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Reader supplied reviews for Ubuntu Average rating 7.7 from 320 review(s) What are your thoughts on Ubuntu? Please include a few pros and a few cons, along with your overall impression of the operating system. Our FAQ page has tips on writing a good mini-review. Version: -- snapshot24.1024.0423.1023.0422.1022.0421.1021.0420.1020.0419.1019.0418.1018.0417.1017.0416.1016.0415.1015.0414.1014.0413.1013.0412.1012.0411.1011.0410.1010.049.109.048.108.047.107.046.106.065.105.044.10 Rating:    -- 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 out of 10 Your review (minimum 250 words): Past reviews - sort by: DateVotes Version: 24.04 Rating: 2 Date: 2025-03-07 Votes: 0 I recently installed 24.04 (the Ubuntu LTS), after running 18.01 for years. I am finding 24.04 VERY BUGGY. There are touchpad issues and inadequate provision for adjustment without a lot of file tweaking, and even with the recommended tweaking, things do not work that well. I am running 2 Dell Precision laptops that must run the Ubuntu LTS because of work. In 18.01 it was possible to change file colors to help keep track of work history, and that's just impossible with 24.04. I have used 24.04 for two weeks now, and I hate it more every day. Written 03-07-2025, maybe things will improve. I do not want to have to install a second OS (Mint maybe) but I may have to. I am NOT a Linux guru, and I have had little time to tweak things. But 24.04 seems greatly crapified versus 18.01. I hope that at work we will decide to change over to Fedora, which I have also used previously, and loved. Was this review helpful? Yes No Version: 24.04 Rating: 8 Date: 2025-03-05 Votes: 0 Ubuntu used to be a good distro for those with little Linux experience, but now it's best for those with a lot of experience and want something that's stable and has all the packages. The process for encrypted dual boot, such as with Windows or another OS, has become impossible for all but the most advanced users as well due to changes in the Ubuntu desktop installer. I did it by manually creating the partitions, installing the server version of Ubuntu then installing gnome from the command line. Others have installed Ubuntu desktop to an non-encrypted partition then rsynced it to an encrypted one & updated the config. Way too much work for something that used to be a mouse click, and still is in distros like Fedora. But once you get through all that, Ubuntu is still the best when you need a stable distro with all the best packages. Supports ZFS out of the box, most AI/ML products are built for it (like AMD ROCm). Compared to Fedora where just installing ZFS is a pain, and you can't get compatible packages for pytorch-rocm / rocm-hips (pytorch only supports previous stable ROCm, while dnf only has latest rocm). Pretty much the best Gnome experience outside of Fedora. Ubuntu doesn't make too many changes, and they are all extensions you can disable + snap which can be uninstalled (see Baeldung's article for removing snap from Ubuntu). Wouldn't recommend the non LTS releases like 12.10 since the primary benefit of Ubuntu is the large number of packages, most of which (such as PPAs) are only available for LTS. However, if the packages you need are all covered in the Fedora dnf or flatpaks, Fedora is definitely the way to go. Especially now that Ubuntu makes encrypted dual booting nearly impossible while it's a mouse click in Fedora. Was this review helpful? Yes No Version: 24.04 Rating: 10 Date: 2025-03-03 Votes: 15 Ubuntu is the great entry point into Linux world for many people including me. It's easy to install and use. It's very polished and good looking distro. Ubuntu boot time is very quick, it's certainly optimized. I never had any issue with hardware, incl Nvidia drivers. Many years I was using either Mint, or Fedora. But this year I tried again Ubuntu and decided that it suits me even better on my home laptop. The CPU is not as hot as on other distros and the fan is mostly silent and inactive. The only thing you need to do after installation is to remove snapd and you have a great and reliable OS. So I rate it as clear 10 out of 10. Was this review helpful? Yes No See all 320 reader reviews of Ubuntu...