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| - | ====== Notes ====== | ||
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| - | * The following list contains various operating systems and my opinions | ||
| - | * These are my experiences below; YMMV | ||
| - | * Any other distro or OS not mentioned was either not tested, or isn't worth using | ||
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| - | ====== Fedora Workstation ====== | ||
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| - | ===== Good ===== | ||
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| - | * SELinux | ||
| - | * Vanilla GNOME | ||
| - | * Allows XFS and F2FS root partitions | ||
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| - | ===== Bad ===== | ||
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| - | * SELinux on servers (annoying and fragile) | ||
| - | * RPM Fusion (shoddy behavior with mesa-freeworld VA-API ordeal) | ||
| - | * GNOME (appindicator has been broken for years; it's either use GNOME on Fedora or some other DE not good enough for official presentation) | ||
| - | * Wayland (absolute train-wreck for gaming, but being pushed anyway without regard) | ||
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| - | ===== Conclusions ===== | ||
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| - | * RHEL/CentOS is mostly relevant in US business and thus makes Fedora a good choice to be familiar with for a Linux sysadmin | ||
| - | * GNOME works but is not optimal | ||
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| - | ====== openSUSE Tumbleweed ====== | ||
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| - | ===== Good ===== | ||
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| - | * Rolling-release | ||
| - | * Vanilla GNOME and Xfce | ||
| - | * Allows XFS root partition | ||
| - | * Various Wine packages (standard, staging, standard with nine, staging with nine) | ||
| - | * Yast is nice for configuring the network on servers | ||
| - | * LiveUSBs automatically have persistence even when '' | ||
| - | * Has '' | ||
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| - | ===== Bad ===== | ||
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| - | * None | ||
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| - | ===== Unsure ===== | ||
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| - | * AppArmor (it's not annoying, but it's not obvious what all it protects) | ||
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| - | ===== Conclusions ===== | ||
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| - | * Xfce LiveUSB is a great sysadmin tool! | ||
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| - | ====== Ubuntu ====== | ||
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| - | ===== Good ===== | ||
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| - | * All packages ever wanted exist in default repos | ||
| - | * The largest support for Linux apps; if it exists it likely supports Ubuntu | ||
| - | * oibaf PPA for graphics | ||
| - | * Liquorix and xanmod kernels | ||
| - | * [[https:// | ||
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| - | ===== Bad ===== | ||
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| - | * GNOME | ||
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| - | ===== Unsure ===== | ||
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| - | * Snaps (they work, I prefer them over Flatpak, but don't like the concept as a whole) | ||
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| - | ===== Conclusions ===== | ||
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| - | * Ubuntu is the best distro for desktop Linux in 2023 | ||
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| - | ====== macOS ====== | ||
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| - | ===== Good ===== | ||
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| - | * Message sync between iPhone and macOS | ||
| - | * UI scaling (it somehow scales a lower res to a higher res while maintaining crisp text, and being compatible with programs not expecting this) | ||
| - | * Better performance with windowed applications with eGPU on internal screen | ||
| - | * Hackintosh builds are neat! | ||
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| - | ===== Bad ===== | ||
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| - | * eGPU needs 3rd-party software on < | ||
| - | * Creating custom resolutions needs 3rd-party program (SwitchResX, | ||
| - | * Some games have significantly lower performance | ||
| - | * Limited hardware diagnostic apps, and most are paid | ||
| - | * :!: 2023/12: Can not under any circumstance get a recovery ISO or Online Recovery working on a mid-2010 MacBook Pro; Apple offers no guidance or proper tools to get their own OS working on their own hardware unless you're on Apple Silicon | ||
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| - | ===== Conclusions ===== | ||
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| - | * Lacks the hard-grit of Linux and performance for games on Windows, but makes up for it being the best visually :p | ||
| - | * Might be interesting if using Apple' | ||
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| - | ====== Windows 10 ====== | ||
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| - | ===== Good ===== | ||
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| - | * Best performance, | ||
| - | * The most reputable memory testing programs are Windows-only | ||
| - | * Best VR (virtual reality) support | ||
| - | * No hardware oddities (stuff just works and works as-expected, | ||
| - | * WSL makes Linux barely appealing on desktop | ||
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| - | ===== Bad ===== | ||
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| - | * Some drivers are an absolute nightmare to source, but Windows Update does pretty well //most// of the time | ||
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| - | ===== Unsure ===== | ||
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| - | * WU forces an Alps touchpad driver that constantly polls the mouse pointer even when it isn't used, and has a service that eats CPU while doing it; WU does not offer an option to deny it, < | ||
| - | * CRU developer claims an Intel driver bug causes issues ([[https:// | ||
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| - | ===== Conclusions ===== | ||
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| - | * It just-works, and consistently | ||
| - | * The best option by-far for gaming and VR | ||
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| - | ====== Windows 11 ====== | ||
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| - | ===== Good ===== | ||
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| - | * Latest-and-greatest | ||
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| - | ===== Bad ===== | ||
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| - | * Can't hide clock in Taskbar | ||
| - | * Oculus in early 2023 still had inconsistent performance with Blade & Sorcery running at like 50 FPS | ||
| - | * Insider editions are notably slower real-world even on NVMe | ||
| - | * :!: Could not (mid-2023) disable Windows Defender nor its real-time scan permanently even with NSudo; it randomly re-enables | ||
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| - | ===== Conclusions ===== | ||
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| - | * Non-insider may be viable for a general Windows install | ||