Linux Distros I CAN'T Stand!

I don't have a selfie stick or a woods nearby, so listen to my microphone cut out 20 times in the comfort of my own home.

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👋 Outro: Stay On Your Mind - Khaim

Chapters:
0:00 Criteria/Disclaimers
1:06 Opt Out Telemetry
6:02 Failure/Slow to Deliver Updates
9:25 Libre-Only Linux
11:43 Frankenstein Linux
15:05 One Man Shows
17:38 So What Distro???

[Trafotin]

A few comments are being removed by YouTube! Don't know what I expected. Most Linux videos just preach to the choir if we're being honest and I'm never doing something about this ever again until something catastrophic happens.

[twl]

> buys steam deck to play steam games
> requires steam account
wow you really got them there

[ethangoldwyre]

I would think of steam OS more like a console’s operating system, more like having Xbox let you download their OS

[abuzerdag]

Steam Deck is a gaming device, I don't think it would make much sense to compare it to personal computers you use for everyday work. I mean the data they can collect is pretty limited since you use it only for gaming.

[kyushirokun]

The thing about the steamdeck is part missing the point and part blatant misinformation.

Let's start with the misinformation, a minute long online search would show you it is possible to access the bios, boot from a USB device and install any os you want on the thing without ever entering your credentials or enabling developer mode.

Also, the device isn't aiming to be a portable pc geared towards the Linux enthusiast, that's just a side effect. The device is a portable game console aimed towards steam users that can become a PC if you're so inclined. Those are different things with different requirements. What is a steam console without a seamless integration with your steam account?

[johnyferreira]

This is why kids, you do your own research and don’t listen to what random people on YouTube say.

[fge]

Don't use the other distros, use what I like

[SlavaMironov]

"oH No wHaT iF an uPdATe bReAKs SomEtHinG" is the kind of line you could expect from someone whose only use case for their computer is trying to get Arch to run.
There's people out there who use their computers for shit you wouldn't want breaking on you

[MrVecheater]

I like the "enjoy the simplicity" headline over the article about the user having to manually set the local time to get updates

[timmerk]

Some of these takes are really incoherent. So he admits that Debian is fine for Servers, but Desktop users need their security fixes instantly? Why would a individual user need faster security than a server, which is at much higher risk?
Maybe the point would have gotten across better, if the segment kept talking about security instead of derailing into Features.

[tekki]

ALL "distros" have their good and bad points. I've been in Unix/Linux/Xenix for almost thirty years. I've run many different versions and did extensive development on SCO and AT&T platforms. Everyone has their likes and dislikes. I settled on using Linux Mint as my desktop and I've had no regrets. Actually, Mint has a very easy to use desktop and I can do just about anything on Mint that I was able to do on Windows. I used to use Fedora but I do NOT like what they've done to the desktop. Desktops should be user friendly and Fedora no long is in this category. As I said before, everyone has their likes and dislikes, so, use what is comfortable for you. Linux Mint is probably one of the best for new users and I always steer people who are interested in Linux to Linux Mint.

[nikikovacs]

As a professional Linux trainer, book author and contributor to the Linux Professional Institute, I have a word of advice for you. Spend less time spreading half-digested information. Do spend more time actually learning about Linux. Especially what's behind Enterprise Linux, Long Term Support, low risk updates, release cycles etc.

[famous_captin]

Lmao this has to be a troll, you knock Debian for being older and then suggest Fedora, one of the buggiest most duct taped together distro out there

[JoStro_]

I think arch can be benifitial to certain types of new users (I myself was a new user when I first installed arch). the main requirement with arch is more a willing to learn and do research as opposed to having existing experience.

[CSSTY]

Not every telemetry is bad. I will gladly let developers see my crash logs etc.

[miroslavstankov]

I guess the biggest weakness of Linux isn't hardware support/compatibility, nor software availability. It is not the lack of features or power. It is not the lack of money/marketing/branding, nor computers on which the system comes preinstalled. It is not fragmentation, nor having too many options. It is hubris. Conceit, arrogance and elitism in our community (both among developers and users) are, sadly, still pretty strong.

[CSSTY]

Your SteamOS approach is fallible, because installing Steam on any other distribution effectively turns it into SteamOS, and valve can monitor you there just as they do on original SteamOS. So, unless you plan on playing SuperTuxKart indefinitely, Steam is likely to be installed on your computer.

[ain]

You have made many good points here. My one quibble is that though quite easy to install and use, Fedora is not just for beginners. Torvalds uses Fedora, and so do I. I'm an ancient Linux user (Linux PPC was my first distro, I was a Unix/Minix guy before that). Many of us ancients are more than able to install and use Arch, mostly because that was the way all Linux distros were once upon a time, but frankly prefer to spend our time using a distro rather than fiddling with it. All that aside, your recommendations are sound and your reasoning solid.. Keep up the good work!

[tabbarsg]

Wow this discussions about Linux is honesty one of the best I listened to :) subscribed

[bluestar]

I will never understand why so many Linux users can be so paranoic about privacy in their OS, but will still have personal accounts on social media owned by giant corporations, such as YouTube.