This series is by no means written by a Linux expert, but several of the off-the-cuff impressions about using Ubuntu, add-ons and more are interesting precisely because they are off-the-cuff. Here were a few of the good takeaways that I spotted in the conclusion post of the series.
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Among Ash’s list of pros, I definitely concur that Linux distros of all stripes need to do a better job of hardware compatibility. Whenever people switch to Linux, they immediately start caterwauling about Wi-Fi compatibility and the like. The Linux Foundation has done some good work toward getting better industry-wide handling of drivers, and more buy-in from hardware makers, but there is still work to be done.