There are two huge disadvantages why I wouldn&#x27;t recommend it to everyone (though I use it myself):<p>1) strict licensing restrictions - lots of basic functionality&#x2F;software missing from official repositories; there is rpmfusion of course, but that&#x27;s not something my mom should know how to install<p>2) Very short support. You&#x27;ll be stuck without updates in no time, and upgrading to possibly broken release (that might radically change things) every few months is ridiculous.<p>So.. if they were to offer LTS version, I&#x27;d happily recommend it to everyone. As it is, it&#x27;s great if you don&#x27;t mind the caveats mentioned above (especially everything that stems from 2nd point). CentOS is not a viable alternative, as it is &quot;enterprise&quot; OS stuck with archaic software.