Ubuntu makes my computer just a tool

With the first point release of Ubuntu 26.04 in the form of Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS, I can briefly summarize my thoughts about being back on Ubuntu for almost half a year now.

Do I miss Windows? Absolutely not. I love how much I don’t need to care about the system anymore. Updates? So fast. Booting? So fast. Issues? Almost none. I can finally use my computer to do what I want to do, and I do not need to fiddle with any settings or resolve problems.

I still have Windows 11 in the VM, but I only booted it up from time to time to do the updates or try something I thought was only possible on Windows to then find a better solution on Linux anyway.

It still sucks that some services like WOW (to watch soccer) are actively blocking Linux clients, but I have other ways (TV, tablet) to access them.

What is much more important to me is that developing the small tools I created for myself (all Go-based) is much nicer on Linux. I can quickly start a Docker container and run test workloads in containers. I can easily install tools via Homebrew. Want to try another photo editing app? Just install it as a Flatpak and easily remove it again when not needed anymore.

All possible on Windows as well, but it’s just not that easy and fast.

Some things need some time to get used to, like not really having virtual files with the Nextcloud client. But honestly, most files I don’t need to have on my PC all the time, and the WebDAV mount is close enough in the file browser.

Other benefits:

• My computer stays quiet
• It’s not collecting telemetry
• It’s not trying to sell me things
• It’s now just a tool I can use to get things done