I switched to Ubuntu....

hello everybody this is taka in this hello everybody this is taka in this video we are going to be talking about video we are going to be talking about video we are going to be talking about ubuntu and i'm not going to be focusing ubuntu and i'm not going to be focusing ubuntu and i'm not going to be focusing on the past when it comes to ubuntu in on the past when it comes to ubuntu in on the past when it comes to ubuntu in this video i'm going to be talking about this video i'm going to be talking about this video i'm going to be talking about today the state of ubuntu as it is now today the state of ubuntu as it is now today the state of ubuntu as it is now specifically the last few months leading specifically the last few months leading specifically the last few months leading up to today shortly after the launch of up to today shortly after the launch of up to today shortly after the launch of 22.04 the very latest lts version of 22.04 the very latest lts version of 22.04 the very latest lts version of ubuntu i changed my primary production ubuntu i changed my primary production ubuntu i changed my primary production computer to the ever so popular linux computer to the ever so popular linux computer to the ever so popular linux system a while when this first came out system a while when this first came out system a while when this first came out my overall initial impressions were my overall initial impressions were my overall initial impressions were pretty good playing around with it in a pretty good playing around with it in a pretty good playing around with it in a virtual machine for a couple days or so virtual machine for a couple days or so virtual machine for a couple days or so gave me no issues at all so in this gave me no issues at all so in this gave me no issues at all so in this video let's talk about the long term video let's talk about the long term video let's talk about the long term experience with this thing but before we experience with this thing but before we experience with this thing but before we get too deep into the weeds we need to get too deep into the weeds we need to get too deep into the weeds we need to thank the sponsor of today's video e thank the sponsor of today's video e thank the sponsor of today's video e draw max this is a wonderful all-in-one draw max this is a wonderful all-in-one draw max this is a wonderful all-in-one diagram software with rich templates for diagram software with rich templates for diagram software with rich templates for all scenarios flowcharts uml all scenarios flowcharts uml all scenarios flowcharts uml presentations and much more that allows presentations and much more that allows presentations and much more that allows you to transfer your ideas into visuals you to transfer your ideas into visuals you to transfer your ideas into visuals better yet this application is supported better yet this application is supported better yet this application is supported on windows mac os and best of all linux on windows mac os and best of all linux on windows mac os and best of all linux with official packages for debian based with official packages for debian based with official packages for debian based systems as well as fedora if you're at systems as well as fedora if you're at systems as well as fedora if you're at all familiar with microsoft vizio this all familiar with microsoft vizio this all familiar with microsoft vizio this is a fantastic alternative for that and is a fantastic alternative for that and is a fantastic alternative for that and it actually supports the vizio format as it actually supports the vizio format as it actually supports the vizio format as well as the ability to export to various well as the ability to export to various well as the ability to export to various microsoft office formats pdf jpeg svg microsoft office formats pdf jpeg svg microsoft office formats pdf jpeg svg and much more they provide a workspace and much more they provide a workspace and much more they provide a workspace that allows you to create up to 280 that allows you to create up to 280 that allows you to create up to 280 different types of diagrams including different types of diagrams including different types of diagrams including flowcharts network layouts floor plans flowcharts network layouts floor plans flowcharts network layouts floor plans and more with over 10 000 templates 26

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significant problems with snap packages significant problems with snap packages on ubuntu server i actually primarily on ubuntu server i actually primarily on ubuntu server i actually primarily ran next cloud on my home server before ran next cloud on my home server before ran next cloud on my home server before i went ahead and switched over to i went ahead and switched over to i went ahead and switched over to synology and i actually installed that synology and i actually installed that synology and i actually installed that using the snap installer little thing using the snap installer little thing using the snap installer little thing dialogue that comes up when you go ahead dialogue that comes up when you go ahead dialogue that comes up when you go ahead and install ubuntu server for the first and install ubuntu server for the first and install ubuntu server for the first time as a server ubuntu is phenomenal time as a server ubuntu is phenomenal time as a server ubuntu is phenomenal there's a reason why it's so widely used there's a reason why it's so widely used there's a reason why it's so widely used by various organizations websites people by various organizations websites people by various organizations websites people with home labs overall it's it's just with home labs overall it's it's just with home labs overall it's it's just rock solid so moving on to the desktop rock solid so moving on to the desktop rock solid so moving on to the desktop my initial impressions were great and it my initial impressions were great and it my initial impressions were great and it finally felt like a final product after finally felt like a final product after finally felt like a final product after a few uh awkward point releases and that a few uh awkward point releases and that a few uh awkward point releases and that wasn't just my initial impression to wasn't just my initial impression to wasn't just my initial impression to begin with a lot of people absolutely begin with a lot of people absolutely begin with a lot of people absolutely love the system and actually jumping love the system and actually jumping love the system and actually jumping onto the system i really do love what onto the system i really do love what onto the system i really do love what they did with the gnome desktop they did with the gnome desktop they did with the gnome desktop environment to make ubuntu stand out environment to make ubuntu stand out environment to make ubuntu stand out kind of as its own thing because it's so kind of as its own thing because it's so kind of as its own thing because it's so widely used software availability really widely used software availability really widely used software availability really is there for example uh synology nas is there for example uh synology nas is there for example uh synology nas only makes a debian package for their only makes a debian package for their only makes a debian package for their drive instance and the display link drive instance and the display link drive instance and the display link drivers that i needed to install for drivers that i needed to install for drivers that i needed to install for this little plugable dock that i have this little plugable dock that i have this little plugable dock that i have which by the way is which by the way is which by the way is phenomenal has worked absolutely perfect phenomenal has worked absolutely perfect phenomenal has worked absolutely perfect and they even all started working while and they even all started working while and they even all started working while the installation process was going on my the installation process was going on my the installation process was going on my monitors all turned on it was beautiful monitors all turned on it was beautiful monitors all turned on it was beautiful so over a couple weeks i spent some time so over a couple weeks i spent some time so over a couple weeks i spent some time setting up my network shares gathered setting up my network shares gathered setting up my network shares gathered all the applications i need and did some all the applications i need and did some all the applications i need and did some of those initial customizations to give of those initial customizations to give of those initial customizations to give myself a workflow that works best for me myself a workflow that works best for me myself a workflow that works best for me and this is where i ran into my first and this is where i ran into my first and this is where i ran into my first issue and it was kind of a precursor of issue and it was kind of a precursor of issue and it was kind of a precursor of what was to come i was trying to install

what was to come i was trying to install what was to come i was trying to install the open weather extension up in the top the open weather extension up in the top the open weather extension up in the top bar and for some reason it just would bar and for some reason it just would bar and for some reason it just would not work enabling it through either not work enabling it through either not work enabling it through either extension managing utilities resulted in extension managing utilities resulted in extension managing utilities resulted in a crash rate just disabling itself and a crash rate just disabling itself and a crash rate just disabling itself and then when it would actually stay up in then when it would actually stay up in then when it would actually stay up in the top bar and i tried to open the the top bar and i tried to open the the top bar and i tried to open the settings you'd see a little kind of settings you'd see a little kind of settings you'd see a little kind of pop-up in the side taskbar and it would pop-up in the side taskbar and it would pop-up in the side taskbar and it would just kind of crash and it wasn't just just kind of crash and it wasn't just just kind of crash and it wasn't just this one extension having issues it was this one extension having issues it was this one extension having issues it was persistent throughout a majority of persistent throughout a majority of persistent throughout a majority of extensions which i love gnome don't get extensions which i love gnome don't get extensions which i love gnome don't get me wrong but it is missing some me wrong but it is missing some me wrong but it is missing some functionality and using certain functionality and using certain functionality and using certain extensions are almost required to have a extensions are almost required to have a extensions are almost required to have a decent experience watch this might be decent experience watch this might be decent experience watch this might be changing either making some pretty cool changing either making some pretty cool changing either making some pretty cool changes to the next version of gnome so changes to the next version of gnome so changes to the next version of gnome so make sure you subscribe to the channel make sure you subscribe to the channel make sure you subscribe to the channel so you do not miss the video that i make so you do not miss the video that i make so you do not miss the video that i make going over some of those changes and going over some of those changes and going over some of those changes and just over time things kept happening just over time things kept happening just over time things kept happening like i needed to update my graphics card like i needed to update my graphics card like i needed to update my graphics card and i kept getting this error right here and i kept getting this error right here and i kept getting this error right here yes it was a very helpful in guiding me yes it was a very helpful in guiding me yes it was a very helpful in guiding me to uh solving the potential issue and as to uh solving the potential issue and as to uh solving the potential issue and as time went on more issues kept piling up time went on more issues kept piling up time went on more issues kept piling up applications began to freeze all the applications began to freeze all the applications began to freeze all the time and sometimes the crash would be so time and sometimes the crash would be so time and sometimes the crash would be so bad i'd have to hard shut down my bad i'd have to hard shut down my bad i'd have to hard shut down my computer reboot and hope that i could computer reboot and hope that i could computer reboot and hope that i could actually recover whatever it is that i actually recover whatever it is that i actually recover whatever it is that i was doing shout out to kaden live you're was doing shout out to kaden live you're was doing shout out to kaden live you're getting a lot better with the recovery getting a lot better with the recovery getting a lot better with the recovery functionality i do thank you guys for functionality i do thank you guys for functionality i do thank you guys for that pipe wire started breaking quite a that pipe wire started breaking quite a that pipe wire started breaking quite a bit which basically renders obs useless bit which basically renders obs useless bit which basically renders obs useless and it's absolutely required for what i and it's absolutely required for what i and it's absolutely required for what i do here i'm recording on my audio with do here i'm recording on my audio with do here i'm recording on my audio with obs right now and i had a couple obs right now and i had a couple obs right now and i had a couple different issues with obs it eventually different issues with obs it eventually different issues with obs it eventually just stopped working completely in the

just stopped working completely in the just stopped working completely in the beginning there was a missing package beginning there was a missing package beginning there was a missing package which i'll get into in a little bit but which i'll get into in a little bit but which i'll get into in a little bit but i really tried putting up with all of i really tried putting up with all of i really tried putting up with all of this for as long as i could and just this for as long as i could and just this for as long as i could and just just because i didn't feel like just because i didn't feel like just because i didn't feel like installing another distribution i spent installing another distribution i spent installing another distribution i spent a lot of time setting everything up to a lot of time setting everything up to a lot of time setting everything up to be able to just work productively and it be able to just work productively and it be able to just work productively and it was getting so bad that eventually i was getting so bad that eventually i was getting so bad that eventually i gave up and installed a floor gave up and installed a floor gave up and installed a floor distribution which i i should have done distribution which i i should have done distribution which i i should have done to begin with but i had a real high to begin with but i had a real high to begin with but i had a real high hopes for the lts version of ubuntu i hopes for the lts version of ubuntu i hopes for the lts version of ubuntu i just wanted to run it just wanted to run it just wanted to run it and give my opinions on it which i was and give my opinions on it which i was and give my opinions on it which i was hoping would have been a rather positive hoping would have been a rather positive hoping would have been a rather positive experience but yeah i don't like making experience but yeah i don't like making experience but yeah i don't like making videos where i bash things but this videos where i bash things but this videos where i bash things but this whole experience just left me with a whole experience just left me with a whole experience just left me with a gross feeling ubuntu is kind of like the gross feeling ubuntu is kind of like the gross feeling ubuntu is kind of like the representative or a representation of representative or a representation of representative or a representation of linux to people who aren't too familiar linux to people who aren't too familiar linux to people who aren't too familiar with the software and in this case it with the software and in this case it with the software and in this case it just did not do a good job and the just did not do a good job and the just did not do a good job and the issues i experienced were well beyond issues i experienced were well beyond issues i experienced were well beyond the hardware i was using i've had good the hardware i was using i've had good the hardware i was using i've had good experience and i'm currently having a experience and i'm currently having a experience and i'm currently having a good experience with other distributions good experience with other distributions good experience with other distributions on this laptop on top of all of this i on this laptop on top of all of this i on this laptop on top of all of this i almost forgot to mention the ubuntu almost forgot to mention the ubuntu almost forgot to mention the ubuntu software center just wouldn't open up software center just wouldn't open up software center just wouldn't open up and if i was the only one experiencing and if i was the only one experiencing and if i was the only one experiencing these issues it would be a completely these issues it would be a completely these issues it would be a completely different story there are countless different story there are countless different story there are countless people going through basically the same people going through basically the same people going through basically the same thing that i'm going through i posted a thing that i'm going through i posted a thing that i'm going through i posted a little summary of my experience on little summary of my experience on little summary of my experience on twitter and it got quite a bit of twitter and it got quite a bit of twitter and it got quite a bit of replies here justin says i too have replies here justin says i too have replies here justin says i too have noticed freezing stalls and stutters noticed freezing stalls and stutters noticed freezing stalls and stutters that i hadn't noticed when using debian that i hadn't noticed when using debian that i hadn't noticed when using debian or fedora he asks if it's faulty gnome or fedora he asks if it's faulty gnome or fedora he asks if it's faulty gnome extensions and honestly

extensions and honestly extensions and honestly very well could be or at least one of very well could be or at least one of very well could be or at least one of the contributing factors other people in the contributing factors other people in the contributing factors other people in my ubuntu is fragile not as stable as it my ubuntu is fragile not as stable as it my ubuntu is fragile not as stable as it could be and for a lot of people could be and for a lot of people could be and for a lot of people everything was fine before the 22.04 everything was fine before the 22.04 everything was fine before the 22.04 release other people report switching to release other people report switching to release other people report switching to other distributions because they have to other distributions because they have to other distributions because they have to spend more time than anybody should spend more time than anybody should spend more time than anybody should having to fix things like pipe wire and having to fix things like pipe wire and having to fix things like pipe wire and bluetooth and of course there are people bluetooth and of course there are people bluetooth and of course there are people who have had absolutely no issues at all who have had absolutely no issues at all who have had absolutely no issues at all and that's awesome but the ratio of and that's awesome but the ratio of and that's awesome but the ratio of people to have problems versus not is people to have problems versus not is people to have problems versus not is simply unacceptable for what is the simply unacceptable for what is the simply unacceptable for what is the standard in the linux space and finally standard in the linux space and finally standard in the linux space and finally what i want to talk about is packages a what i want to talk about is packages a what i want to talk about is packages a very common complaint among a lot of very common complaint among a lot of very common complaint among a lot of people is that ubuntu is bloated and i people is that ubuntu is bloated and i people is that ubuntu is bloated and i understand where most people are coming understand where most people are coming understand where most people are coming from but the problem i have is that it from but the problem i have is that it from but the problem i have is that it just might not be bloated enough the just might not be bloated enough the just might not be bloated enough the package that it does include versus it package that it does include versus it package that it does include versus it doesn't include is rather odd first the doesn't include is rather odd first the doesn't include is rather odd first the fuse packages if you've ever tried fuse packages if you've ever tried fuse packages if you've ever tried running an app image you will get a running an app image you will get a running an app image you will get a warning telling you that you need to warning telling you that you need to warning telling you that you need to install these packages now that is nice install these packages now that is nice install these packages now that is nice if you're trying to run an app image if you're trying to run an app image if you're trying to run an app image from the terminal but if you're going to from the terminal but if you're going to from the terminal but if you're going to just make it executable double click on just make it executable double click on just make it executable double click on it you're not going to get that warning it you're not going to get that warning it you're not going to get that warning and you're going to think that the whole and you're going to think that the whole and you're going to think that the whole system is just broken for that another system is just broken for that another system is just broken for that another example that i kind of mentioned earlier example that i kind of mentioned earlier example that i kind of mentioned earlier is with obs i ran into an issue where is with obs i ran into an issue where is with obs i ran into an issue where the display capture simply was not an the display capture simply was not an the display capture simply was not an option which is a a rather critical option which is a a rather critical option which is a a rather critical feature to open broadcasting studio i feature to open broadcasting studio i feature to open broadcasting studio i found out that ubuntu is missing the xdg found out that ubuntu is missing the xdg found out that ubuntu is missing the xdg desktop portal package that allows this desktop portal package that allows this desktop portal package that allows this feature to even work and it is the

feature to even work and it is the feature to even work and it is the desktop integration portal for both flat desktop integration portal for both flat desktop integration portal for both flat pack and snap packages i try new distros pack and snap packages i try new distros pack and snap packages i try new distros all the time i hop around quite a bit all the time i hop around quite a bit all the time i hop around quite a bit just to kind of experiment and test out just to kind of experiment and test out just to kind of experiment and test out new features and this is the first time new features and this is the first time new features and this is the first time that that has ever been an issue on that that has ever been an issue on that that has ever been an issue on weyland also i'm not going to go into a weyland also i'm not going to go into a weyland also i'm not going to go into a full deep dive in the rabbit hole that full deep dive in the rabbit hole that full deep dive in the rabbit hole that is the uh debate about snap packages but is the uh debate about snap packages but is the uh debate about snap packages but i do wish canonical was a little more i do wish canonical was a little more i do wish canonical was a little more open to community criticism for this open to community criticism for this open to community criticism for this packaging format packaging format packaging format whether it be their centralized snap whether it be their centralized snap whether it be their centralized snap store or store or store or many of the issues that people tend to many of the issues that people tend to many of the issues that people tend to report if they would just adopt flat report if they would just adopt flat report if they would just adopt flat packages that would set in stone the packages that would set in stone the packages that would set in stone the standard for linux packaging and it standard for linux packaging and it standard for linux packaging and it really would just make everything easier really would just make everything easier really would just make everything easier for everybody now that's an opinion i for everybody now that's an opinion i for everybody now that's an opinion i know some people also have had bad know some people also have had bad know some people also have had bad experiences with flat packages but for experiences with flat packages but for experiences with flat packages but for me even on ubuntu i didn't really have me even on ubuntu i didn't really have me even on ubuntu i didn't really have any issues with any of the flat packs any issues with any of the flat packs any issues with any of the flat packs i've ran even with firefox i ran the i've ran even with firefox i ran the i've ran even with firefox i ran the snap version for a little bit and it was snap version for a little bit and it was snap version for a little bit and it was sluggish slow i switched to the uh the sluggish slow i switched to the uh the sluggish slow i switched to the uh the debian the main repository version that debian the main repository version that debian the main repository version that stopped opening for some reason and then stopped opening for some reason and then stopped opening for some reason and then i switched the flat pack and it worked i switched the flat pack and it worked i switched the flat pack and it worked perfectly fine i've seen people report perfectly fine i've seen people report perfectly fine i've seen people report that the flat package of firefox is a that the flat package of firefox is a that the flat package of firefox is a little slower but i guess it's a system little slower but i guess it's a system little slower but i guess it's a system by system basis type thing and even for by system basis type thing and even for by system basis type thing and even for the server and command line i understand the server and command line i understand the server and command line i understand that snaps do have that snaps do have that snaps do have mixed opinions with this as well i said mixed opinions with this as well i said mixed opinions with this as well i said earlier i it's it's a great use case for earlier i it's it's a great use case for earlier i it's it's a great use case for them but people people tend to avoid

them but people people tend to avoid them but people people tend to avoid ubuntu specifically for snap packages ubuntu specifically for snap packages ubuntu specifically for snap packages ultimately would love ubuntu to again be ultimately would love ubuntu to again be ultimately would love ubuntu to again be the distribution that you could the distribution that you could the distribution that you could recommend to anybody at any skill set in recommend to anybody at any skill set in recommend to anybody at any skill set in its current state i really can't its current state i really can't its current state i really can't recommend ubuntu as a desktop to anybody recommend ubuntu as a desktop to anybody recommend ubuntu as a desktop to anybody to the point where i think it would to the point where i think it would to the point where i think it would almost be a mean thing to do and it almost be a mean thing to do and it almost be a mean thing to do and it really sucks because ubuntu is how i and really sucks because ubuntu is how i and really sucks because ubuntu is how i and many other people started out in linux many other people started out in linux many other people started out in linux it's it's just led up to par to some of it's it's just led up to par to some of it's it's just led up to par to some of the other options that we currently have the other options that we currently have the other options that we currently have available to us currently the ball is in available to us currently the ball is in available to us currently the ball is in red hats court as fedora has become what red hats court as fedora has become what red hats court as fedora has become what ubuntu used to be as many other people ubuntu used to be as many other people ubuntu used to be as many other people in the community have stated over and in the community have stated over and in the community have stated over and over again with all of that check out over again with all of that check out over again with all of that check out e-draw soft if you want to make some e-draw soft if you want to make some e-draw soft if you want to make some badass diagrams great software even if badass diagrams great software even if badass diagrams great software even if you're on ubuntu go ahead and install it you're on ubuntu go ahead and install it you're on ubuntu go ahead and install it fedora install whatever system you're on fedora install whatever system you're on fedora install whatever system you're on it will or it should work perfectly fine it will or it should work perfectly fine it will or it should work perfectly fine uh with all that i do hope you have an uh with all that i do hope you have an uh with all that i do hope you have an absolutely beautiful day absolutely beautiful day absolutely beautiful day and good and good and good bye