Short Answer: Not Really.
Hardware
Fedora 43 — When Bleeding Edge Might Be the Only Stable Option
After Ubuntu blinded me and Kubuntu froze on me, I found myself staring at the one trail I usually avoid: Fedora./
Kubuntu 25.10 — The False Hope
After Ubuntu 25.10 blinded me one too many times, I pivoted to the obvious next step: Kubuntu. Same Ubuntu base, same kernel, but with KDE Plasma — the desktop environment that gives you knobs, dials, sliders, toggles, and enough configuration options to make a mechanical keyboard enthusiast blush.
When “It Just Works” Didn’t
After meeting the two villains of this saga — the Flashbang Bug and the Big Freeze — I started my distro testing with the obvious choice: Ubuntu.
Linux vs My ThinkBook: A Survival Story
The promise of Linux on modern hardware is often painted as a revolutionary act of freedom. But as I found out with my Lenovo ThinkBook and a Ryzen 7530U processor, sometimes that revolution feels more like a war of attrition.