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Ubuntu is much more faster over Windows and helps to get software and other utilities easier and within a short span of time compared to Windows.

Ubuntu helps to get robustness and resiliency over Windows. Ubuntu runs faster than Windows on every computer that I have ever tested. LibreOffice (Ubuntu's default office suite) runs much faster than Microsoft Office on every computer that I have ever tested.

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Global familiarity, free, widely used, and as a debian distro feels more comfortable when rapidly switching between local macOS and remote command lines.

CentOS does boast quite a few security/stability improvements, however as a RHEL-based distro, differs quite significantly in the command line and suffers from slightly less frequent package updates. (Could be a good or bad thing depending on your use-case and if it is public facing)

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At the moment of the decision, my desktop was the primary place I did work. Due to this, I can't have it blow up on me while I work. While Arch is interesting and powerful, Ubuntu offers (at least for me) a lot more stability and lets me focus on other things than maintaining my own OS installation.

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Pros of Buildroot
Pros of Ubuntu
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      Free to use
    • 96
      Easy setup for testing discord bot
    • 57
      Gateway Linux Distro
    • 53
      Simple interface
    • 8
      Don't need driver installation in most cases
    • 5
      Many active communities
    • 4
      Open Source
    • 3
      Easy to custom
    • 1
      Great OotB Linux Shell Experience
    • 1
      Many flavors/distros based on ubuntu
    • 1
      Software Availability
    • 1
      Lightweight container base OS

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    Cons of Buildroot
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        Demanding system requirements
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        Adds overhead and unnecessary complexity over Debian
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        Systemd
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        Snapd installed by default

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      What is Buildroot?

      It is a tool that simplifies and automates the process of building a complete Linux system for an embedded system, using cross-compilation.

      What is Ubuntu?

      Ubuntu is an ancient African word meaning ‘humanity to others’. It also means ‘I am what I am because of who we all are’. The Ubuntu operating system brings the spirit of Ubuntu to the world of computers.

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