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Is PopOs a good option if i don't want to tinker much with the OS and do some basic tasks as web browsing etc? (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

I was a Pop user since it first shipped until this year when I switched to Fedora. I still use the Pop Shell extension for GNOME as, IMO, it's the best tiling extension. Full stop. It's easy to install and use and is well organized. If you have Nvidia, choose the ISO with the drivers pre-installed. My switch to Fedora was predicated on the fact that I generally use enterprise laptops and 2in1 devices, which is one of Pop's blind spots when it comes to reliability. Fedora is just dead stable on whatever I put it on, whether its a Latitude 7200 2in1 i7 8th gen or a ThinkPad T400s Core 2 Duo.

I guess Fedora's an option, too 🤣