I'm seeing a lot of advocacy for Mint on Lemmy but not as much for Fedora it seems?
I've only ever run one Linux distro and that was Fedora KDE Plasma, havent tried Mint yet. Are they not mostly the same or am I missing something?
this post was submitted on 23 Jun 2025
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I've never understood the fedora hype. The fact that it is adjacent to Redhat should be enough for people to want to stay away lol.
It's easier to install/use. It was my first distro before I switched to CachyOS for my latest build.
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Ubuntu in the corner, crying.
Linux users: "Stop hitting yourself, stop hitting yourself!"
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I have been putting up with the ads, spyware, and lack of control for years: this was the last straw for me. Couldn't upgrade to Win11 and now they're ending support for Win10?
Just wiped my SSD and booted Linux Mint. I'll miss certain games and Paint.net (slowly learning GIMP) but I can't put up with this shit anymore.
Check out pinta, I've been using it as my paint.net substitute when I just need to go in and make a few quick edits.
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This is the way. Let your frustration propel you forwards!
I’m trying, I really am. My current issue is that Wi-Fi completely ignores IPV4 if I’m on a network with additional IPV6 support.
IPv6 should be the preferred option. It's the same on Windows and MacOS.
If you have IPv6 issues, just turn off IPv6 on the adapter you're using.
I remember trying that to no avail, but I don’t have access to the problematic network right now.
Also, happy cake day!
Oh....huh.....I didn't even know we had cake days on Lemmy. Haha. Thanks.
Don't let Lemmy mislead you into thinking Linux is a drop-in replacement or easy to switch to. It's a difficult process that takes learning, but hopefully you'll find it worthwhile. Good luck with your troubleshooting.