The shift to SaaS and Windows 11 updates means you no longer own your software. Here is how free software tools can help you reclaim control.
The shift to SaaS and Windows 11 updates means you no longer own your software. Here is how free software tools can help you reclaim control.
EndeavourOS was my first distro, and I had a great experience. Learned a ton (sometimes by completely breaking everything. Time Shift saved my ass many times).
I’m sure not everyone learns things the same way, but breaking shit and having to learn how to fix it was the best way I could have learned about how Linux works
I think these people are having skill issues or reading comprehension issues. Arch is not hard. Infact, its less bs than de-snapping an ubuntu install.
I’m happy that things did work out for you, and indeed, “breaking shit and fixing it” is part of the rites of passage on Linux.
That said, I guess you’re part of the “tech-savvy tinkerer” crowd. This demographic will handle these things gracefully and take every breakdown as a learning opportunity.
Coming from this demographic, it’s easy to forget that there are people out there that deem computers mere tools, not a hobby. These people expect things to “just work”, and any breakage is an annoyance, a road block, a “this Linux thing sucks”. Set them up with a tinkerer’s distro, and you will make them thoroughly unhappy. Not because they’re wrong. Not because we’re wrong. Just because of a mismatch of expectations.
So, dear penguins: let’s not blindly advertise our pet distro to whoever asks (or doesn’t). Let’s look at who is before us, and provide them with the best experience possible. In a lot of cases, due to the influx of “just works” users, this may mean something stable in order not to put them off.
Skill issue. People cannot just passively expect to understand a complicated thing without applying themselves.
If they can’t use a computer, they can’t use a computer.
Using != fixing.
Do you need to learn how to drive (“use”) a car? Absolutely. Do you need to have intricate knowledge of its inner workings and be able to fix even the smallest component in case it breaks? No. That’s for enthusiasts.
Hard disagree. Less people should drive, they have no mechanical sympathy and scant grasp of what they’re doing.
Its just as a society we’ve decided to enable them because it meant we could sell cars.