Fedora Linux

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1. Honestly it isn't the first time Fedora upgrades have messed something up for me either but I do think it's more stable than the average Ubuntu release

   Mixed · May 2026 · in “Maybe you shouldn't install new software for a bit”

2. Daily Fedora KDE user here on 4K HiDPI monitor plus another of a different lower resolution, flawless experience using both together in a setup.

   Recommends · Jan 2026 · in “The struggle of resizing windows on macOS Tahoe”

3. it is absolutely much better on wayland. I really don't care or know how to tweak linux so i've been using straight install Fedora for years.

   Recommends · Mar 2026 · in “Wayland set the Linux Desktop back by 10 years”

4. I rarely have to use the terminal. There is a graphical installer, settings panel, software center, file manager, disk utility software, etc.

   Recommends · May 2026 · in “Windows quality update: Progress we've made since March”

5. for beginners stick to Fedora/Debian. Popular distros come and go, but these two are constant and will be supported for a long time

   Recommends · Dec 2025 · in “Linux Instal Fest Belgrade”

6. I got the machine in 2025, and here are the workarounds and config changes I had to make just to get Fedora running last year

   Mixed · Sep 2026 · in “Linux support is coming to Snapdragon X2 series”

7. The first time I've had my multi-monitor setup(s) "just work" on Linux is recently installing Fedora 43 on my Ideapad.

   Recommends · Jan 2026 · in “Microsoft May Have Created the Slowest Windows in 25 Years with Windows 11”

8. Fedora's release cycle is usually a little over a year from final release to EOL, at which point, you need to upgrade.

   Mixed · Dec 2025 · in “People keep flocking to Linux, not just to escape Windows”

9. All my personal computers using intel and amd graphic cards have been faultless using same distro for the last decade.

   Recommends · Dec 2025 · in “After Windows Update, Password icon invisible, click where it used to be”

10. Stock Fedora or nearly all the other Linux distributions are a thousand times more stable and secure than Omarchy is.

    Recommends · Aug 2026 · in “Omakase Computing”

11. Just use a something simple like Fedora + KDE. NONE of the issues the author would be a problem here out of the box.

    Recommends · Jan 2026 · in “I dumped Windows 11 for Linux, and you should too”

12. install one of the most mainstream distros like Ubuntu or Fedora, accept the defaults, and move on with your life

    Recommends · Mar 2026 · in “Wayland set the Linux Desktop back by 10 years”

13. the distribution (Fedora) I use have been very good at patching/releasing updates to both the clients and servers

    Recommends · Sep 2026 · in “Jellyfin 12.0”

14. Fedora on the other hand was literally just plug-and-play and has been very enjoyable to use as my daily driver.

    Recommends · Mar 2026 · in “Wayland set the Linux Desktop back by 10 years”

15. I have had an excellent experience with KDE on Fedora. Has been stable despite being on the forefront of updates

    Recommends · Apr 2026 · in “Steam on Linux Use Skyrocketed Above 5% in March”

16. hits the right balance of stability while being up to date for anything desktop and specifically gaming focused

    Recommends · Jan 2026 · in “Linux is good now; to feel like you actually own your PC, put Linux on it”

17. beginner-friendly operating system in the same way that Fedora/LinuxMint/OpenSUSE/Pop!_OS/Ubuntu/ElementOS are

    Recommends · Jan 2026 · in “Microsoft forced me to switch to Linux”

18. You can install Fedora Linux, Linux Mint or Manjaro, and it's more user friendly than Windows 11 and macOS.

    Recommends · Apr 2026 · in “Veracrypt Project Update”

19. this OS was initially installed as fedora 27 and incrementally updated flawlessly for almost a decade now

    Recommends · Jun 2026 · in “Making Debian or Fedora persistent live images”

20. the installation is one commandline command and reboot, no obscure websites and weird firmware installers

    Recommends · Mar 2026 · in “Our Commitment to Windows Quality”

21. Yesterday I filled up my ram accidentally on Fedora and even earlyoom took several minutes to trigger and in the meantime the system was essentially non-responsive

    Criticizes · Apr 2026 · in “Ubuntu now requires more RAM than Windows 11”

22. By having the user@.service template be enrolled in systemd-oomd, Fedora made the cgroup that systemd-oomd would select to be killed be all of your processes

    Criticizes · Sep 2026 · in “Stop making swap partitions—use swap files instead”

23. I kept hitting issues that are accurately described and resolved by steps coming from Arch's community, even on distros like Debian and Fedora.

    Criticizes · Feb 2026 · in “Simplifying Vulkan One Subsystem at a Time”

24. Fedora's release schedule (rather than Ubuntu's 2-year LTS) breaking working GOG/steam/wine-based apps on a rotating basis

    Criticizes · Jan 2026 · in “Microsoft forced me to switch to Linux”

25. Didn't work. App developers never had enough time to port their stuff to new releases of underpinning software

    Criticizes · Feb 2026 · in “An ARM Homelab Server, or a Minisforum MS-R1 Review”

26. I have spent a decent few days to get long battery life on Linux (fedora), with sleep hibernate + encryption.

    Criticizes · Jan 2026 · in “Microsoft gave FBI set of BitLocker encryption keys to unlock suspects' laptops”

27. some things are bizarrely involved to set up despite being commonly needed (see virtualization under Fedora)

    Criticizes · Jan 2026 · in “Can you slim macOS down?”

28. Fedora also sucks, if your yardstick for suck is "Sometimes after some updates some users experience errors"

    Criticizes · Jan 2026 · in “Windows 11's Patch Tuesday nightmare gets worse”

29. i've seen a couple of issues like non stop notification bells on repeat or inability to wake screen when plugged in to a monitor that feel not prod ready

    Mixed · Mar 2026 · in “Our Commitment to Windows Quality”

30. I can use my computer as a tool to do my craft and I’m not constantly sucked in ai features, news, or external search results, if I don’t want it.

    Recommends · Mar 2026 · in “Our Commitment to Windows Quality”

31. Fedora does a lot of compatibility work behind the scenes that distros not backed by a large company more than likely couldn't afford.

    Recommends · Feb 2026 · in “I Fixed Windows Native Development”

32. Super happy with it, but do mind that "I could get it to equal macOS functionality" does not mean it behaves that way out of the box.

    Recommends · Oct 2026 · in “Turn off Apple Intelligence on macOS 27 and get its disk space back”

33. Contemporary Linux is still miles ahead of Windows in encouraging the child's hands-on experience and exploration of the system.

    Recommends · Nov 2025 · in “Ask HN: How would you set up a child’s first Linux computer?”

34. I fully switched to Fedora a while ago because every game I played was either just as performant or ran better on Linux.

    Recommends · Jun 2026 · in “CachyOS June 2026 Release”

35. Fedora KDE Plasma seems to be nice as well if you want to have more configuration options available directly in the GUI.

    Recommends · Apr 2026 · in “Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Released”

36. Ubuntu and Fedora take a completely different tack with user-contributed packages that are namespaced and better sealed

    Recommends · Jun 2026 · in “AURpocalypse now: a look at the recent AUR attacks”

37. If you want something extremely reliable, more modern, but may require some learning to tweak: Silverblue or Kinoite.

    Recommends · Feb 2026 · in “Simplifying Vulkan One Subsystem at a Time”

38. I truly love Fedora and am happiest on that OS, but these ongoing supply chain compromises just make me lose sleep

    Mixed · Jun 2026 · in “AI agent runs amok in Fedora and elsewhere”

39. Fedora--which Red Hat supports in a variety of ways for various purposes--is pretty much my default Linux distro.

    Recommends · Jan 2026 · in “Gentoo Linux 2025 Review”

40. I really like Fedora, it's my Linux distro of choice, but the experience is not as nice as on W11 in my opinion.

    Mixed · Jan 2026 · in “Windows 11's Patch Tuesday nightmare gets worse”