u/Mihir54

Hi,

I have started my Linux journey about a year ago and I really don't like how many linux distro's are available today. However eventually find myself going back to Windows 10 [not 11 becoz its a pure garbage] because I have few Windows apps to use which I am unable to replace at the moment such as GitHub Desktop, AIMP, PDF24, Rekordbox etc. Also, I am using a laptop with Nvidia GPUs with Optimus (hybrid graphics) which has even worse support for Linux.

Anyways here's the list of Top 10 Linux Distro's:

1. Kubuntu [KDE] [Ubuntu-based]: Ubuntu but with KDE Desktop Environment.
2. Pop! OS [Ubuntu-based] [COSMIC DE] [Gaming]
3. Fedora (KDE or GNOME) - Great if you want the newest features but remember to install CachyOS kernel.
4. Linux Mint (Cinnamon): Huge community but tends to have the most outdated packages.
5. PikaOS [Ubuntu-based] [Gaming]: Pre-configured for Gaming.
6. Nobara [Fedora-based] [Gaming]
7. CachyOS (KDE) [Arch-based] [Gaming]: Good but has more moving parts. (A system update can easily break a Node module)
8. Debian: The undisputed king of reliability and efficiency. (lowest background overhead)
9. Arch Linux: Plain OS that initially only gives you a terminal to setup the OS from scratch.
10. MX Linux [Debain-based]: Lightweight version.

The above list will help you narrow down your Linux distro for you to daily drive for work, gaming & personal use. Thanks!

[UPDATED]

Hi,

I've recently switched from a Windows laptop to a Mac mini m4 and I am also using iPad 9th Gen from few year now. I am trying to access my iPad's camera from Mac using Continuity Camera feature but it's not showing up on my Mac's Facetime, Quicktime or any other app.

Here, are the thing I have tried till now:

1. Turn on Wifi, (on same network) Bluetooth, Handoff feature on both devices and also turned on Camera continuity on iPad.
2. Verify both devices are connected to the same apple account and 2FA is turned ON.
3. Connect iPad using USB and mark the Mac as Trusted device on iPad.
4. Restart both the devices.
5. Try keeping Screen Off & ON (unlocked)
6. Settings -> Privacy & Security -> Bluetooth -> Add 'FaceTime' to allow Bluetooth access.
7. Try out logging out of Apple Account on both the device - Pending (coz Both Finder -> Import from iPad & Sidecar feature works fine)

OS versions: macOS v15.7.7 | iPadOS v18.7.8

I recently switch to Mac mini from past 6 months and I wanted camera for an interview So, I had to switch to my windows laptop but then I had to install Android Studio and guess what happened Android Studio showed an error saying that path to the SDK (or something) doesn't allow space in it. So, I checked the path and windows user/<username> directory had a space in it.

Here is how I tried to resolve this issue:

1. Renaming the existing username from control panel. However that didn't renamed the user directory.

2. Create a new user to move all the files of existing user to the new user but no new user directory got created in the 'user' directory. (I had the interview in ~3 hrs and I also doubt the user directory files would move without any issues and that too within the time frame)

3. So the last resort was to Reinstall Windows.

I think it took a lot of time to resolve this problem that shouldn't have happened in the 1st place because its a highly a standard practice to not add spaces in the user directory while Windows allowed it.