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Too confusing for me. Too many different distros. Too many different DEs. Too many different package systems. Just look at this https://wiki.archlinux.org/titl

Too confusing for me. Too many different distros. Too many different DEs. Too many different package systems. Just look at this https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Comparison_of_desktop_environments https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Comparison_of_desktop_envir... And this one distro doesn't even cover the package systems that differs between distros and other distros based on those (see how Ubuntu is based on Debian but there are distros based on Ubuntu, it's like the Inception). Of course some of these doesn't matter on a huge scale but analysis paralysis is real. And stone me for that but I really don't believe the more choice is better. Or leads to better things in this case. Like imagine if people would work together to have _one_ better distro instead of having... hundreds or thousands of different one. I have to use Linux for some projects in VM but that's more than enough for me.

runjake 5y ago
You can just pick a distro and stick with it. You don’t need to learn about all the package managers and all the desktop environments. I don’t really know anything about Arch’s package manager or Fedora’s dnf.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y ago
  Until you ask for help and the very first response is something like "Ubuntu is a very bad example of a linux distro."[0], or "I've never had these problems with Arch", or any other variation of "try a different distro", which is incredibly common advice in the Linux Desktop community. Not to mention that if you're googling for help on a problem, there's a good chance you'll run into posts about dozens of other distros so, if you want to use their advice, you have to understand the differences enough to know how to translate it to fit yours. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28367789 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28367789
  - kadoban 5y ago
    If people give that advice, ignore it. No matter what, you're going to get some unhelpful advice. Comes with the territory. Similarly, just include your distro in any searches.
    - AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y ago
      > If people give that advice, ignore it. No matter what, you're going to get some unhelpful advice. Comes with the territory. Answers like that are very common, meaning that you commonly get unhelpful advice. But worse, those people get angry when you don't accept their advice. The Linux Desktop community has a serious problem with letting these kinds of people continue to represent them. > Similarly, just include your distro in any searches. Doesn't work very well for a few reasons. For one, Google sucks at actually delivering results that you asked for even with Verbatim. Second, a lot of times no one has had that problem on your distro specifically, or hasn't reported it, or hasn't received any help even if they did.
      - phendrenad2 5y ago
        In fact, answers like that are not just common, they're entirely valid and usually the only answers. Switching from X to Y is unreasonably effective in the open-source world. Nobody knows how to fix anything, because things are usually poorly documented, change radically each version, and everyone you'll meet has a wildly different Linux setup than you. So people recommend it. It's like the Monty Hall problem, except the thing you want (the goat) keeps changing. Problem A? Switch from X to Y. Y causes problem B? Switch from Y to Z. Continue until you tire of switching enough to settle on something that mostly works for you.
      - runjake 5y ago
        > Answers like that are very common, meaning that you commonly get unhelpful advice. But worse, those people get angry when you don't accept their advice. The Linux Desktop community has a serious problem with letting these kinds of people continue to represent them. I think this is the problem with the tech community at large. I encounter this whether I'm browsing for info for Linux, macOS, or Windows or networking or programming or anything else. I don't think its up to the "Linux Desktop community" to police this more than any other community needs policing.
      - simion314 5y ago
        >The Linux Desktop community has a serious problem with letting these kinds of people continue to represent them. I am not letting this fanboys bully people, but what else can we don, I can't waste my time guarding forums for "U use Arch " dudes and "calm them down" , we all were at that point sometime in our live where the programming language/framework/OS/music was a big part of our identity = some of us got wiser , you need to remember this people exist and keep your distance.
  - hammyhavoc 5y ago
    Forums full of casuals with nothing to offer but opinions and zero solutions are not the place to seek help.
- MikusR 5y ago
  Which one?
kaba0 5y ago
Mainstream distros are 90% the same thing wrapped slightly differently. Franly, it do not matter which one you choose. So that’s no good reason to stay away from linux, imo.

runjake 5y ago

You can just pick a distro and stick with it. You don’t need to learn about all the package managers and all the desktop environments. I don’t really know anything about Arch’s package manager or Fedora’s dnf.

AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y ago
Until you ask for help and the very first response is something like "Ubuntu is a very bad example of a linux distro."[0], or "I've never had these problems with Arch", or any other variation of "try a different distro", which is incredibly common advice in the Linux Desktop community. Not to mention that if you're googling for help on a problem, there's a good chance you'll run into posts about dozens of other distros so, if you want to use their advice, you have to understand the differences enough to know how to translate it to fit yours. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28367789 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28367789
- kadoban 5y ago
  If people give that advice, ignore it. No matter what, you're going to get some unhelpful advice. Comes with the territory. Similarly, just include your distro in any searches.
  - AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y ago
    > If people give that advice, ignore it. No matter what, you're going to get some unhelpful advice. Comes with the territory. Answers like that are very common, meaning that you commonly get unhelpful advice. But worse, those people get angry when you don't accept their advice. The Linux Desktop community has a serious problem with letting these kinds of people continue to represent them. > Similarly, just include your distro in any searches. Doesn't work very well for a few reasons. For one, Google sucks at actually delivering results that you asked for even with Verbatim. Second, a lot of times no one has had that problem on your distro specifically, or hasn't reported it, or hasn't received any help even if they did.
    - phendrenad2 5y ago
      In fact, answers like that are not just common, they're entirely valid and usually the only answers. Switching from X to Y is unreasonably effective in the open-source world. Nobody knows how to fix anything, because things are usually poorly documented, change radically each version, and everyone you'll meet has a wildly different Linux setup than you. So people recommend it. It's like the Monty Hall problem, except the thing you want (the goat) keeps changing. Problem A? Switch from X to Y. Y causes problem B? Switch from Y to Z. Continue until you tire of switching enough to settle on something that mostly works for you.
    - runjake 5y ago
      > Answers like that are very common, meaning that you commonly get unhelpful advice. But worse, those people get angry when you don't accept their advice. The Linux Desktop community has a serious problem with letting these kinds of people continue to represent them. I think this is the problem with the tech community at large. I encounter this whether I'm browsing for info for Linux, macOS, or Windows or networking or programming or anything else. I don't think its up to the "Linux Desktop community" to police this more than any other community needs policing.
    - simion314 5y ago
      >The Linux Desktop community has a serious problem with letting these kinds of people continue to represent them. I am not letting this fanboys bully people, but what else can we don, I can't waste my time guarding forums for "U use Arch " dudes and "calm them down" , we all were at that point sometime in our live where the programming language/framework/OS/music was a big part of our identity = some of us got wiser , you need to remember this people exist and keep your distance.
- hammyhavoc 5y ago
  Forums full of casuals with nothing to offer but opinions and zero solutions are not the place to seek help.
MikusR 5y ago
Which one?

kaba0 5y ago

Mainstream distros are 90% the same thing wrapped slightly differently. Franly, it do not matter which one you choose. So that’s no good reason to stay away from linux, imo.