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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (12 children)

Great article, but:

"A user-friendly distribution like Ubuntu can be an excellent choice for individuals wary of privacy and ethical issues surrounding AI," says Taylor. "It provides a robust and user-friendly environment that minimizes the tracking and data collection you’d typically encounter with macOS or Windows."

It's been quite a few years since I used desktop Ubuntu, but I remember the Unity DE back then being not so user-friendly, at least for someone coming from the Windows paradigm. I've heard (but could be misinformed) that it's gotten even more opinionated over the years. Something like Mint is likely to be a better option for a first-time user.

Also, I wish the article had mentioned Proton. It states that you may have to be willing to abandon certain games, but that's far from the reality these days. At least through Steam nearly everything works right out of the box just by enabling Proton.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (5 children)

Ubuntu uses Gnome now, not Unity, right? Mint would be better though I do agree.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Gnome is a little too minimal and ends up being kinda difficult to use because of it. Especially when you're used to windows. I tried it again for like a week when Ubuntu 24 came out and said "fuck this shit" and installed KDE.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Yeah KDE is sooo much better, I don't understand how people use GNOME

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