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it was arch btw
Arch is actually a great place to start if you want to learn how Linux works... But if you need a system that requires little maintenance it's probably not the best distro, as you found out.
I had to download very specific versions of ffmpeg to be able to play videos in browsers
Never had that issue.
The last straw was mod-probing the kernel to fix wi-fi issues.
Wifi is one of the very few areas where Windows can still outshine Linux, in my opinion. It is what gave me the most trouble on my Linux laptop (with sound issues being a close second). Finding out that Noble Numbat doesn't support Wifi properly on my laptop and I'm stuck with 2.4Ghz Wifi was just... ugh.
Regardless, after spending quite a bit of time studying Linux maintenance, I can say that having a mostly secure OS and being able to do almost anything I need/want is a relief. I use a distro based on Ubuntu LTS Noble Numbat (namely, "Tuxedo OS"), and I usually just use an Arch distrobox every time one of the packages in Noble Numbat is too outdated for my tastes.
Arch is actually a great place to start if you want to learn how Linux works... But if you need a system that requires little maintenance it's probably not the best distro, as you found out.
I had to download very specific versions of ffmpeg to be able to play videos in browsers
Never had that issue.
The last straw was mod-probing the kernel to fix wi-fi issues.
Wifi is one of the very few areas where Windows can still outshine Linux, in my opinion. It is what gave me the most trouble on my Linux laptop (with sound issues being a close second). Finding out that Noble Numbat doesn't support Wifi properly on my laptop and I'm stuck with 2.4Ghz Wifi was just... ugh.
Regardless, after spending quite a bit of time studying Linux maintenance, I can say that having a mostly secure OS and being able to do almost anything I need/want is a relief. I use a distro based on Ubuntu LTS Noble Numbat (namely, "Tuxedo OS"), and I usually just use an Arch distrobox every time one of the packages in Noble Numbat is too outdated for my tastes.
