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Kubuntu 24.04, three dots later, it still keeps me on edge
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The brittleness and the inconsistency of the Linux world kills me. It saps the essence of my optimism, and I've got plenty of it, despite what you may think. The fact I don't walk around with a fake Californian smile plastered on my face doesn't make me into a curmudgeon. Bad software makes me into a curmudgeon. And the funniest part is, with ALLLLLLLL its problems, Ubuntu (and friends) is still PARSECS ahead of all other distros when it comes to general usability, security, updates, and availability. But that gives me no solace. I have no desire to aim down and feel smug about it. I want operating systems to shine, and get out of my way when I use them.
This has become harder as time goes by, especially in Linux. Ubuntu 14.04 was the peak. Since, it's been a downhill slide, with occasional extra jumps in the direction of gravity. My goals have never changed in the past two decades. I want stability and predictability. Nothing more. If something works, it must work forever. The torture of things going on off randomly, to the whim of casual development disconnected from any concept of product, is awful. Kubuntu 24.04 is okay, but nothing more than that. As hard as I try to like it, it just keeps sabotaging my goodwill. Anyway, this brings us to the end of another mega-happy article.