why is ubuntu the best linux distro ever created?

because Margo Shuttlecock knows what is best for everyone

>>58017139
Unity looks outdated as fuck

>>58017139
Because their fucking titlebar is just unbeatable. I would still be using it if I didn't fuck my installation up so badly. Tried to compile it myself to fix some bugs, then I got some graphical glitches, uninstalled then everything went fucked. Now I'm on Xfce. Maybe I'll try again in a month or two.

>>58017234
>xfce
Best DE

>>58017139
I'm doing a lot of work with Latex (Texstudio) and the HUD feature is god-tier for math imput.

>>58017469
it's got some bugs and I can't even turn on the compositor because it actually CAUSES screen tearing. don't feel like reporting any bugs because the community seems toxic and they just say Xfce is perfect and it must be user error

>>58017476
>HUD feature is god-tier for math imput.
what do you mean? you can type in equations in the search bar and it solves them?

>>58017139
>bloated
>phones home
>ugly as shit default DE

>>58017476
>math
It's maths you retard.

Ubuntu is clearly the best linux distro. It has the most users and is easy to use

Operating Systems are not meant to be difficult to use, they are meant to take a backseat to the programs (and Ubuntu is the easiest distro to get programs up and running on)

if you like fucking around with your OS, or building it from the ground up, knock yourself out. But whatever you build from the ground up is not gonna be better than Ubuntu.

If you think it is, make your own distro. Fly your flag and see how many people salute it. We'll wait.

>>58017524
>phones home
You mean the online search results in the HUD? Pretty sure that's disabled by default now

>>58017518
No, you type the ALT key and you can navigate through the menus, for example if you want to enter for example a fraction you type alt then frac and hit enter.
It's great if you don't want to learn all the shortcuts.

>>58017139
not made by autists

>>58017536
>if you like fucking around with your OS, or building it from the ground up, knock yourself out.
is that a threat

>>58017536
>you will never just enjoy operating systems and playing with things
I wish I was broken like the rest of /g/

>>58017536
ubuntu's not bad but it's hardly the best linux distro

>>58017660

I disagree, over half of Linux users use Ubuntu or one of it's variants like Mint

that's significant enough to make it the smartest option. Because of Ubuntu's huge community, things get fixed on it. All "big" programs will work on Ubuntu and are usually 1 click or one terminal command away from being installed. I do think Unity sucks, but you can use a good DE like xfce or MATE if you want.

Because of Ubuntu's huge userbase and LTS releases, you can literally count on it existing in 10 years. If Kevin gets in a car crash Solus is finished.

Debian is finished, Ubuntu stole the torch.

Manjaro: finished
Fedora: finished
Arch: meme
Gentoo: meme
Red Hat: costs money

I know this is /g/ and everyone is autistic, but open your fucking eyes. Ubuntu, for all intents and purposes, IS linux.

Don't like systemd? tough shit, Ubuntu uses it and Ubuntu is Linux. In 10 years every distro will use it. Ubuntu is carrying the Linux torch, and that's just a fact. They are leading the way.

>>58017776
>Arch: meme
>Gentoo: meme
Opinion discarted, you have to be 18+ to use this site

>>58017139
Just werks

>>58017469
i3 ftw

>>58017861
discard my opinion like the Linux community have largely discarded your edgy distros in favor of Ubuntu, which as I have stated over half of all Linux users use

>>58017503
Use Compton as a compositor. It's lighter weight, more flexible, and adds nice fading animations if you want.

>>58017199

Yep, it's really gross to use. Makes me feel dirty.

>>58017536

I think you mean Mint...

>>58017546
Yes, at least for 16.04 (Xenial).

>>58017776

This otherwise i like unity top bar it's really good but other then that xfce is WAY better.

>>58018367
i actually use Mint, it's basically the same thing as Ubuntu LTS tb.h

>>58018359
>>58017199
Yep, not flat...

>>58017776
>>58017536
bingo

regardless of what you feel is the best distro Ubuntu being the lead is indisputable.

Long term support is key in a Operating System and most of /g/ distros are about a footstep away from becoming abandonware compared to ubuntu

Linux has the capability of becoming mainstream and ubuntu is definitely the best candidate at making it possible.

>>58017139
because Arch is unstable as fuck.

>>58017139
its NOT the best linux distro,

>download 16.04.1 ISO
>won't even boot on Pascal
>enable nomodeset
>nope
>16.04.1 actually ships with a GPU driver which doesn't work on nearly year-old Pascal and there's no default workaround implemented
>doesn't even drop you into a basic console session or something
>just completely breaks
How the fuck does this actually happen in real life in a supposedly stable release version?

>>58017199
Whenever I use Unity I always install Numix GTK theme and Paper icons. It makes it somewhat bearable although not as bearable as comfy XFCE.

>>58017139
You misspelled Mint.

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posting my desktop

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>>58017139
ubuntu a comfy

>>58017139
being the best distro is identical in value to being the best turd in a pile of turds
please keep in mind that there is absolutely zero reason to use linux in the desktop environment

>>58017536
Install Solus

>>58022022
programming on Windows a shit

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>>58022022

ubuntu why dos drain all poer. windows batery last hours more

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>>58022477
You could at least learn english before you shill, dumb street shitter.

>>58022512
It's actually a legitimate problem on mobile Skylake processors, low power states aren't properly activated

>>58017139
The UI is disgusting.

It's like they made it ugly on purpose.

>>58017776

This... as upset as /g/ might get at hearing something they don't want to hear, pragmatism > idealism.

The Ubuntu base is great. Unity looks and acts like a pile of shit. So Ubuntu + any other DE/WM is the best you can get from a Linux distro.