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Reader supplied reviews for Ubuntu Average rating 7.7 from 336 review(s) Please specify which version of the distribtion you are reviewing. Please select a rating in the range of 1-10. Please write at least a few sentences about the distribution while limiting your review to 4080 characters. What are your thoughts on Ubuntu? Please include a few pros and a few cons, along with your overall impression of the operating system. Our FAQ page has tips on writing a good mini-review. Version: -- snapshot25.0424.1024.0423.1023.0422.1022.0421.1021.0420.1020.0419.1019.0418.1018.0417.1017.0416.1016.0415.1015.0414.1014.0413.1013.0412.1012.0411.1011.0410.1010.049.109.048.108.047.107.046.106.065.105.044.10 Rating:    -- 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 out of 10 Your review (minimum 250 words): Past reviews - sort by: DateVotes Version: 24.04 Rating: 10 Date: 2025-06-10 Votes: 3 * Installed Linux Ubuntu 24.04 LTS in a school, replacing Windows 10 as its support nears expiry. This migration has been an absolute success; I'm scoring it a 10/10. * Advantages: Linux Ubuntu 24.04 LTS offers phenomenal stability with its five-year support cycle, critical for educational environments. Hardware and software support are unparalleled in the Linux world; all our diverse machines and peripherals work out-of-the-box, and the vast software repository provides all the necessary applications. It significantly boosts performance on older hardware, extending device lifespans and saving budget. The active community and comprehensive documentation are also major assets. * Disadvantages: There's a slight learning curve for users migrating from Windows, though the GNOME desktop is intuitive. Some specific, proprietary Windows-only software can be a challenge, requiring open-source alternatives or virtualization in rare cases. * Overall, I am glad that Linux Ubuntu 24.04 LTS is a robust, cost-effective, and highly recommended solution for schools seeking a reliable and high-performing operating system. I'd also like to add Debian Linux to this review, as Ubuntu is based on Debian, which several friends of mine use here in Argentina. Was this review helpful? Yes No Version: 25.04 Rating: 8 Date: 2025-06-04 Votes: 3 Ubuntu is amazing. I've been using Snap version of Steam, Discord and many other apps. Had to resort to enabling Flatpak/Flathub to grab EasyEffects, JamesDSP, Heroic Games Launcher and Prism Launcher. I've had one issue with the Snap version of Steam and that was one game would always hang / freeze. Browsing back to the Steam page on the Snap Store and going to the steam-on-snap github page to troubleshoot and using terminal to "snap connect steam" some stuff fixed the problem and I've had zero issues since and games run great. One minus with this though is that in my opinion an end-user shouldn't have to go and troubleshoot to "snap connect" stuff in terminal to be able to play games on Steam. It should be default in the Snap in the very beginning when you download the application in my opinion. Other than that, I've got no problems with Snap and I'm a happy Ubuntu user. Super stable and reliable. Was this review helpful? Yes No Version: 24.04 Rating: 9 Date: 2025-05-29 Votes: 26 To start with the obvious, NO you are NOT forced to use Snaps, Snaps are the default for Ubuntu but it is a Linux distro you can install whatever you like, whether that be Flatpaks, AppImages, .deb packages, or even compile from source. NO, Ubuntu does NOT collect telemetry unless you agree to sending basic device metrics, again, this is an open source Linux distro so this can be easily confirmed. Now, Ubuntu 22.04.2 is an excellent distro, often disregarded as a "beginner distro" by those who either don't have a clue about Linux or those who think it isn't Linux unless you're creating the partitions manually. It does a lot of config for you out of the box, this is the year 2025, the days of IBM mainframes are over compadre. With Ubuntu you get an extremely stable distro that works out of the box with everything you need, you are free to strip it down and replace whatever you like (again Linux!) or build on the defaults they give you. I've been using various flavours of Linux since the early 2000's, I've tried loads of them and there are many great distros out for there to suit every taste, yet I always come back to Ubuntu because I need to get stuff done, Ubuntu gets stuff done in an elegant and reliable way. Don't fall for the Snaps propaganda, nothing I use is a Snap yet I'm using Ubuntu, weird! Was this review helpful? Yes No See all 336 reader reviews of Ubuntu...