Some good points but I've been a happy Ubuntu user for years and I've never run into serious roadblocks with it. Even installed it dual-boot on both my Macbook and Mac Mini and it works.
So I'm choosing it (sticking with it) because it's a professional distro, backed by a company (meaning stability) and has the largest community around it (easy to find answers online) - all of that means safety, stability, and less risk (choose an LTS release - Long Term Support).
As a beginner I wouldn't choose a distro with a smaller online community and less resources, Ubuntu is a safe choice.
Just a small point about finding answers online. This is not just about the size of the community - in many, MANY cases, the most helpful bits of information for any distribution are found on Archlinux wiki or forum.
Agreed, it's about the quality, not the quantity, but so far my experience with both the Ubuntu forum and the docs have been very helpful, I'm always finding good information there. Can't speak for the Archlinux community of course since I've never used it.
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Some good points but I've been a happy Ubuntu user for years and I've never run into serious roadblocks with it. Even installed it dual-boot on both my Macbook and Mac Mini and it works.
So I'm choosing it (sticking with it) because it's a professional distro, backed by a company (meaning stability) and has the largest community around it (easy to find answers online) - all of that means safety, stability, and less risk (choose an LTS release - Long Term Support).
As a beginner I wouldn't choose a distro with a smaller online community and less resources, Ubuntu is a safe choice.
Just a small point about finding answers online. This is not just about the size of the community - in many, MANY cases, the most helpful bits of information for any distribution are found on Archlinux wiki or forum.
Agreed, it's about the quality, not the quantity, but so far my experience with both the Ubuntu forum and the docs have been very helpful, I'm always finding good information there. Can't speak for the Archlinux community of course since I've never used it.