opa wrote:yeah, 8 bit guy has a video on rebuilding a laptop battery.
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Hey o.pwuaioc, why fedora? As a (newish) user I'm curious why you choose it over Ubuntu (or other distros)?
I originally chose Fedora Core 1 because it came with a book on Linux admin I bought. Right around that time, a PC I had needed reviving, so I installed it and it mostly worked. My PC was super duper old, and I distinctly remember the Matrix screensaver being very sluggish, but otherwise it served me well.
Fast forward to 2016, and after trying Mint, Debian, and a few others, Fedora was the only one that immediately recognized my double monitor setup. No hassle in dealing with finding this driver or that setting, it worked flawlessly. I got the Xfce spin for that retro style and coasted. Eventually I wanted something fancier and got Gnome and have stuck with it for a few years now.
I continue to use it because it almost never gives me a problem. It's not as bleeding edge as something like Arch, where updates can easily break your system, but it's more current than Ubuntu. It was the first distro to get Wayland, too, which helped with screen tearing issues I was having.
I also appreciate Fedora's commitment to free software. I never minded hunting down the licensed software I needed, and I could trust them to not slip in something I didn't really want. Bloatware is inevitable on Gnome, but it's rather minimal compared to Windows or OSX.
Honestly, these days, there's not a whole lot of difference among the distros themselves. It really boils down to just a few factors: package manager, release schedule, install tools, pre-installed software, online help/support/wikis. The real look and feel though comes down to what desktop environment you use.