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F*ck Windows: move to Fedora or Ubuntu (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 days ago by spacehedgehog@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.world

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Today, lovely Windows 11 installed an update. And since then I don't have internet access because Microslop Wincrap 11 can somehow magically no longer connect to the DNS server - to any DNS server. No other device in my network has the same issue. I've been bugfixing for over an hour and haven't found a solution. setting the DNS manually, resetting the network adapter, flushed all DNS entries (I used the commandline tool on Windows!). nothing works.

I don't have ANY more patience with W11!

I already tried Linux. I'm using Ubuntu Server for hosting Nextcloud and Fedora just to play around.

Do you prefer Fedora or Ubuntu? I have an old Thinkpad...

(And no, I will not go down the rabbit hole of Arch ;-) At least not for now.)

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[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

don’t think Linux doesn’t have those update/dependency hell horror stories

Depends on distro, really.

Stick with a stable LTS branch of a well-established distro, and you're very unlikely to ever see issues after updating something.

[–] volore@scribe.disroot.org 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Yeah, this is an issue I've yet to encounter using Mint for 2+ years now. It could happen, I've heard horror stories, but I've yet to actually experience it. Things just update and work, more or less. As a Windows refugee that wants things to just work, I adore Mint for this reason.