By skyforbes Yesterday I decided to try again. I really like Linux, so I installed Ubuntu once more, this time on my main rig, which I use for gaming and most of my development work. I decided to set up a dual boot with Windows for gaming and Ubuntu for work, social media, and other tasks. After installing everything (BitLocker and Secure Boot were a real pain to deal with), Ubuntu was working fine at first. Then I got a crash error. I sent the report and ignored it. A little later, another crash error appeared. I sent that report too and ignored it, thinking the system update might fix everything.
After setting up both my screens, I started updating the system. Everything seemed to be updating correctly. On the first reboot, Ubuntu stopped working. Both screens showed the terminal boot output and froze there. Great. I found out that the Debian desktop environment had somehow broken. Reinstalling it from the recovery console fixed it, and the system started again. Then I realized I could no longer open folders… Nautilus had simply disappeared or stopped working. I had to reinstall Nautilus, wondering why something so basic would just break and why I was installing such an unstable system.
Now the OS finally seems to work without random crash errors, though a lot of weird stuff is still happening. Resizing the VirtualBox window breaks everything, and every time I install an app from the App Center, I hope it actually launches (half of them do not, and I have to install them manually from the website). Sometimes when I type text, the window freezes for a few seconds, making input lag badly.
I know Windows has its flaws, but everything works there, and I have never had these issues in years across different hardware setups. Maybe the problem is my old SSD dying or something hardware-related, but since Windows works perfectly, I think the issue is more OS-related. I will keep using Ubuntu as my main system for now since everything is installed and working, but I do not trust it. The constant feeling that everything can break so easily is not comfortable for me.
After complaining (I had to, so I decided to write about my experience instead), I can say that when things work, it’s awesome. I’ve found every tool I need, and everything I used on Windows is available on Linux. I honestly don’t feel like I need anything from Windows anymore… except for gaming. I hope I was just unlucky this time and that everything will keep working without breaking again. My experience really shows me why many people don’t like using Linux. My brother is younger than me, and if he had run into the same issues I did, he wouldn’t have been able to fix them without calling me.