2024 is the Year of Linux on the Desktop, at least for my boyfriend. He’s running Windows 7 right now, so I’ll be switching him to Ubuntu in a few days. Ubuntu was chosen because Proton is officially supported in Ubuntu.

  • Pasta Dental@sh.itjust.works
    107·
    1 year ago

    It doesn’t really matter for the average use though, most probably won’t really notice the app opening times and most Windows users will not care about the backend being closed source, coming from an entirely closed source OS. I will tend to recommend stock Ubuntu or Mint/PopOS at most because those actually bring some things to the table while being Ubuntu based, not being Ubuntu but with a different DE

    • Jumuta@sh.itjust.works
      2·
      1 year ago

      most Windows users will not care about the backend being closed source

      I’d have thought those windows users came to Linux because they wanted an open source OS though.