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Fedora 28 Featuring GNOME 3.28 Released (betanews.com)
Following an official beta release, Fedora 28 has been released today. From a report: Fedora 28 has many new features, but one in particular will surely excite desktop/workstation users -- GNOME 3.28, which introduces Thunderbolt 3 support and improved laptop battery life. Fedora has long used GNOME as the default desktop environment, and best of all, it is mostly a stock affair -- no silly tweaks enabled by default. In other words, you get a very pure GNOME experience, making Fedora Workstation the preferred OS for many hardcore fans of the DE. "GNOME 3.28 adds the capability to favorite files, folders, and contacts for easier organization and access. Additionally, the new application Usage is included to help users more easily diagnose and resolve performance and capacity issues," says The Fedora Project.
I'll wait for the XFCE version.
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I am not celebrating this because GNOME is now just about completely dependent on systemd. I don't even use systemd, let alone Linux. I am an OpenBSD user and for the longest time, I really liked GNOME. Now, I just use XFCE.
I still think it's hilarious that people think Gnome is clunky then sing the virtues of Cinnamon. Considering Cinnamon depends on Gnome 3. Sure, the look and feel is more like Gnome 2, but it's still Gnome "under the hood".
Personally, I like how Gnome3 stays out of your way when doing something. After installing a few plugins and learning a few shortcut keys, I'm just as productive as I was in Gnome 2 or in KDE.
It's already available. https://download.fedoraproject...
It was a short wait.
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...would I want a smelly foot on my screen?
It's better than Windows 10 where you get a a polished boot stamping on a human face — forever.
Sure, Fedora 28 provides a nicely wrapped up package with a lot of good whiz bang for the buck. Many things fixed. Many things new. Good stuff.
But before long, you'll find that it's been abandoned for the next Fedora. No more updates, no more new stuff to the OS install you put love and blood into. Then you have to decide if the next version offers you anything that you NEED (like say security updates) and if it's worth the risk of toasting your current setup with an upgrade. I mean, the next version 'may' upgrade nicely. It happens all the time. Most of the time...
Or you could go with something stable like Cento7 and install your favourite desktop. To be fair, this can be more work up front, but not a lot. True, there may be some bleeding edge Linux software you can't find in the repos here, but it's pretty rare and you probably already know it if you need it. Then sit back for year after year after year of stable updates, bug fixes and security patches. Without having to disrupt your world every every 6 months.
But hey, if you're only into today's flavour of Linux and plan to blow it away with something else after a couple of weeks then yeah Fedora 28!
Unless you want to play games or do anything really useful with your PC.
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Truth hurts but call me when you can play GTA on linux and i'll be more than happy to take it back.
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Keep grasping at straws, that is just fine. Here is a simple fact. Linux sucks for playing games. End of discussion.
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