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And to clarify, it’s pretty much only Ubuntu that is the Linux option with the standard SI’s. And I’m pretty sure it’s standard Ubuntu with gnome, not Kubuntu or being able to select a different DE, etc.
So it’s an option…but not something I’d seek out from Dell or HP specifically.
I also had the same experience with Mint having outdated packages. And at that time I was a Linux noob so I figured I’d just wait until Mint updated their shit.
Well days turned into weeks and then about 3 months later, still with no updates from Mint, I jumped ship to Fedora. Which Fedora was nice but then I hopped to Kubuntu and now I’m on CachyOS.
I see all of this Mint hype and while I do love Cinnamon; I would never put Mint on my own devices going forward. It’s definitely a distro I would put on my mom’s laptop or a grandparent’s device. But their release schedule is abhorrent.
TIL there is a whole ass mediawiki for explaining XKCD comics.
That’s why I have a reverse osmosis system and use it to refill my plastic arrowhead bottles!
They have their own version of curl built and they love to never update it. There’s active vulnerabilities with their version of curl going on 6+ months now.
And you can’t update it manually otherwise it breaks Windows as other libraries built into Windows relies on that specific version they’re running.
I’m already trying out LibreWolf on desktop and IronFox on mobile.
So far everything is working, probably another week of testing/using and then I’ll just uninstall Firefox.
Oh for sure. Kind of forgot about that.
I usually build my own PCs, or I buy certified refurbished systems from eBay, so I usually don’t pay the Windows tax(or its baked in).
But definitely a good option to get something for cheaper, I do wish more systems had a Linux or no OS option.
And even if I plan to use Windows on a system, I usually re-install Windows anyway. Can’t be too careful with what has already been installed on something.