Ubuntu GNOME
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People recommend it as a free Ubuntu edition with the GNOME desktop that feels pleasant to use. The most common caveat is that some things did not work correctly out of the box.
People recommend it as a free Ubuntu edition with the GNOME desktop that feels pleasant to use. The most common caveat is that some things did not work correctly out of the box.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 86%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Pleasant, nice GNOME desktop
“I find Gnome based Ubuntu quite nice”
Comment from 22 Apr 2026 in “KDE at 30” “it's actually pretty nice”
Comment from 10 Jan 2026 in “I replaced Windows with Linux and everything's going great”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Things not working out of box
“still a lot of things did not work correctly out of the box”
Comment from 20 Sep 2026 in “KDE turns 30 and someone's brought an AI-native desktop proposal” Noticeable increase over the years
“I think the increase is not that bad for a decade.”
Comment from 5 Apr 2026 in “Ubuntu now requires more RAM than Windows 11”
Other Linux distributions people recommend
The four most recommended other Linux distributions, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu | 560 | 493 | 53% | 12 | 10 yrs116 owners | — |
| Debian | 552 | 191 | 74% | 13 | 10 yrs62 owners | Approved |
| NixOS | 454 | 112 | 80% | 13 | 2 yrs69 owners | Approved |
| Fedora Linux | 437 | 131 | 77% | 12 | 2 yrs72 owners | Approved |
| Ubuntu GNOMEThis page | 6 | 1 | 86% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
All 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“still a lot of things did not work correctly out of the box”
“So far only Ubuntu with Gnome is friendly with entra”
“I think it is the perfect fit for her”
“I find Gnome based Ubuntu quite nice”
“I think the increase is not that bad for a decade.”
“It felt like Cannonical went out of their way to tweak the environment”
“it's actually pretty nice”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.