I am currently running Xubuntu on all my systems but there are so many things that feel rather unstable/buggy - I am sure it is not all Xubuntus/Xfce’s fault, but my knowledge is limited so I just attribute it to that.

Therefore, I am currently considering switching to Fedora. I feel like it is time trying out a new desktop (KDE) and a more up to date kernel. I am not entirely sure what I am hoping from this post, but maybe a “yea, it is worth it” would ease my mind a bit.

Also, I am a bit unsure how to easily move between them (programs and data).

To name a few of the bugs I encountered in the past:

  • When connecting screens, quite often the created profile is ignored, screens get disabled, overlapped, … By applying the profile multiple times eventually you can overcome this issue
  • Dell specific: Webcam does not work, system sometimes freezes after closing the laptop lid even if sleep mode is deactivated
  • Certain shortcuts are bugged (WIN+Left works, WIN+Right doesn’t. When you reset WIN+Right, it works until the next restart)
  • b161@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    2 days ago

    Fedora Gnome and Nobara KDE have been pretty solid for me. Most resume from sleep bugs feel like they’ve been worked out. You may still have problems trying to get your Dell laptop webcam working though.

    • Neil@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      1·
      16 hours ago

      I have been using Nobara KDE for about a year now and it has been an extremely smooth ride. But, I still have that resume from sleep bug and it’s extremely frustrating. I have to keep my machine on with the screen off because of this bug. Apart from this, it has been a very smooth ride.

      • b161@lemmy.blahaj.zone
        1·
        15 hours ago

        Mine works fine. But it did fuck up after I’d been messing around with some graphics card settings (trying to get davinci resolve to play nice). You could try troubleshooting with an LLM and see if you have any luck.