There is a popup ad when you first install the update that introduces this feature.

I have gotten popup ads for Ubuntu Pro on stock Ubuntu install.

I watched the video and I have still no idea what the conference is about. And judging on the conference hall size there not a lot of people are fooled by it.

You’re really missing out if you’re not buying Ubuntu Pro.

Someone decided that software books start at 0

Yeah I just deleted the swap partition without updating anything. I’ve realized since then I need to update the fstab but I never think about it until the odd time I do a full reboot.

Not only do I get this on shutdown I get a job on startup that runs for a minute thirty that looks for a swap partition that I have deleted.

And the heart ripping scene. I looked away as a kid but I was still disturbed.

Ah, my bad. I thought I had all of the communities blocked.

I love how you can spot a .ml user without checking their instance

Vicinity of obscenity in your eyes

#shirtlesssummers is a fun idea in theory but in practice quite problematic.

Have the name of the alias be “gti” or “gut”

If the Americans could read, they’d be very upset to read this.

It only affects one country, so not that big of a news story.

This is pausing US sales only. Misleading title, only affects one country.

Yes they still exist. We banned them at our youth retreats because a couple years ago the kids taped down the nozzle and tossed them into neighboring rooms like tear gas grenades.

Hilarious, but not the best for enjoying your sleep.

Probably the only thing they know about Linux is from when the YouTuber Linus Tech Tips tried to install Steam and broke his computer. That’s why they’d bring up Steam specifically.

https://www.virtualcuriosities.com/articles/4304/it-happened-yes-do-as-i-say-linux-newbie-accidentally-destroys-system-in-15-minutes

I’ve been using Debian on my desktop for five years now so this information might be a bit outdated, but I have recently installed Mint on my server.

In my experience Mint (and Ubuntu) have been more beginner friendly with installation and initial setup. I remember trying to install Debian on my MacBook which just crashed on bootup whereas Ubuntu worked out of the box. Mint draws from Ubuntu’s repositories which are more up to date and has more packages in it. Being able to rely on apt for installing packages has meant an easier user experience. And the last thing is that there’s just more information out there for troubleshooting Mint problems than there is for Debian in my experience.

That’s what I find. I could be wrong about some of the details

And Ubuntu Pro popup ads. Linux Mint is, from a compatibility standpoint, Ubuntu without the crap.