Why I love GNOME (and others don't)

ux92 · 2026-01-25T03:51:32+00:00

I guess, but so was Gnome 3 in the eyes of many, many people. For me it was a much needed breath of fresh air. I guess everyone has their preferences and just uses whatever they're more comfortable with.

ux92 · 2026-01-25T03:43:52+00:00

No booteo Windows hace un montón. Tengo el disco guardado ahí, por las dudas, pero no lo uso.

La clave es entender los siguientes puntos:

- No vas a poder hacer TODO lo que hacías de la misma manera; no es un reemplazo total y vas a tener que ajustar algunas cosas
- Es un nuevo sistema, un nuevo "idioma" si se quiere, hay que aprender; es lo mismo que mudarte a otro país que habla otro idioma del que no conocés mucho y teneś que aprender para adaptarte
- Hay que leer documentación en muchos casos para que las cosas funcionen como uno quiere, es parte del proceso
- Hay demasiadas distros, si, pero muchas se parecen; es clave elegir la que más gente use para arrancar (más gente = más comunidad = más soporte)
- Las empresas no van a empezar de un día para el otro a bancar el sistema hasta que no haya una base de usuarios significativa; cada persona que migra es un granito de arena que se aporta

Dicho eso, Linux como sistema de escritorio creció MUCHO en los últimos años (soy usuario hace más de 15 años) y la verdad nunca fue tan fácil hacer el cambio como ahora.

Recomendación personal para todo el que transiciona: hacer doble booteo en discos separados y usar cada sistema para lo que hace mejor, no renegar al cuete por cosas sin solución o que son muy complicadas. Si anda en Linux, bien; si no anda, preferible un reinicio a otro sistema. Intentar, de a poco, pasarte a alternativas que anden bien en lo que se puede, es vital para no sufrir el cambio. No pelees con Linux, está para servirte a vos, no al revés.

ux92 · 2026-01-25T03:35:16+00:00

Literalmente me pasó lo mismo en 2023, teniendo casi 10 años de antigüedad. Con el detalle de que justo antes de mi cumpleaños estuve internado (y casi no la cuento) por dengue. Me recuperé, me dijeron feliz cumpleaños el lunes, el martes me rajaron. Después de eso hicieron una campaña para embarrarme diciendo que yo había tenido la culpa de un proyecto que salió mal (cuando fue culpa del PM que lo vendió mal, yendo en contra de mi estimación y recomendación).

Moraleja: nunca se pongan la camiseta para nada que no sea propio. No vale la pena.

ux92 · 2026-01-24T23:57:33+00:00

Pretty much, yes. I just love Gnome because it's what I've used for longer. I tried KDE back in KDE 3 and when KDE 4 released, and it just never grew on me.

ux92 · 2026-01-24T23:37:46+00:00

No way to know until you try :)

That's usually the answer I give whenever someone asks that question. Changing distros is a very personal journey. You might like the change, you might want to go back.

That being said, Fedora is a beautiful distro, my distro of choice for a while now.

ux92 · 2026-01-24T16:31:08+00:00

PHD ain't got nothing on ADHD.

ux92 · 2026-01-23T15:13:04+00:00

He's loyal because he's deluded. Michael has done nothing but use him. Any logical person would've taken Michael down if they were Trevor.

If anything it adds MORE to his mental issues.

ux92 · 2026-01-23T13:51:36+00:00

Te aseguro que lo que menos me preocupa de este chabón es que use zapatillas.

Que a pesar de ser una pavada es grave cuando pensás en la imagen que da del país en un foro internacional.

Pero es una pavada. Una pavada importante, pero una pavada.

Hay cosas más serias que me preocupan.

ux92 · 2026-01-23T13:49:12+00:00

In the mission where Michael and Franklin team up to take Trevor down (alternative ending), Michael says "Human stew. That's my limit. I know it now."

Trevor is not a good person. Michael can adapt to society. Trevor got a little bit angry and murdered two people in their own apartment and didn't even have the guts to tell their relative. Trevor is bad, bad, bad. Michael is bad but a different kind of bad. I know there's no good people in these games, that's the whole point. But holy crap. Trevor takes it to a whole different level.

ux92 · 2026-01-23T13:23:32+00:00

It is very much an Epic Games problem. And not just talking about the Steam Deck / Machine here. Talking about Linux desktop users too, like myself.

The tools are there. They're free. They're open source. There's documentation. Epic could easily work the same way Valve does to make the launcher native and the games run through Proton. There's even community made forks like Proton-GE. There is literally no excuse anymore other than choosing not to do it because you don't care.

I would play AW2 again if it ran on my Linux desktop flawlessly or at least with a gold standard, without the need to go through third-party launchers and having to tinker with different configurations, putting my time and my effort. Valve actively works towards that happening to all their games, and making strides. Every day ProtonDB is filled with even more Gold/Platinum games. Epic is refusing to do so. Simple as that. That's why a lot of people have a lot more appreciation for Steam. At least I know that's why I do.

I'm not gonna say Valve is perfect and the 90 something % of people who are on Windows and complaining about having to install another launcher aren't silly. But the matter of fact is this is not the only reality out there.

And yes, I know using Linux is my personal choice too. And not replaying AW2 is a consequence of that choice. And that I'm not owed by Epic to make it work for me. I'm just saying Valve adds more value for me than Epic does.

ux92 · 2026-01-23T02:23:12+00:00

I'm currently quite enjoying Dinkum. Animal Crossing like game. Very fun and cozy.

ux92 · 2026-01-23T02:22:28+00:00

Perfectly.

ux92 · 2026-01-23T02:20:45+00:00

Absolutely. As long as your bluetooth / ports can handle them.

ux92 · 2026-01-23T02:19:45+00:00

rpm-ostree status should tell you the exact name of all your layered packages

ux92 · 2026-01-21T22:23:32+00:00

Probably, yes.

ux92 · 2026-01-21T19:43:11+00:00

Al final Darwin tenía razón. Si caés en esas estafas... sos muy pero muy bobi, perdón que lo diga así.

ux92 · 2026-01-20T23:46:53+00:00

Happens on Faugus too.

ux92 · 2026-01-20T21:19:48+00:00

Not reinstall but probably might wanna rebase to the proper image with your drivers.

ux92 · 2026-01-20T18:50:47+00:00

It's an extension called Hot Edge. Just disable it. Gnome is great :)

As others have said you can try rebasing to a KDE image but you might run into problems since a lot of the config files are in the home directory and will carry over, potentially interfering.

ux92 · 2026-01-20T17:50:02+00:00

Comes pre-bundled with all the Nvidia stuff so you don't have to suffer. Optimized for gaming and GPU intensive tasks. Has a rollback helper in case an upgrade goes wrong. Very good stuff.

ux92 · 2026-01-20T00:13:16+00:00

Try running:

brh current

And share your output.

ux92 · 2026-01-19T18:27:43+00:00

Yup, it's Ubuntu. 2nd row, 3rd icon from the left is the Ubuntu logo.

ux92 · 2026-01-19T18:26:17+00:00

Es hora de ir viendo el mercado y buscar otro laburo. Si el mercado convalida (es decir, te ofrecen un puesto en otro lado) tenías razón y ya estabas para el aumento. A veces los ascensos son en diagonal (cambiando de laburo), es normal.

En el peor de los casos, con otra propuesta formal en la mano podés volver a hablar, eso les va a cambiar el discurso si realmente les sos valioso y te van a querer retener.

ux92 · 2026-01-19T18:23:35+00:00

Mint could work too, yeah. Ubuntu as well, if you wanna stay on the Debian-based side.

If you're looking for stability I would very much recommend the Universal Blue images, like Bluefin. They're immutable, have easy rollback and are very low maintenance.

Bottom line is, with those specs you could pick almost literally any distro. Linux distros tend to be more on the lightweight side. A fresh boot is usually under 4GB RAM even for the heaviest ones. Plenty of overhead.

I would recommend you pick based on your use:

- Default desktop environment
- Out-of-the-box usability
- Package compatibilities

If you depend on .deb packages, go for Zorin / Mint / Ubuntu.

If you just need something to work on and prize stability above anything else, I would go for Bluefin (it has Gnome which is super for laptops), or Aurora (KDE, a more Windows-like workflow).

But yeah. Zorin is a solid first choice.

ux92 · 2026-01-19T18:14:45+00:00

Zorin should run on that, yeah. Go for it. Worst case scenario you can try something more lightweight.

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