Ubuntu 24.04 Vs Fedora 40 - The ULTIMATE Linux Distro Battle! (2024)

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It’s that time of the year again and we have a brand new Ubuntu and a new Fedora, both released at the exact same time. Fedora 40 and ubuntu 24.04 LTS have dropped with refreshed desktops, updated kernels and the newest of everything.
Ubuntu and Fedora, both are two of the biggest and hottest Linux distos in the world. But the question that everyone has is, which one of these is the best? Which one of these two should I pick?
To help you answer that, I’ll take you on a deep dive with Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Fedora 40. We’ll compare their performances, the user interfaces, stability, software availability, the gaming scene and a lot more, side by side. We’ll also objectively see- which of these two is the best.
I’ve been playing with the newest of Ubuntu and Fedora since they both hit beta and I’m really excited to share this video with you, because there’s a lot of interesting stuff that these two distros bring.

[@kipchickensout]

1:47 User Interface 5:18 Software Availability 9:45 Performance 12:21 Stability & Usability 15:28 Gaming 16:38 Installation and Setup 18:34 Community Support 20:00 Personal Thoughts 22:18 His Linux Course

[@gegentan_]

Life saver

[@AamerHaq]

*Yesterday (25th May 2024) I installed Ubuntu 24.04 LTS* 1. NVIDIA drivers installed automatically (I was facing issues with fedora and previous ubuntu) 2. I observed the improvements in font rendering (Now I can read the Arabic and Urdu text clearly, both in apps and browsers) 3. Dark mode is looking awesome, switching between light and dark is so fast (But in browsers, page needs to be refresh manually) 4. I observed improvement in performance (response time, which we click or do anything) 5. I can see phonetics keyboard but it is working like macOS (still needs some work) 6. Apps are improved like, files, settings, notification panel, etc and some other minor improvements like padding and margin in Dock and other places Overall... its really worth to upgrade the Ubuntu ❤️

[@og_tokyo]

There shouldn't be an issue using fedora and installing the Nvidia drivers properly. You didn't read the instructions.

[@NOTHING-yu3ry]

Ubuntu currently getting many errors in my desktop so i use fedora

[@colerche]

I agree...and I've found it difficult to nearly impossible to update grub on any Ubuntu based system...big problem if you have two drives installed. Fedora all the way!

[@NOTHING-yu3ry]

@@colerche yes it is actually getting weired although for server it is well

[@ghostwarrior7974]

For me too, the Ubuntu installer keep breaking and crashes during install

[@NOTHING-yu3ry]

@RationalBeing-rh1zf yes i also said that

[@GK-gy7hb]

Mee too bro recently I switched to Debian 12

[@abirmuhtasim3697]

I have been using Zorin OS for 1 year. Too tired to switch at this point

[@seragx99]

I've been distro hopping the last 2 weeks 😂 zorin is awesome, but I had video playback issues, so today I tried fedora and was glad to find everything works oob, if I switch distros again zorin would be my top choice as apart from that issue everything was nice and luved the looks of it!

[@BlueSparkzVideos]

+1 For Zorin. It's my preferred distro

[@rufaromutepfa3292]

Currently using ubuntu 24.04 have had an error free experience , it just works

[@cybernit3]

Well it works most of the time for me, but I notice afew quirks. BTOP++ messes up after you suspend, the window is on another screen and also sometimes it shows high temps which could be corrupted results, so you have to restart it. Also I play tank online mmo with usually Google chrome but get 60-100fps but with firefox I get 165fps. When I just use 1 monitor then google chrome gives me 60-100fps. The other problem is CUPS-BROWSER process puts 2 cores at 100% and overheats; this is 1 bug that was in Ubuntu 23.10; so I have to restart the computer it happens rarely but does happen after I suspend. But other than that, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS works fairly well and notice it uses less ram than Windows 11.

[@mauriciorodrigues7178]

Minha primeira impressão do ubuntu 24.04 não foi boa estava cheio de erros inclusive no instalador, após algumas semanas as coisas se ajustaram e sinceramente não tenho problemas, hoje as coisas funcionam como deveriam, no Fedora 40 as coisas são mais estáveis logo de cara mas tive alguns pequenos bugs de áudio principalmente delay no chrome que me fizeram desistir do mesmo por hora.

[@ApidaeY]

I just realised I've been using Ubuntu for 20 years. Gosh I feel old. Funnily I still see haters online speaking mostly falsehoods of Canonical thinking its cool or hip to do so. Look at unity for example, everyone whined about it, now they want it back. Truth is, canonical and ubuntu are awesome and its about time i say so. I've watched them make linux for human beings and their innovation is why I still use them today and plan to for the foreseeable future. Random tip for new user to quit distro hoping. Just pick from a major distribution that you like best and forget the rest. Debian.Fedora.Ubunti.Arch.Opensuse. oh and timeshift can be a life saviour.

[@seragx99]

I've been trying to get back to Linux the last two weeks, ubuntu was my first choice since that was what I fell in love with Linux back then. Sadly none of the ubuntu flavors seemed to work on my machine, either it was slow, buggy desktop, no wifi drivers working, or complete fail at system load, hadn't heard of the push back against ubuntu since I've been using windows in the last four or so years, even though my issues don't have to do with snaps or that stuff, today I finally could get a fully working desktop with fedora, and I'm glad I'm back, hopefully I will try ubuntu later in the future but sadly I will have to do it without them for now.

[@ChaitanyaArige]

​@@seragx99you are right....ubuntu wifi drivers are not working for me too

[@seragx99]

@@ChaitanyaArige since I started using Fedora and liked it so much I tried Nobara and it's my most pleasant experience on Linux so far, perhaps give it a try! But on the wifi issues, a little after using fedora a while I got into trouble using Wi-Fi again, and then again on Nobara, I asked for help on the Nobara discord and someone told me the weirdest solution ever, unplug the power cord from the pc and wait 30 seconds, I waited a little more and what do you know, Wi-Fi worked again. My first ever qualm of that kind on Linux, or any pc, ever.

[@guilherme5094]

Fedora is a great distro, but Canonical does a good job with GNOME, making it more usable with less work.

[@Zagoorland]

could you give some examples?

[@atomicatdev]

@@Zagoorland preinstalling addons adding taskbar from the start instead of workspace based workflow of stock gnome

[@baracusba4868]

The Spiral Linux version of Ubuntu's parent Debian beats Ubuntu on ease of installation and stability. It pulls exclusively from Debian repos, but the developer has customized it to make it extremely user friendly. It pulls from several Debian repos that Debian doesn't have as default installation options. Its the only thing that could install the proper wifi driver on a Macbook and another old PC I had, after trying several major distros first, including Ubuntu and Fedora. Debian used to offer an unofficial ISO that had more drivers but Spiral Linux appears to be the only option for that now without using a distro pulling from non-Debian repos. Really old laptops can run it too if you install and switch to LXDE desktop at the login menu, which Spiral Linux XFCE did with no complications. If the Debian people had made this kind of desktop distro a long time ago, we probably wouldn't have seen nearly as many distros in the .deb world as we do today.

[@oleakokaubeam9314]

Old MacBook Pro Mid 2010 could I run either of these os? Should I use a more lightweight Linux? Thank you for your thoughts.

[@TheDecodedMatter]

Yes. I think so. Mine has a hp laptop from 2011 I think. With 4th gen i5 so I think yours should too, considering pro MacBooks generally have good performance and since our laptops are from around same time, yours should have no problem running it.

[@ilaripori6148]

For some reason on my machine ubuntu runs like ASS. Everything is choppy and glitchy. Fedora 40 in the other hand is SMOOTH. This is most likely because I use nvidia and fedora is much more up to date. Honestly fedora is much less buggy than ubuntu.

[@bishwasbh]

Fedora rocks. It is just the boss.

[@coopc-r5t]

fedora or LMDE6...

[@mahendrasrivastava9885]

My laptop has intel i3 processor 2nd generation. Which linux os would be best for me? Ubuntu 24.04 is good but I am facing slow boot problem.

[@apurvakumarsrivastav9765]

slow boot is due to hardisk use ssd it will be fast

[@solomonramsa]

Linux Mint

[@MasterPJ86]

Ubuntu looks better, they nailed it. BUT: just install Debian 12 with gnome, add dash to dock extension, add eventually yaru theme manually from Deb packages and voilà: a distro better then Ubuntu and fedora combined!

[@ya_garik]

100 %

[@ChaitanyaArige]

Stability.. Debian does not offer updates frequently

[@craigtrish2011]

Yer, most users don't want to be years behind in updates just so they can be Debian elitists

[@fanialivio2522]

I switched from Ubuntu to Fedora last year and I'm a happier person now. Having tried the two distros, Fedora wins on many aspects.

[@johnny2598]

Is it good for gaming, daily use ? I used Mint & Ubuntu for short periods in the past. Currently i mostly use Win 11 but i am tired of its AI bs and buggy UI/UX. I need a distro for gaming/programming.

[@avyam7509]

​@@johnny2598 "Nobara" Best you will use for gaming and daily use. 2nd- pop os, 3rd- kubuntu

[@neroetal]

That AI thing on windows drove me into Linux ​@@johnny2598

[@House_Of_Cards_]

@@johnny2598 " need a distro for gaming" I got a steamdeck which runs Linux. I am super happy with the thing. All games work out of the box. You can connect it to the TV or desktop monitor on a dock station.

[@thalamay]

I think you’re looking for Nobara. It’s Fedora based, but comes with all the drivers and features needed for a good gaming experience.

[@davebassi7340]

Running Ubuntu w deb,snap,flatpak,exe files. Ubuntu for the win w out of the box dock, accent colors, driver manager and auto installation (along with everything the video mentioned).

[@arindam7150]

was waiting for this video

[@wireless49]

Since i code with python, i find fedora great since i dont have to set up anything, sometimes it can be a challenge to work with python in other distros but not in fedora

[@bottlerat2318]

Can you review Oreon Linux? It's a really cool distro! 😀

[@jijojosephk]

To me, this is more of DE comparison than a distro comparison and the funny part is both are GNOME. What's the point?

[@bgavin71]

Nice video comparison. I agree with your comment about Nvidia having problems on Fedora. It matches my experience. I like flatpak better, but bad Nvidia keeps me away from Fedora.

[@JMFranklin73]

Try Nobara

[@khaled_hossain]

Fedora did not work on my 8 y/o laptop. It was too buggy and unstable. The UI kept crashing and I was stuck on a black screen.

[@rootedops1318]

use xfc

[@ramshouse9963]

I had Ethernet connection problems with fedora so I ended up with Ubuntu which looks and runs so good out of the box. Use what works with your pc Ubuntu worked for me.

[@x-craft8499]

what if i use it with 15 y/o pc?

[@personalaccount1515]

Ubuntu is life!

[@dcutl]

Yeah, I have used both distros, but I gotta go with fedora.

[@mahradasadi9276]

Ubuntu 24.04 white screen so I'm using fedora

[@rdsii64]

Window refugee here. I'm seriously considering giving Debian 12 a try.

[@grtitann7425]

Wait, Ngreedia on purpose, ignore FOSS way and yet you make it sound like it's the distro job or fault as to why installing those drivers suck?

[@greater83]

Your "Ubuntu" pronounciation is on point like the natives

[@wireless49]

As an African I agree ❤

[@Nin_Cada]

Both of them better than linux mint?

[@BlueSparkzVideos]

In general, probably not. Distros like Fedora or Debian are for users who wish to start with a blank canvas and gradually build and tweak. Ubuntu-based distros are designed to be fully functional OOB for most users. Mint's advantage is that it doesn't reflect any kind of agenda regarding the snaps vs native/flatpak debate. You decide. Also, the DE has a more traditional layout that'll appeal to more users.

[@craigtrish2011]

​@@BlueSparkzVideosdelusional lol mint removed snaps and has flatpak by default. So clearly DOES have an agenda..

[@tobidelius]

​ @johnny2598 you can honestly never go wrong with Ubuntu. It has the most support. And distro x is not better than distro y, they're just different.

[@kuntal.k]

I found it little bit biased to ubuntu. fedora is now far better than ubuntu in case of error free experience and less blotted than ubuntu. version upgrade process is now very smooth in fedora. on the other hand ubuntu is forcing user to be habituated with snap but fedora is far liberal on this point of view.

[@craigtrish2011]

You're not forced AT ALL. Just don't fucking use them lol I swear you white knights were born without brain cells

[@user-nt9pi7wd7m]

I'm moving on Fedora.

[@bishwasbh]

I did too. Best decision ever made in my life.

[@StartupMediaProduction]

hi, I run a video production house. I have davinci resolve studio and also use Blender for professional work. so for video and VFX what os you suggest, the Ubuntu or the fedora? especially from davinci resolve point of view. thanks if you can help me out with this decision

[@Arador1112]

ubuntu

[@solomonramsa]

The problem with Davinci for Linux is that you can't use mp4 files in the Davinci free version. This is just available in the Studio version

[@StartupMediaProduction]

@@solomonramsa yes rite man, after research and failure i successfully installed and run pretty stable, davinci resolve studio on linux Mint . its very stable the LM. i am using LM 21.3 so i wont install 22 coz it take issues , so i just simply TimeShift and regain my stable system . its fun and eazy . thanks for all devs

[@solomonramsa]

@@StartupMediaProduction glad to hear that, now I'm on Fedora but I cannot make my drawing monitor (Ugee model U1600) works and it's frustrating because I only need Krita in this laptop. I got another wacom tablet and this is recognized properly but it's too old and small, anyway I'm still searching for an answer

[@StartupMediaProduction]

@@solomonramsa fedora use new build libs , i suggest may be ubuntu works for you .

[@RLTIII]

You made your ask before providing value. Rues opposite to the principle of reciprocity.

[@GapRecordingsNamibia]

Unfortunately, The Ubuntu forum has become very unfriendly, you may not give any salutations/ greetings and the help given is not done in a friendly manner at all. Fedora on the other hand offers help along with educating one as to why you must do as asked, this not only aids you in learning but also teaches why certain operations are done in a specific manner. Fedora over Ubuntu for me. Not to mention.... Ubuntu / Fedora or more correctly, Canonical, is now also asking you to allow telemetric services which are opt out instead of opt in meaning, this is already checked by default.... Who do we know that also did this and is now mandating it....

[@cybernit3]

This morning a1rm4x explained about the new Nvidia 555 drivers which fix issues when using a Wayland desktop; I think Gnome 46 is ready for this. I have an AMD 7800xt not Nvidia; so would be nice if someone could confirm their Nvidia gpu works properly using Wayland, would be nice, thanks.

[@Haydenh127]

Depends on which Nvidia GPU. The proprietary drivers aren't all in one. So you can get the proprietary drivers but end up with drivers that are too old or too new depending on your GPU.

[@doughnut_panda]

Fedora destroys ubuntu on everything. I use Linux for 17 years and I've tested both distros extensively. ubuntu is on a downward spiral.

[@vsandhu84]

Disagree - Fedora enables hardware well but doesn't have the polish nor is it as stable as Ubuntu LTS

[@doughnut_panda]

@@vsandhu84 zero problems with stability. All the polish with kde desktop.

[@vsandhu84]

@@doughnut_panda I have both on different PCs. KDE is not for me it just doesn't fit my workflow. I have had Fedora updates that broke my integrated wifi leading me to use a USB dongle then a couple of updates later it is back. Both are good I just find Ubuntu more stable over time especially after ubuntu get those point releases. Ubuntu has been far more snappier for me since 23.10 but I didn't migrate to Ubuntu until 24.04 as a daily driver on my pc (which used to be a Fedora laptop). Personally, I think Ubuntu is back to focusing on the desktop - which they had stopped for a while and led me to switch to Fedora who had started to do good things on the desktop.

[@doughnut_panda]

@@vsandhu84 I respect your opinion.

[@aseeralfaisalsaad]

Extremely Biased opinion. Fedora is not better than ubuntu by any means. Ubuntu is more stable with proprietary drivers nice ui. And background updates of fedora oh my gosh restarts and updates on the boot menu lmao.

[@VikramBhaskar]

Is there nothing better to do or show than changing wallpapers all the time

[@MNFBMS]

for gaming or editing better use ubuntu or fedora?

[@nathanmiguel76]

If your gpu is Nvidia I would recommend Ubuntu. But to avoid issues with fedora with Nvidia card just disable security boot

[@dengodesign9511]

@@nathanmiguel76oo i seee but i got amd graphic card, can it runing well in fedora n ubuntu?

[@Apolos2011]

I do not recommend FENDORA at all, there is no way to ask for support, there you only find questions answer to some other people, but I have several days trying to ask a question and there is no way to ask or get registered, terrible support

[@craigtrish2011]

Maybe try asking on the fedora forums instead of fendora

[@bishwasbh]

@@craigtrish2011😂😂😂 lol

[@janetmartha3261]

Very good information ,🔥🔥🔥🔥💯🎊🎊🎊🎊

[@LinuxTex]

Thank you 💯

[@m-g-linux]

Fedora number one

[@RealMangaAddict]

This comparison was perfect, exactly what I needed. Decided to go with Ubuntu mainly due to updates. I tried you Linux Mastery course as well. The content was extremely informative and I learnt soo much. Thank you!

[@Autodidact_Polymath]

I prefer Kubuntu❤

[@nemowei5553]

Ubuntu with their new App center looks nice but availability of software is very limited. Better is Fedora for sure.

[@ephraimmalekar8695]

Very useful information 💪💪👌👌🤟🤟🤟

[@zparihar]

If you think these have polish, wait till you try Kubuntu LTS 🎉

[@mrCastrinho_]

Debian 12 > both

[@theprosk3690]

Ubuntu block deb file install press software center....

[@prakhars962]

It is time to leave Ubuntu as I reach the end of my PhD.

[@SK0D3N420]

Unbuntu cinnamon I use

[@LinuxTex]

How's the experience? Similar to Mint?

[@SK0D3N420]

@@LinuxTex similar yes but with Ubuntu Experience is great too like mint but better I use it on my 2011 IMac and also my 2019 Lenovo thinkpad both upgraded to 8GB Ram and SSD runs smooth

[@johnny2598]

@@SK0D3N420 What about Snaps ? I see many complain on it

[@alternatuber6698]

Ubuntu for kids Fedora for Geeks! Bonus: Fedora KDE is Kreat, Kood.

[@perugaawd7591]

Arch for Gods

[@CouldBeMathijs]

​@@perugaawd7591If Arch is for gods, I wouldn't want to meet a Gentoo user. What All Powerful deity would be the LFS user

[@2greenify]

Meanwhile most developers use ubuntu desktop and Ubuntu server. Only in distrowatch (the running joke) other distro's are used more.

[@magday2974]

Fedora Kde all day. Ubuntu is a joke.

[@pichincho7]

I am using Fedora because I think is the best distro actually. In my experience Manjaro is better than Ubuntu too.

[@rj23lolwa]

bhai mere laptop p dual boot krne ki try kr rha to installation k time help and support page p hi stuck h ubuntu install hi nhi hora

[@techwithabox9574]

Use belena etcher for making Bootable usb

[@maccaberry1041]

Fractional scaling and multi monitor? Neither of these work. Since KDE can handle multi monitors properly, it has to be a KDE DE for now. Of these 2 major distros, Fedora 40 has plasma 6, Kubuntu 24.04 LTS doesn't. So Fedora KDE wins - easily. When is gnome EVER going to take this seriously? Gnome looks beautiful. But is unusable if you use multi monitors with different scaling.

[@craigtrish2011]

You kde fanboys are brainless lol kde literally just hacks things together then glues them together until they eventually patch stuff. Gnome takes longer but when stuff comes out at least it's PROPERLY implemented

[@xenonmob]

i must be living in a different timeline. i’ve been driving 3 monitors (two 1080p, one 1440p) through a dock with 22.04 (GNOME) since its release. works flawlessly.

[@psy237]

well that's all not very ULTIMATE, is it... it's more like speaking 20 minutes for nothing..And where exactly is the "gaming" part?

[@bishwasbh]

Fedora! New ubuntu versions are turd.

[@aarijkhan8616]

Fedora rules 💪

[@ElectroBytes-SS]

Linux Mint And Arch Linux

[@lsolis293]

Es mejor debian 12 😅

[@TamilGamePlay]

Arch Linux

[@SG-dg6oi]

Ubuntu socks it ships with an older kernel 5.4, I could not get it to run on my HP laptop so I switched to fedora

[@jpaulostrindade]

You probably downloaded an old version of Ubuntu. Ubuntu 24.04 comes with kernel 6.8

[@apurvakumarsrivastav9765]

@@jpaulostrindade yes he downloaded older version new version with latest kernel workes well

[@moathdw910]

I prefre Ubntu because I just used to it & because its Debian based

[@86ericg]

I don't like unbuntu interface is garbage remind me of windows 8 i hate the menu take the full screen and side and top bar unbuntu is garbage fedora all the way you sre unbuntu fan boy

[@craigtrish2011]

And you're a fedora fanboy who can't even spell, so what's your point?

[@SuperGameRetro]

Fedora, aways

[@hpsunday]

ubuntu 24.04 is buggy and crashes a lot specially android studio and filezilla, worst ubuntu version so far

[@mikephillips5551]

Fedora 10 points Ubuntu 1/2 point !!

[@mahradasadi9276]

Ubuntu 24.04 white screen so I'm using fedora