I am currently running Xubuntu on all my systems but there are so many things that feel rather unstable/buggy - I am sure it is not all Xubuntus/Xfce’s fault, but my knowledge is limited so I just attribute it to that.

Therefore, I am currently considering switching to Fedora. I feel like it is time trying out a new desktop (KDE) and a more up to date kernel. I am not entirely sure what I am hoping from this post, but maybe a “yea, it is worth it” would ease my mind a bit.

Also, I am a bit unsure how to easily move between them (programs and data).

To name a few of the bugs I encountered in the past:

  • When connecting screens, quite often the created profile is ignored, screens get disabled, overlapped, … By applying the profile multiple times eventually you can overcome this issue
  • Dell specific: Webcam does not work, system sometimes freezes after closing the laptop lid even if sleep mode is deactivated
  • Certain shortcuts are bugged (WIN+Left works, WIN+Right doesn’t. When you reset WIN+Right, it works until the next restart)
  • c64z86@lemmy.world
    1·
    24 minutes ago

    Try it and see how it works for you. There’s really no telling what it will be like because each system is different and will respond to the different distros of Linux and their kernel versions in different ways. For a time Fedora worked better on my laptop but Kubuntu caught up and hardware support was improved in their newest kernel so now I’m back on that xD

    But yeah, for my 2025 laptop Fedora was extremely stable and I never ran into a problem. I just missed the big repos of the Debian/Ubuntu family.

  • lukalix98@programming.dev
    8·
    2 hours ago

    I don’t know, but I can tell you that I use Bluefin - Fedora Silverblue. I have it for 7 months now and had 0 stability issues.

  • Jay🚩@lemmy.ml
    1·
    31 minutes ago

    You want slow updates/upgrades like Ubuntu and stability then OpenSUSE slowroll is better option or even OpenSUSE kalpa. Even Debian + KDE will work for you.

    • ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.netEnglish
      3·
      23 minutes ago

      Only downside is Debian 13 will likely forever be stuck with KDE 6.3.6, which has some noticeable bugs on my hardware that won’t be fixed until Debian 14.

      KDE really benefits from distros that keep it more up to date, to the point where even the KDE devs suggest avoiding KDE on Debian.

  • rhubarbe@tarte.nuage-libre.frFrançais
    5·
    1 hour ago

    You’re looking for stability and KDE Plasma. Fedora doesn’t seem to be the right candidate.
    Arch Linux (or Endeavour / Manjaro), or OpenSUSE are better candidate.

  • Yeahboy92@lemmy.world
    1·
    40 minutes ago

    I’ve been using Fedora for years across several devices. I’ve only seen my device compatibility improve over the last few releases. For example, my HP Victus laptop’s camera would work but not the mic, this has been fixed. My desktop runs several monitors with no issues and keyboard shortcuts have never done anything goofy. It is my preferred distro so I am biased but I’ve used a lot of others and I think Fedora is one of the more consistently good distros.

  • Artemis@lemmy.ml
    1·
    49 minutes ago

    I’ve been using Fedora (gnome) as my main distro for over 5 years and have zero issues with stability. Webcam, etc., all work by default with no problems. Would definitely recommend!

  • Frosty@pawb.socialEnglish
    2·
    1 hour ago

    I’ve been running Fedora for about six months now and haven’t run into an issue where the system failed or refused to boot. However, I have a single screen and no web cam, and only use it for web browsing and mild app development and deployment. On the Fedora side, do expect that you will see regular package updates as Fedora likes to move fast. (It’s already on the new KDE 6.7.)

  • bad1080@piefed.socialEnglish
    2·
    1 hour ago

    i found fedora hard to work with because of its hard “no non-open source” stand. e.g. i had trouble playing a x265 HEVC file with vlc where as i never encountered anything like that on any other distro and solving this was not trivial.
    i am on kubuntu rn but if i were to switch i’d go back to cachyos with KDE.

      • bad1080@piefed.socialEnglish
        2·
        50 minutes ago

        if you are aware of it and its solutions it surely is a non-issue but for me as a linux noob it was reason enough against fedora. getting into linux is already complicated enough without extra obstacles.

  • chgxvjh [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
    2·
    2 hours ago

    None of these are stability problems.

    You can spin the wheel and hope it works better on a different distro.

    You can investigate the problems and try to fix them.

    Or you can ignore it and live with it. (my favorite)

  • lemonhead2@lemmy.world
    11·
    39 minutes ago

    it’s a lot of work to switch distributions, and I don’t recommend unless you have a really good reason!

    kde is supported on Ubuntu… id suggest installing it and trying it out first. the bugs u state sound like desktop environment issues and not distribution bugs …

  • Admetus@sopuli.xyz
    1·
    2 hours ago

    I use gnome on my laptop and stuff like scaling worked on several projectors in the school. Webcam (Lenovo) works, I think I recall it didn’t work on another distro.

    KDE no problem on desktop with monitor and projector plugged in. Panels etc customisable on both screens (I also make it look like gnome ha).