I’ve been seeing a lot of people trying to find the perfect Linux distro to replace Windows 10 with, now that its support is ending, and Ubuntu is usually the first name that comes up. It makes sense since it is stable, beginner-friendly, and has a huge community that makes getting started with Linux easier.
But as someone whose first Linux distro was Ubuntu, and who has used it for over half a decade across different PCs, I’ve realized it might not be the smartest choice anymore. Instead, Fedora Silverblue turned out to be exactly what I was looking for. Even if you are new to Linux, it might actually be the better option.
I’ve tried a few different distros that always seemed to have one issue or another, and they were all based on Debian. So I just tried Debian instead and it’s good, I’m not sure what the other distros are adding.
same, there is only one reason to get Ubuntu over Debian, if you have a Nvidia gpu, they make it easy to just work.
But, if you don’t need cuda, I recommend an AMD gpu and stick with Debian or Fedora. It is trouble free.
PS: I will try immutable distros some day, pinky promise ^^
Debian closed that gap in Bookworm, where nonfree firmware was included in the install medium by default.
I’m pretty sure the laptop I installed Debian on has an Nvidia GPU and it was pretty easy to install the drivers, and I’m very much at the tinkering level than an expert.
Even then, if you’re switching, just give installing drivers for Nvidia on Debian a go. If it doesn’t work, just move onto the next distro