dont recommend using snap apps
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.04
Rating: 1
Date: 2024-11-13
Votes: 0
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As for this distribution, which was rock solid with the 20.04 and 22.04 releases, almost nothing works with this one. I wanted to install it on my Thinkpad L430, i3 processor, 8 GB ram, but already during the installation process some kind of background program crashed. Those who review this mess on YT and various sites probably use different hardware. the problem is that the synonym Ubuntu = reliability and stability no longer applies. If you have the luxury, avoid this mess by all means, prefer a distribution with an older base, but it will work all the more stably during installation. The rule here is, if you want Ubuntu, look for a derivative
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.04
Rating: 4
Date: 2024-11-03
Votes: 0
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I used to have high praises for ubuntu, I still have 21.04 on a cloud hosted linux box I use to spin up game servers, now days its turned to the dark side. All the official flavors are contaminated with snaps, installing a program through apt gives me snaps, what...?? At least with flatpak, Its with a different command, there is no confusion when you want a flatpak, but with snaps you are just slipped a pill without your consent. I'm now avoiding snap like the plague. The only good thing to be said about ubuntu these days is they have big money behind their distro, and downstream forks can benefit from that.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.10
Rating: 8
Date: 2024-10-27
Votes: 10
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I have been trying to find a distro to suit all my requirements, gaming and work, that is up to date. And I have tried quite many. I finally got everything working with a little bit of tinkering so I will be using this one for the time being. I am not an expert linux user and like when things are relatively easy to setup so this worked for me. With this release I no longer have a need to dual boot Windows so I can ditch it completely. I hope things will keep running smoothly at least until the next release.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.10
Rating: 6
Date: 2024-10-17
Votes: 0
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This release is slow in many ways and for a 20th annaversary edition that should represent the rewards of that is kind of frustrating. I thought 24.04 was a bit pokey but this is worse. OK so I am only running a 12th gen core i3 U series intel. But I have a decent SSD and 16 Gb RAM. 2 P cores at 4.10Ghz should get me a bit more then pokey response. All these cores including E cores are always busy. Eaither this OS is not properly using thread director, or we have to many threads using the slower E cores. Maybe its trying to favor efficiency? Whatever the case I cannot imagine me sticking with 24.10 at this stage. I guess give it time and hope some of this lag goes away. Wish I could give it a higher rating but I cannot right now.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-09-24
Votes: 5
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Was not impressed with first release 24.04 but I installed 24.04.1 on a couple Dell PC’s a Inspiron laptop 12th gen Intel and a Optiplex 3060 8th gen Intel. At least on the surface since I do not really go much beyond running a couple web browsers and watch some YouTube so far have been pretty satisfied. Like any OS these days I have noticed a tick up in RAM from cold boot. Doing a little browser testing using Speedometer 3 I did notice a significant drop in score from around 17 with Windows 11 and Ubuntu 22.04 to 10 with Ubuntu 24.04.1. Firefox and Chrome don’t appear to be slower using them but I do notice more overall lagginess overall. Just get some micro pauses a lot opening apps and launching menus and folders. Could be that it needs a little more tweaking to get that better.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-09-23
Votes: 5
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I've been using Ubuntu off and on since 10.04. My kids cut their computing teeth on Ubuntu. One of them still uses it as exclusively as she can, the other one still uses it for steam games and Minecraft. I can't say I have especially challenging uses for it, but Ubuntu has always been easy to install, more free of annoying quirks than other distributions I've tried, and easy to use. I just upgraded from 22nd.04 to 24.04 on four machines without any significant issues. There's a tremendous amount of documentation and help out there when needed.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-09-07
Votes: 16
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seems to be a major version. it installed well on my 7840 amd ryzen laptop and is fluid without bugging. the possibility to benefit from the pro security updates is great, it's my personnal laptop at home and I'm really happy so far. only regret, the file manager can not be setup with 2 columns like the one of mint. Also I guess I'm using the wayland version, which runs without noticing the change. Maybe for developments, I'd like to stay with the deb version felt some bluriness with some of the snap versions. I don't know if they are the future but they still have some work ahead. debs are great. Last but not least, Ubuntu is one of the easyest to install, configure and maintain because so many website's article and news to follow. Ubuntu deserves a big 9. (PS I've used it as a full replacement of windows since 2010)
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-08-29
Votes: 39
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Been using Ubuntu since 2010 on multiple laptops and desktops. Updated from 22.04 to 24.04 on a 14 year old Gen 1 I7 iMac, this 11 year old Gen 3 i5 Windows lap top and a 4 year old Gen 10 i7 Windows all in one. The only glitches encountered were self inflicted on the Windows all in one, otherwise no problems, as with previous Ubuntu installs and updates. All machines run fine, except the i5 lap top is a tad slow at start-up. The old iMac is pretty snappy despite having only 4 gigs of ram. I gave up on Windows 11 on the all in one due to last months Windows update totally messing up start-up and connecting with wifi. No such problems with Ubuntu. So far it has enabled continued life/usefulness for two old machines.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-08-21
Votes: 8
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New Nvidia RTX 40 series works perfect on Ubuntu 24.04 and i get better performance than Windows in this time, Ubuntu finally beated Windows at Nvidia CUDA performance, but upgrading to 24.04 form 22.04 is not opened and we waiting still but its not a big deal. I experienced some freezes, on apps sometimes they not opening like Settings app not starting, its fixed now i think, on laptops i had desktop graphical glitchs triggers by something unknown. New Gnome version is great for good looking and i think Ubuntu can make it better a bit for console , espacially some apps stuck at Gnome 42 or 41 which is console, if its updated then everything will be great, the performance is awesome, but one thing that annoys me is Ubuntu doesnt care Snap Store but cares snaps apps, Snap Store full of exploits and infected apps are not controlled by Ubuntu so thats a dissapointment, if everything is deb than its will be fine espacially snaps are so slow, for example Firefox, when i install Ubuntu im deleting snap and installing deb version which is 4 times faster, try it.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.04
Rating: 8
Date: 2024-08-02
Votes: 5
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I really like gnome and the ubuntu distro. I am fairly new to Linux and tried various distros. I stopped distrohopping at Ubuntu. For me everything works, so no need to change.
I experience some freezes, or apps that do not open, mostly logging out helps.
The look of Ubuntu and the ease of use make me stay and I use it for work and private life. Gaming works (I use the steam deb file). I have tried some snaps with various results. Some work perfectly, others load very slow, sadly.
I have no more reason to change. Also the fact a company like Canonical is behind is gives me a bit more of secure feeling rather than that it pulls me off.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-07-30
Votes: 31
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"9/10 since it has been a bouncy road getting here, might review after the laptop install this weekend and if that is OK, it gets a 10."
Back after install.
Install on Thinkpad X1 Carbon Gen 7 went very well.
Everything is working and updated. Tried snap and flatpak version and not really much difference between the two on both my devices now. Hardware is all recognized and working, even picked up my 4G modem which was nice. No complaints, just enjoying stable and smooth experience.
Ubuntu is good again. Chuffed.
10/10
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-07-29
Votes: 94
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After a few years of hopping between distros, I installed my first acquaintance from 2008 last week. Ubuntu was my first contact with Linux and unfortunately it somehow never worked as well as other distros. But I never lost sight of it and kept trying it out... and 24.04 has been running perfectly on my 3-week-old PC for a week.
I can't really say more, because everything really works, and that despite Snaps, extremely fast, smooth and stable, and playing on Steam or Lutris worked out of the box! What I'm particularly excited about is that the visual experience with 24.04 is breathtaking, I think. The games and films run in excellent quality and detail, thanks to the Nvidia driver that was installed.
But I don't want to rave about it any longer now... try it out. 10/10 with a very satisfied smile on my face. :-)
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-07-23
Votes: 16
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Well this was rather unexpected. I have been dabbling in linux since 2007 ish and Ubuntu was the distro back in those days. Then the Unity days etc.. it was always Mint that was the surefire working distro.
I have always wanted to like Ubuntu. But it never worked as well as any other distros I ended up choosing. I would install the newest LTS or Point release just to go through the installer and setting up my apps and configuring things just to have it either hang, freeze or have an unexpected error and then freeze upon reporting the bug.
I went out and got a Thinkpad X1 Carbon Gen 7 in 2021 and given a couple of years had passed since that device's release, AND it being Ubuntu certified, that it would work. It displayed the above behaviour unless I went a much older 18.04 release. Even this latest release did not work that well on the device that I had to shuffle back to Fedroa (also certified for Lenovo).
I recently got a Dell Precision 3630 tower and put a new 4060 ti graphics card in it. It needed a distro... I Bounced around everything avoiding Ubuntu due to the above history and nothing was stable so I said "Worth a shot"...
It stuck and has been running FLAWLESSLY. To my absolute surprise, everything working out of the box, all the Steam games are working with the Compatibility Layer Proton. I am so happy that the Operating system that I have wanted to love since it was last "Good" is finally at a state where I can happily use it again....for 5 years!!
This weekend I am going to move my Laptop back over to Ubuntu now it has been updated and working on an older dekstop device.
Finally! If you are a gamer and just want a working OS, please give it another try. The updates they have done since launch HAVE worked and it is definitely worth another shot :).
Also you can remove Snap and just use flatpak. I personally don't care about them too much so I just leave snap and use the flatpak version of everything, Works amazingly.
9/10 since it has been a bouncy road getting here, might review after the laptop install this weekend and if that is OK, it gets a 10.
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Project: Ubuntu
Version: 24.04
Rating: 2
Date: 2024-06-26
Votes: 0
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As a person who tests Linux distributions for 15 years , and had fine points
To say about previous releases. I was very disappointed with this 24.04 release
I failed to understand why the ISO was even approved, after install I had a Total failure on Snaps would not…
Even update, same result after burning a second ISO , also very slow interface on a modern machine …
I would hope the developer(s) would check the forums for reviews
Since I can’t believe I would be the only one seeing failures like this
I would have liked to given high marks , but sorry .
RW
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