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I really wish the linux community would polish off the UX for ubuntu so it's more attractive and usable for mainstream

by hanniabu 3y ago

barbs 3y ago
I think these days there are other distros that do it better, like Pop!_OS
- hanniabu 3y ago
  In your opinion how does Pop!_OS it better?
shmerl 3y ago
You don't need to use Ubuntu. A distro with recent KDE release is better.
ilc 3y ago
I really wish Ubuntu would stop going their own way and work with everyone else. And that's a more general comment than just this.
dcgudeman 3y ago
If you think that UX polish is the reason why "mainstream" people use microsoft/apple products over linux you are really deluding yourself.
- mmercedes 3y ago
  not a productive comment to call someone deluded without at least explaining why. The UX does seem like a significant hurdle to maintream adoption to me.
  - dcgudeman 3y ago
    Does it really require an explanation? All you have to do is observe that literally everyone besides a few free software zealots use "non-free" operating systems. What company is developing consumer linux computers for retail sale? If someone even wanted to buy one they would have to really look. There are many unknowns about what programs will run on linux. Will a buyer encounter a situation where they are literally blocked from doing what they need to do because they are using a fringe operating system? There are a million services that have integrations into these operating systems that would go out the window with linux. And this doesn't even begin touch the entire ecosystem of enterprise device management. But yeah maybe it's the UX. Just a couple more polished features in GNOME and then Walmart will roll out an entire fleet of new linux computers for their financial department! And grandma will finally switch over to that sweet FOSS laptop! And genz will drop their nice macbook pros and get on a nice fedora laptop! Just one more UX release.
- hanniabu 3y ago
  If you make it polished, it will be usable to more people. More users equal more of their favorite apps being made for linux.
troad 3y ago
I direct newbies to Kubuntu; I've never had anyone struggle with using it - modern KDE is an incredibly intuitive experience - and any tech support is easy as they're pretty much on stock Ubuntu. Honestly I think a lot of newbie gripes about "Linux" are just gripes about Gnome, sometimes quite justified ones.

I really wish the linux community would polish off the UX for ubuntu so it's more attractive and usable for mainstream

barbs 3y ago

I think these days there are other distros that do it better, like Pop!_OS

hanniabu 3y ago
In your opinion how does Pop!_OS it better?

shmerl 3y ago

You don't need to use Ubuntu. A distro with recent KDE release is better.

ilc 3y ago

I really wish Ubuntu would stop going their own way and work with everyone else. And that's a more general comment than just this.

dcgudeman 3y ago

If you think that UX polish is the reason why "mainstream" people use microsoft/apple products over linux you are really deluding yourself.

mmercedes 3y ago
not a productive comment to call someone deluded without at least explaining why. The UX does seem like a significant hurdle to maintream adoption to me.
- dcgudeman 3y ago
  Does it really require an explanation? All you have to do is observe that literally everyone besides a few free software zealots use "non-free" operating systems. What company is developing consumer linux computers for retail sale? If someone even wanted to buy one they would have to really look. There are many unknowns about what programs will run on linux. Will a buyer encounter a situation where they are literally blocked from doing what they need to do because they are using a fringe operating system? There are a million services that have integrations into these operating systems that would go out the window with linux. And this doesn't even begin touch the entire ecosystem of enterprise device management. But yeah maybe it's the UX. Just a couple more polished features in GNOME and then Walmart will roll out an entire fleet of new linux computers for their financial department! And grandma will finally switch over to that sweet FOSS laptop! And genz will drop their nice macbook pros and get on a nice fedora laptop! Just one more UX release.
hanniabu 3y ago
If you make it polished, it will be usable to more people. More users equal more of their favorite apps being made for linux.

troad 3y ago

I direct newbies to Kubuntu; I've never had anyone struggle with using it - modern KDE is an incredibly intuitive experience - and any tech support is easy as they're pretty much on stock Ubuntu. Honestly I think a lot of newbie gripes about "Linux" are just gripes about Gnome, sometimes quite justified ones.