@dangillmor Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 3 (AMD). I specifically...

mcc

@dangillmor Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 3 (AMD). I specifically selected this machine for Linux compatibiliy… >_>

I think that my most serious problems stem from:

- Using newest versions of Ubuntu instead of 22.04
- Third parties having poor support for HiDPI and high resolution scrollwheel events
- Me trying (at first, not now) to use Wayland
- Intentional features of Snap, and my refusal to use non-Snap methods of installing software when a Snap is available

Like 9 July at 23:55 | Open on mastodon.social

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Lev Lazinskiy 🏳️‍🌈

@mcc @dangillmor I was also surprised at how volatile Ubuntu 24.04 seemed to me on Framework 16. It feels like LTS really needs to age for a year or two before its fully stable :D

9 July at 23:59 | Open on hachyderm.io

mcc

@levlaz @dangillmor Yeah. I … didn't expect this to be the case. "Well of course you don't install LTS until it hits .1" is apparently common knowledge in the Linux desktop community but was not common knowledge to me.

LTS: "Long term support but NOT short term support"???

10 July at 0:06 | Open on mastodon.social

keithzg

@mcc @levlaz @dangillmor Funny enough this is outright baked in at the *upgrade* level, LTS installs don't get upgrade notifications or even offers until the .1

Which really raises the question of why the general public is encouraged to install it fresh before then!

10 July at 0:21 | Open on fediverse.keithzg.ca

anymeme

@mcc@mastodon.social @dangillmor@mastodon.social I wonder if Fedora is any better (I officially gave up on Linux as a workstation OS a couple years ago)

10 July at 0:00 | Open on ebiverse.social

Dan Gillmor

@mcc Yeah, I'm cautious about using the latest OS if I have a choice. I'll probably wait for 24.04.2 before I upgrade Ubuntu on my primary machine (and will do a clean install).

Also yeah re screen resolution stuff, not ideal (though I mostly use the machine in clamshell mode with big external monitor).

I like/hate Snaps and Flatpacks and even .deb but wish the ecosystem would settle on something and stick with it.

If you ever have to use the command line, an OS is not for "regular" folks.

10 July at 0:04 | Open on mastodon.social

Travis F W

@dangillmor @mcc Yeah the Linux community knows that, and always hand-wave it away (afaict.) I run Fedora (with Gnome+Wayland) on a somewhat older ThinkPad X1 and it DOES NOT have the same problems you're listing here. I really think your problem is either Ubuntu or Snap.

10 July at 0:12 | Open on fosstodon.org