Steve Adams
macrumors 68000
That's my view too. All this 20 plus hr battery life is just marketing blah to me. 8 Hrs off the wall and I am good.
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Cuesca
macrumors 6502
Been dual booting Fedora KDE and W11 on my desktop for my first foray in Linux.
I've tried Ubuntu/Pop!/Mint/etc. before but they seem to be lacking a bit of features like HDR support, GPU support, etc.. I gotta say Fedora KDE is the most full featured Linux I've tried yet and after a week I'm kinda impressed. Pretty user friendly installing apps is quite similar to MacOS/W11(not having to deal with repositories or Terminal commands), setup process is quicker than W11 and everything seems to work out right of the box including HDR. Only annoyance for me is no Logitech support(but that's more Logitech's fault) so the haptics on my Mx Master 4 does not work at all. With W11 getting worst with every update I just might stick with this for a while.
I've tried Ubuntu/Pop!/Mint/etc. before but they seem to be lacking a bit of features like HDR support, GPU support, etc.. I gotta say Fedora KDE is the most full featured Linux I've tried yet and after a week I'm kinda impressed. Pretty user friendly installing apps is quite similar to MacOS/W11(not having to deal with repositories or Terminal commands), setup process is quicker than W11 and everything seems to work out right of the box including HDR. Only annoyance for me is no Logitech support(but that's more Logitech's fault) so the haptics on my Mx Master 4 does not work at all. With W11 getting worst with every update I just might stick with this for a while.
This is making the rounds - seems to be a significant vulnerability
New Linux 'Copy Fail' Vulnerability Enables Root Access on Major Distributions
New Linux 'Copy Fail' Vulnerability Enables Root Access on Major Distributions
Steve Adams
macrumors 68000
I'm going to stick to windows. Besides the recall junk I have no issues currently. All ads etc have been disabled on all systems and it's just working. Not going to push it on my son either.
For better or worse I'm firmly implanted to the Microsoft zone. We are just going to embrace it and move forward. I'm going to fork 11 into the little tablet again and see how it does.
For better or worse I'm firmly implanted to the Microsoft zone. We are just going to embrace it and move forward. I'm going to fork 11 into the little tablet again and see how it does.
eltoslightfoot
macrumors 68040
Ever notice how much more prevalent all of this downtime is since agentic AI (and AI as a whole) became a thing?
Sully
macrumors 6502
Thanks for posting this.
I wonder how serious the following is in reality vs just being theoretical.
“Ubuntu and Canonical infrastructure went down hours after researchers released potent exploit code that allowed untrusted users in data centers, university settings, and elsewhere to gain all-powerful root control of servers running virtually all Linux distributions, including Ubuntu”
Steve Adams
macrumors 68000
Yeah. I think I'm going windows server 2025 for my server. A combination of Onedrive and Nextcloud for access
eltoslightfoot
macrumors 68040
What will Server 2025 give you that windows 11 won't
As someone who works on servers, I don't see the advantages of running the server edition at home, but I could be missing something or not understanding your needs
eltoslightfoot
macrumors 68040
Yeah I have thought about switching to Windows 11 Pro instead of Unraid a couple of times. But Unraid has it all on a thumb drive--which is pretty handy. So probably not. But, I totally agree. You can run Nextcloud and Jellyfin on a Windows 11 install without server needed.
Steve Adams
macrumors 68000
I am using server instead of W11 because it's debloated from MS directly, no messing around. It has a server manager which is a useful part of the OS to "manage the server" and set it up the way I want. It has automatic remote access included. It is easier to setup printer, file and other service sharing between the computers on my network then trying to do it via regular win11.
There are many reasons to choose server software for a server than a desktop environment software OS.
I had server 2012 on it previously and it worked great. I am sure 2025 would be no different.
There are many reasons to choose server software for a server than a desktop environment software OS.
I had server 2012 on it previously and it worked great. I am sure 2025 would be no different.
No I don't believe so - not for home use, and the price is exorbitant, standard edition is something like 1,100.
De-bloating windows 11 is rather simple where as with the server edition, , you don't get the same app store, or access to the same apps, I don't think direct-x is installed (though you may get some version of it installed) I can confirm that it isn't on the servers I manage. Regardless, I can see it being frustrating trying to ggame on it
I mean Windows server as a desktop is overkill at every angle; Cost, productivity, game playing, even power consumption, it all seems like the wrong tool for the wrong job
Back on the Linux topic
EndeavourOS Titan Neo Is Out with KDE Plasma 6.6.4 and KDE Gear 26.04
EndeavourOS is another arch based distro but I'm not familiar with this distro but googling around, it seems more or less a more polished Arch implementation, i.e., a bit more tools/installers
I Tried CachyOS BTW… My CachyOS Experience with KDE (and Why I Stuck with EndeavourOS)
EndeavourOS Titan Neo Is Out with KDE Plasma 6.6.4 and KDE Gear 26.04
EndeavourOS is another arch based distro but I'm not familiar with this distro but googling around, it seems more or less a more polished Arch implementation, i.e., a bit more tools/installers
I Tried CachyOS BTW… My CachyOS Experience with KDE (and Why I Stuck with EndeavourOS)
boswald
macrumors 68030
Your right to choose is the main purpose of Linux anyway. You CHOOSE to walk away from Windows. You CHOOSE to look elsewhere. You CHOOSE to try something new... and keep it.
A more polished Arch? That's not saying much. You could always install barebones Arch, throw on a theme, add a couple apps, and BOOM: A "polished" Arch install. But to dismiss Cachy for having performance tweaks is like ridiculing a sports car for having a fast engine.
Here's a bit more regarding Endeavoros vs. CachyOS
I'm liking what this YTer has to say, though I've only come across him this single time. He does a good job at describing the differences, the pros and cons of both.
I can't see myself blowing up my current setup that has been working, and stable (so far).
I'm happy with CachyOS, and as someone on reddit stated, switching between EOS and CachyOS, is like dating twins, and switching to the one with more makeup.
I'm liking what this YTer has to say, though I've only come across him this single time. He does a good job at describing the differences, the pros and cons of both.
I can't see myself blowing up my current setup that has been working, and stable (so far).
From what I gather, Arch doesn't have a GUI installer, its cmd line, so that's where Endeavor comes in. It also offers a handful of tools to help you configure the system after install - to me that does indicate a more polished experienced. I've not tried Arch, so I cannot confirm if its truly polished.
I'm happy with CachyOS, and as someone on reddit stated, switching between EOS and CachyOS, is like dating twins, and switching to the one with more makeup.
boswald
macrumors 68030
Its not that the GUI installer lacks polish, its more is there a GUI installer or not. I guess Arch in of itself is largely installed via the cmd line - I'm not the one to provide indepth details of the pros of vanilla arch, I've never used it. My first and only experience with an Arch based distro is CachyOS. I stopped distro hopping when I landed on CachyOS
boswald
macrumors 68030
From what I remember, it's just "archinstall" at the prompt when you boot it up. Not very friendly for newbies, but then again, Arch wasn't designed for them. That's about the only handholding they do for you, and that was after a lot of people complained about its difficulty. But I'd still rather do Arch than Gentoo.
S.B.G
Moderator emeritus
Be careful! You may fall victim to the distro-hopping disease! 😂
True. A barebones Arch install brings you to the command line, no GUI and no packages, unless you've specified additional packages during the install process. This is how I built my current system.
My view on all Linux distro's is that they're basically the same. You choose the base system, like a rolling release like Arch, or a more static release like Debian. Then from there you build what you want on it - or you let someone else (or a team) do it for you, like KDE Plasma, Ubuntu, XFCE, Manjaro, etc...
That's how I've approached it over the years. I picked my underlying system and then either built what I wanted myself, or went with a pre-packaged distro. One of my favorites was ArcoLinux, an Arch-based distro. But sadly the single developer decided to retire last year and he retired the whole project as well.
These are the things I love about Linux - the ability to make it your own in any way you like, or to use a pre-built system and then do some minor tweaks.
As a caveat with CachyOS, from what I've seen, they go a little further than most distro's and select certain flags in the kernel build that favor performance over stability for those gamers.
Of course, a Linux user is free to build their own kernel as well if they were so inclined.
S.B.G
Moderator emeritus
Archinstall is fairly new to Arch and it makes installation much easier compared to the typical install method in relative terms. It's no Calamares like many others use, but it does help streamline an Arch install.
S.B.G
Moderator emeritus
If you ever desire to install Arch from the command line, I have a step by step instruction document I made for myself to build it from scratch - no Archinstall. Or there are numerous YouTube videos to guide you through it.
throAU
macrumors G4
My main Linux PC died (not sure why, ATX power doesn't power up) so pulled out a spare. Installed CachyOS, pretty impressed.
It's fast, most stuff works pretty well out of the box. I'm a fan.
It's fast, most stuff works pretty well out of the box. I'm a fan.
LOL, I'd be lying if I said that I'm being tempted.
Truth be told, There's a level of similarity between PopOS,and CachyOS. Both look to offer a performance based distro with gaming in mind.
Overall though I'm pretty happy with CachyOS, I've not incurred any situation where I said, gee, I think Arch or another distro would handle this better.
S.B.G
Moderator emeritus
The nice thing these days is that you can almost always try before you buy. Many distro's provide a live environment without installing over your current OS. Plus, there is always installing with a VM.