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Is there a reason to pick Fedora over Ubuntu? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by CarlLandry357@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Ubuntu is the leading distro, if I'm not mistaken. It's also compatible with Mint, Zorin, Xubuntu, etc, which are another leading distros than Fedora. Is it only for redhat users or secondary distro?

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[–] stummies@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Fedora with KDE is the bees knees. I used Pop OS! for a while but the slow update cycle sucked. I also work with Redhat a lot, and moving to Fedora felt more familiar. All the multiple computers in my home run it, and have for years fine. Minor problems here and there. My main PC has been running it since 42 and now 44, no problems upgrading when it was time.

I have a few PCs running with Nvidia GPUs, you do need to do a few extra steps for the drivers but no problems otherwise.

It's really a choice on what you prefer, and I just find Fedora better.

[–] core@leminal.space 1 points 2 months ago

I just switched from PopOS (Ubuntu) to Nobara (Fedora) and I fucking love it. Its a perfect middle ground between bleeding edge Arch and slow to adopt Ubuntu. Also, flatpack.

[–] reallyzen@lemmy.ml -3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Apples and oranges : Ubuntu is a commercial endeavour with a huge entreprise desktop and server base (not unlike redhat), while Fedora is the testing grounds, community-side of said redhat, so inherently not made for IRL work.

I'm pretty sure a lot of people use Fedora for work (I do, on my Asahi macbook), but if you are a business you probably won't, as you'll look for something with available customer support.

All other merits and demerits enunciated here are valid, but the true difference is in their target audience.

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