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5 reasons why desktop Linux is finally growing in popularity (www.zdnet.com)
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[-] bort@sopuli.xyz 102 points 8 months ago
  1. Users are finally figuring out that some Linux distros are easy to use

so recommending arch linux to newbies was counter productive all along?

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[-] SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml 15 points 8 months ago

I refuse to accept that. The ArchWiki is super well documented, so there should be no issues for newbies!

[-] bort@sopuli.xyz 13 points 8 months ago

Yes, the arch wiki is very good and useful. The issue is, that you need the wiki in the first place. In a user-friendly distro everything would either work OOTB, or it could be done intuitively via GUI.

how far can you get in arch without opening the terminal?

[-] rickrolled767@ttrpg.network 4 points 8 months ago

Uhhh, how long was the first boot time?

[-] SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 months ago

I use the Garuda fork of Arch, so it is literally all done with a GUI....

[-] bort@sopuli.xyz 4 points 8 months ago

also any beginner-friendly distro should be popular enough for the beginner to find it in the first place.

(big exception: if it came pre-installed on their device)

[-] Okfuskee@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago

Same. Use dragonized on desktop gaming PC and a laptop. Love it.

[-] SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml 1 points 8 months ago

Way cooler than adjusting everything in CLI.

[-] Secret300@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago

What do you mean, arch is one of the easy to use ones

[-] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 6 points 8 months ago

I was hesitant on recommending this to my cousin who isn't as tech savvy as I am. I recommended LMDE instead. I hope nothing goes wrong.

[-] bort@sopuli.xyz 1 points 8 months ago

how far can you get with arch without opening the terminal or the wiki?

[-] Secret300@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago

All the way baby, chatgpt. Lol I was just kidding when I said arch was an easy one

[-] Spectrism@feddit.de 2 points 8 months ago

In my experience: As far as you can get with any other distro. What do you think Arch requires a terminal for? Genuine question.

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