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Preparing to move from Ubuntu to Fedora (lemm.ee)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hi! I'm seeking some advice and sanity check on hopping from Ubuntu to Fedora on my personal PC. I've been using Ubuntu LTS for almost two years now, switched from Windows and never looked back. But I cannot say I know Linux well. I use my PC for browsing, some gaming with Steam (I have AMD GPU), occasional video editing, tinkering with some self-hosted stuff that is on separate hardware.

I don't like the way Ubuntu is moving with snaps. And LTS version falls behind too much. So I decided to move to Fedora.

My plan is simple:

I will install Fedora on a fresh nvme drive. I want disk encryption, so I'm going to have LUKS over btrfs for /home, and the root will remain unencrypted.
I will copy all files from old /home to new /home, with the exception of dot-files.
I plan to make use of flatpaks, so I don't think configuration for my apps is easily transferable. I'll have to install and configure apps from scratch, unless I'll have to use an RPM package.

Does all of this make sense? Is there a way to simplify app re-configuration in my case?

And as I never used Fedora extensively (booting from live image doesn't count), are there any caveats I should be aware of?

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Honestly, if you like Ubuntu but dislike Snaps, Linux Mint might be a better choice than Fedora if you're not as comfortable with Linux. Mint is basically "Ubuntu without all Canonical's garbage."

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I used fedora before I was comfortable with Linux and I didn't have any problems with it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

I agree with this, Fedora is pretty boring. It's polished and well thought out. Just wait a few weeks before upgrading to new versions, but that goes for pretty much everyone besides Debian stable.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Do not use Mint. Ubuntu uses GNOME which is modern and secure. Mint will need a year or so to get Wayland support, and it will always be behind on security updates. Just run unsnap, install the apps and Gnome tweaks you want I would say.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

I really like GNOME. I know not enough about security of it compared to Cinnamon

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Why is using Ubuntu against it's nature, by removing snaps, preferable to moving to a distro that aligns more with OP's preferences?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You remove snaps thats it. No custom repos or old X11 desktop

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago

I guess, but Canonical keeps trying to stand out against the crowd with one thing or another. Mir, Snap, etc. Unless you buy into their supposed vision, why bother?