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Are you seriously suggesting someone new to Linux use Debian, one of the most annoying distros to set up for desktop use? I used Linux Mint for about a year an

by 65 1y ago

Are you seriously suggesting someone new to Linux use Debian, one of the most annoying distros to set up for desktop use? I used Linux Mint for about a year and gave up because everything was constantly breaking and the software was a direct downgrade from MacOS in terms of usability and prevalence. Oh, and new hardware usually doesn't even work on Linux. Linux is like Communism, sounds great in theory but in reality it doesn't work.

chromiummmm 1y ago
What's so hard about debian to set up?
- 65 1y ago
  Besides having to boot from an ISO and the arduous process of installing Linux in general compared to not having to do this with MacOS or Windows, hardware compatibility is by far the most annoying part of Linux desktop. Want to use a new laptop to run Linux? Well it probably will have a bunch of hardware issues you need to monkey patch. It appears a site for software engineers can get lost in the sauce with the concept of something being "easy" - but Linux absolutely will never take off if it's a pain in the ass for the average computer user to install and use.
poulpy123 1y ago
> Linux is like Communism, sounds great in theory but in reality it doesn't work. Man I'm using windows and defending it's usage in this very thread but that's totally stupid
- 65 1y ago
  Care to explain why you think this analogy is stupid?
  - poulpy123 1y ago
    because whatever you think of communism, linux is not an ideology and it works very well
  - sdoering 1y ago
    Let me quote the guidelines: > Be kind. Don't be snarky. Converse curiously > Don't be curmudgeonly. Thoughtful criticism is fine, but please don't be rigidly or generically negative. > Please don't fulminate. Please don't sneer, including at the rest of the community. > Eschew flamebait. Avoid generic tangents. Omit internet tropes. Well - I think this should start to cover it.

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chromiummmm 1y ago

What's so hard about debian to set up?

65 1y ago
Besides having to boot from an ISO and the arduous process of installing Linux in general compared to not having to do this with MacOS or Windows, hardware compatibility is by far the most annoying part of Linux desktop. Want to use a new laptop to run Linux? Well it probably will have a bunch of hardware issues you need to monkey patch. It appears a site for software engineers can get lost in the sauce with the concept of something being "easy" - but Linux absolutely will never take off if it's a pain in the ass for the average computer user to install and use.

poulpy123 1y ago

> Linux is like Communism, sounds great in theory but in reality it doesn't work. Man I'm using windows and defending it's usage in this very thread but that's totally stupid

65 1y ago
Care to explain why you think this analogy is stupid?
- poulpy123 1y ago
  because whatever you think of communism, linux is not an ideology and it works very well
- sdoering 1y ago
  Let me quote the guidelines: > Be kind. Don't be snarky. Converse curiously > Don't be curmudgeonly. Thoughtful criticism is fine, but please don't be rigidly or generically negative. > Please don't fulminate. Please don't sneer, including at the rest of the community. > Eschew flamebait. Avoid generic tangents. Omit internet tropes. Well - I think this should start to cover it.