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.
The corporate backing is probably the last reason Ubuntu gets so much hate. Ubuntu is backed by Canonical, and as such, is not a purely community ran distro. Some people don’t like that, they don’t want companies intervening in the open source community, they dislike anything corporate.
Is Ubuntu really that bad for beginners?
If Ubuntu is your first and only distro: No, it’s not bad, period. Kubuntu/Lubuntu/Mint are basically Ubuntu with a different desktop environment – the desktop environment is like “Windows explorer”, it’s the thing that shows you your desktop and Windows and stuff. Arch Linux is about the worst thing you could touch if you’re new.
Also, is it a bad choice to switch to Ubuntu?
I can find out! There is no such thing as a bad choice. The point is you have a choice, which closed source doesn’t offer you. There is no such thing as a bad choice. The point is you have a choice, which closed source doesn’t offer you. I started on Ubuntu (8.04) but use Debian Testing now. Ubuntu is Debian based .
No, it’s not bad, period. Kubuntu/Lubuntu/Mint are basically Ubuntu with a different desktop environment – the desktop environment is like “Windows explorer”, it’s the thing that shows you your desktop and Windows and stuff. Arch Linux is about the worst thing you could touch if you’re new.
Why can’t I open Ubuntu on my computer?
If it doesn’t work, there may be a more serious problem with your computer’s hardware or its system drive. For example, if your computer says it has no internal boot device and you can’t see its internal drive when you boot to the Ubuntu live media, the system drive may be physically damaged.
If the OSs were installed in different modes, dual booting Windows and Ubuntu can’t work. If your Windows is installed in BIOS mode, it is recommended to install your Ubuntu in BIOS mode, but if it’s installed in UEFI mode, then do the same with Ubuntu.
If you don’t see a menu with a list of boot options appear, the GRUB boot loader may have been overwritten, preventing Ubuntu from booting. This can happen if you install Windows on a drive after installing Ubuntu or another Linux distribution on it.
Why is Ubuntu not detecting Windows 10?
Fix Ubuntu not detecting Windows 10 during installation The Ubuntu installation tool scans for alternative operating systems during the installation. Usually, a separate hard drive running Windows 10, or a Windows 10 partition is automatically detected with Os-Prober, a sophisticated operating system scanning tool.