Ubuntu gives the users what they want. This means you get more up-to date software. This is very bad because it means the updates aren’t tested thoroughly. Ubuntu desktop and Ubuntu server are based on Debian’s “unstable” and “testing” branches respectively.
Is Ubuntu really that bad?
Ubuntu is not bad. I’ve been using Ubuntu for 13 years, after a dozen years of Slackware, Red Hat, SUSE, Fedora, Cent. OS and a smattering of others: Puppy, Knoppix, Mandrake, etc, plus being a professional sysadmin/developer on RHEL and the *real* “big iron” Unix systems: Solaris, Tru-64, and SVR4.
Some major plus points that Ubuntu has over Windows are its near immunity towards malware/virus, good battery performance, lower hardware requirements, negligible performance degradation over time and a more stable system uptime.
Why is Ubuntu the most widely used Linux distribution?
This can be seen in the respective websites for Ubuntu and Debian as well. Because of this user-friendliness, Ubuntu has quickly become the most widely used Linux distribution with an estimated 40 million users worldwide. Now that we know how Ubuntu and Debian originated, let’s check out their features, pros, and cons.
Debian uses Debian-installer based on n. Curses, and Ubuntu uses Ubiquity based on parts of Debian-installer. In short, the Debian installer offers much more configuration but manual, which is not suitable for beginners; on the contrary, the Ubuntu installer is much more user-friendly but does not give more options.
Here is what I learned. ubuntu, since it shares Debian’s codebase, also shares its stability, though the additional features have certainly made it slightly prone to crashes and bugs. Both Ubuntu and Debian are way more stable than any Windows-based OS. That said, Debian, because of its minimalistic features, beats Ubuntu on the stability scale hands down.
The next thing we asked ourselves was what is Debian and Ubuntu Linux?
Debian is a community-driven open source Linux distribution, and its primary aim is to be robust, capable, and, most importantly, free. On the other hand, Ubuntu is also a free and open source like Debian, but it’s backed up and developed by a Canonical corporate company.
This of course begs the question “What are the pros and cons of Debian Wheezy?”
Pros for Debian Wheezy: Faster boot time than Ubuntu on this machine, uses less memory too Hardware support is as good in most areas as Ubuntu Error messages are easy to understand and very seldom pop up. Some packages that were a pain to get working on 64-bit Ubuntu “just work” on 64-bit Debian.
Why is Ubuntu getting so much hate online?
So these are the main reasons why Ubuntu is getting so much hate online. As always, haters are more vocal than people who happily enjoy using it, and that’s why we see more negativity than positive feedback. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, and if you don’t like Ubuntu, fine, it’s your choice, and you don’t have to use it.
Is it safe to install antivirus on Ubuntu?
If you are going to be sharing files with Windows users, you may be safe from Windows specific malware, but they are still vulnerable, hence there are antivirus software available on Ubuntu. Note, that there also exists malware for Linux but there’s not a lot of it.