Today, lovely Windows 11 installed an update. And since then I don’t have internet access because Microslop Wincrap 11 can somehow magically no longer connect to the DNS server - to any DNS server. No other device in my network has the same issue. I’ve been bugfixing for over an hour and haven’t found a solution. setting the DNS manually, resetting the network adapter, flushed all DNS entries (I used the commandline tool on Windows!). nothing works.
I don’t have ANY more patience with W11!
I already tried Linux. I’m using Ubuntu Server for hosting Nextcloud and Fedora just to play around.
Do you prefer Fedora or Ubuntu? I have an old Thinkpad…
(And no, I will not go down the rabbit hole of Arch ;-) At least not for now.)
Give mint a try just to start. It’s ubu-based, super polished and great for a first distro. That being said, don’t think Linux doesn’t have those update/dependency hell horror stories. If you go into it with realistic expectations, you’ll have a great time with it.
Depends on distro, really.
Stick with a stable LTS branch of a well-established distro, and you’re very unlikely to ever see issues after updating something.
Yeah, this is an issue I’ve yet to encounter using Mint for 2+ years now. It could happen, I’ve heard horror stories, but I’ve yet to actually experience it. Things just update and work, more or less. As a Windows refugee that wants things to just work, I adore Mint for this reason.