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> The learning curve is an absolute wall when installing, even after several years on Linux, but after that it's pretty standard. I'm surprised, I found it ver
by fouc 5y ago
> The learning curve is an absolute wall when installing, even after several years on Linux, but after that it's pretty standard.
I'm surprised, I found it very easy to get into Arch linux. But I came from distributions like Slackware & Gentoo where it was common to do the installation almost entirely from commands in the terminal.
IMO distributions that keep the installation primarily command-line focused are a good way for beginners to get started, it gives them a real grasp of how linux works, and how to change things to suit.
- eb0la 5y agoI second this: Command-line and text files are more user friendly than it seems. 1/ You can search for stuff on the internet and get quick results (not a video) 2/ You can _paste_ a command and send it to someone to run it instead of a word document with instructions and screenshots. 3/ Once you learn to find and search for stuff in files, it is easy to discover where stuff is configured. 4/ Manual pages are great once you know how to read (I mean skim) them.