fugepeWhat are the main challenges in Linux adoption for New users, and how can it be addressed?
dontblinkYou have to use the terminal
TheBaldFoxYES! I fucking hate it. I shouldn’t have to enter code in order to install a program. I want to go to a website and download the software, click install, and have it actually just work.
I’ve used mint for several years now but it will never be a primary OS die my household because it’s such a hassle to work with.
MattYou don’t - you just open your distros software manager (which is like an app store) and get all your apps that way.
Been like this for several years.
russjr08Yeah I keep seeing people mention having to use the terminal to install software, and I wonder what distro they’re using and what software they’re trying to install.
Most distros use flatpak, so when opening GNOME Software/Discover you can install Discord, Spotify, Web browsers, text editors, Steam, etc all through it. And even Ubuntu which doesn’t use flatpak by default, all of those apps are in its Snap store as well. Hell, Ubuntu even has software drivers through a GUI in one central place which is very nice.
I’m on Fedora Kinoite right now which really encourages you to use Flatpaks, and the only software I’ve installed through the CLI are dev tools which would be disingenuous to say in this situation stops casual Windows users since they are very unlikely to need Rust, Neovim, various C/C++ libs, etc…