As a desktop operating system, what are the shortcomings of Ubuntu?

Ubuntu is a Linux operating system based on desktop applications. Based on DebianGNU/Linux, it supports x86, amd64 (x64), and ppc architectures, it has made great contributions to the popularity of GNU/Linux, especially desktop. Recently, some netizens mentioned: What are the shortcomings of Ubuntu as a desktop operating system? & Rdquo; many enthusiastic friends gave their own opinions. This article puts together the comments and suggestions of these netizens for your convenience. Yeg

Ubuntu is a Linux operating system based on desktop applications. Based On Debian GNU/Linux, it supports x86, amd64 (x64), and ppc architectures, it has made great contributions to the popularity of GNU/Linux, especially desktop.

Recently, some netizens mentioned in zhihu: "What are the shortcomings of Ubuntu as a desktop operating system ?" Many enthusiastic friends give their own opinions. This article puts together the comments and suggestions of these netizens for your convenience.

Yegle, wild programmer ape

Niche. For example, the mainstream releases all provide Gnome3 support. It insists that only Unity will be provided as the desktop environment for the future.

It is too foolish (note that it is not simple, but foolish ). Introducing too many dummies is not a good thing for the development of any community.

Incomplete documentation. Compared with ArchLinux and Gentoo, the Ubuntu Linux Desktop occupies one of the most popular distributions and has an unmatched document/Wiki resource.

For the descriptions of poor QQ support and no online banking in the following article, please clarify the question: "What are the shortcomings of Ubuntu as a desktop operating system ", rather than "What are the shortcomings of Ubuntu as a Chinese desktop operating system", or "what functions Linux lacks for Chinese users ".

Zhang Haitao has been using non-technical users of ubuntu

I do not understand that "Online Banking is not supported, qq is not supported..." and such replies allow the operating system to support application software? Windows development engineers specialize in how to support qq and how to support online checkout?

I think the problem should be the resistance of ubuntu as a daily desktop operating system.

Any application software that has a large base user and does not pay enough attention to linux may be part of the resistance. If you have to say the best solution, I will vote for the document for compatibility, whether it is to force all document writing software to support the Chinese national standard, or whether it is pro-compatible. This part is done, and many office workers can switch to ubuntu. After all, most of them write documents, present slides, and send emails!

Himawari

I think the most basic disadvantage of Linux (Ubuntu/Fedora/OpenSUSE/Mandriva) is that the "graphics card driver" needs to be difficult for cainiao users, and even requires compilation, but not all users are software engineers. Input commands and change settings are fine-grained. We can say that the Details determine success or failure, and the methods for solving drive problems on the network are not uniform. Some say so, and some say that normal users cannot identify right or wrong.

Clown ghost, Linuxer ~

As a desktop operating system, more applications may be affected. Especially some professional software (such as Adobe's Ps and Pr Shenma), although there are basically alternative. There are also hardware support and drivers. For those who love to play, not many games may hurt their hearts. However, the root cause is that there is not much support due to inadequate popularity and low commercialization. I think a smooth upgrade may be a problem with the system itself.

Wei jun, getting started

Some common software cannot keep up with linux, such as im qq.

Jayziven, the person waiting to chase

The key point is that daily applications are not keeping up with each other. We look forward to the arrival of the cloud era. At that time, Ubuntu will become a popular desktop system.

Xie ziqiao, Web backend engineer and Linux enthusiast

Desktop software has a much lower performance than Windows and Mac OS (but this seems to be a common problem in Linux)

The update Unity is too radical, and its user experience is much worse than gnome (I think)

Lack of professional applications

Many software on Windows, although ubuntu is available, are mostly feature simplified versions.

Bad documentation

Yskin is still learning Ubuntu ~

Why are no custom phrase functions available for input methods in Linux? In Ziguang Windows, I can press the s key to display the word Chrome, which is a very convenient function.

If the problem with the input method is solved, and Chrome has a Linux version that can be automatically set for synchronization, there is no difference in which system to use.

Liu Dongyuan, Ubuntu users starting from 6.06

Insufficient attention to details. Problems such as window edge anti-aliasing have been around for many years.

Lack of popular desktop software.

A handy input method is missing.

Poor translation quality.

Li Zhaoxing, Internet product

I think it is very good. I think there are many foreign users who use Linux and use it well. It means there is a solution to the problem.

Long Chengliang, Tianyi Bac.

A good learning system, win is the first choice for playing games. This is the result of ms's monopoly for many years. nvidia did not develop drivers for linux in the past. It has been a decent regular update driver in recent years, however, compared with the graphics card driver in windows, many features are still not enabled in linux, but the overall performance is still acceptable. I tested the hammer of thunder with n cards at that time. smoothness is no inferior to win.

It is a good choice for students to learn, and they do not have to endure Microsoft piracy. It is great to develop in linux, and it is closer to the underlying layer and can have a deeper understanding of the system. The linux community is also very active and has rich documentation.

For general users, office and entertainment are enough. The only inconvenience is communication with win users.

Feng Dong, Adobe programmer

What are the shortcomings of "not. Just like using ARM as a desktop chip. ARM can only expand in mobile, and then enter the desktop. Where is the detour of Ubuntu?

The root cause is that the "first-mover advantage" in this field is exhausted. The first advantage of the desktop system became a decision in the 1990 s. Pure 32-bit OS/2 won't be able to beat Windows, which has accumulated developers' accumulation since 1990s. Similarly, OS X developers have accumulated since the beginning of 1990s. Although there are not many developers (compared with Windows), and the API has been changing, but it has always been coherent (Cocoa and Carbon overlap for 10 years), and there is always a software vendor that is not weight but robust.

MOOWOO

Because I don't play games, I feel like ubuntu is better than debian, but the only thing that is better is that the window is closed to the left. I like this design very much, because I use the left hand mouse to operate.

Jesse Luo

1. UI is not as good as win7

2. heavyweight software and game missing

3. Use atmosphere

The only benefit is that it is free, but in the case of domestic piracy ......

Qiu Hua, Web Developer

I use Ubuntu for both my work and my PC. I started a virtual machine to run Windows, just to run aliwangwang and debug webpages in IE6 environment.

Ubuntu is better than Windows:

Open Source
Linux core brings many features (better use of Linux commands and tool sets)
Better performance (startup speed, hard disk I/O speed, memory usage, no problem running on Old Machines)
More free options (although the default is Unity, but to replace it with Gnome3, you only need to install the gnome-shell package)
Software Configuration regionalization does not cause bloated registries (and once a software destroys the registry, it is necessary to reinstall the system)
Powerful software management and software dependency management
Ubuntu is better than MacOS X:

Open Source
Ubuntu is not as good as Mac/Windows:

GUI application software ecosystem (including daily software and commercial software)
Hardware driver
Every operating system is born with application software problems. The App Store that allows developers to make money quickly makes up for the disadvantage of iOS application software. So Ubuntu is now learning about Apple's App Store. I hope it will change!
Dear netizens, what do you think about the shortcomings of Ubuntu as a desktop operating system? You are welcome to leave a message for discussion.

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