Stop Using Pop!OS -- It's Failing New Linux Users in 2026

[hunter]

14. I'm most familiar with Slackware, Arch, and Debian.

I haven't explored the Red Hat branch of Linux much.

I was running Ubuntu for a time but it's become too bloated for the sorts of computers I use.

Complex desktops don't interest me, I prefer LXDE or MATE. I like to keep things simple.

It's annoying when hibernate and suspend don't work, especially on a laptop where they are essential. It happened to me a couple of years ago on a Debian install but I don't remember how I fixed it. I'm guessing I messed it up playing around with multiple desktop environments on a single install. Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should...

Someone could probably tell you an elegant way to solve this problem, but that ain't me. I'm a caveman. Smash problems with big rock.

Note to Windows users: There's a wide selection of desktop environments available for Linux. Some resemble various versions of Microsoft Windows (98, XP, 7, etc.), some resemble various Apple Macintosh desktops, some are very minimalist and keyboard oriented, and some are truly bizarre. LXDE reminds me of Windows 98 and doesn't use a lot of system resources. Mate (MAH-tay) is similar to Windows XP. The differences are not merely cosmetic as they are when you change the look and feel of a Windows desktop.