I’m trying to avoid Fedora, but it’s a great Linux distro for me

So I try to avoid Fedora. It’s not because I don’t like Fedora (I do) and it’s not because I hate Red Hat (I don’t). Because Fedora was only the second Linux distribution I took seriously. The first was Linux Mint, which convinced me that Linux was worth the effort; After I figured out what I did and didn’t want from the distro, I packed up and moved to Fedora KDE.

There’s nothing wrong with settling for the second distro you come across, but there are so many options out there that all do something unique, and they’re all free, I’d be foolish to stick with Fedora forever; at least I’m not exploring other distros. There’s just one problem: no matter how hard I try, I can’t escape Fedora.

Fedora is backed by big business

It’s not to everyone’s taste, but I do

The great thing about Fedora is that it’s only one of three steps in the Red Hat chain. Users (like me) get the newest updates first in Fedora. Once Red Hat fixes the issues we identified, they will push the stable bits to CentOS Stream for enterprise use. And when they are completely Make sure some parts are stable, changes are coming to critical enterprise systems in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). it is not possible cause to fall or fall.

In a way, that means I’m taking advantage of all the cool new features that are ultimately the backbone of the world’s biggest tech companies. I think it’s a good deal; After all, RHEL does not cheaper, but I use Fedora for nothing. Instead, I can report bugs I find and help Red Hat fix them so they can eventually be integrated into CentOS and RHEL.

Of course, this also means that Red Hat has a lot of funding through all the businesses they serve. It’s good to know that Red Hat has a revenue stream it can use to keep the lights on while I’m busy with its newest operating system.

Fedora is the most stable operating system I’ve ever used

I haven’t found another constant

If you’ve been following my Linux adventures, first of all thanks. Second, you may be wondering where openSUSE Tumbleweed went. openSUSE is my second favorite distro and came very close to dethroning Fedora. But, although openSUSE Tumbleweed is a very good distro with a good level of stability, I found Fedora to be a bit more stable.

With OpenSUSE, I’ve noticed that browsers sometimes have their login details completely deleted. Sometimes it happens after an update, and sometimes it just happens when you close and reopen the browser. I also had problems with openSUSE running on my old hardware, as it would visually lock up for about 20 seconds every day when hitting the SSD. Sometimes my computer would “forget” where GRUB was after an upgrade and I would have to go into the BIOS and tell it where it was.

A fedora isn’t quite perfect; it also had a few problems. But the thing is, when Fedora messed up, it was usually a one-time thing. Something bad happened; I would think, “That was weird,” fix it, and then it would never happen again. The openSUSE issues kept recurring and annoyed me until I switched back to Fedora and never experienced them again.

Fedora’s scents are great for exploring

I wouldn’t have discovered atomic distros without them

Lastly, I love the variety of Fedora flavors you can get. When I said my second distro choice was Fedora KDE, which I stuck with for months, it wasn’t. technical true I also fell in love with Fedora Kinoite, which is an atomic version of KDE. The Atomic version has the same look and feel as Fedora KDE, but you can’t change system files or install software via the terminal.

It sounded like a nightmare, but he quickly proved me wrong. Now, I like the stability and reliability of Fedora’s atomic, immutable version of KDE, and if for some reason I get tired of it, I can reinstall Fedora KDE and get all the normal features back.

Second time was the charm

My Linux adventure started with Fedora, and after exploring many distros, I’m (almost) back where I started. I think I’ll stick with Fedora for now and see how things change in the coming years.